Tag: Linux

Hardware Discovery Commands

Did you ever find that you did not remember exactly what hardware you installed on your computer? Well, that happened to me just now. I had a situation about 6 months ago where I was trying to build a computer and things were going wrong. After buying various replacement parts and not fixing the situation, …

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Freedom and Responsibility

Linux is an example of what is called Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), but the word free may require just a little unpacking to get at what is meant here. Free can mean “does not require the payment of money”, and to Linux users this is often stated as “Free as in beer.” This …

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Linux Training Resources from IBM

A great resource for anyone who is interested in advancing a career in Linux is the IBM web site at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux. This site has a lot of useful information, including some structured tutorials for LPI certification. To see the LPI tutorials, go to the Training link on the left (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/views/linux/libraryview.jsp?type_by=Tutorials), and look for the “LPI …

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Welcome To Zwilnik.com

Welcome to my site, I hope you will find it useful. This is a site devoted to my explorations of Linux, the free, open-source operating system. Free is a word with various meanings in English. One meaning is free as in freedom. Software is “free” if you have the freedom to use it as you …

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