A brief history of the Linux desktop
Let’s look back on a brief history of the Linux desktop.
Fine tuning the KDE Plasma desktop
In the my blog post I wrote about the new Lenovo V 15 laptop I purchased and installed Fedora KDE Plasma 42. One of the...
Upgrading a Lenovo V15 to Fedora KDE Plasma
I’ve been looking for a new laptop for a couple of months because the one I’ve been using is missing a ‘P’ key. Replacing the...
Celebrating 20 Years of ODF: The Backbone of Open Standards
LibreOffice is a free and open-source office productivity suite developed by The Document Foundation (TDF). It originated as a fork of OpenOffice.org in 2010. I...
AI Malware strikes curl developers
Image by: securitybydefault.com, Creative Commons The scourge of misused AI1 (so-called) is attacking the developers of the Linux curl project in a new and so...
Emulating systems with QEMU
Here’s how I boot other systems using virtual machines in QEMU
Make typing faster with the Keebio BDN9 macro pad
My brother recently gave me a Keebio BDN9 macro pad. It’s a configurable 9-key keyboard that supports all kinds of customizations, including little keycaps that...
GIMP: the free Photoshop alternative
The GNU Image Manipulation Program, the acronymous, free drawing program, is often also named as the free Photoshop alternative: GIMP. I’ve used it since 2009....
The case of the Borked HDD
It all started this morning when I went to start my regular Saturday yoga session. I have a room at home that has all my...
The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 20—Follow your curiosity
I love to learn new things. I was fortunate in that my curiosity led me to a lifetime of working with my favorite toys – computers. There are many things on Earth and in this Universe to be curious about. Computers and related technology just seem to be the thing I enjoy the most.
Beware Fedora updates of April 28, 2025
It breaks iptables with no warning I'm rather angry right now but I promise to remain calm -- at least in this post. I just...
The duf command
The duf command is an advanced form of the df command that uses boxes to separate the storage device types into local, fuse (User space file storage), and special devices.
My first impressions of Fedora 42
You might be aware that I upgraded all of the Both.org systems over the last two days, moving from F41 to F42. That process was...
Fedora 42 upgrades at Both.org
Fedora 42 was released today, and I've been upgrading my systems. So far I've only done my internal systems and not the Both.org server or...
Fedora 42 has been released
It's now 21 years since Fedora Core 1 was originally released in November of 2003, and it's still maintaining its planned 6-month release cycle. Today,...
Five reasons for Windows users to move to Linux
Take back your power As the October deadline for dumping Windows 10 is fast approaching, many users are considering their options. This is for many...