Questions tagged [answer-format]
When the question deals with the format of the answers posted on Ask Ubuntu.
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Style guide for questions and answers
Following the style guides on Stack Overflow and Wikipedia, I would like to propose that we create a style guide of our own. Let's hold ourselves to a high standard and create or promote questions ...
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What to do with questions that describe bugs?
I always made the link to the bug report an answer, but I've also seen people adding that information as comment to the question. We probably should agree on one way to deal with such questions.
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How to use keyboard 'icon' in markdown?
Guys, I was looking in a question when I found a different way to markup keyboard (combination of keys) to express commands. I cant found a previously answer about Markdown (except this, but not ...
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How do we solve the package installation problem? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to post links that install software via apt?
I had a friend try stackexchange and he was disappointed that a bunch of the easier commands (like recommending installing ...
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$ (prompt) in command line instructions
I noticed a minor 'edit war' in an answer (NB: broken link, I'm guessing the answer was deleted) regarding whether or not we should promote $ at the front of command line instructions.
Is one of ...
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Should answers have terminal or GUI instructions?
Should we aim to provide answers that use the terminal, through shell commands, or answers that use the GUI, through pointing and clicking?
May be related to this question about our intended public
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Answering questions in OP's language
I sometimes see questions in a foreign language, translated below. Is it acceptable to answer the question in both English and the OP's language(if I speak it) to make the process simpler for the OP? ...
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Should we apturl whenever possible?
It seems that apt: doesn't work here,but there is a proxy for these type of sites
just provide apt.ubuntu.com/p/package_name
Should we use it(easy,fast and user friendly) or the traditional software ...
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Should there be a standard for application install instructions?
I've been looking at some answers and comments and I see several different ways of writing an instruction to install a particular application.
There is of course command line apt which is somewhat ...
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Should an answer that is a link to the answerers personal blog be flagged as spam?
I've come across this question: Network Manager greyed out, can't edit nor save changes.
One of the answers is essentially a link to the answerers own personal blog (judging by the names). I don't ...
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