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A look at Fedora 43 Server Edition

February 4, 2026February 3, 2026
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Reasons for Moving to Linux

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026
3

Triangle Linux User Group (TriLUG) February Meeting

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
4

Update on my Oldest Computer

January 27, 2026January 28, 2026
5

Why I Installed Fedora Server on My Primary Workstation — and How

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
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Network Upgrades Completed — Sort of

January 24, 2026
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Saving Public Library Computers With Linux Mint MATE

January 22, 2026January 21, 2026
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Network Upgrades at Both.org

January 21, 2026January 22, 2026
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Why I Didn’t Convert My Primary Workstation to BtrFS

January 21, 2026January 18, 2026
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All Things Open Linux

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...

David Both
November 1, 2023November 1, 2023
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All Things Open Linux

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...

David Both
October 18, 2023October 19, 2023
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Linux

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...

David Both
October 15, 2023January 1, 2024
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Climate and Environment Environment Linux

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...

David Both
October 9, 2023September 25, 2025
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Announcement Books Linux Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin

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...

David Both
September 27, 2023September 27, 2023
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Books Linux Using and Administering Linux

Book Proofs Completed

I have completed reviewing the proofs for the 2nd Edition of my Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin self-study training series. This is the...

David Both
September 25, 2023
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Fixing problems Hardware Linux

Why I Save Old Computer Parts

As a long-time system administrator I have become known to friends and others as someone who can repair or repurpose their old computers. Or they...

David Both
August 22, 2023October 8, 2025
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Announcement Books Linux

2nd Edition Updates Completed

I have completed the updates for the 2nd Edition of my Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin series of books. Release is scheduled for...

David Both
July 29, 2023September 4, 2023
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Announcement Linux Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin

Announcing the 2nd Edition – Using and Administering Linux

I am proud to announce that my publisher, Apress, will be releasing the 2nd edition of my "Using and Administering Linux - Zero to SysAdmin"...

David Both
June 18, 2023September 4, 2023
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Linux

Taming Static

It is now winter here in the Northern Hemisphere and the low humidity has allowed a significant increase of static electricity. Of course there are...

David Both
December 16, 2022August 29, 2023
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Linux

My OLF Conference Presentation

OLF 2022 is over now but videos of both days of the conference are available at YouTube. Each of the two videos is of the...

David Both
December 5, 2022September 27, 2023
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Books Event Linux

I will be at Open Libre Free (OLF) Dec 2 and 3, 2022

To Speak and Sign My Books I will be attending Open Libre Free (formerly Ohio LinuxFest) to speak and to do a book signing. OLF...

David Both
November 25, 2022September 27, 2023
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Environment Linux

Saving Old Computers – and the planet

I have written about how Linux can keep old computers running and out of landfills or recycling streams. My most recent related article is "How...

David Both
September 1, 2022February 3, 2026
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Linux

Businesses should dump Windows for the Linux desktop

Here is an interesting article by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols  at "The Register." https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/10/opinion_column_drop_windows_for_linux Some of the highlights Businesses should dump Windows for the Linux desktop....

David Both
August 13, 2022October 5, 2023
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Linux

DigitalBridge to be at Wake Forest Job Fair

Digital Bridge will be participating in the next Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce Job Fair. Make sure you stop by and check out what...

David Both
July 30, 2022July 30, 2022
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Books Linux News

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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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)“.

Random Quote

Interchangeable tapes (disks, CDs, etc) won’t.

— Troutman’s Programming Postulates

Links: Moving to Linux

  • 7 Reasons Fedora Might Be a Better Windows Replacement Than Linux Mint
  • 7 Reasons Why Windows Users Avoid Linux (Which Aren’t True Anymore)
  • Best Linux distros to try before Windows 10 support ends
  • How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint – for free
  • I replaced my entire Microsoft Office subscription with free open-source apps
  • Isn’t It Time to Switch to Linux? 12 Reasons to Abandon Windows
  • KDE for W10 Exiles
  • Linux: A true story
  • Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux
  • Why I Switched to Linux From Windows

“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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