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= Linux =
= Linux =


Linux is the main operating system that we use. We believe it is also the best by orders of magnitude.
Linux is the operating system {{I}} use ever since I have a [[PC]]. It is the best one by orders of magnitude.


{{pet}} I have been a registered user since at least Mon Jan 19 19:12:20 MET 1998 as documented by the internet [ftp://billaud.eu.org/pub/linux/doc/fr.htm]. I would have been using the system one way or another for about a couple of years at this point. The post by [[Linus]] on comp.os.minix was on {{thisday|25|August|1991}} and v°1.0 is dated {{thisday|14|March|1994}}, so I have actually been following this unique achievement of humanity's highest and most noble endeavor, from almost its start.
{{pet}} I have been a registered user since at least Mon Jan 19 19:12:20 MET 1998 as documented by the internet [ftp://billaud.eu.org/pub/linux/doc/fr.htm]. I would have been using the system one way or another for about a couple of years at this point. The post by [[Linus]] on comp.os.minix was on {{thisday|25|August|1991}} and v°1.0 is dated {{thisday|14|March|1994}}, so I have actually been following this unique achievement of humanity's highest and most noble endeavor, from almost its start.


We have used proto-distributions and [[debian]] at a fairly early stage with some period through Knoppix for its outstanding material support, until converging onto k[[ubuntu]].
I have used proto-distributions and [[debian]] at a fairly early stage with some period through Knoppix for its outstanding material support, until converging onto k[[ubuntu]].


[[Installing linux]] is (usually) easy.
[[Installing linux]] is (usually) easy.
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* [[gps]] — everything [[geolocation]]-related.
* [[gps]] — everything [[geolocation]]-related.
* [[scrap]] — ongoing stuff, little projects (such as our [[calendars]]), etc.
* [[scrap]] — ongoing stuff, little projects (such as our [[calendars]]), etc.
== Great applications ==
* [[ncdu]] — file usage.


== Modern Linux ==
== Modern Linux ==

Latest revision as of 23:39, 17 July 2026

Linux

Linux is the operating system I use ever since I have a PC. It is the best one by orders of magnitude.

I have been a registered user since at least Mon Jan 19 19:12:20 MET 1998 as documented by the internet [1]. I would have been using the system one way or another for about a couple of years at this point. The post by Linus on comp.os.minix was on 25 August (1991) and v°1.0 is dated 14 March (1994), so I have actually been following this unique achievement of humanity's highest and most noble endeavor, from almost its start.

I have used proto-distributions and debian at a fairly early stage with some period through Knoppix for its outstanding material support, until converging onto kubuntu.

Installing linux is (usually) easy.

Directories

Besides the historical classics:

we have our own hierachy of folders:

Great applications

  • ncdu — file usage.

Modern Linux

Simple UNIX concepts from the past are more complex nowadays. One is the problem of permissions. The goold old owner/group/others model laussy:laussy 775 is not the whole story. Nowadays, Access Control Lists (ACLs) provide a more robust and cross-platform way to manage permissions. One may need to recourse to: 

sudo setfacl -R -m u:laussy:rwx /var/www/html/laussywiki/extensions

in a case where standard user:group permissions do not work (for whatever reason). One can check with: getfacl /var/www/html/laussywiki/extensions.

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