David Both
Linux and Open Source advocate, Author, Speaker

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I currently have one book published.

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Apress, 2018

I am working on a new project with Apress. I can’t yet discuss the details but I will post them here when I can.

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3. My Articles

  • 10 reasons to use Cinnamon as your Linux desktop environment
  • 11 reasons to use the GNOME 3 desktop environment for Linux
  • 4 open source tools for Linux system monitoring
  • 5 must-read sysadmin articles from 2017
  • 8 Linux file managers to try
  • 8 reasons to use LXDE
  • 8 reasons to use the Xfce Linux desktop environment
  • 9 reasons to use KDE
  • A comprehensive guide to Dolphin, a KDE file manager
  • A Linux networking guide to CIDR notation and configuration
  • A Linux user's guide to Logical Volume Management
  • A troubleshooting process for Linux problems
  • A user's guide to links in the Linux filesystem
  • An introduction to GRUB2 configuration for your Linux machine
  • An introduction to Linux network routing
  • An introduction to Linux's EXT4 filesystem
  • An introduction to the GNU Core Utilities
  • An introduction to the Linux boot and startup processes
  • Best Couple of 2015: tar and ssh
  • Best Couple of 2016: Display manager and window manager
  • Build your own DNS server on Linux
  • Complete Kickstart
  • Everything is a file
  • Firewall your home network with a Raspberry Pi
  • Get started with Midnight Commander, a Linux file manager
  • Getting started with the Krusader file manager
  • How I landed a job in open source
  • How I used a Raspberry Pi to connect with my grandkids
  • How the 9 major tenets of the Linux philosophy affect you
  • How to configure an Apache web server
  • How to configure multiple websites with Apache web server
  • How to configure networking in Linux
  • How to do fast, repeatable Linux installations
  • How to generate web pages using CGI scripts
  • How to upgrade your Fedora Linux system with DNF
  • How to upgrade your system BIOS using FreeDOS
  • How to use cron in Linux
  • Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) for the Unix shell
  • Introduction to the Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Linux monitoring tools to keep your hardware cool
  • Managing devices in Linux
  • My mom requests a Linux computer
  • ScyllaDB: Cassandra compatibility at 1.8 million requests per node
  • Solving City Problems the Open Source Way
  • SpamAssassin, MIMEDefang, and Procmail: Best Trio of 2017
  • System statistics with sar and the /proc filesystem
  • Take control of your file systems with Konqueror
  • Take on The Great Command-Line Challenge
  • Testing Linux hardware compatibility with USB sticks
  • The impact of the Linux philosophy
  • The job is not done until the documentation is complete
  • Tilix brings powerful terminal emulation to Fedora
  • Using rsync to back up your Linux system
  • Using sudo to delegate permissions in Linux
  • Using the Alpine Linux email client to access messages from any network
  •  An introduction to Linux filesystems
  •  Give back and support open source

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