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    1. Linux Tutorials, HOWTO's & Reference Material

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      A useful collection of Linux tutorials, guides, and reviews, all archived here for easy reference purposes

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      Help requests go here if you are new to the wonderful world of Linux and need help getting started

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    4. Hardware / Peripherals

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    6. Gaming / Multimedia / Entertainment

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    8. Mobile Devices

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      Help requests for smartphones, tablets, hand-helds, and other mobile gadgets running Linux: Android, Droid, Maemo, MeeGo, Mobilinux, Moblin, etc

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    9. Wireless Internet

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    10. Networking

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    11. Servers

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      Help requests for Linux server related topics: Apache, MySQL, Samba, server security, sendmail, exim, etc

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    12. Kernel

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      stack size Go to last post

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    14. Graphic Arts / Digital Imaging

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    15. Security

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    16. Miscellaneous

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      Linux help requests that don't fit into any of the other technical areas go in this forum

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      Help with Timer Go to last post

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    17. Wine

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      Help requests for Wine - open source software that allows many Windows applications to run on Linux / Unix

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      Area for general chat, miscellaneous linux discussion including news and announcements, new member intros, off-topic items, telling jokes, or just relaxing and having some fun

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