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30 - For Linux users, learn how to use ip (and the tools included in iproute2) instead of using ifconfig, which is part of net-tools, they are deprecated.

A good resource for that: http://andys.org.uk/bits/2010/02/24/iproute2-life-after-ifco...

45 - Use LVM always if it's possible.

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Interesting - i had no idea that ifconfig and route were considered deprecated - googling did not turn up a lot of information fut I found corroboration with wikipedia and a linux foundation article: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networ...

And the developer page shows no activity in a long while: https://developer.berlios.de/projects/net-tools/

I am a bit embarrassed to know nothing about this as I have blithely been using ipconfig and route over the last few years.

One command that I have been using from the newer suite is ethtools - that is really useful. I like the very detailed interface error counts

Minor nitpick: not ipconfig, but ifconfig (from interface config).

aargh - you can tell that I learned Windows before Linux

Does ip also replace dhclient?

Sorry, only now I saw your comment, I believe that's not the case.

The Debian Installer (I belive it uses busybox) includes both dhclient and ip.

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