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Short report on the Perl / Raku Conference

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025
2

Thinking about Algol 68

June 27, 2025June 26, 2025
3

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 22—Mentor the young SysAdmins

June 25, 2025June 27, 2025
4

Do I have enough space for that?

June 24, 2025June 20, 2025
5

A beginner’s guide to dc

June 23, 2025June 20, 2025
6

Strange problems with switches

June 19, 2025June 21, 2025
7

Nextcloud is a snap

June 18, 2025June 17, 2025
8

Website problems circumvented

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025
9

Breaking Free from Windows 10: KDE Plasma Is Your Upgrade to Freedom

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025
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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.
Hardware

Liquid Cooling Experiments

I currently have four computers that use liquid cooling. I use all-in-one (AIO) systems because I don't really want to deal with the high probability...

David Both
August 23, 2023February 9, 2024
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Fixing problems Hardware Linux

Why I Save Old Computer Parts

As a long-time system administrator I have become known to friends and others as someone who can repair or repurpose their old computers. Or they...

David Both
August 22, 2023March 30, 2024
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Book Using and Administering Linux

Volume 1 Finalized

2nd Edition of Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin nearing completion I have just submitted the final proofs of my book, Using and Administering...

David Both
August 4, 2023September 4, 2023
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Linux Problem Solving

Saving Another Computer with Linux: Updated

Last week a friend from church asked me if I could help her with an Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56 ) laptop which was causing problems....

David Both
August 3, 2023November 22, 2023
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Announcement Book Linux

2nd Edition Updates Completed

I have completed the updates for the 2nd Edition of my Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin series of books. Release is scheduled for...

David Both
July 29, 2023September 4, 2023
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Announcement Linux Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin

Announcing the 2nd Edition – Using and Administering Linux

I am proud to announce that my publisher, Apress, will be releasing the 2nd edition of my "Using and Administering Linux - Zero to SysAdmin"...

David Both
June 18, 2023September 4, 2023
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Linux

Taming Static

It is now winter here in the Northern Hemisphere and the low humidity has allowed a significant increase of static electricity. Of course there are...

David Both
December 16, 2022August 29, 2023
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Linux

My OLF Conference Presentation

OLF 2022 is over now but videos of both days of the conference are available at YouTube. Each of the two videos is of the...

David Both
December 5, 2022September 27, 2023
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Book Event Linux

I will be at Open Libre Free (OLF) Dec 2 and 3, 2022

To Speak and Sign My Books I will be attending Open Libre Free (formerly Ohio LinuxFest) to speak and to do a book signing. OLF...

David Both
November 25, 2022September 27, 2023
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Linux

Saving Old Computers – and the planet

I have written about how Linux can keep old computers running and out of landfills or recycling streams. My most recent related article is "How...

David Both
September 1, 2022February 23, 2025
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Linux

Businesses should dump Windows for the Linux desktop

Here is an interesting article by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols  at "The Register." https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/10/opinion_column_drop_windows_for_linux Some of the highlights Businesses should dump Windows for the Linux desktop....

David Both
August 13, 2022October 5, 2023
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Linux

DigitalBridge to be at Wake Forest Job Fair

Digital Bridge will be participating in the next Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce Job Fair. Make sure you stop by and check out what...

David Both
July 30, 2022July 30, 2022
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Book Linux News

My Next Book

Linux for Small Business Owners: Using Free and Open Source Software to Power Your Dreams by David Both, Cyndi Bulka My next book, Linux for...

David Both
April 29, 2022August 28, 2022
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Linux

MasterFrame update

I have done some additional hacking on my primary workstation after initial installation in the CoolerMaster MasterFrame 700. The picture shows the current state. There...

David Both
March 22, 2022March 25, 2022
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Linux

New Case for my Primary Workstation

I just rebuilt my primary workstation in a new frame, the CoolerMaster MasterFrame 700. This is not a review but I just want to show...

David Both
February 7, 2022February 9, 2022
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Linux

Creating test files

Some of my books and articles require you to create some files for testing. This can be done easily from the command line. Open a...

David Both
January 19, 2022September 3, 2024
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“systemd for SysAdmins” Now Available

May 13,2025

My latest book — a #1 New Release on Amazon — “systemd for Linux  SysAdmins” is now available from my publisher, Apress, and on Amazon.

2nd Edition now Available

All three volumes of this best-selling second edition of my Linux Self-Study course are now available from Apress and Amazon. See the details of this 3-volume self-study course.

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