Credit: Andy Rogers Get ready to start caroling around the office with these Linux-centric lyrics to popular Christmas carols. Running Merrily on Open Source To the tune of: Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire Running merrily on open source With users happy as can be We’re using Linux and getting lots done And happy everything is free Everybody knows that Linux installs easily And helps ensure our apps run right Systems running smooth, no problems in sight We’ll easily fall sleep tonight We know the Linux community is there With lots of wisdom, tools, and goodies They will share And even sysadmins Will want to try To see how fast Linux distros can fly And so, I’m offering this Simple phrase to geeks from One to 92 Altho’ it’s been said many times Many ways Merry Linux to you! My (first) Twelve Days with Linux To the tune of: The Twelve Days of Christmas On my first day with Linux, my admin gave to me a password and a login ID On my second day with Linux my admin gave to me two new commands and a password and a login ID On my third day with Linux my admin gave to me three man pages, two new commands, and a password and a login ID On my fourth day with Linux my admin gave to me four privileges, three man pages, two new commands and a password and a login ID On my fifth day with Linux my admin gave to me five cron jobs, four privileges, three man pages, two new commands and a password and a login ID On my sixth day with Linux my admin gave to me six Linux servers, five cron jobs, four privileges, three man pages, two new commands and a password and a login ID On my seventh day with Linux my admin gave to me seven real cool shell scripts, six Linux servers, five cron jobs, four privileges, three man pages, two new commands and a password and a login ID On my eighth day with Linux my admin gave to me eight weeks of backups, seven real cool shell scripts, six Linux servers, five cron jobs, four privileges, three man pages, two new commands and a password and a login ID On my ninth day with Linux my admin gave to me nine virtual servers, eight weeks of backups, seven real cool shell scripts, six Linux servers, five cron jobs, four privileges, three man pages, two new commands and a password and a login ID On my tenth day with Linux my admin gave to me ten security tips, nine virtual servers, eight weeks of backups, seven real cool shell scripts, six Linux servers, five cron jobs, four privileges, three man pages, two new commands and a password and a login ID On my eleventh day with Linux my admin gave to me eleven command line tips, ten security tips, nine virtual servers, eight weeks of backups, seven real cool shell scripts, six Linux servers, five cron jobs, four privileges, three man pages, two new commands and a password and a login ID On my twelfth day with Linux my admin gave to me twelve tools for troubleshooting, eleven command line, ten security tips, nine virtual servers, eight weeks of backups, seven real cool shell scripts, six Linux servers, five cron jobs, four privileges, three man pages, two new commands and a password and a login ID Wrap Up And may you have a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or other winter holiday. Related content how-to Compressing files using the zip command on Linux The zip command lets you compress files to preserve them or back them up, and you can require a password to extract the contents of a zip file. By Sandra Henry-Stocker May 13, 2024 4 mins Linux opinion NSA, FBI warn of email spoofing threat Email spoofing is acknowledged by experts as a very credible threat. By Sandra Henry-Stocker May 13, 2024 3 mins Linux how-to The logic of && and || on Linux These AND and OR equivalents can be used in scripts to determine next actions. By Sandra Henry-Stocker May 02, 2024 4 mins Linux how-to Using the apropos command on Linux By Sandra Henry-Stocker Apr 24, 2024 3 mins Linux PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe