David Both
In the previous article in this series we created our first, very small Bash script. We also...
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.
This article is intended to be a very high-level discussion of Linux filesystem concepts. It is not...
1 For sysadmins, those of us who run and manage Linux computers most closely, we have direct...
Take a walk through EXT4's history, features, and optimal use, and learn how it differs from previous...
The ability to iterate over a section of code using various types of loops is one of...
In this series of articles we are looking at Bash as a programming language. In the second...
1 Bash as a programming language We have all used Bash to issue commands. They are usually...
The ideal swap configuration depends on your use case and the amount of physical RAM in your...
I use Bash all the time, in part because it is the default shell for most Linux...
1 Zram is a tool for creating an in-RAM compressed cache, specifically for use as swap space....
Linux gives me the freedom to control how I use my computer. Plus, it’s free and open...
I recently experienced another interesting problem in the Linux startup sequence that has a circumvention–not a solution....
This Linux desktop environment is thin and fast with an overall elegance that makes it easy to...
Image by David Both. CC-by-SA 4. If you have a need for speed, you need to consider...
The Linux kernel is a tunable marvel that allows you to make changes to its parameters while...
Image by: Internet Archive Book Images. Modified by Opensource.com. CC BY-SA 4.0 How COVID-19 caused me to...