Skip to the content
Both.org
News, Opinion, Tutorials, and Community for Linux Users and SysAdmins
  • About Us
  • Linux
    • Why I use Linux
    • The real reason we use Linux
  • My Linux Books
    • systemd for Linux SysAdmins
    • Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin: 2nd Edition
    • The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
    • Linux for Small Business Owners
    • Errata
      • Errata for The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 1st Edition
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 2nd Edition
  • Open Source Resources
    • What is Open Source?
    • What is Linux?
    • What is Open Source Software?
    • The Open Source Way
  • Write for us
    • Submission and Style guide
    • Advertising statement
  • Downloads
1

A great year for Both.org

August 16, 2025August 16, 2025
2

Xfce lock screen fails

August 15, 2025August 11, 2025
3

Introducing Jan: A Privacy-Centric, Open-Source GPT for AI Enthusiasts

August 14, 2025August 5, 2025
4

Begin the Journey: Finding a practical starting point with Free Open Source Software

August 13, 2025August 4, 2025
5

The IBM PC — 44 years old today

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025
6

An Open-Source AI Tool for Voice Generation

August 11, 2025August 3, 2025
7

Microsoft Nonsense

August 9, 2025August 9, 2025
8

Begin the journey: Why your ethics might require adoption of Free and Open Source Software

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025
9

Why I support the “Right to Repair”

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025
  • Home
  • 2025
  • July
  • Page 2

Month: July 2025

Linux Programming

A Small Algol 68 Project, Part 1

In memory of J. Kevin Douglas, a good friend and fellow fan of Algol 68 In the last article in this series, we looked at...

Chris Hermansen
July 10, 2025July 9, 2025
Read More
Linux

Fedora Repo issues during updates

As I've been doing updates the last few days, I've noticed a problem with random systems where DNF5 indicates that no updates are available when...

David Both
July 8, 2025July 8, 2025
Read More
Linux

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 24—Reality Bytes

Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 26 of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, with significant changes to update some...

David Both
July 7, 2025July 7, 2025
Read More
Linux SysAdmin System Administration

How to fix unresolvable file conflict errors upgrading or installing software RPMs

I install updates on a pretty regular basis and -- most of the time -- they install without a problem. By updates I mean installation...

David Both
July 4, 2025July 13, 2025
Read More
Linux Philosophy Open Source Opinion

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 23—Support your Favorite Open Source Project

Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 25 of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, with significant changes to update the...

David Both
July 3, 2025July 6, 2025
Read More
Book Signing Community Conference Linux

Short report on the Perl / Raku Conference

This past weekend I attended the Perl / Raku conference in Greenville, SC, USA. It was a great weekend as I met a couple old...

David Both
July 1, 2025July 2, 2025
Read More

Posts pagination

Previous 1 2

Random Quote

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.

— Ken Olson

Links: Humor

  • Linux: A true story

Links: Interesting info

  • Replace Kubernetes with systemd

Links: Linux

  • Fedora
  • KDE for W10 Exiles
  • Linux Mint
  • Ubuntu

Links: Moving to Linux

  • 7 Reasons Fedora Might Be a Better Windows Replacement Than Linux Mint
  • Best Linux distros to try before Windows 10 support ends
  • KDE for W10 Exiles
  • Linux: A true story
  • Why I Switched to Linux From Windows

Links: Open Source Software

  • GIMP
  • LibreOffice

“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.

2nd Edition now Available

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.

Technically We Write — Our Partner Site

Our partner site, Technically We Write, has published a number of articles from several contributors to Both.org. Check them out.

Technically We Write is a community of technical writers, technical editors, copyeditors, web content writers, and all other roles in technical communication.

Subscribe to Both.org

To comment on articles, you must register.

Send your desired user ID, first and last name, and an email address for login (this must be the same email address used to register) to subscribe@both.org with “Subscribe” as the subject line.

You’ll receive a confirmation of your subscription with your initial password as soon as we are able to process it.

Administration

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
  • About Us
  • Linux
    • Why I use Linux
    • The real reason we use Linux
  • My Linux Books
    • systemd for Linux SysAdmins
    • Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin: 2nd Edition
    • The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
    • Linux for Small Business Owners
    • Errata
      • Errata for The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 1st Edition
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 2nd Edition
  • Open Source Resources
    • What is Open Source?
    • What is Linux?
    • What is Open Source Software?
    • The Open Source Way
  • Write for us
    • Submission and Style guide
    • Advertising statement
  • Downloads

Advertising Statement

Advertising Statement

To the Top ↑ Up ↑