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What are pid and lock files for?

answered May 7, 2011 at 20:50

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What is kernel ip forwarding?

answered May 30, 2011 at 18:36

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Difference between /bin and /usr/bin

answered Jan 19, 2011 at 19:02

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Reserved space for root on a filesystem - why?

answered Feb 24, 2011 at 11:20

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Which extension to use for text files? (Unix/Linux)

answered Aug 9, 2012 at 17:08

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What if 'kill -9' does not work?

answered Jan 11, 2011 at 14:41

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Unix file naming convention

answered Feb 14, 2011 at 15:44

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What is produced after using cat on an image?

answered Apr 26, 2011 at 2:58

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What is the difference between symbolic and hard links?

answered Mar 18, 2011 at 18:58

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

answered May 21, 2011 at 20:21

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Is it possible to install the Linux kernel alone?

answered Jul 21, 2011 at 16:10

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Booting without initrd

answered Mar 17, 2011 at 11:50

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How does Linux kernel compare to microkernel architectures?

answered Jan 25, 2011 at 2:56

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What is the benefit of compiling your own linux kernel?

answered Mar 21, 2011 at 4:40

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Trust a self signed PEM certificate

answered Jul 31, 2011 at 13:50

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How to salvage an unreadable usb flash drive

answered Mar 14, 2012 at 4:50

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What aspects of Plan 9 have made their way into Unix?

answered Feb 28, 2011 at 16:45

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How to start a new Linux distro?

answered Mar 25, 2011 at 14:27

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dd vs cat -- is dd still relevant these days?

answered May 3, 2011 at 18:23

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What is the relationship between system calls, message passing, and interrupts?

answered Aug 2, 2011 at 20:37

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How can I low-level format flash memory in Linux?

answered Dec 25, 2012 at 17:06

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Why is I/O uninterruptible?

answered Jan 27, 2013 at 0:45

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What's the difference of the Userland vs the Kernel?

answered Jun 19, 2014 at 3:28

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How to clean up unnecessary files

answered Sep 13, 2012 at 14:34

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How to run a bootloader from Linux?

answered Aug 10, 2012 at 1:10

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How do I access a USB serial port without an entry in /dev?

answered Jul 11, 2012 at 20:53

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Run a command after acquiring IP address

answered Aug 20, 2012 at 13:01

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Can TCP provide more than 65535 ports?

answered May 18, 2014 at 17:36

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Is it mandatory to have a file system and MMU in Linux?

answered Feb 24, 2014 at 16:14

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How to properly prepare a server for power outages?

answered May 24, 2011 at 19:09

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155 Answers

What are pid and lock files for?

What is kernel ip forwarding?

Difference between /bin and /usr/bin

Reserved space for root on a filesystem - why?

Which extension to use for text files? (Unix/Linux)

What if 'kill -9' does not work?

Unix file naming convention

What is produced after using cat on an image?

What is the difference between symbolic and hard links?

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

Is it possible to install the Linux kernel alone?

Booting without initrd

How does Linux kernel compare to microkernel architectures?

What is the benefit of compiling your own linux kernel?

Trust a self signed PEM certificate

How to salvage an unreadable usb flash drive

What aspects of Plan 9 have made their way into Unix?

How to start a new Linux distro?

dd vs cat -- is dd still relevant these days?

What is the relationship between system calls, message passing, and interrupts?

How can I low-level format flash memory in Linux?

Why is I/O uninterruptible?

What's the difference of the Userland vs the Kernel?

How to clean up unnecessary files

How to run a bootloader from Linux?

How do I access a USB serial port without an entry in /dev?

Run a command after acquiring IP address

Can TCP provide more than 65535 ports?

Is it mandatory to have a file system and MMU in Linux?

How to properly prepare a server for power outages?