Linux Beginners Search Engine

[sunewbie]

Hello,

I am an end user. In the beginning, I had a lot to search to work Ubuntu in the way I wanted. In an attempt to simplify search, I have just created Linux Beginners Search Engine (http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=017607476515012185699:b_owgx6xyi0).

It Searches forums and wiki of Ubuntu, Mint, Bodhi, Pinguy OS, Zorin OS, PC Linux OS, VirtualBox, Wine, LibreOffice, K3b, with refinements (labels / Filters). It also includes some blogs and websites providing tips and tricks

Clicking on Refinements searches urls only under that particular refinement, further filtering the search.

e.g. searching for 'Upgrade Kernel' and clicking on Refinment 'Ubuntu' will only search Ubuntu Forums, Ask Ubuntu, Ubuntu Help and Ubuntu wiki.

It contains 47 urls.

Please give your thoughts / comments / feedback (positive or negative :) )

Thanks

[Zephilinox]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that what this does?

http://www.googlubuntu.com/

[sunewbie]

thanks.

A sort off, but was never aware.

There is also Ubuntu Search (http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=001461844748502826593:hh-ikmexth4), which includes Ubuntu Forums, Ubuntu Ask plus some popular blogs (some of it are not active any more).

This search engine also includes other Ubuntu derivatives like mint, bodhi. zorin, pinguy. Some doubts are also explained in these forums.

It has refinements (i.e. filters, labels), on clicking you can filter for that particular distro. Since most of them, except PClinuxOS (which has info about e17) are ubuntu based, so their tips and tricks can be applied to each other.

I saw an excellent article on Desktop Environment and Window Managers on Mint Forums posted by Robin:

What is the difference between Debian, Fluxbox, XFCE, ... (http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=54945)

I just hope, this saves search time, and is more topic specific.

For Tips and Tricks, I have added some blogs like ubuntugeek, omgubuntu, ubuntu vibes, etc.

[Elfy]

Thread moved to The Community Cafe.

[sunewbie]

Not to revoke old post, but this project is still active.

UPDATE 27.1.2013:

Added new features, made many changes and created new website (https://sites.google.com/site/beginnersearch/) for easy navigation. Please visit this website for latest updates.

[sunewbie]

done many changes, please visit Recent Updates (https://sites.google.com/site/beginnersearch/project-updates)

Created Wiki' wiki

Wiki' wiki (https://sites.google.com/site/beginnersearch/wikiswiki) is an Index of other wiki sites and useful blogs, websites or pages which help understand Linux better. Purpose of Wiki's Wiki or Index of Wikis is: Accumulating Scattered Gems!

We are creating an Index (https://sites.google.com/site/beginnersearch/wiki---index) of useful links in an attempt to make it a on stop solution.

Hope you find it useful. Success of this project depends upon you

[Megaptera]

[QUOTE=sunewbie;11254136 I have just created Linux Beginners Search Engine (http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=017607476515012185699:b_owgx6xyi0)...... [/QUOTE]

I've bookmarked that useful resource - thanks!):P

[Peripheral Visionary]

What a wonderful idea! A search engine just for new users. And how wonderful to see a reference to one of my teacher's contributions. He had a gift for making things easy to understand.

[sunewbie]

Thank you Megaptera and Peripheral Visionary.

Nice to know that LBSE is useful to you.

@Peripheral Visionary

Are you talking about blogs that i have added. Which one are you talking?

Kind Regards

[Megaptera]

.. @Peripheral Visionary

Are you talking about blogs that i have added. Which one are you talking?

Kind Regards

I think possibly a blog by DixieDancer or XubuRoxMySox or 'Robin' I get confused as they (and Periheral Visionary) are writers of similar style and content. All are very pro Xubuntu, if that helps you narrow it down?

[Elfy]

I think possibly a blog by DixieDancer or XubuRoxMySox or 'Robin' I get confused as they (and Periheral Visionary) are writers of similar style and content. All are very pro Xubuntu, if that helps you narrow it down?

DixieDancer was XubuRoxMySox - they were Robin in real life apparently.

Periperal Visionary is neither of them :)

Nice to see DixieDancer is remembered.

[sunewbie]

I think possibly a blog by DixieDancer or XubuRoxMySox or 'Robin' I get confused as they (and Periheral Visionary) are writers of similar style and content. All are very pro Xubuntu, if that helps you narrow it down?

oh, dixie-dancer was robin. He liked XFCE and Xubuntu. He was 19 when he died. He was terminally ill. Robin was wise beyond his years. Refer The passing of one of our own (http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=84053&hilit=passing+of+our+very+own)

I have collected more than 60 blogs over a period of time, but follow only a handful. So I cannot recollect them. To add to it, I do not have strong memory.

If you think a blog is very informative for ubuntu based distros, please give me a link via email / PM.

Not to praise myself, Sometimes forums built-in search sucks, but my CSE works ;) - This was one of the reasons why I created it :)

[Peripheral Visionary]

In post #3 of this thread you made a reference to one of Robin's essays. He was my teacher of dance and Linux and a good friend.

[sunewbie]

In post #3 of this thread you made a reference to one of Robin's essays. He was my teacher of dance and Linux and a good friend.

Yes. That post was very well written. Though I had a very brief interaction with Robin, I was impressed with his clarity, writing style, and his love for Linux.

Nice talking to you and yes nice to remember Robin :)