In an effort to meet modern computing needs, zstd offers a greater degree of compression at a faster compression rate, with unique options to enhance performance.

Systemd units use files to control resources that Systemd manages.

You can do more with the Bash history command than just using the arrow keys. We show you how to use this command-line tool more efficiently.

Systemd can start timers that automatically perform tasks at specified times. The configuration files are known as timer units.

The CYA script helps you back up system files, which you can then restore quickly in case of an emergency.

Graphical frontends make it easier to take full advantage of the Systemd process manager. We examine some leading tools for the KDE environment.

The pleasure of owning a nice domain like sensorenresidenz.de is clouded by the requirement of an X.509 certificate for every subdomain that the admin wants or has. Columnist Charly can help boost the webmaster's spirits.

Caddy lets even the most inexperienced user set up a secure web server.

In sys admin columnist Charly's case, no fumbled system startup goes undetected. This was already the case with SysVinit and has not changed with systemd. In terms of the his analysis tools, no stopwatch goes unturned.

Even in the age of cloud computing, personal computers often hold thousands of files: text files, spreadsheets, word processing docs, configuration files, and HTML files, as well as email and other message formats. If it takes too long to find the file you need, chase it down with the Recoll local search engine.