The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 20—Follow your curiosity
I love to learn new things. I was fortunate in that my curiosity led me to a lifetime of working with my favorite toys – computers. There are many things on Earth and in this Universe to be curious about. Computers and related technology just seem to be the thing I enjoy the most.
How to get started with Linux
Many of the messages I see in the #Linux feeds on BlueSky and mastodon are Windows users lamenting the end of Support for Windows 10. Many are unable to upgrade to Win11 because their hardware won’t support it. Others are fed up with Windows in general and their efforts to force user to upgrade with suggestions like donating their old computers to purchase a new Win11 one.
How to find Open Source Software to replace your Windows software
Author's note: This article is based on Chapter 6 of my book, "Linux for Small Business Owners," with my coauthor and yoga teacher Cyndi Bulka....
Beware Fedora updates of April 28, 2025
It breaks iptables with no warning I'm rather angry right now but I promise to remain calm -- at least in this post. I just...
The duf command
The duf command is an advanced form of the df command that uses boxes to separate the storage device types into local, fuse (User space file storage), and special devices.
Five things I like about the Cinnamon desktop
I’m not a distro-hopper; I’m a desktop-hopper. But I try many different desktops just to see what they’re like. Cinnamon boasts features usually found only in desktops with much greater resource consumption, like GNOME or KDE Plasma 6.X.
My first impressions of Fedora 42
You might be aware that I upgraded all of the Both.org systems over the last two days, moving from F41 to F42. That process was...
Fedora 42 upgrades at Both.org
Fedora 42 was released today, and I've been upgrading my systems. So far I've only done my internal systems and not the Both.org server or...
Fedora 42 has been released
It's now 21 years since Fedora Core 1 was originally released in November of 2003, and it's still maintaining its planned 6-month release cycle. Today,...
Five reasons for Windows users to move to Linux
Take back your power As the October deadline for dumping Windows 10 is fast approaching, many users are considering their options. This is for many...
Linux News
There are two items of interesting Linux news today. Fedora 42 The first is that Fedora 42 will be officially released on Tuesday, April 15,...
Breaking News – M$ Allows older computers to install Windows 11
Microsoft has finally bowed to the inevitable and changed their draconian stance on older computers. They'll now allow older computers to install Windows 11 despite...
Why does M$ require so much personal information?
Microsoft is really getting insistent about requiring an account before you can install new versions of Windows. They're even blocking known circumventions in order to...
It should be fun
Most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun...
The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 19—Backup everything frequently
Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 21 of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, with some changes to update the...
Microsoft announces significant changes to Windows
In a sudden and short press conference early this morning, Microsoft has announced that Windows will be completely restructured at the operating system level. A...