3 Over the more than twenty-five years I have been using Linux, the default filesystem for Red...
David Both
David Both is an Open Source Software and GNU/Linux advocate, trainer, writer, and speaker who lives in Raleigh North Carolina. He is a strong proponent of and evangelist for the "Linux Philosophy."
He’s been in the IT industry for over 50 years. He taught RHCE classes for Red Hat and has worked at MCI Worldcom, Cisco, and the State of North Carolina. He has been working with Linux and Open Source Software for over 25 years.
David likes to build his own computers to ensure that each new computer meets his exacting specifications.
He has written articles for magazines including, Linux Magazine, Linux Journal, and Opensource.com. He currently has five books published with Apress, "The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins", a self-study training course in three volumes “Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin,” that was released in late 2019, and “Linux for Small Business Owners” with Co-author Cyndi Bulka.
Most system monitoring tools like top, htop, atop, glances, and others display individual processes and information about...
Image by Opensource.com: CC-by-SA 4.0 Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 13 of...
Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from Appendix 1 of my book, Linux for Small...
2 I’ve taken a lot of digital pictures over the years, and scanned a bunch more prints...
1 The operating system manages the operation of the computer and of the application software which runs...
Yes — dd — the disk destroyer. The command that strikes fear into the hearts of SysAdmins...
Typing is not my forte and the Lazy SysAdmin does everything possible to reduce typing. I take...
ArsTechnica has an article about the thousands of Linux systems infected by this well-designed malware that’s been...
I just discovered an important little program that allows me to stress-test my Linux hosts. Its name...
You know it's as easy to forget to write about testing the programs I write as it...
I just tried to update VirtualBox and encountered some strange problems. It started when a student of...
In a previous article, 4 open source tools for Linux system monitoring, I looked at tools like...
Longevity – an interesting word. I use it here to help clarify some of the statements that...
First, what the heck is a Linux device file — and why should I care? Linux handles...
The change from the venerable nsswitch and NetworkManager to systemd-resolved has damaged and slowed name services. The...