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Can automatically retrieve packages from a remote site.
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Apt-get
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A program or script that's run at a regular interval by the cron daemon.
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cron
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Creates a user cron job.
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crontab
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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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dependency
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Displays disk usage information for one or all mounted partitions or devices.
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df
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Installs, removes, updates, queries or verifies packages on a Debian-based Linus distribution.
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dpkg
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Commands to display the groups to which a user belongs.
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groups
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The switch used to set the default run level a Linux machine boots to.
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initdefault
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The utility that will stop all running processes using a name rather than a PID number.
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killall
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The utility that is used to direct the compilation process.
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make
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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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mount
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Changes an account's password.
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passwd
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The standard package maintenance tool provided with the Slackware Linux distribution. It allows the user to install, upgrade, remove, or view software packages through an interactive menu system.
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pkgtool
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Command used to display currently running programs.
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ps
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Check quota information on disk and writes corrections, as necessary.
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quotacheck
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Command to remotely copy files.
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Rsync
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A number associated with a particular set of services that are being run. Changing runlevels changes services or can shut down or restart the computer.
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runlevel
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Mounts an SMB/CIFS share in the Linux directory tree.
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smbmount
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Executes a single command with alternative permission. Often used to run administrative programs as the root.
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sudo
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Common archive creation tool that is often used in backup operations.
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tar
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A package file format based on the tar utility 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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tarball
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Dynamic variant of ps which shows most CPU-hungry programs and updates the display periodically.
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top
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Removes a partition or device from it's location in the Linux directory tree.
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umount
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Creates a new user account.
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useradd
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The file in the /proc folder that lists which distribution of Linux a machine has installed.
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version
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