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Apt-get
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Can automatically retrieve packages from a remote site
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cron
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A program or script that's run at regular interval by the cron daemon
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crontab
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Creates a user on cron job
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Dependency
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A requirement of one software package that another one be installed. For instance, most Linux programs include a dependency on the C library
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df
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Displays disk usage information for one or all mounted partitions or devices
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dpkg
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Installs, removes, updates, queries or verifies packages on a Debian-based Linux
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groups
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Command to display the groups to which a user belongs
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initdefault
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The switch used to set the default run level a Linux machine boots to
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killall
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The utility that will stop all running processes using a name rather than PID
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make
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The utility that is used to direct the compilation process
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mount
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The process of adding a file system to a directory tree. Also the command of the same name that performs this task
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passwd
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Changes the account's password
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pkgtool
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The standard package maintenance tool provided with the Slickware Linux distribution. It allows the user to install, upgrade, remove, or view software packages through an interactive menu system
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ps
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Command used to display current running programs
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quotacheck
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Edit disk quota information
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Rsync
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Command to remotely copy files
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runlevel
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The level of operation a Linux system is operating under. It has 7 levels: 0-6
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smbmount
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Mounts an SMB/CIFS share in the Linux directory tree
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sudo
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Executes a single command with alternative permissions. Often used to run administrative programs as the root
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tar
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Common archive creation tool that is often used in backup operations
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tarball
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A package file format based on the tar utility. They are easy to create and are readable on any version of Linux, or most non-Linux systems. They contain no dependency information and the files they contain are not easy to remove once installed, however.
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top
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Dynamic variant of ps which shows most CPU-hungry programs and updates the display periodically
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umount
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Removes a partition or device from it's location in the Linux directory tree
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useradd
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Creates a new user account
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version
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The file in the /proc folder that lists which distribution of Linux a machine has installed
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