I’ve received a number of emails on the chatter about certified Open Source stacks versus specific Open Source deployments. Which ever direction you decide to go you will need the ability to figure out what is going on with all those Open Source stack components. As a primer you’ll need to understand what’s happening at the base of the stack starting with the operating system.Today I ran across a handy resource for beginners and experts alike to help you understand where to begin troubleshooting problems with Linux. This is a guide to basic, and not so basic troubleshooting and debugging on linux systems. The guide includes suggestions on where to start diagnosing problems, description and usage of common tools, how to find information, and what to do with that information.Check it out, its a great resource on the facilities and tips and tricks to troubleshooting Linux. If you have other favorite resources for Linux troubleshooting write me at thebaum@splunk.com. Technology Industry