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Never keep any such info on your hard disk as it may make you suspect if anyone does any snooping around there. Always keep your Linux knowledge in your head and do not share it with anyone else -only way to keep it safe!
I've got a small pile of notebooks (pen & paper, anybody remember them? ), full of random jottings, a real mess. Actually, I could write what I know about Linux on a postage stamp.
I put together a Dokuwiki install for precisely this sort of thing (i.e. GNU/Linux and FreeBSD knowledge and command references).
Easy to organize, easy to back up, and text-searchable.
Had it running on my local machine in the beginning (and backed up externally), but have since moved it to a hosted platform. The whole thing is behind TLS + HTTP digest authentication.
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I used to write up my notes on gedit and that way I could also make them executable if I was being a lazy ass. Since I have been working on Cobber I have started to write a wiki, not online yet just on my hard drive, of tricks and tips I use.
I put together a Dokuwiki install for precisely this sort of thing (i.e. GNU/Linux and FreeBSD knowledge and command references).
Easy to organize, easy to back up, and text-searchable.
Had it running on my local machine in the beginning (and backed up externally), but have since moved it to a hosted platform. The whole thing is behind TLS + HTTP digest authentication.
Sounds good. I'm going to try to install it on my server. Thanks
use to have a bunch of stuff on paper, now google is my friend, found out with the right key words can find the better answer faster since the answer to some questions change overtime.
Mostly in OOo Writer files, searchable by Xapian Omega. Some of it is in nicely readable reference format (example "Charles' Xfce notes.odt"), most of it is in project and per-OS logs. Product research is in spreadsheets. For programming techniques I have a directory of scrippets (example loop_on_file_names.sh).
I just bookmark every useful site (wikies, howtos, etc) I find on the net, under different categories and sub-categories and then look for them when I need. Maybe I should look for a way to store it all locally, but I've been lazy to do that (besides, it's useful to have a link for these sites, in case I need to send them to other people on the net).
I just bookmark every useful site (wikies, howtos, etc) I find on the net, under different categories and sub-categories and then look for them when I need. Maybe I should look for a way to store it all locally, but I've been lazy to do that (besides, it's useful to have a link for these sites, in case I need to send them to other people on the net).
+1 to that but bookmarked pages sometimes disappear so I copy and paste essential information from them to permanent storage.
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