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Working with tar archives

...and tar.gz, tar.bz2 and tar.xz

Understanding the linux tee command

Copying stdin to multiple outputs

Protecting linux servers from malware with ClamAV and rkhunter

Finding malicious files the open source way

Scheduled background tasks with cron

Getting things done automatically

Setting up an nginx load balancer

Distributing requests to multiple servers

A complete guide to running windows software on linux

Making windows programs behave like they were written for linux

Essential SSH commands

Securely managing remote servers

Checking disk health in Linux

Identify bad drives before they fail

Why bash shell aliases deserve your attention

A seriously underrated feature of the bash shell

Managing packages with apt

How to find, install, update and remove packages - and everything inbetween