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Animation Linux News Open Source Software

Movie made with open source software makes history

Screenshot from the IMDb database. The Latvian movie, Flow (2024), has made history for more than one reason. Wikipedia describes Flow as "... a 2024...

David Both
May 27, 2025June 7, 2025
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Linux News

There are two items of interesting Linux news today. Fedora 42 The first is that Fedora 42 will be officially released on Tuesday, April 15,...

David Both
April 10, 2025
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Linux News Opinion Windows

Breaking News – M$ Allows older computers to install Windows 11

Microsoft has finally bowed to the inevitable and changed their draconian stance on older computers. They'll now allow older computers to install Windows 11 despite...

David Both
April 8, 2025April 9, 2025
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Linux News Open Source

Top 5 open source stories of 2024

2024 has been an interesting year in the news for many reasons. The open source world has been generating a lot of news this year....

David Both
December 5, 2024
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This Website Is Now Secure

For a number of reasons, including the fact that it's been on my todo list for a long time, I have enabled HTTPS (Secure HTTP)...

David Both
December 13, 2023
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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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Fedora News Opinion

Fedora 32 rocks – with a couple issues

Fedora 32 became available yesterday and - LinuxGeek46 that I am - I managed to upgrade 7 out of 8 of my Fedora hosts yesterday...

David Both
April 29, 2020April 29, 2020
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Book News Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin

“Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin” to be translated into Korean

This morning I learned from my editor that Apress has licensed all three volumes of Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin for translation...

David Both
January 7, 2020
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Book News Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin

“Using and Administering Linux” now available on Amazon

Updated 2019-12-23 The books in my three-volume series, Using and Administering Linux - Zero to SysAdmin, are just now becoming available on Amazon. Using and...

David Both
December 14, 2019December 25, 2019
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Book News

Book update

I have been quite busy the last couple weeks working on the proofs for "Using and Administering Linux." I have completed work on Volume 1...

David Both
November 22, 2019
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Book News The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

“Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins” to be translated into Chinese

I have just learned that China Machine Press, a Chinese company based in Beijing, has purchased the rights to translate my first book, "The Linux...

David Both
September 30, 2019
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Book News Using and Administering Linux

Technical revisions completed

This weekend I completed the technical revisions on Volume 3 of my definitive 3-volume self-study course, "Using and Administering Linux - Zero to SysAdmin." This...

David Both
September 30, 2019September 30, 2019
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Book News Using and Administering Linux

The end is near!

For the first draft of my book, that is. I am currently finishing work on the last three chapters of Volume 3 of my forthcoming...

David Both
August 26, 2019August 26, 2019
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Book Linux News Using and Administering Linux

Book Details Updated

Now that we have revised the structure and Table of Contents for my upcoming three volume book, Using and Administering Linux -- Zero to SysAdmin,...

David Both
July 25, 2019October 23, 2019
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Book News Using and Administering Linux

News about “Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin”

Due to the massive amount of material that will be covered in my new book, "Using and Administering Linux - Zero to SysAdmin," my publisher,...

David Both
July 10, 2019July 11, 2019
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Book News Using and Administering Linux

First Draft Complete

Late this afternoon I completed the first draft of the last chapter in my book, "Using and Administering Linux." This is book 1 in my...

David Both
June 17, 2019
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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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