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An introduction to the most useful special and environment variables in Bash

If you're writing a Bash script, you will invariably need to pass values to it—aka arguments or positional parameters. Bash's ...

From media centers to Kali Linux: How to dual boot on Raspberry Pi

A Raspberry Pi multiboot lets you pick Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu, or MX Linux at startup without changing SD cards.

I've used Linux for decades, but I'd switch to FreeBSD for this one feature

I'm not gonna lie: I don't give FreeBDS (or any of the BSDs) the attention they deserve. The reason for that is simple: I'm a Linux guy. But isn't FreeBSD Linux? It looks like Linux, it smells like ...
MUO on MSN

I automated my entire Linux desktop — and I didn’t have to touch the terminal once

Launch AutoKey and navigate New>Script to create a blank text-based script in the left panel. Paste the sign-off exactly as ...
Archaeology

The World's Oldest Writing

SCRIBE STATUE. FOUND: Lagash, Iraq. CULTURE: Sumerian. DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that a set of recently deciphered ...
PC Magazine

The Best Password Managers for 2026

Stop using the same login credentials everywhere. The top password managers we've tested create a unique and strong password for each of your online accounts and alert you to potential data leaks. I ...