What does the ./ mean (dot slash) in linux?
For example, I can do the following
linux
Where is the fork() on the fork bomb :(){ :|: & };:?
Warning: Running this command in most shells will result in a broken system that will need a forced shutdown to fix
Linux boot loaders supporting full disk encryption?
Are there any Linux boot loaders supporting full disk encryption (a la TrueCrypt). I know there was work towards adding encryption support to GRUB2, but this does not seem to be ready yet. Any other options?
MMU-less kernel?
I would like to try compile mmu-less kernel. From what I found in configuration there is no option for such a thing. Is it possible to be done?
Is there a UNIX command to list all recently removed files from a system
Accidentally a rm -rf command was launched to my root directory instead of current directory. I stopped file removing by Ctrl+C but some files has already been removed. Is there a LINUX command to list all recently removed files from the system to get the affected applications ?
How much RAM does the kernel use?
This question is motivated by my shock when I discovered that Mac OS X kernel uses 750MB of RAM.
How to get fewer ttys with Systemd?
In the old days I just modified /etc/inittab. Now, with systemd, it seems to start tty[1-6] automatically, how should I disable tty[4-6]?
Allow non-admin users to install packages via apt or rpm?
Is it possible to allow non-root users to install packages system-wide using apt or rpm?
Why isn’t there a truly unified package manager for Linux?
Why isn’t there a unified package manager that acts as an interface between the end-user and the underlying low-level package manager (apt, yast, pacman, etc.)?
Getting capabilities of my CD/DVD drive when wodim –devices doesn’t work
I used to be able to run either commands successfully on my Fedora 14 Thinkpad T410 laptop: