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Re: I’ve chosen!

One tip. Create a file with a word-processor or text editor and record any programs you've added from the repository and any configuration you've done. Disasters do happen and when I lost a hard drive it was a great help to know exactly what I'd done!

You can also keep a list of things you discover and would never remember, particularly if you use the CLI for clever tricks. One command that I discovered a few years ago, for example, is
[code]for file in folder/*.odt; do unzip -p $file | grep -iq search-t...
One tip. Create a file with a word-processor or text editor and record any programs you've added from the repository and any configuration you've done. Disasters do happen and when I lost a hard drive it was a great help to know exactly what I'd done!

You can also keep a list of things you discover and would never remember, particularly if you use the CLI for clever tricks. One command that I discovered a few years ago, for example, is
[code]for file in folder/*.odt; do unzip -p $file | grep -iq search-t...


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