Getting help from the community
As mentioned earlier in this section, you can always seek help from online communities should problems that you're unable to solve arise. One of the biggest benefits of Linux is its helpful communities, with entire sites dedicated to helping users overcome their problems or to answer questions.
When creating support requests, such as posts in a forum, always include as much pertinent information as you can. Community volunteers are often very helpful, but their time is not infinite. The more information you provide, the better equipped they would be to assist you. Consider including information such as sections of relevant logfiles, exact error messages, computer make and model, exact edition of Mint (Cinnamon, MATE, and so on), exact steps to reproduce the issue, as well as what you've tried to solve the problem so that others don't duplicate your efforts.
Many great sites exist for finding help, a few of which are as follows:
- The Linux Mint...
