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What is the difference between TAR vs CPIO archive file formats?

asked Oct 7, 2011 at 7:11

27 votes

3 answers

31k views

What does sfdisk do, and how does it compare to fdisk or parted?

asked Dec 5, 2011 at 18:06

23 votes

2 answers

51k views

Open-VM-Tools vs VMware-Tools

asked Apr 12, 2011 at 23:04

14 votes

2 answers

58k views

Piping in and out of tar and gzip

asked Sep 21, 2011 at 4:24

14 votes

6 answers

287k views

Can I use CAT5e jacks with CAT6 cable?

asked Oct 22, 2013 at 14:39

13 votes

5 answers

10k views

What is an easy way to drain a laptop battery to 0?

asked Jul 16, 2011 at 20:23

10 votes

5 answers

37k views

Is it possible to use a server to play games?

asked Dec 25, 2011 at 7:50

8 votes

1 answer

12k views

How can I list Ubuntu disks by a unique identifier?

asked Jul 30, 2012 at 14:34

7 votes

3 answers

860 views

FreeBSD vs Linux from an administration standpoint

asked Jan 7, 2013 at 19:48

7 votes

2 answers

1k views

Does the size of a RSA key cipher have any impact on my internet connection?

asked May 24, 2012 at 20:14

7 votes

1 answer

41k views

How do I apply a patch to my Linux kernel?

asked Aug 18, 2011 at 19:58

4 votes

1 answer

2k views

What makes a fuse file system different than a kernel file system?

asked Jul 19, 2011 at 14:58

4 votes

3 answers

215 views

Legacy operating system questions

asked Jan 12, 2011 at 19:52

4 votes

1 answer

449 views

Icons in Ubuntu 11.04 + Unity are wrong

asked May 25, 2011 at 3:07

4 votes

6 answers

13k views

Does the size of a monitor impact game performance?

asked Jul 23, 2012 at 19:56

4 votes

3 answers

814 views

My audio driver refuses to install

asked Jun 23, 2013 at 13:17

3 votes

2 answers

3k views

What is the performance of a connection using a tunnel broker versus native?

asked Jan 11, 2013 at 1:02

3 votes

3 answers

3k views

How to choose a processor for my needs?

asked Jan 31, 2013 at 6:52

3 votes

2 answers

118 views

What would cause a computer to fail to make any high level network connections?

asked May 2, 2014 at 17:42

3 votes

9 answers

2k views

What is the easiest way to make a backup of an entire hard disk

asked Jan 10, 2011 at 20:36

3 votes

2 answers

13k views

Testing motherboard SATA controller

asked Aug 22, 2011 at 17:38

3 votes

1 answer

3k views

Is it smart / possible to overclock a laptop?

asked Dec 30, 2011 at 10:20

3 votes

1 answer

898 views

ZFS distribution in Linux kernel? [closed]

asked Jan 20, 2012 at 4:20

2 votes

1 answer

1k views

Will custom kernel module persist through kernel upgrades?

asked Jul 11, 2012 at 23:57

2 votes

1 answer

1k views

Is there a way I can manage git on a remote computer using a GUI?

asked Nov 16, 2011 at 5:39

2 votes

1 answer

581 views

How can I require a minimal kernel version for a deb package?

asked Oct 4, 2011 at 0:31

2 votes

2 answers

2k views

How does Intel Turbo Memory work?

asked Nov 8, 2011 at 5:41

2 votes

1 answer

614 views

Why does the debian installer erase the swap when encrypting?

asked Oct 22, 2011 at 5:25

2 votes

1 answer

610 views

Full battery being reported as critical in Debian/Ubuntu

asked Oct 23, 2011 at 8:18

2 votes

1 answer

86 views

Updating Access 2002 in WINE?

asked Oct 31, 2011 at 2:28

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77 Questions

What is the difference between TAR vs CPIO archive file formats?

What does sfdisk do, and how does it compare to fdisk or parted?

Open-VM-Tools vs VMware-Tools

Piping in and out of tar and gzip

Can I use CAT5e jacks with CAT6 cable?

What is an easy way to drain a laptop battery to 0?

Is it possible to use a server to play games?

How can I list Ubuntu disks by a unique identifier?

FreeBSD vs Linux from an administration standpoint

Does the size of a RSA key cipher have any impact on my internet connection?

How do I apply a patch to my Linux kernel?

What makes a fuse file system different than a kernel file system?

Legacy operating system questions

Icons in Ubuntu 11.04 + Unity are wrong

Does the size of a monitor impact game performance?

My audio driver refuses to install

What is the performance of a connection using a tunnel broker versus native?

How to choose a processor for my needs?

What would cause a computer to fail to make any high level network connections?

What is the easiest way to make a backup of an entire hard disk

Testing motherboard SATA controller

Is it smart / possible to overclock a laptop?

ZFS distribution in Linux kernel? [closed]

Will custom kernel module persist through kernel upgrades?

Is there a way I can manage git on a remote computer using a GUI?

How can I require a minimal kernel version for a deb package?

How does Intel Turbo Memory work?

Why does the debian installer erase the swap when encrypting?

Full battery being reported as critical in Debian/Ubuntu

Updating Access 2002 in WINE?