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Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Articles & guides category Articles & guides The comments section for articles and guides on linuxblog.io. Also, feel free to share resources from other sources.	0	401	April 15, 2022
DigitalOcean is chasing me for $0.01: What it taught me about automation Articles & guides	3	41	November 3, 2025
List of Linux command-line system information tools Articles & guides command-line , tools	0	5	November 3, 2025
Usb switch - Linux compatibility Articles & guides hardware , linux	2	24	November 2, 2025
Windows 11 vs Linux: A Year Later, I’m Switching Back Articles & guides	18	416	November 1, 2025
How to Install Docker on Linux and Run Your First Container Articles & guides	14	116	November 1, 2025
Linux Troubleshooting: These 4 Steps Will Fix 99% of Errors Articles & guides	5	37	November 1, 2025
ICANN: The Internet (and DNS) Runs on Free and Open Source Software Articles & guides open-source , cloud-hosting , dns	0	17	October 30, 2025
Should I stay on Arch or try Fedora? Community Picks fedora , distros , arch-linux	30	1611	October 29, 2025
The Linux Boot Process: From Power Button to Kernel Articles & guides boot , kernel , file-systems	3	61	October 29, 2025
30 Linux Terminal Emulators Community Picks command-line , tools , sysadmins	62	823	October 28, 2025
50 Linux Text Editors You Should Know About Community Picks software , tools	24	3309	October 27, 2025
Linux Package Managers Compared: APT, DNF, Pacman and Zypper Articles & guides	14	213	October 27, 2025
80,000 GitHub Stars and I’m Just Finding This?! - Immich Articles & guides	4	59	October 27, 2025
Docker Alternative: Podman on Linux Articles & guides	6	52	October 26, 2025
Dual-Boot Linux and Windows: 5-Minute Install Guide Articles & guides	7	142	October 25, 2025
Fixing apt-key deprecation warnings with cPanel EA4 on Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 Articles & guides web-server , cloud-hosting , server	0	50	October 22, 2025
Best low-memory Linux Server Distros for < 1GB deployments Articles & guides	2	59	October 20, 2025
How to Upgrade ThinkPad Firmware on Linux (fwupd) Articles & guides	4	84	October 13, 2025
pfSense Firewall 2.8: Install & Config – Settings Walkthrough Articles & guides	3	382	October 11, 2025
My $300 pfSense Firewall Appliance – Part 1: Unboxing Articles & guides	12	735	October 6, 2025
How I’m Continuing to Use CSF After ConfigServer’s Shutdown Articles & guides	5	61	September 27, 2025
Choosing the Best Linux Server Distro 2026 Community Picks distros , sysadmins	5	1255	September 23, 2025
Increase the Performance and lifespan of SSDs & SD Cards Articles & guides sysadmins , desktop , file-systems	10	799	September 7, 2025
We're Giving Away a Linuxcommunity.io T-Shirt Every Month! Articles & guides	3	126	September 22, 2025
SCP Linux - Securely Copy Files Using SCP examples Articles & guides command-line , sysadmins , tools	3	867	February 24, 2024
Could not increase number of max_open_files to more than... (Solution) Articles & guides mysql , database , sysadmins	5	1034	September 16, 2025
Linux top: Here's how to customize it Community Picks tools , monitoring , command-line	6	962	September 12, 2025
Finding Linux Compatible Printers Community Picks desktop	21	2079	September 7, 2025
9 Most Stable Linux "Rolling Release" Distributions Articles & guides kali-linux , arch-linux , distros	7	520	September 5, 2025