One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows.

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Once installed, keeping Restic up to date is effortless. The tool includes a self-update command that automatically downloads ...

Skip one-click backup apps. This rsync script gives you full control over what gets saved and when, plus logs and a few hard-won lessons.

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$ ./backup.sh ./backup.sh: line 1: backup: command not found Creating backup: /home/bart/linux-backup-automation/backups/backup-2025-12-08_08-55-16.tar.gz Cleaning ...

Typing the same command again and again can become tiresome. Here are a number of ways you can make repeating commands – or repeating commands but with some changes – a lot easier than you might ...

As Terry Lambert, the developer behind Linux ancestor Unix, once said, "It is not Unix's job to stop you from shooting your foot. If you so choose to do so, then it is Unix's job to deliver Mr. Bullet ...

The sudo command stands for “superuser do” and is one of the most important commands to know in Unix and Linux-based operating systems. (See the most important Linux commands for beginners.) Sudo ...

Restoring personal data and operating systems when disaster strikes can be filled with gray areas and worries that the backup tool does not miss any critical files. The process can be daunting for ...