An ARM image on a distro’s download page can change the shortlist when your project targets that hardware. I value architecture as a concrete part of the distro choice, beyond desktop appearance. Move from the hardware detail to the distro’s own tradeoffs. Compare the software it provides with the pace of its updates. A distro
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APT installs r-base, giving a saved script such as mean.R the runtime it needs. I’m eager to see how the package source changes which R version APT installs. Your first choice is between Ubuntu’s release package and CRAN’s signed repository. See which R version APT would install from each source for your Ubuntu release. Ubuntu’s
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Knowing a program’s job but not its Ubuntu package name is enough to try apt search with a word describing that job. I can’t resist how a small search word can reach beyond package names into their descriptions. To make sense of a broad match, focus on the information APT searches. You can explore the
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`ip route get 127.0.0.1` reports a local route through `lo`, not just the address assigned to that interface. I like that `ip` can answer a destination question without making an address listing do double duty. Pin down the network question you need answered. Then choose the `ip` object that fits it. What the ip command
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Manjaro stages packages through its own repositories, while EndeavourOS describes a terminal-centric setup. I like that these differences make the desktop choice a question of maintenance as well as appearance. Your comparison gets clearer when you know which choices belong to the distro itself. Set those choices beside what Arch provides. What makes a distro
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An app selected in App Center’s Manage view is a concrete target for removal. I’m curious what package removal leaves behind once that app is gone. Explore how Ubuntu’s package managers track apps beyond the App Center view. Notice the package type shown for the selected app. Package removal depends on how Ubuntu installed the
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An “Operation not permitted” response from `dmesg` is frustrating when you’re trying to read a kernel message. I find the distinction useful: the error concerns access to the buffer, not whether `dmesg` exists. You can use `dmesg` without options to display the available kernel buffer. You’ll see the recorded boot and device activity. What dmesg
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the current time the total uptime the number of active users and the average system loads for the past 1, 5 and 15 minutes. A one-minute load average higher than the longer-window averages means demand has risen recently. I can’t resist digging into how much that compact signal reveals about system activity without naming a
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The `QUERY TIME` line reports how long the DNS exchange took, not how long a page takes to load. I’m curious that an empty answer can still arrive with `NOERROR`. You can match the response to the name and record type you asked about. Read the reply’s status before interpreting its answer. What a dig
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If Firefox’s package name is not obvious, pacman -Ss searches repository names and descriptions. I like that the operation flag makes the query’s scope visible. The next useful clue is the package data behind pacman’s query. You can use that context to understand the candidate before choosing an install action. Pacman separates repository packages from
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