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Thinking about Algol 68

June 27, 2025June 26, 2025
2

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

June 25, 2025June 27, 2025
3

Do I have enough space for that?

June 24, 2025June 20, 2025
4

A beginner’s guide to dc

June 23, 2025June 20, 2025
5

Strange problems with switches

June 19, 2025June 21, 2025
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Nextcloud is a snap

June 18, 2025June 17, 2025
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Website problems circumvented

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025
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Breaking Free from Windows 10: KDE Plasma Is Your Upgrade to Freedom

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025
9

I need a list of URLs

June 16, 2025June 10, 2025
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Jim Hall is an open source software developer and advocate. His first contribution to open source was in 1993 with a patch to GNU Emacs, but he is probably best known for his work on FreeDOS, the open source version of the DOS operating system, and for his work on usability in open source software. In addition to writing open source software, Jim also writes about open source software, including Both.org and All Things Open, and about technical writing at Technically We Write.
Command Line Linux

Searching text files from the command line

The find command is a powerful and flexible tool to locate files under a path.

Jim Hall
September 15, 2024September 10, 2024
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Fun Linux Programming

Random numbers from the Linux kernel

Let the kernel generate random numbers for you using ‘getrandom.’

Jim Hall
September 14, 2024September 5, 2024
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Linux Programming

A gentle introduction to ncurses

You can create your own programs that use a text user interface to control the screen.

Jim Hall
September 11, 2024September 7, 2024
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Fun Programming

Learn C by writing a number guessing game

The “Guess the number” game is a fun way to learn a new programming language.

Jim Hall
September 7, 2024September 5, 2024
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FreeDOS Text Editors

Editing files with FreeDOS Edlin

Edlin is a classic editor from the early DOS days, but it’s still a fun and useful editor.

Jim Hall
September 5, 2024September 4, 2024
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Both.org Getting Started Open Source

Join the community and share an article

Our community wants to read about your experience and how you use your favorite open source application.

Jim Hall
September 1, 2024August 11, 2024
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Command Line Linux

Check spelling at the command line

Check spelling at the command line like old-school Unix with this cool script.

Jim Hall
August 24, 2024August 16, 2024
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Fun Programming

Guess the number in FORTRAN 77

Explore classic programming in FORTRAN 77 with this sample program.

Jim Hall
August 20, 2024August 13, 2024
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LibreOffice

Count magic bunnies in LibreOffice Calc

Use this tutorial to learn about AutoFill in LibreOffice Calc.

Jim Hall
August 19, 2024August 13, 2024
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LibreOffice

LibreOffice Calc functions to make your work easier

Here are the LibreOffice Calc functions that I use all the time to get my work done.

Jim Hall
August 12, 2024August 7, 2024
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History Programming

A look back: FORTRAN 77

Take a step back in time to a time when programs were punched on cards.

Jim Hall
August 10, 2024August 7, 2024
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File Management Programming

Converting WordStar files

Explore how this popular word processor stored data, so you can convert your old files.

Jim Hall
August 9, 2024August 6, 2024
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Terminal Xfce

5 things I love about Xfce Terminal

I use these Xfce Terminal features all the time to work at the command line.

Jim Hall
August 2, 2024July 30, 2024
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Design Desktop Graphics Linux

Visual brand and identity

A user interface has a visual identity. See how simple shapes can represent several common interfaces.

Jim Hall
July 19, 2024July 15, 2024
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Linux Raspberry Pi System Administration

Automate Raspberry Pi tasks with crontab

If you need to do a task on a regular schedule, explore how you can use crontab to do the repetitive work for you.

Jim Hall
July 15, 2024July 10, 2024
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Fun Vim

My favorite Vim color schemes

Customize Vim to use the color scheme that works best for you.

Jim Hall
July 12, 2024July 7, 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.

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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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