How I create encrypted passwords
I sometimes need to create an encrypted password for use in scripts when adding one or more new user accounts to hosts in my lab....
How many releases of Fedora can I upgrade from?
Upgrades are an important part of a SysAdmin's job, whether you know you're one or not. If you think about updates and upgrades, then you...
Best Articles of 2024 about Linux system tools
Linux has many excellent tools that allow SysAdmins to manage our systems. We've published many articles this year about those tools, and here are 9...
Happy birthday Both.org
On December 11, 2023. Both.org morphed from being simply my personal website to being a replacement for Opensource.com (OSDC). On that day, a small group...
How to install FreeDOS the old-school way
Here’s how to install FreeDOS the old-fashioned way, with every step done by hand.
5 popular articles about editing text
Text editors just do plain text. Explore these top 5 articles about text editors that you can use to edit files.
What I’ve learned about open source community over 30 years
Open source projects are about more than just the code. It’s about the people that contribute to it.
Remove Background from Photos for Holiday Card Creation with Python
You can use open-source tools to produce holiday cards this year. Suppose you have a great photo of your family or grandchildren, but it was...
Embracing the Festive Spirit: Celebrating Holidays Open Source Style!
The holiday season is upon us once again, and this year, I decided to celebrate in an open-source way. Like a particular famous holiday busybody,...
Top 5 open source stories of 2024
2024 has been an interesting year in the news for many reasons. The open source world has been generating a lot of news this year....
Use ImageMagick to work with images
ImageMagick is a handy multipurpose command-line tool for all your image needs.
Celebrating 30 years of open source with FreeDOS
Explore retrocomputing with this open source operating system that recently turned 30 years old.
5 ways to get the most out of Bash
With a little Bash scripting, you can automate tasks on your Linux system. Learn more with these 5 favorite Bash articles.
Your Guide to Making a Difference in Open Source
You don’t have to be a developer to give back to the open source community.
Stupid SysAdmin tricks
When working on multiple remote systemd using the command line -- Be sure you're working in the terminal for the correct system before entering the...
Why doesn’t my dict command work?
I upgraded to Fedora 41 as soon as it became available about a month ago. Most things worked as expected, but the dict command started...