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Articles (occasional rants) and tutorials about open source, BSD and GNU/Linux system administration, and programming - the pragmatic way.

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    Since my article The flaws of distro hopping and asking other people about their OS of choice I have had a number of people writing to me asking for my specific advice regarding their choice of operating system, both for personal usage and for …

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    Do you want to cancel? – YES / CANCEL

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    nikitonsky: Come on Windows 11, you can do better!

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    The latest news from Deno Land Inc.

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    Create a simple blog with Fresh in minutes.

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    Orcus sculpture in the Gardens of Bomarzo in Bomarzo, Italy (© Scott Wilson/Alamy)

    Orcus sculpture in the Gardens of Bomarzo in Bomarzo, Italy (© Scott
    Orcus sculpture in the Gardens of Bomarzo in Bomarzo, Italy (© Scott
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    unixsheikh

    Articles (occasional rants) and tutorials about open source, BSD and GNU/Linux system administration, and programming - the pragmatic way.

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    The POSIX standard requires that operating systems maintain filesystem metadata that record when each file was last accessed. Let’s take a look at what all that means.

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    Open Source Web Browser Engine

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    Today, Safari 16 arrives for macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16.

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    Oil lamps arranged on a rangoli to celebrate Diwali in Guwahati, India (© Biju Boro/Getty Images)

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    tdro

    Another wandering soul whispering into the void. If you are looking for my blog you are in the wrong place. The profile and header pictures are brought to you by cdd20.

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    Linux phones with minimum software feature parity can’t come fast enough. I’d get rid of all my Android devices instantly. My only saving grace is that I have some technical knowledge on updating/compiling Android , but it’s a pain because the Android ecosystem is messy. postmarketOS looks promising.

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    Mute swan in Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, near Valkenswaard, the Netherlands (© David Pattyn/Minden Pictures)

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    unixsheikh

    Articles (occasional rants) and tutorials about open source, BSD and GNU/Linux system administration, and programming - the pragmatic way.

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    In this tutorial I am going to use Void Linux to “replicate” how FreeBSD is utilizing ZFS snapshots for boot environments. I am going to use a MBR based setup with a native ZFS encrypted root mirror. With a ZFS root mirror we not only get the …

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