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Periodically, you will scratch your head and ask the perpetual questions: Am I using Bionic Beaver, Xenial Xebec, Risky Rhesus? Ubuntu? Debian? Which kernel? OMG?

This article tells how to figure out the parameters of your Linux system.

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Linux: Install Tinc VPN mesh networking on systemd, Ubuntu, Arch, and Manjaro Linux

12 / 2020

How to Install the Tinc VPN on an systemd Linux sites such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Arch, and Manjaro.

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Linux: Configure Clonezilla backups without a Live USB Stick

8 / 2020

How to configure Linux to offer boot-time hard-drive backup option.

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Linux: Generate keys for public-key authentication

12 / 2019

In order to use public-key authentication for logging into systems, executing remote commands such as rsync and git, you must first generate a public:private key pair. Here is how....

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Linux: Prevent sudo from asking for password

12 / 2019

The Linux sudo command elevates privilege to root for a single command. By default, sudo verifies user identity by asking for your password. Here is how to disable repetitive password typing when using the sudo command.

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Linux: Enable Microsoft keypad behavior

12 / 2019

Standard Linux keypad behavior is for the home key to go to the beginning of the line and shift-home to make a seven (7). Here is a method to make the numpad keypad keys mark to text as in Microsoft applications.

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