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I am trying to write a very simple bash script to take a copy of a current conf file, copy a base portion of the conf file and append part of a downloaded page to then create a new conf file. The ...

Dabbling for the first time in Linux starts with choosing a Linux distribution. A typical “Linux” system is built up of software from many different open-source projects, including the Linux kernel.

That sets up a potentially daunting decision if you're going in blind (though I enjoy that approach)! But choice should be viewed as a positive element in the Linux world. So my goal here is to ...