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Over the years, many init systems have emerged into many Linux distributions and in this guide, we shall take a look at some of the best init systems you can work with on Linux.

We will discuss some practical examples of the dd command so that advanced users will be able to work with the block devices comfortably from the command line.

if you try to create a swapfile on btrfs, the `swapon` always fails with a cryptic error “invalid argument”. reason for this is that…

I am writing a bash script to look for a file if it doesn't exist then create it and append this to it: Host localhost ForwardAgent yes So "line then new line 'tab' then text" I think its a

I'm trying to update my grub config on ubuntu server 12.04.3 to include the GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT variable as described here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2. The procedure says run update-

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When it comes to booting your Linux OS, there are the old and useful Grub and the newer and simpler systemd-boot. So which is better as a bootloader?

How about a brief but thorough introduction to mastering systemctl? Enable yourself to use it today.

systemd is a software suite that provides an array of system components for Linux operating systems. The main aim is to unify service configuration and behavior across Linux distributions. Its primary component is a "system and service manager" – an init system used to bootstrap user space and manage user processes. It also provides replacements for various daemons and utilities, including device management, login management, network connection management, and event logging. The name systemd adheres to the Unix convention of naming daemons by appending the letter d. It also plays on the term "System D", which refers to a person's ability to adapt quickly and improvise to solve problems.