Linux tools for network administrators
My initial reaction to Linux was that I did not fully understand its range of tools. At that time, I was the technology director for...
Keeping time with chrony
“Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?” -- Chicago, 1969 Perhaps that rock group didn’t care what time it was...
Ventoy: The Ultimate Multi-Boot USB Tool
Giving friends and neighbors a bootable USB drive containing your favorite Linux distribution is a great way to introduce neophyte Linux users to the experience...
How I recovered from another self-inflicted problem
And how I got there in the first place. Those of you who read my articles and books know that I do updates frequently to...
Learning to love ‘groff -ms’
My journey with markup systems began when I was an undergraduate physics student at university. Until then, I wrote class papers using a desktop word...
5 reasons to love init
The init system of an operating system is the component that starts all the programs that run on your computer. Without init, you'd have to...
Updates fix KDE Plasma issues
If you've been reading Both.org for a few months, you'll know that I have two favorite desktops. I like Xfce for it's no-nonsense user interface...
Open-Source Robotics: The Best Linux-Based Frameworks for Building Intelligent Machines
Open-source robotics is transforming the way intelligent machines are designed, developed and deployed. By leveraging Linux based frameworks developers can create customizable, scalable and high-performance...
Filelight — my new favorite Linux tool
I like to explore all corners of my Linux installations. Sometimes I find interesting and useful new (to me) tools that -- for some reason...
Fixing Ansible playbooks
I've been using Ansible for several years to perform different tasks on my many physical and virtual hosts. It's an excellent tool for defining the...
How I reverted to Name Service Switch (NSS) for name resolution — And why
There are problems with the new systemd-resolved resolver and that gives us some good reasons to keep or revert to the NSSwitch resolver. The Domain...
How I automate file edits with ‘sed’
Here’s a neat command line trick to make changes to a text file.
How ActivityPub is Reshaping Social Networking
I have been a Mastodon user for nearly six years. I started on Fosstodon and have since moved to Mastodon. social but that’s unimportant because both Mastodon instances are...
My Go-To Podcasts for Linux and Open Source
I spend much time on the road or walking around my village and enjoy listening to podcasts about various topics. One of my interests is...
New book announcement
I'm currently working on a new book that will be available in July 2025, "systemd for Linux SysAdmins: All You Need to Know About The...