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rackandboneman

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Why are programs not distributed in compiled format?

answered Nov 27, 2015 at 11:00

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How to pass a string to a command that expects a file?

answered Mar 13, 2019 at 10:00

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Are different Linux/Unix kernels interchangeable?

answered Mar 22, 2018 at 21:41

4 votes

What determines the Linux hostname?

answered May 19, 2017 at 8:20

3 votes

Aggressively fsck a disk before install

answered Aug 8, 2016 at 10:09

3 votes

My hard disk is full - how can I determine what's taking up space?

answered Oct 5, 2016 at 8:50

3 votes

How does X11 interact with the kernel / perform login

answered Apr 26, 2017 at 11:49

3 votes

Why is drive/partition number still used?

answered Jul 29, 2019 at 2:56

2 votes

How can I harden bash scripts against causing harm when changed in the future?

answered Jul 12, 2018 at 5:56

1 vote

How to calculate physical length of a network cable using standard Linux commands?

answered Jul 13, 2018 at 21:35

1 vote

Redirect output on-the-fly - looks not possible in Linux, why?

answered Sep 28, 2019 at 19:39

1 vote

How to harden su with dpkg-statoverride?

answered Jun 15, 2016 at 14:07

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Why is rm allowed to delete a file under ownership of a different user?

answered Oct 22, 2019 at 20:08

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Why does one need a loop device at all?

answered Oct 18, 2018 at 8:57

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What happens if one tries to access a root directory on a hard drive from another computer?

answered Jan 27, 2019 at 14:19

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What is the added value of the -T option in GNU cp and mv?

answered Jun 10, 2016 at 9:24

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Why is root in wheel and operator? Can root being in a group ever make a difference?

answered Feb 18, 2018 at 23:03

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Can an AIX user that appears in etc/group but not etc/passwd still log into a server?

answered Feb 18, 2018 at 23:11

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Can I disable command execution in find

answered Mar 21, 2018 at 11:07

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Replace file with hard link to /dev/null

answered Apr 18, 2018 at 20:12