#linux (41 links)
- NixOS - NixOS Linux nixos.org
Nix is a tool that takes a unique approach to package management and system configuration. Learn how to make reproducible, declarative and reliable systems.
- sindresorhus/trash github.com
<blockquote>Cross-platform command-line app for moving files and directories to the trash. A safer alternative to `rm`.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Being an open source advocate who uses Apple products engenders the same ethical unease I felt as a vegetarian before going fully vegan: committing only partway because, dammit, I wanted cheese on my veggie burger.</blockquote>
But Linux on the desktop (or laptop, rather) still sucks.
- How to Find the Perfect Linux Distribution for You lifehacker.com
Very, very high level. But that's OK.
- Docker - Way better than a VM | Hacker News news.ycombinator.com
<blockquote>An open-source engine which automates the deployment of applications as highly portable, self-sufficient containers.</blockquote>
- Sed - An Introduction and Tutorial grymoire.com
- rEFIt - An EFI Boot Menu and Toolkit refit.sourceforge.net
<blockquote>A boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based machines like the Intel Macs. You can use it to boot multiple operating systems easily, including triple-boot setups with Boot Camp. It also provides an easy way to enter and explore the EFI pre-boot environment.</blockquote>
- Find | danielmiessler.com danielmiessler.com
"find lets you do anything from finding all your .jpg files to seeing "all of Michael's text documents that have the execute bit set and have been modified since yesterday." And when combined with exec or xargs, a properly constructed command can make quick work of some very heavy tasks."
- Gregable.: Why you should know just a little Awk gregable.com
Knowing 10% of awk's already small syntax, which you can pick up in just a few minutes, will dramatically increase your ability to quickly manipulate data in text files.
- Forking is a Feature - Anil Dash dashes.com
"Part of the predicate for forks being so disruptive was the idea that there is One True Version — a creation, like a piece of software, a written work, or anything else, that can only be accurately represented by a single ideal expression [...] Until a git named Linus changed that." Worth poking through the comments.
- The PATH Variable in UNIX cs.purdue.edu
After reading this document, you should know what the PATH variable is, how to set it, and how to view the directories currently therein.
- Using command-line Subversion forge.funambol.org
- Undelete! | Atomic Object, Software Design & Development spin.atomicobject.com
Use grep to recover files removed with rm. Clever.
- Linux Command Directory: Index oreillynet.com
This directory of Linux commands is from Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition.
- Soekris Engineering soekris.com
Sells small, low-power, reasonably cheap headless boxes.
- Slicehost - VPS Hosting slicehost.com
- puppet - Trac reductivelabs.com
Put simply, Puppet is a system for automating system administration tasks.
- QuickSynergy quicksynergy.sourceforge.net
A graphical interface (GUI) for easily configuring Synergy2, an application that allows the user to share his mouse and keyboard between two or more computers.
- Geek to Live: Introduction to Cygwin, part I - Lifehacker lifehacker.com
Cygwin is a Windows command line on steroids which runs tons of well-known, age-old, useful Linux commands. But Cygwin, like much open source software, seems scary, inexplicable and nearly unusable until...
- Workrave workrave.org
Workrave is a program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The program frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily limit.
- B&T's Tips & Scripts tips-scripts.com
A collection of Tips & Scripts to help you build a better website. The page is targeted towards the native Apache PHP MySQL environment.
- Synergy synergy2.sourceforge.net
"lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. It's intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its o
- learn UNIX in 10 minutes freeengineer.org
The purpose was to have on one page the basics commands for getting started using
- The Site5 Community Forums - Ruby installation forums.site5.com
A way of getting Ruby working with my current hosts
- iFolder - It's all about Sharing ifolder.com
A file sharing application for Linux, Windows, and Mac.
- Main Page - WikiPodLinux ipodlinux.org
An open source venture into porting Linux onto the iPod