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Transferring Files Using Rsync in Linux

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Rsync is a fast and extraordinarily versatile file copying tool. It can copy locally, to/from another host over any remote shell, or to/from a remote rsync daemon. It offers a large number of options that control every aspect of its behavior and permit very flexible specification of the set of files to be copied. It is famous for its delta-transfer algorithm, which reduces the amount of data sent over the network by sending only the differences between the source files and the existing files in the destination.

The Openbox Window Manager in Linux

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Openbox is a popular window manager for Linux that is known for its lightweight and customizable nature. It is designed to work with minimal resources, making it a great choice for older or less powerful computers. At the same time, it offers a high level of customization, allowing users to tailor their desktop environment to their specific needs.openbox

AV Linux MX Edition System Setup & Product Review

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I have been using AV Linux MX Edition 21.1 as my daily driver now for almost a year. This Linux distribution, originating from Canada sports the xfce desktop environment. AV Linux MX Edition is based on Debian Linux as well as MX Linux from which it gets part of its name.

Changing Your Linux Shell

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Checking the running shell, locating a system-available shell, and altering the Linux default shell are all covered in this brief tutorial.

You probably already know that Linux and other Unix-like systems offer a number of different shells. Although Bash is the default shell on almost all Linux distributions, other popular shells include:

 

ksh 
zsh 
fish 
csh 
dash

Linux Kernel 16.1-rc8 Is Now Available

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Linux 6.1 release candidate 8, which is anticipated to be the final release candidate, was announced by Linus Torvalds. The eighth release candidate has fewer changes and is smaller than the previous release candidate.

Additionally, Torvalds stated that a number of pull requests have already been scheduled for the 6.2 merge window.

Mounting a Remote Directory Using SSHFS in the Linux File System

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This article deals with a Linux-based cryptographic protocol file system known as sshfs. SSHFS stands for Secure Shell File System and is based on another well-known protocol called FUSE. So what is FUSE? FUSE is a userspace filesystem framework. It consists of a kernel module (fuse.ko), a userspace library (libfuse.*) and a mount utility (fusermount). FUSE allows the use of sshfs, which is a secure network file system using the sftp (Secure File Transfer) Protocol.