Boris Burkov

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How to bring up a wi-fi interface from a command line?

Sep 15, 2013

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How does Linux load the 'initrd' image?

Sep 9, 2013

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How to start a service automatically, when Ubuntu starts?

Jul 24, 2013

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What are the responsibilities of each Pseudo-Terminal (PTY) component (software, master side, slave side)?

Oct 1, 2014

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area on disk after the MBR and before the partition start-point

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What packages are installed by default in Debian? Is there a term for that set? Why some of those packages are `automatically installed` and some not?

Sep 13, 2013

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Who reads /etc/resolv.conf?

Jun 11, 2018

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ALSA: how to temporarily change the output device

Aug 25, 2013

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What happens when I do "cat debian.iso > /dev/sdX"?

Sep 15, 2012

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Does Android break GPL?

Oct 10, 2012

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How does Linux load the 'initrd' image?

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What packages are installed by default in Debian? Is there a term for that set? Why some of those packages are `automatically installed` and some not?

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What are the responsibilities of each Pseudo-Terminal (PTY) component (software, master side, slave side)?

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area on disk after the MBR and before the partition start-point

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