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Linux / Unix Desktop Fun: Christmas Tree For Your Terminal

Posted: 21 Dec 2018 11:05 AM PST


Let us create Linux or Unix console Christmas tree and snow on your Linux desktop just for fun and profit. First, you need to install a Perl module called Acme::POE::Tree. It is an animated Christmas tree module. I've tested this on Linux, OS X, and Unix-like system.

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How to view Linux kernel parameters for currently booted system

Posted: 21 Dec 2018 10:03 AM PST

How do I display or view Linux kernel parameters for currently running/booted kernel? How can I see Linux kernel command line parameters?

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Linux ip Command Examples

Posted: 21 Dec 2018 08:55 AM PST


Old Linux networking command such as arp, ifconfig route and others are deprecated and no longer used on Linux. Some Linux distro stopped using them altogether. For example, the ip command replaces old well and now deprecated ifconfig command on modern Linux distributions. This page shows how to use the ip command on Linux.

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Linux Shell - How To Remove Duplicate Text Lines

Posted: 21 Dec 2018 08:01 AM PST


I need to sort data from a log file, but there are too many duplicate lines. How do I remove all duplicate lines from a text file under GNU/Linux?

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