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86 Questions

What is the “You have new mail” message in Linux/UNIX?

How far will you get with an 'rm -rf /' command?

How do file permissions apply to symlinks?

Can some software physically damage hardware?

Does running commands verbosely make them slower?

tmux Ctrl+B not working

Can I set up a RAID 5 with a bunch of drives of different sizes?

What is “upstream”?

Window Manager vs. Desktop Environment vs. Window System? What's the difference?

Fastest way to reproduce a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)?

Flavor of Linux which is ONLY command line (and super light-weight)? [closed]

How to properly secure a Linux computer [closed]

See available wireless access points in the terminal?

How will IPv6 impact everyday users? (World IPv6 Day)

Getting a GPU Bitcoin miner for Linux 64bit [closed]

How to stop OpenOffice/LibreOffice from popping up toolbars when I click on stuff

My power supply/motherboard nightmare

Slow local network with brand new router and DD-WRT

How to trace a hacker

Commenting in a wget list?

How to make a sample file with Handbrake

Am I using 'zypper' correctly?

How long do FIFOs (named pipes) stay “open” for?

How to pass a file that changes name to another command in Bash?

How to make my terminal look like this

Confusing trashes, can't delete stuff

Can you add a hard drive to a RAID?

Where to see the recent changes/actions on a computer?

Transparency in Sublime Text 3

OSX Lion, open a local port so people on my network can access it