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When the question deals with the format of the answers posted on Ask Ubuntu.
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Should there be a standard for application install instructions?
I find it nice to provide both methods. Command line and if there is an equivalent GUI method to provide that. It helps bridge the gap of understanding between those who are new and coming from enviro …
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Recommending sudoedit instead of sudo $editor?
I think this is a great idea - for a few reasons:
I had no idea sudoedit even exisited! So plus one on learning something
This provides the asker of the question - and eventually other answer seeker …
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What to do with questions that describe bugs?
So far the general method has been to comment on the question informing everyone this is a known bug then close the question as off-topic if you know the bug report that the person is asking about.
T …
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Way nicer software installation than we have now, should we do this?
This is a great alternative. as it sells the branding for Ubuntu Software Center better, as well as serves as a better Call to Action. I'm all for this as an improvement to the current button. However …
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Avoiding forum style usage and promoting SE style Q and A
I believe that several questions can be asked in one question so long as they pertain to one specific topic: This question for instance.
However in the case above I think those questions are best sui …
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$ (prompt) in command line instructions
In with what Oli said:
When something is looking like this it's generally meant to be code in SO - this isn't SO though, it's Ubuntu and has been come to be recognized as command line (Especially in …
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How do I escape backticks in a backticks command?
You can indent code by four spaces instead of using a backtick.
`hey everybody`
For more information:
How do I escape a backtick in Markdown?
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