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22 votes

1 answer

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20 votes

7 answers

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Linux equivalent to ReadyBoost?

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Why can't the kernel run init?

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7 votes

3 answers

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What would happen if a hard drive failed while the Linux kernel was running?

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6 votes

1 answer

329 views

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6 votes

1 answer

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Unable to run an executable built with NASM

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5 votes

1 answer

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1 answer

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4 votes

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4 votes

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Why isn't my application receiving broadcast packets?

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3 votes

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2 votes

0 answers

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2 votes

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2 votes

1 answer

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linux permissions kernel-modules devices

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0 answers

718 views

How come the postfix user can't even read its own files?

permissions users postfix

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0 answers

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Gnome trouble on a DisplayLink device in a Linux virtual machine

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1 vote

1 answer

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1 vote

1 answer

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0 answers

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29 Questions

Why does '/' have an '..' entry?

What causes various signals to be sent?

Renaming the current directory from a shell - possible?

Do journaling filesystems guarantee against corruption after a power failure?

Can other users view the arguments passed to a command?

What methods are used to encrypt passwords in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow?

Linux equivalent to ReadyBoost?

Why can't the kernel run init?

The caps lock and scroll lock lights are flashing and everything is frozen

Making /dev/net/tun available to qemu?

How does the Unix file privilege system differ from that of Windows?

What would happen if a hard drive failed while the Linux kernel was running?

Is there a standard way to have a program start when a user logs in on Linux?

Unable to run an executable built with NASM

Using Bash to write to a device in /sys?

How to blacklist amdgpu?

How to reject email falsely claiming to be from a local address in Postfix?

How to get the actual keyboard device given the output of /proc/bus/input/devices?

Why isn't my application receiving broadcast packets?

How to get size of a block special file? [duplicate]

Finding a char device in /sys using a Bash script?

How to open a file in MonoDevelop with spaces in the path?

How to get hashed password in /etc/shadow using getpwnam()?

Standard way to expose device file to userland applications running on an unprivileged user account?

How come the postfix user can't even read its own files?

Gnome trouble on a DisplayLink device in a Linux virtual machine

How to change hard disk spin-down time on my WD MyBook Live?

Configuring Exim on Debian to authenticate using only a password?

How to install Fedora on Xen with the LiveCD image?