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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Kill a Process Running on a Specific Port in Linux (via 4 Methods) (linuxtldr.com)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (4 children)

As a German, it's always fun to use the ss command. The SS was the organization that did most of the genocide under Hitler. That's a bad name around here, so people are always surprised that a command is named that.

But what's even more fun is that we can memorize the standard set of flags as -tulpn, because it's basically spelled+pronounced like "Tulpen", which is German for tulips.

So, occasionally I get to tell people to type "SS-tulips" into their terminal and it always confuses the hell out of them. 🙃

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I think most Americans think of that as well. It's even the first several Google search results for "ss". Bad name choice.

Though we (Americans) didn't get the fun "tulip" bit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Funny, in the US I just saw a car that was an "SS" model and I thought "Huh, apparently SS doesn't immediately scream Nazis to Americans" (SS => Super Sport apparently, to Chevrolet)

[–] Wilzax 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, the nazi secret police is still the first thing that comes to mind when most Americans hear/see "SS" without context.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There's so many poor names in FOSS but people refuse to change them out of attachment for history. One other example comes to mind: Gimp.

Basically, devs are terrible at naming things.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unique and Bad names are very memorable

[–] Tekkip20 3 points 1 month ago

Like WSUS for patching windows machines, very sus indeed :)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And it's used for killing... processes.

On a separate note, I wish such tutorials explained what the commands are abbreviations of. Would make it easier to remember.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I hate that, too. I just looked it up: ss is "socket statistics".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

ss -tulpn was a welcome find for me. I have it memorized for netstat and dislike always having to install it on a new box, very handy tool

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I’ll remember that.