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Month: January 2025

Command Line Linux

The secrets of the usermod command

Most SysAdmins use a diverse set of commands, but it's usually the same set of commands. And, most frequently, the same set of options for...

David Both
January 9, 2025January 8, 2025
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Information Knowlege

How Kiwix Is Revolutionizing Offline Access to Global Information

Emmanuel Engelhart and Renaud Gaudin wanted everyone to have access to Wikipedia, and in 2007, the dream became a reality with the creation of Kiwix. The project aimed at...

Don Watkins
January 8, 2025January 4, 2025
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FreeDOS History Installation

Looking ahead to FreeDOS 1.4

Help test the next version of FreeDOS with the FreeDOS 1.4 Release Candidate 1 distribution.

Jim Hall
January 7, 2025January 2, 2025
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Linux System Administration Tools

Using htop to manage your Linux system

I use a lot of tools in my daily SysAdmin role. One of the most important ones in my toolkit is htop. The htop program...

David Both
January 6, 2025January 2, 2025
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Linux

Etherpad: Revolutionizing Real-Time Collaboration

A conversation with a friend today led me to remember Etherpad. In an age of digital collaboration, finding the right tool to facilitate effective teamwork is...

Don Watkins
January 3, 2025December 29, 2024
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Command Line Linux

Processing files with ‘find’ and ‘xargs’

Here’s how I used ‘find’ and ‘xargs’ to locate the articles I wrote and count the words.

Jim Hall
January 2, 2025
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Linux My Linux Story

My mom requests a Linux computer

Image by: Opensource.com Editor’s note: This article by David Both was published by Opensource.com on November 16, 2015. It’s republished here without changes by permission...

David Both
January 1, 2025December 29, 2024
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May 13,2025

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All three volumes of this best-selling second edition of my Linux Self-Study course are now available from Apress and Amazon. See the details of this 3-volume self-study course.

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