“GNU programs are rife with additional options. Some of these options are so useful you may want to create an alias.” Keith Winston manages to save a lot of time working at the shell.
Tag: linux
An old hacker slaps up Slackware
“Slackware is not for everyone. But it is a distribution that nearly everyone should try some day, for several reasons.” Joe Barr has used many different Linux distributions over the years. Until recently, he has never tried Slackware.
RAID-1
My workstation OS: Slackware
“Once I tried the full distro, I never looked back.” Michael Stibane explains why he is happy using Slackware.
Linux inc
“Little understood by the outside world, the community of Linux programmers has evolved in recent years into something much more mature, organized, and efficient. Put bluntly, Linux has turned pro.” Steve Hamm takes you on a tour of what has become the Linux phenomenon.
Slackware 10: first impressions
“Above all, I am impressed by Slackware’s stability, clean layout, easy customisation, and excellent package management system.” Michael Hall gives his opinion on Slackware.
Monitoring hard disks with SMART
“Many users and system administrators don’t know that SMART systems are built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks.” Bruce Allen explains how to use Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) to monitor the health of your hard disks and preempt catastrophic failures.