# Tutorials New User and Advanced User

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661>\
**Category:** Introductions\
**Created:** [June 16, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661 "2024-06-16T23:04:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![TecWolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tecwolf/32/1193_2.png) [@TecWolf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/TecWolf)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/1 "2024-06-16T23:04:37Z")

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Does anyone know where the Rocky New User Tutorial and Advanced User Tutorial are at?

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**Author:** ![efdevse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/efdevse/32/2616_2.png) [@efdevse](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/efdevse)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/2 "2024-06-17T01:00:51Z")

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The doc- and wiki-site might be a good place to start. 🙂

- [https://docs.rockylinux.org](https://docs.rockylinux.org)
- [https://wiki.rockylinux.org](https://wiki.rockylinux.org)

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**Author:** ![TecWolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tecwolf/32/1193_2.png) [@TecWolf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/TecWolf)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/3 "2024-06-17T01:54:18Z")

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There is not anything there regarding the New User and Advanced User Tutorials that you get a badge for, Some good stuff though.

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**Author:** ![efdevse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/efdevse/32/2616_2.png) [@efdevse](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/efdevse)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/4 "2024-06-17T04:03:42Z")

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There is more than just _“some”_ good stuff. 🙂

No, the titles aren’t specific like, “if you’re a new user read this one”, etc - they are more topic/subject releated.

It’s looks a bit like there are no too many guides there, but you have to dig through the (hamburger) menu.

If you navigate through _Guides, Books, Labs and Gemstones_ - there are a lot more. For both new &/or advanced users. 🤞 👍 📖

![rl_guides](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/2X/e/ea093ec95304ab61bd2c605e565082c1c7d18f65.png) ![rl_sys](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/2X/3/3ee1071f7f4ccd4ff935e4cda052bb0e22142e27.png)

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**Author:** ![TecWolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tecwolf/32/1193_2.png) [@TecWolf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/TecWolf)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/5 "2024-06-17T07:38:47Z")

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So its pretty safe to say you have no idea where they are. Interesting thanks for the effort though.

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**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/6 "2024-06-17T07:43:27Z")

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> [@TecWolf](#):
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> that you get a badge for

A “badge”? Do you mean the use of this forum?

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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/7 "2024-06-17T10:16:46Z")

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> [@jlehtone](#):
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> A “badge”? Do you mean the use of this forum?

Most likely yes. It’s a discourse thing so a quick google for `discourse new user/advanced user tutorial` gives some results: [discourse new user advanced user tutorial - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=discourse+new+user+advanced+user+tutorial&sca_upv=1&iflsig=AL9hbdgAAAAAZnAa6rzS665Bf6tP0vSyTqGBuVJdko2e&uact=5)

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**Author:** ![TecWolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tecwolf/32/1193_2.png) [@TecWolf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/TecWolf)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/8 "2024-06-17T13:34:45Z")

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This is what I am referring to if it still exists:  
 ![certified_one](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/2X/5/578d30d7cea744f75f1e94e3b5b9aa630ec3bd54.png)  
 ![Advanced User](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/2X/5/5b5cf55f5d89cd1ed67055e0e965e235a6325b77.png)

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**Author:** ![sspencerwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@sspencerwire](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/sspencerwire)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/9 "2024-06-17T14:30:21Z")

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@TecWolf Yeah, that’s never been a thing in the Rocky docs. It’s certainly an idea though.

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**Author:** ![TecWolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tecwolf/32/1193_2.png) [@TecWolf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/TecWolf)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/10 "2024-06-17T14:55:51Z")

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My question was where it is or if it exists, [efdevse](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/efdevse) advised to look in documentation which I spent hours in before I moved my production servers to Rocky Linux a couple years ago due to CentOS 7.9 reaching EOL. Rocky Linux is the Rock Star of Server operating systems to me and Desktop too! The best and most stable Desktop platform I have ever had (running Rocky 8.x with KDE Plasma). Do these tutorials exist? I have been doing tutorials pretty regularly in Udemy lately for a couple hours a day as they provide a lot of useful nuggets. So I saw that badge and wanted to do those tutorials to see what I might be missing.

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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/11 "2024-06-17T17:25:14Z")

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@TecWolf See my google search link. You start them by chatting with Discourse’s discobot to start the new user tutorial and advanced tutorial. This is a Discourse thing, which the Rocky forums utilises. When you joined, no doubt you should have some DM’s from discobot already.

Those commands to start the tutorial work on any forum using Discourse’s software. So it’s not unique for Rocky.

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**Author:** ![TecWolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tecwolf/32/1193_2.png) [@TecWolf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/TecWolf)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/12 "2024-06-17T19:12:02Z")

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Thanks Ian! This looks like what I was looking for.

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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/13 "2024-06-17T19:36:55Z")

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Just went through my DM archive to find the discobot ones I did:

 ![brave_screenshot_forums.rockylinux.org (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/2X/a/a8145f9eeeb27e01c2f8b317c1e0e538757f5dde.png)

and:

 ![brave_screenshot_forums.rockylinux.org](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/2X/6/60346b9c9859fab795dd19fe0d97e9daf1eced04.png)

🙂

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**Author:** ![TecWolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tecwolf/32/1193_2.png) [@TecWolf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/TecWolf)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/14 "2024-06-17T20:16:37Z")

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Hi Ian,  
Do I need an invite to the Discord Rockylinux forum?

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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/15 "2024-06-17T20:30:30Z")

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No, this forum that you are writing on now is Discourse. You use the DM functionality as seen in the above screenshots. Check your DM archive to see if you can find the discobot messages you received before.

Alternatively, go to your profile here and click the messages tab, and then click the button for New Messages and write a new message to discobot.

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**Author:** ![TecWolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tecwolf/32/1193_2.png) [@TecWolf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/TecWolf)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661/16 "2024-06-17T21:12:40Z")

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Ian,

Found it! Very cool, thanks for your help!
