Questions tagged [scope]
Use this tag when examining what is on-topic or off-topic, and why (i.e scope of the site).
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Are ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex questions on-topic?
ChromeOS is the Linux-based operating system that is found on Chromebooks, made by Google. It uses the Google Chrome browser as the main interface.
ChromeOS Flex is the same operating system meant for ...
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Are questions about other Linux communities and, for example distributors, on topic on U&L?
There have been a few times I've wondered about things which are not strictly related to Unix or Linux as software, but about the social and corporate eco system which supports it.
One such example ...
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Can questions about Windows subsystem for linux be asked here? [duplicate]
I am thinking about asking Linux questions that run with Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL). Can I ask questions that can apply to WSL and the "raw" distro?
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Best place for Ubuntu using WSL?
Where's the best place to ask questions about networking under Ubuntu using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?
It seems like candidates are here, Super User, and Ask Ubuntu.
The question relates to a ...
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Are questions about BeOS on-topic here?
Part of BeOS conforms to POSIX (probably an older edition). Would any question on certain aspect of BeOS be on-topic here?
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Which programming languages are appropriate here?
This isn't a site for asking programming questions. It's well understood that pure programming questions should be moved to stackoverflow.com.
There does seem to be an exception for bash, even where ...
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Where is best to ask my Linux-related question?
I notice there are (at least) 3 different SE sites that a Linux-related question could get asked: here, StackOverflow or Ubuntu. There could be others too.
But where is best to ask my questions ...
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What is the Linux tag for?
When should the linux tag be used? Should it be added to any question when the OP is using Linux? Should it only be used when the question is about the Linux kernel or GNU/Linux operating systems?
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Windows installer using GRUB - is on topic?
As I work as a technician, often I need to install Windows.
I use my own method to create a multiboot USB using GRUB.
I have managed to create a USB (16GB) with three Windows (Windows 7 BIOS, ...
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Are 'bug report' kind of questions welcome to Unix & Linux?
I have been wondering if questions that have the character of a bug report or lets say questions about locating, fixing or working around bugs of certain packages in certain environments are welcome ...
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Are questions about the SMTP protocol on topic?
There is a question I think the community of unix.SE would be able to provide an answer to, and which is related to the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and seeks information about some historic ...
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Are questions about how Linux handles specific hardware details on topic?
I'm not talking about generic hardware questions (e.g. how Linux names a disk device), I'm talking about the handling of very specific hardware details and interactions1.
The main problem I see is ...
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What's the best site to post a question about weird bash prompt behavior when using ANSI colors?
I have a problem wherein I tried to get fancy with prompts, using ANSI colors. It works beautifully using 8/16 color palette ANSI sequences in tcsh and bash.
It works even more beautifully using 256 ...
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Should software-rec tag be migrated to softwarerecs.SE?
Should software-rec questions be migrated en-masse to http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/? That site was created because software recommendations were seen as too subjective and therefore not a ...
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Is question about executable memory layout on-topic?
Is this question possibly on-topic for the Unix & Linux Stack Exchange?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55270381/what-does-segment-starttext-segment-0x400000-represent
It's not exactly a ...
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