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How to answer questions using a previous answer
I recently answered a question on Ask Ubuntu and got 2 very different comments that I thought might be worth considering by the community.
The OP had asked about how to disable the lid switch on a ...
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Can we please stop telling people to use "apt-get" when simply "apt" accomplishes the same thing? [closed]
It's just bad advice to give to tell people to type in longer codes than are necessary. Think of all the wasted seconds spent typing that extra -get that could be spent on other things. Yes, some apt ...
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Please only advise if you actually have something to say on the subject
Every now and then we run into either comments or answers like below:
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"Just installed Ubuntu 16.10, and now I am in the login loop. I can use ctrl alt f3 to open the console, but dunno ...
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Is copying and pasting your own answer acceptable?
In order to answer a question, I copied and pasted my own answer from another question, modifying it slightly so as to fit the fact that the question was put differently. At the same time I also ...
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