Embracing Freedom and Flexibility: Why Linux Mint Could be Your Perfect OS Choice
I have owned several MacBooks, and I purchased one for my wife a few years ago. She's not a power user, mainly utilizing it for...
Inxi: Unleashing the Power of Linux System Insights through Command Line Mastery
In the world of Linux, where power and flexibility reign supreme, one of the most valuable tools at a user's disposal is the command line...
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)...
Linux su vs sudo: what’s the difference?
A comparison of Linux commands for escalating privileges for non-root users
A Quick Review of Fedora 39
This review is based on my first month of using Fedora 39. I have performed no formal testing and have not tried very hard to...
How to be the lazy SysAdmin
Work smarter, not harder, and still do your job well. The job of a Linux SysAdmin is always complex and often fraught with various pitfalls...
My Oldest Computer Died
I had this old Dell Optiplex 755 computer that someone gifted me several years ago. "They" said it was no longer working and they were...
Bash Prompt Changed in Fedora 39
The Fedora development mailing lists have been talking about a new prompt for the Bash shell for some time. The idea was to add some...
Strange Windows Failure Explained
Back in August I wrote a post about helping a friend who had a problem with her laptop. I had determined that a strange but...
Fedora 39 Released
Fedora 39 was released on November 7, 2023, 20 years and 1 day after Fedora Core 1. A lot has changed in that time. More...
2nd Edition of Book Series Makes Two Amazon Best Seller Lists
All three volumes in the 2nd Edition of my Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin series Linux self-study course have made the Amazon...
ATO Book Signing and Video
James Robinson-Prior, my Senior Editor at Apress traveled all the way from London, UK, for my book signing at ATO. He took some pictures and...
My ATO Talk Download and Resource List
Bash Code You can download the Bash program and other files I used for my talk at ATO 2023 here. This is a tgz file...
Red Hat to Name New Leader for Fedora Project
After getting rid of many employees in April of 2023, Red Hat now seems to be attempting to back-fill some of the more critical positions...
E-Waste – Where does it go?
Image by Dan Speicher/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review/AP from CNN If you've read some of my posts on this site or Opensource.com, or some of my books, you...
Using and Administering Linux: Volume 1 – Zero to SysAdmin: Getting Started is Now Available
Volume 1 of this series is now available in electronic and softcopy versions. At Apress and Amazon. I have been working on the 2nd Edition...