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Disk Disaster

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Ten moments that shaped Linux

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My six tenets for learning to be a Linux SysAdmin

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Three surprising reasons I like the Cinnamon desktop

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My worst self-inflicted IT disaster

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My Journey From Zero to Linux SysAdmin

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Making FORTRAN 77 easier to read

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An Algol 68 Pretty Printer

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Month: February 2025

Linux Opinion

What our system maintenance this past weekend says about Linux

I've been thinking a lot about the system maintenance I performed on Saturday, February 22. Prior to that day, I thought about what needed to...

David Both
February 28, 2025February 25, 2025
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Linux Tips and tricks

Resurrecting a Windows laptop

Recently, a friend gave me a recent model of a Hewlett-Packard Pavilion laptop. He said, “It turns on but goes off almost immediately. Maybe you...

Don Watkins
February 27, 2025February 24, 2025
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Linux Security

Fix SELinux problems with this little-known option

SELinux is a security subsystem that works to prevent files and code from running from places they don't belong. It's a big complex system that's...

Seth Kenlon
February 26, 2025February 21, 2025
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Linux

Linux tools for network administrators

My initial reaction to Linux was that I did not fully understand its range of tools. At that time, I was the technology director for...

Don Watkins
February 25, 2025February 21, 2025
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In Depth Linux

Keeping time with chrony

“Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?” -- Chicago, 1969 Perhaps that rock group didn’t care what time it was...

David Both
February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
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Linux Open Source Software Tools

Open source Tools for Everyday Use

Many people don’t realize the abundance of free and open-source resources available online. Here are some of my favorite open-source tools across different categories, designed...

Don Watkins
February 21, 2025February 20, 2025
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Boot Linux Tools

Ventoy: The Ultimate Multi-Boot USB Tool

Giving friends and neighbors a bootable USB drive containing your favorite Linux distribution is a great way to introduce neophyte Linux users to the experience...

Don Watkins
February 20, 2025February 18, 2025
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I really borked it this time Linux Problem Solving

How I recovered from another self-inflicted problem

And how I got there in the first place. Those of you who read my articles and books know that I do updates frequently to...

David Both
February 19, 2025February 17, 2025
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Linux Writing

Learning to love ‘groff -ms’

My journey with markup systems began when I was an undergraduate physics student at university. Until then, I wrote class papers using a desktop word...

Jim Hall
February 18, 2025February 15, 2025
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Linux SystemV

5 reasons to love init

The init system of an operating system is the component that starts all the programs that run on your computer. Without init, you'd have to...

Seth Kenlon
February 17, 2025February 12, 2025
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systemd

5 reasons to love systemd

There's a lot happening on modern computers. Applications run in the background, automated events wait to be triggered, log files get written, and status reports...

Seth Kenlon
February 14, 2025February 12, 2025
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KDE Plasma Linux

Updates fix KDE Plasma issues

If you've been reading Both.org for a few months, you'll know that I have two favorite desktops. I like Xfce for it's no-nonsense user interface...

David Both
February 13, 2025February 12, 2025
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AI Linux Robotics

Open-Source Robotics: The Best Linux-Based Frameworks for Building Intelligent Machines

Open-source robotics is transforming the way intelligent machines are designed, developed and deployed. By leveraging Linux based frameworks developers can create customizable, scalable and high-performance...

Saili
February 12, 2025February 11, 2025
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Linux Software

Filelight — my new favorite Linux tool

I like to explore all corners of my Linux installations. Sometimes I find interesting and useful new (to me) tools that -- for some reason...

David Both
February 11, 2025February 9, 2025
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Applications KDE Plasma Linux Open Source

Top Five KDE Apps

I’ve been using Fedora 41 KDE Plasma for awhile now and I’ve already discovered some of the great available apps that I use daily. My...

Don Watkins
February 10, 2025February 7, 2025
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Ansible Linux Open Source

Fixing Ansible playbooks

I've been using Ansible for several years to perform different tasks on my many physical and virtual hosts. It's an excellent tool for defining the...

David Both
February 6, 2025February 6, 2025
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