David Both
Yes — dd — the disk destroyer. The command that strikes fear into the hearts of SysAdmins...
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.
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...
Most lists of things we do to learn Linux ignore the bits you don’t really need to...
Sometimes we run into articles on other sites that we wish we’d written. This one on ZDNET...
I learned a neat new trick today that greatly improves my work with Vim when I’m editing...
There’s a bit of clarification needed in Volume 1, Chapter 4, Preparation, of my book series, Using...
We can’t be too careful about ensuring that our personal data is safe, both paper documents and...
Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 9 of my book, The Linux Philosophy...