Why chef, puppet, ansible, salt, etc.?
804
Why use Chef/Puppet over shell scripts?
73668
What's the difference between package managers?
30612
What is use of command: `command`?
70554
Lots of layers in one or multiple services? (and why)
14316
What is the difference between minimal, desktop & server Editions?
11604
su vs sudo -s vs sudo -i vs sudo bash
1762
What's the difference between the server version and the desktop version?
81334
What's exactly the point of the sudo command, in terms of security?
1051
What are the consideration when choosing either newcommand or newenvironment?
105470
What tool can I use to manage the configuration of my Windows Server environments
118570
Need a simple, foolproof remote admin for Ubuntu Server
77593
What is the use of /etc/hosts?
85093
'sudo su -' vs 'sudo -i' vs 'sudo /bin/bash' - when does it matter which is used, or does it matter at all?
45129
What are the differences between linux-generic, linux-server and linux-virtual kernel packages?
90170
How do admins maintain user accounts across hundreds of linux servers?
133537
Why do we daemonize processes?
47097
Why is "nodev" in /etc/fstab so important? How can character devices be used for hacking?