I’ve got to confess, I have for years been guilty if not reading the documentation. I simply go with the flow and hope it works…

But not anymore! And why the change you may ask? We’ll, I’m reading the f…ing documentation on Rocky linux and I’m just blown away from the amount of great information!

If you’ve been guilty of not reading the documentation, let me me know what changed it for you

If you’re not reading the documentation, this is your time to confess!

  • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
    601·
    21 hours ago

    If documentation is written in a readable and confluent way, RTFM isn’t such a big deal. The issue comes with overly draconian and non-confluent documentation.

    • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      2 hours ago

      In my experience, all the Linux documentation I have read has been written for peers of Linux developers, who are familiar with technical terminology and several concepts and steps are left out and implied rather than explained.

      It’s a way for developers to ensure that Linux never receives adoption past other developers. Literary equivalent of pulling the ladder up.

      • Psychadelligoat@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        1 hour ago

        who are familiar with technical terminology and several concepts and steps are left out and implied rather than explained.

        Said it before and I’ll say it again: had to manually install some software to make Steam tinker launch work, and the instructions for installing it were to download and prepare the GitHub folder, then “do the usual and move the completed file to …”

        Ive used git in the past and it still took me multiple minutes to figure out they meant the “make && build” command. Why was that so hard to fucking write??

      • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        Day 564: I have become lost in the forums amidst flake debate threads. Do not search for me, it is already too late.

    • shrugs@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      14 hours ago

      There is a way with chmod in bash to change files and folders with files getting no execute bit and folder do (rwX instead of rwx). It’s in the man pages but good luck finding it via Google. Stackoverflow just suggests using find over and over again.

      That did it for me.

      • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        17·
        20 hours ago

        Flowing/coming together.

        I think what they are referring to are docs where pieces are explained individually, but not in a consistent or cohesive way, obfuscating use.