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Backing up a living system
The tools and strategies you use to back up files that are not being accessed won't work when you copy data that is currently in use by a busy application. This article explains the danger of employing common Linux utilities to back up living data and examines some alternatives.
Dead End
Checking for broken links in directory structures
Broken links can wreak havoc in directory structures. This article shows you how to use scripts to avoid having your links lead to a dead end.
Cloning a Debian System with apt-clone
Debian Clone
Under the right circumstances, apt-clone can be a simple option for cloning your Debian system.
Needle in a Haystack
Finding problems using unsupervised image categorization
The most tedious part of supervised machine learning is providing sufficient supervision. However, if the samples come from a restricted sample space, unsupervised learning might be fine for the task.
Timetable
Managing time-triggered events with Zeit
Zeit offers a graphic front end for the crontab and at tools, making it easier to manage the time-controlled execution of programs, alarms, and timers.
Free Connection
Exploring decentralized chat and microblogging platforms
Diaspora, Friendica, and Mastodon are free and decentralized microblogging platforms that keep you in control of your data.
Self Made
Build your own web server in a few simple steps
If you want to learn a little bit more about the communication between a web browser and an HTTP server, why not build your own web server and take a closer look.
Turnkey
Setting up Nextcloud with Podman
Podman gives users a quick and easy way to set up a Nextcloud instance for home use.
Wordsmith
A Command-Line Dictionary Tool
With the dict client, you can quickly search dozens of natural language dictionary databases for the perfect word.
Ski Report
Simple web scraping with Bash
With one line of Bash code, Pete scrapes the web and builds a desktop notification app to get the daily snow report.
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