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faq user expectations
WeeWX is a Linux/Unix command-line application, which means that 'click in the gui' type Windows/Mac users frequently have some growing pains. This requires some investment of your time and energy to reach a minimal command-line level of expertise that is enough to manage your WeeWX system efficiently.
- start HERE to see what docs are available
- take a brief look at the wiki to see what user-provided docs are available there
- briefly scan the FAQ to see the most typically asked questions
There are two choices. There are pre-packaged WeeWX packages that are installable via the os native tools (apt/yum/rpm). There is a legacy alternate 'setup.py' method available that is fully command-line and requires you to manually finish the configuration.
- know how to edit a simple text file
- understand permissions and when/if to use 'sudo'
- understand how processes are started/stopped/restarted
- know where your log files are
There are 'dozens' of available free Linux introductory courses available on Internet. One that is very highly used is Introduction to Linux free self-paced course on edx.org, which has been taken by almost 700,000 people. There are many other fine course available if you do a little research.
There are many os-specific forums on Reddit that are Linux, Linux administration, and operating system specific.