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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.
Fun Linux

Fun with ASCII art on the Linux command line

This really brings back memories of when I worked night shift on an IBM 1401 and we used to print ASCII art on the IBM...

David Both
December 1, 2018December 1, 2018
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Announcement Books Event The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

The eBook version of The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins on sale for $7

  The eBook version of my book is currently on sale for $7.00 at Apress from now through November 26, 2018. Click on the image...

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November 21, 2018
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Books Information The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

Book availability update

My book The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins is now available in hardcopy (softcover) at Amazon. Please note that for a couple days Amazon was fulfilling...

David Both
October 31, 2018
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Books The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

Book hardcopy available on Amazon

My book The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins is now available in hardcopy (softcover) at Amazon. Please note that Amazon is fulfilling this via a third...

David Both
October 30, 2018October 30, 2018
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Books Event The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

Meet the author(s) at ATO

On Monday, October 22, from 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM, my publisher, Apress, will hold a "meet the authors" session at All Things Open in Raleigh, NC. Several...

David Both
October 16, 2018October 17, 2018
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Linux Ohio LinuxFest Speaking engagements

My Ohio LinuxFest presentation

I am scheduled to present my talk, "Be the Lazy SysAdmin," at the Ohio LinuxFest Saturday, October 13 (tomorrow as I write this) at 10AM...

David Both
October 12, 2018October 12, 2018
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Books News

Yet another book contract

I have just signed with Apress for third book about Linux. With two books now in the pipeline it looks like I will be busy...

David Both
September 23, 2018September 23, 2018
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Books News

New book in the works

This morning I signed a contract to write another book for Apress. This book will also be about Linux but it will be different from...

David Both
September 10, 2018
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Information Linux Thoughts

Your computer isn’t broken – it just needs Linux

Longevity – an interesting word. I use it here to help clarify some of the statements that I hear many people make. These statements are...

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September 1, 2018September 2, 2018
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Linux turns 27 today

Linux is 27 years old today. Happy birthday Linux and thank you Linus Torvalds for giving us a real operating system to use on our computers....

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August 25, 2018August 25, 2018
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Announcement Speaking engagements

Speaking at Ohio LinuxFest

I will be speaking at Ohio LinuxFest this year which runs October 12-13 in Columbus, Ohio. My talk is titled, "Be the Lazy SysAdmin," in which...

David Both
August 20, 2018August 30, 2018
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Books The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

Hardcopy of “The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins” now available

The author's hard copies of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, showed up on my front porch yesterday. The hard copy does appear to be...

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August 15, 2018August 15, 2018
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Books News The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

“The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins” is now available in electronic formats

My book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, is now available for purchase in epub formats on line at Apress and Amazon. The print version is coming soon.

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August 6, 2018August 6, 2018
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Ramblings

Looking ahead

Now that I have finished the final proofs for The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, I am looking ahead to what might be next. Although I...

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August 6, 2018August 6, 2018
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Final book proofs finished

Today I finished a second round of proofs for my book. There were just a few things that needed more correction on the first set...

David Both
July 27, 2018
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Books News

Site problem solved

Due to some apparent data corruption in the MySQL database that stores the page and post content for this web site, the static pages were...

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July 20, 2018July 22, 2018
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Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will want to use it.

— Shaw’s principle

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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