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Both.org Authors Working on New Books

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
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Privacy matters

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Book Update

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Fedora Prix Fixe Menu Gives Flexibility

April 2, 2026March 28, 2026
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Why Linux Matters More Than Ever in 2026

March 31, 2026March 27, 2026
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“Using and Administering Linux” Book Progress Update

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026
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Use FreeDOS to learn about computers

March 26, 2026
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From ‘Obsolete’ to Opportunity: How Five Old PCs Found New Purpose

March 20, 2026March 19, 2026
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Fedora 44 Coming Soon

March 18, 2026
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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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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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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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Books 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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Hardware 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, 2022February 3, 2026
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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, 2022March 28, 2026
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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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Download problems with “Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin” files

Some files for experiments do not download properly It was brought to my attention by reader Benjamin Robertson that experiments that use the wget command...

David Both
January 15, 2022January 15, 2022
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Fedora 35 First Look

It has been a while since I posted anything here. For that I apologize, but I have been busy with a number of projects and...

David Both
November 2, 2021November 2, 2021
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Desktop Tips and tricks

My Laptop Has No Numlock LED

Note: The tool described in this post worked on Fedora 33 but no longer works with Fedora 34. Because this code is no longer maintained...

David Both
March 29, 2021May 8, 2021
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Using my own books

One of the things I state in the Introductions about my books is that I use them myself as references and this week was no...

David Both
January 23, 2021February 3, 2026
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Setting the number of desktop workspaces for Xfce4

I just learned something very cool. Sometimes it is necessary to make remote modifications to a desktop using the command line. In this case I...

David Both
December 12, 2020December 14, 2020
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Fedora Information Upgrades

Fedora 33 first impressions

I have posted an article about my first impressions of Fedora 33 on my technical website. Well - in addition to that in my previous...

David Both
October 30, 2020November 4, 2020
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Fedora Problem Solving Tips and tricks

Fedora name resolution fails

Image by: Opensource.com: CC-by-SA 4.0 I installed Fedora 33 on October 27, 2020, the first day it became available. One of the major changes, a...

David Both
October 27, 2020January 25, 2025
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Fixing problems I really borked it this time

How I borked my computer

Even seasoned Sysadmins can have epic fails And this was mine. It was a bit frustrating - well, a lot frustrating. I managed to totally...

David Both
September 14, 2020September 19, 2020
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Fixing problems Information

Migrating to SSD.

A few weeks ago I installed an M.2 SSD drive in my primary workstation, and just today I installed a second one. The complete story...

David Both
September 9, 2020September 13, 2020
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Installing Fedora 32 on System76 Oryx Pro

In November 2018 I ordered an Oryx Pro laptop with a 17" display from System76. This laptop came with the System76 version of Ubuntu, POP_os!....

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August 14, 2020August 14, 2020
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Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

David Both ATO Interview

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

“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.

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