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David Foerster
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I'm a Computer Science (M. Sc.) student at Humboldt University Berlin with a B. Sc. in IT Systems Engineering from Hasso Plattner Institute (Potsdam).

I've been using Linux since 2005, and administrate my own (and two family members') Ubuntu setups since 2009.

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How do I deal with the plurality of "reinstall OS" answers?
Jun 5, 2017
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Is it appropriate to ask not to downvote?
May 22, 2017
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What should I (or we) do about answers that obviously miss the point of the question entirely?
Aug 8, 2016
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Should I accept my own answer even if it's inspired by another much detailed answer?
Apr 30, 2017
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Why do people post screenshots of their terminals?
Jan 31, 2017
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Can we require that questions contain a question mark to nudge users to ask explicit questions?
Jul 2, 2017
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Should questions be closed as duplicates based on warnings when the actual issue and error messages are unrelated to the linked question?
Feb 27, 2018
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Delete unanswered questions when user no longer exist?
Sep 3, 2016
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Are questions about EFI boot menu configuration on topic?
Oct 5, 2016
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Use ISO 8601 or some localized format to display question, answer, edit, and comment dates instead of the "customary" M/D/Y
Jul 22, 2018
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How can I fix apt error "W: Target Packages ... is configured multiple times"?
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How do I install Skype?
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How can I install pdftk in Ubuntu 18.04 and later?
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How to run a checkdisk?
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How do I modify "/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled"