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An interview with Jim Hall about FreeDOS

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How I use GNU Indent

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AI Malware strikes curl developers

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Emulating systems with QEMU

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Make typing faster with the Keebio BDN9 macro pad

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Code like it’s the 1980s

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Standard UNIX password manager

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GIMP: the free Photoshop alternative

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Command Line Fixing problems Linux

How to use udev

Udev is flexible but complex. Learn how to use udev so you can customize how Linux recognizes your devices.

Seth Kenlon
April 18, 2024April 12, 2024
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Fixing problems Web Server

How to debug a web server error with ‘wget’

The wget command line tool can provide detailed information about what’s happening on a web server.

Jim Hall
April 10, 2024April 5, 2024
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Fixing problems Linux

How I hacked my Linux system with a Live USB device

I used a Fedora Live USB to hack into my systems, enter recovery mode, and resolve a problem that I’d created on multiple computers.

David Both
February 7, 2024January 25, 2024
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Fixing problems Linux

Liquid Cooling Failure

Modern motherboards make a cooling failure less catastrophic than it could have been.

David Both
January 7, 2024January 3, 2024
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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, 2023March 30, 2024
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Fixing problems I really borked it this time

How I borked my computer

Even seasoned Sysadmins can have epic fails And this was mine. It was a bit frustrating - well, a lot frustrating. I managed to totally...

David Both
September 14, 2020September 19, 2020
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Fixing problems Information

Migrating to SSD.

A few weeks ago I installed an M.2 SSD drive in my primary workstation, and just today I installed a second one. The complete story...

David Both
September 9, 2020September 13, 2020
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Desktop Fixing problems Linux

Copy and Paste fails

After a recent upgrade to my primary workstation, and a new installation on a couple virtual machines, I discovered that copy and paste was not...

David Both
March 13, 2020March 14, 2020
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May 13,2025

My latest book, “systemd for Linux  SysAdmins” is now available from my publisher, Apress, and on Amazon.

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