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more »Command Line: File Management Advanced file management
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more »Command Line – Killing Processes Shutting down applications and systems
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more »Command Line: Mounting Devices Readying devices for use
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more »Charly's Column: GeoIP Lookup The sys admin’s daily grind – GeoIP lookup
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more »Command Line: More Secure Passwords Improving account passwords
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more »Command Line: Wodim Burning with wodim
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more »Fabric Python Library Stitching together a crazy sys admin world with Python
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XZ Gets the All-Clear
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Kodi 21.0 Open-Source Entertainment Hub Released
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Linux Usage Increases in Two Key Areas
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Vulnerability Discovered in xz Libraries
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Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 years
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New Pentesting Distribution to Compete with Kali Linux
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