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My start with BASIC programming

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Read long lines with getline

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Rhythmbox is a great music player for GNOME

September 10, 2025September 8, 2025
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Reading the command line with getopt

September 9, 2025September 8, 2025
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How do I choose a Linux distribution?

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025
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Using QGIS and MerginMaps for Geospatial Data Work

September 4, 2025September 3, 2025
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Exploring GNU Algol 68: Formatting numbers as strings for output

September 3, 2025September 2, 2025
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What you need to know when you buy a new computer

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025
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Why beauty matters in computing

September 1, 2025August 30, 2025
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Linux Opinion

Moving from Windows 10 to Linux

Instead of purchasing a new computer just to run a new version of Windows, consider installing Linux.

Jim Hall
March 27, 2025
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Documentation Linux

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 18—Document everything

“Real programmers don’t comment their code, if it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand and harder to modify.”

— unknown

David Both
March 26, 2025July 6, 2025
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Linux Privacy Security

Signal Messenger: Privacy, Simplified with Open Source

Messaging apps have revolutionized communication, reshaping our daily lives and relationships. It’s hard to imagine a time without SMS paving the way for near-instant connectivity....

Don Watkins
March 25, 2025March 30, 2025
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File Management Linux

Connect to a Windows drive from Linux

Here’s how I connected my Linux system to a Windows AD fileshare.

Jim Hall
March 21, 2025March 8, 2025
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FreeDOS Linux Programming

Reading a whole file at once

Two methods to load a data file into memory. Use mmap on Linux sysetms.

Jim Hall
March 20, 2025March 20, 2025
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Linux Multimedia

Openclipart.org: A Treasure Trove of Free Vector Images

I am not a talented artist, but I enjoy using graphics for greeting cards, posters, and occasionally hoodies or t-shirts. When I need an image...

Don Watkins
March 18, 2025March 8, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Update Linux from the command line

Be a power user by updating your system from the command line.

Jim Hall
March 17, 2025March 8, 2025
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Curiosity Kernel Linux Musings

Kernel musings

Being a curious sort of person, I wonder about a lot of interesting things. For some reason, I've started wondering about the Linux kernel and...

David Both
March 13, 2025March 7, 2025
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Linux Open Source Software System Administration Tools

btop — the top of my dreams

The top program is the original system monitoring and management tool for Unix and Linux. It performs its task well and with a minimum of...

David Both
March 11, 2025March 11, 2025
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Linux Linux Philosophy Perl Programming Raku

Perl and Raku Conference will be held June 27-29, 2025 in Greenville, SC, USA

David Both to be the keynote speaker The Perl and Raku Conference for 2025 is coming up June 27-29, 2025, and it’s set to be...

David Both
March 8, 2025March 10, 2025
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Linux

Text fun with Inkscape

Inkscape is one of my favorite open-source graphic design tools. It has an intuitive interface that is relatively easy to master. As I learned to...

Don Watkins
March 5, 2025March 1, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Selective updates using ‘dnf’

Here’s how I update my system except for one problem library

Jim Hall
March 4, 2025February 28, 2025
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Linux Linux Philosophy

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 17— Use your favorite editor

Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 19 of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, with some changes to update the...

David Both
March 3, 2025July 6, 2025
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Linux Opinion

What our system maintenance this past weekend says about Linux

I've been thinking a lot about the system maintenance I performed on Saturday, February 22. Prior to that day, I thought about what needed to...

David Both
February 28, 2025February 25, 2025
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Linux Tips and tricks

Resurrecting a Windows laptop

Recently, a friend gave me a recent model of a Hewlett-Packard Pavilion laptop. He said, “It turns on but goes off almost immediately. Maybe you...

Don Watkins
February 27, 2025February 24, 2025
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Linux Security

Fix SELinux problems with this little-known option

SELinux is a security subsystem that works to prevent files and code from running from places they don't belong. It's a big complex system that's...

Seth Kenlon
February 26, 2025February 21, 2025
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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.

2nd Edition now Available

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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