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Softlinks vs. Hardlinks: A Quick Explanation

I got this question in an email the other day, and I realized it’s something many people might be unfamiliar with. In Linux, there are two types of file links, hardlinks and softlinks. Here, I’ll give a quick explanation of what these types of links are, and when you should use them. What is a [...]

Public Service Announcement: Verify Your Backups!

There’s only one thing worse than having no backup at all: thinking you have a backup, and finding out it doesn’t work when you go to restore. It seems like common sense, but unfortunately backup validation is often overlooked. After establishing a backup system, it’s vital that you periodically check to make sure that it [...]

Five and a Half Reasons I Prefer Linux (as a power user)

Linux is growing in popularity for many reasons, and as an operating system it is many things to many people. While we all have our own reasons for liking Linux and open source, here are my top five (and a half!) reasons why, as a power user, I prefer to use Linux. You’ll notice that [...]

Fluxbuntu: User-friendly Featherweight Linux?

Introduction While Linux is praised for its ability to run on older hardware, modern distributions such as [K]Ubuntu and Fedora eat up lots of disk space, memory, and processing power. And, while there are many smaller distributions that are designed to run on antiquated machines, most of them require years of Linux experience, lest the [...]