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Is there a better Pi Day than March 14?

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026
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Let’s measure pi with a Raspberry Pi

March 13, 2026October 17, 2025
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Why I Really Like Linux

March 12, 2026March 13, 2026
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California’s age verification law is bad for open source

March 10, 2026March 9, 2026
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Announcing the 3rd Edition of “Using and Administering Linux”

March 7, 2026March 7, 2026
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Fresh KDE Innovation Meets Ubuntu Stability

March 5, 2026March 4, 2026
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Make your first contribution to open source

March 2, 2026February 28, 2026
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The Fedora “Everything” 43 Image Changes Everything

February 27, 2026March 13, 2026
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Getting Help for Linux

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
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Linux systemd

systemd — #12: Fixing systemd-resolved name service failures using Ansible

Name resolution and the ever-changing networking landscape.

David Both
March 1, 2024September 11, 2024
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Open Source

What open source means to me

When I entered the open source community 12 years ago, I didn’t know the meaning of open source software. I had to Google the definition when I was offered a copy editing role on the Opensource.com team at Red Hat.

Jen Wike Huger
February 28, 2024February 27, 2024
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systemd

systemd — #11: Managing resources with cgroups in systemd

Cgroups manage resources per application rather than by the individual processes that make up an application.

David Both
February 27, 2024February 27, 2024
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Linux System Administration Tools

4 open source tools for Linux system monitoring

Information is the key to resolving any computer problem, including problems with or relating to Linux and the hardware on which it runs. There are many tools available for most distributions. These tools can be used to obtain huge amounts of information.

David Both
February 26, 2024February 1, 2026
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Hardware

How I got RGB Lighting Working on my Corsair Keyboard

A good keyboard is important to your health and productivity. It can be fun, too.

David Both
February 25, 2024February 20, 2024
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Linux Tips and tricks

Transfer files between your phone and Linux

Are you looking for a way to quickly copy files from your iPhone or Android mobile device to your Linux computer or from your Linux...

Don Watkins
February 24, 2024February 15, 2024
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Linux Networking

How I disabled IPv6 on Linux

Simplify your network by disabling IPv6.

David Both
February 23, 2024
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Linux System Administration systemd

systemd — #10: Analyze Linux startup performance

Use systemd-analyze to get insights and solve problems with Linux startup performance.

David Both
February 23, 2024February 23, 2024
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Linux systemd Tools

systemd — #9: Using systemd journals to troubleshoot transient problems

Find the root cause of hard-to-track errors by diving into your systemd journals.

David Both
February 22, 2024January 21, 2025
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Applications Linux

Generate QR codes with this open source tool

Create QR codes the easy — FOSS — way.

Don Watkins
February 21, 2024February 15, 2024
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Linux Networking

Diagnose connectivity issues with the Linux ping command

Networking is what makes the Internet, the cloud, file shares, media streaming, remote administration, printing, and much more possible. When something goes wrong, it can sometimes be challenging to diagnose. One of the most fundamental diagnostic tools for networked connectivity is the ping command.

Don Watkins
February 20, 2024February 8, 2024
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Linux systemd

systemd — #8: Analyzing systemd calendar and timespans

Learn how systemd uses calendar time, timestamps, and timespans to control when things happen.

David Both
February 19, 2024
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systemd

systemd — #7: Use systemd timers instead of cronjobs

systemd timers provide a more fine-grained control of events than cronjobs and offer more scheduling possibilities.

David Both
February 18, 2024February 18, 2024
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Linux Open Source Software

Chart Your Course: Essential Open Source Software for Boat Owners

Whether you’re sailing down a local river or setting out on the open seas, keep track of your nautical location with OpenCPN.

Don Watkins
February 17, 2024July 1, 2024
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Linux systemd

systemd — #6: Control your computer time and date with systemd

Keep your computer time in sync with NTP, Chrony, and systemd-timesyncd.

David Both
February 16, 2024February 7, 2024
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Linux systemd

systemd — #5: How I manage startup using systemd

systemd starts as many services as possible in parallel during the Linux startup sequence. Learn how to create a new systemd service and how to determine the order in which services start within that parallelism.

David Both
February 15, 2024April 27, 2025
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We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

— Carl Sagan

Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

David Both ATO Interview

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

“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.

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