On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:18:25 +1100 Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglas...@affinityvision.com.au> wrote:
> Hi, > > Chris Bannister wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 03:05:45PM +1030, Ashvin Narayanan wrote: > >> Thanks Jim/Michael for taking time to show me how to use Google > >> instead of simply pointing me to debian-users. > > > > Naturally, I assume you would do a google first!!! Just think, in > > a few years time if someone googles your name, will they think you > > ignorant/lazy and not able to use a search engine? > > I don't understand why everyone thinks a personal attack is in > order here??????? > > The following from one of my own fully updated Debian servers is as > follows: # cat /etc/issue > Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 \n \l > > That doesn't tell me a great deal in itself -- should it also say > "Lenny" ? I think it should, but I don't make those decisions; it > certainly is debatable. You may try "cat /etc/debian_version" > > The latest stable release today is 5.0.7 ... but that is the whole > distro, not just "which Linux do I have". > > What version of Linux .... well, the only simple answer is, see > your kernel version from: > # cat /proc/version > > Most of us know, fwiw, that Linux is just the kernel, with the > distro counting for much more overall. The file /etc/issue may not > exist on all Linux distros either. > > Of course there are other methods / tools and even further > questions, I'm sure. > > Perhaps a look at /etc/apt/sources.list would be in order too, for > some more answers. And being a Debian distro, some reading of man > pages for dpkg as well. > > And yes, the query should have been sent to debian-users, but that > doesn't mean a personal attack is warranted, does it? Do you want > to drive Debian users away or encourage them to stay? > > Google has many answers, and some might be better searching: > http://google.com/linux > > However, Google doesn't have all the answers, a polite response may > have been a better outcome in this case and other somewhat > considered "trivial" cases -- it was good enough to spend the time > attacking a person, but not good enough to help with a real > answer? Sure, some questions are "too trivial and seem to be noise > for noise sake", so just ignore them and let the person asking such > questions consider again how to ask a "good" question or do some of > their own "ground work" first. > > Whilst searching Google will give many answers, sometimes the > answer simply lies within the machine in question itself and maybe > even it's own dedicated mailing list users whom would like to > "help" and promote their disto of choice, rather than dampen the > spirits of an enquirer. > > As we say in AU, "Fair go." > -- Anh Ky Huynh at UTC+7 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101213143007.6fa96...@viettug.org