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Standard UNIX password manager

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GIMP: the free Photoshop alternative

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The case of the Borked HDD

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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 20—Follow your curiosity

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How to get started with Linux

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How to find Open Source Software to replace your Windows software

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Mastering Screenshots with KDE Spectacle:

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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.
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Working with data streams on the Linux command line

Learn to connect data streams from one utility to another using STDIO. Everything in Linux revolves around streams of data—particularly text streams. Data streams are...

David Both
January 3, 2024January 10, 2024
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Linux System Administration

How I migrated a WordPress website to a new host

Use this simple approach to migrate a website and manage firewall configurations.

David Both
January 1, 2024January 1, 2024
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #8: Initialization and sanity testing

In previous articles of this series we created our first, very small, one-line Bash script. We also explored the reasons for creating shell scripts and...

David Both
December 29, 2023December 29, 2023
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #7: Bash Program Needs Help

So far in this series we created our first, very small, one-line Bash script. We also explored the reasons for creating shell scripts and why...

David Both
December 28, 2023December 29, 2023
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #6: Creating a template

In the previous article in this series we created our first, very small Bash script. We also explored the reasons for creating shell scripts and...

David Both
December 27, 2023December 29, 2023
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Filesystems Linux

An Introduction to Linux Filesystems

This article is intended to be a very high-level discussion of Linux filesystem concepts. It is not intended to be a low-level description of how...

David Both
December 26, 2023February 23, 2024
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #5: Automation with Scripts

For sysadmins, those of us who run and manage Linux computers most closely, we have direct access to the tools that can help us work...

David Both
December 26, 2023December 29, 2023
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In Depth Linux

An introduction to Linux’s EXT4 filesystem

Take a walk through EXT4’s history, features, and optimal use, and learn how it differs from previous iterations of the EXT filesystem.

David Both
December 25, 2023January 14, 2024
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #4: Using Loops

The ability to iterate over a section of code using various types of loops is one of the most important tools we have for performing...

David Both
December 25, 2023December 29, 2023
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #3: Logical Operators

In this series of articles we are looking at Bash as a programming language. In the second article, we explored some simple command line programming...

David Both
December 24, 2023January 21, 2024
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #2: Getting Started

Bash as a programming language We have all used Bash to issue commands. They are usually fairly simple and straightforward. But Bash can go beyond...

David Both
December 23, 2023December 29, 2023
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Linux Tips and tricks

Make swap better with zram on Linux

The ideal swap configuration depends on your use case and the amount of physical RAM in your host computer. Zram is a compressed RAM disk...

David Both
December 22, 2023December 19, 2023
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Bash Linux Programming

Programming Bash #1 – Introducing a New Series

I use Bash all the time, in part because it is the default shell for most Linux distributions, including Fedora and CentOS, the ones I...

David Both
December 22, 2023June 3, 2024
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Linux

Drop swap for zram on Linux

Zram is a tool for creating an in-RAM compressed cache, specifically for use as swap space. I spend a lot of time playing (I mean...

David Both
December 21, 2023December 19, 2023
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Linux

Why my need for control made me switch to Linux

Linux gives me the freedom to control how I use my computer. Plus, it's free and open source. I am a control freak. I like...

David Both
December 20, 2023December 19, 2023
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Linux System Administration

How I troubleshoot swappiness and startup time on Linux

I recently experienced another interesting problem in the Linux startup sequence that has a circumvention–not a solution. It started quite unexpectedly. I was writing a...

David Both
December 20, 2023December 19, 2023
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