Setting the number of desktop workspaces for Xfce4
I just learned something very cool. Sometimes it is necessary to make remote modifications to a desktop using the command line. In this case I...
Fedora 33 first impressions
I have posted an article about my first impressions of Fedora 33 on my technical website. Well - in addition to that in my previous...
Fedora name resolution fails
Image by: Opensource.com: CC-by-SA 4.0 I installed Fedora 33 on October 27, 2020, the first day it became available. One of the major changes, a...
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...
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...
Installing Fedora 32 on System76 Oryx Pro
In November 2018 I ordered an Oryx Pro laptop with a 17" display from System76. This laptop came with the System76 version of Ubuntu, POP_os!....
Fedora 32 rocks – with a couple issues
Fedora 32 became available yesterday and - LinuxGeek46 that I am - I managed to upgrade 7 out of 8 of my Fedora hosts yesterday...
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...
Migrate Thunderbird Config from one Linux Computer to Another
While getting ready to do a presentation at Open Source 101 in a few days, I decided that it would be good to reinstall POP_os!...
Security by obscurity — NOT!
As you can see in the posts below I switched internet service providers on Monday of this week. As a result I received a different...
Network migration complete
The migration to AT&T fiber is now complete and everything went very well. Of course that is not to say it was problem-free. I have...
Network migration Monday, January 20
Outages through Monday Due to a large number of intermittent outages with my current internet provider, I have decided to move to a new provider....
Speaking at Open Source 101
I will be speaking at Open Source 101 in Columbia, SC, on March 3. I will present an extended 3 hour session entitled, "Configuring and...
Intermittent web site outages
Due to issues with Spectrum business class, this web site is experiencing intermittent outages. I expect them to arrive here between 2pm and 3pm Wednesday,...
Great first review
I am really happy to get a great 5-star first review on my Linux self-study series, Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin. Among...
“Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin” to be translated into Korean
This morning I learned from my editor that Apress has licensed all three volumes of Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin for translation...