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Copying Files in Linux

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

  1. Generally speaking, you do not want to follow symbolic links when copying files unless you are copying from one machine to another. If you do not want follow symbolic links, use …

User Access Control on Linux

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Login Access Control

The /etc/security/access.conf file specifies (user/group, host), (user/group, network/netmask) or (user/group, tty) combinations for which a login will be either accepted or …

Tips on Samba

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

SAMBA File System is a great way to share files among computers in local network (e.g., office or home). You do NOT need a synchronization software. However, if you use …

Tips on Arch Linux

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  1. Manjaro is a good Arch Linux based distribution.

  2. You can use pacman to manage packages on Arch Linux.

Use pacman to Manage Packages on Arch Linux

Install a package.

pacman -S …

Tips on Linux Mint

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News from the Linux Mint development team

  1. The Mint-X theme is a good one. Themes downloaded from internet might cause panel not working right.

  2. For input method related issues, check the …