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A Distributed WordPress Cracking Attack

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026
2

Getting Started With the cd Command

February 11, 2026February 10, 2026
3

A Fresh Look at Manjaro KDE Plasma

February 10, 2026February 9, 2026
4

Dipping My Toes into the Arch World with Manjaro Cinnamon

February 9, 2026February 6, 2026
5

A look at Fedora 43 Server Edition

February 4, 2026February 3, 2026
6

Reasons for Moving to Linux

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026
7

Triangle Linux User Group (TriLUG) February Meeting

January 29, 2026February 10, 2026
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Update on my Oldest Computer

January 27, 2026January 28, 2026
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Why I Installed Fedora Server on My Primary Workstation — and How

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
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Month: October 2025

Linux Linux Mint Moving to Linux

Linux Mint: Better Privacy, Cost, and Performance for Your Old Windows Computer

Last week, Windows 10 users faced a dilemma: transition to Windows 11 and potentially purchase a new computer, or embrace the growing Linux community. Personally,...

Don Watkins
October 31, 2025October 28, 2025
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Linux Programming

Read and write data in C

If you’re new to C programming, here are a few tips to improve reading and writing files.

Jim Hall
October 30, 2025September 26, 2025
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Fedora Linux Upgrades

First Look at Fedora 43

Fedora 43 dropped yesterday, October 28, right on schedule. It's nice to know that I can count on version upgrades every 6 months in April...

David Both
October 29, 2025
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Fedora Linux News

Fedora 43 Released

Fedora 43 has just been released. The best place to find the link to download Fedora 43 is on the Fedora Project home page. I...

David Both
October 28, 2025October 28, 2025
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Linux Retro Computing Terminal

Why I love Cool Retro Term

Try Cool Retro Term for a classic terminal feel.

Jim Hall
October 28, 2025October 31, 2025
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Fedora Linux Upgrades

Fedora 43 set for release October 28, 2025

Based on the current schedule for Fedora development, Fedora 43 should be released tomorrow, October 28. Although a delay is possible, that happens rarely and...

David Both
October 27, 2025
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Linux Video

Setting up OBS Studio to record videos

Here’s how I configure and use OBS Studio so I can create videos for my YouTube channel.

Jim Hall
October 27, 2025October 17, 2025
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Linux 101 Office Suites Open Source

Free Office Software That Works

Recently, I had a client who, despite my recommendation for Linux or macOS, chose instead to opt for Microsoft Windows 11. They purchased a nice...

Don Watkins
October 24, 2025February 3, 2026
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Community Linux WordPress

Empowering Communities with WordPress:

In 2025, WordPress continues to be the backbone of accessible, customizable web publishing—especially for community organizations, libraries, and small businesses. Built on a robust open-source...

Don Watkins
October 23, 2025October 21, 2025
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Linux

Why Linux Is the Hidden Engine Behind Modern Tech

Linux is everywhere—quietly powering the digital world. Whether you’re streaming, driving, learning, or exploring space, chances are Linux is helping make it happen. Space Tech...

Don Watkins
October 22, 2025October 21, 2025
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Both.org Linux Opinion Self-Hosting

AWS Agony

Did you notice that Both.org was up and running fine yesterday morning -- despite the global side-effects of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage that...

David Both
October 21, 2025October 20, 2025
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Linux 101 Tools Writing

How I write with Linux — My complete toolchain

Exploring the toolchain I use to write my books and articles.

David Both
October 20, 2025February 3, 2026
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Desktop Linux 101

3 easy ways to make screenshots on Linux

Here are three methods I use to capture screenshots on Linux.

Jim Hall
October 20, 2025February 3, 2026
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Linux Programming

How to parse text strings in C

Use strtok to parse a string using ‘tokens’ in your next C program.

Jim Hall
October 17, 2025September 26, 2025
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Accessibility AI All Things Open Linux Open Source

A quick look back at ATO 2025

Here it is Thursday already and All Things Open 2025 closed its doors on Tuesday. I spent all three days there and once again had...

David Both
October 16, 2025October 16, 2025
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Command Line Fedora Linux Opinion Rant Tips and tricks

Finding hidden package groups using DNF

For some reason, the Fedora packagers are hiding a large number of package groups so that you can't see them when you search using dnf...

David Both
October 15, 2025October 15, 2025
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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)“.

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Any given program will expand to fill all available memory.

— Laws of Computer Programming

Links: Moving to Linux

  • 7 Reasons Fedora Might Be a Better Windows Replacement Than Linux Mint
  • 7 Reasons Why Windows Users Avoid Linux (Which Aren’t True Anymore)
  • Best Linux distros to try before Windows 10 support ends
  • How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint – for free
  • I replaced my entire Microsoft Office subscription with free open-source apps
  • Isn’t It Time to Switch to Linux? 12 Reasons to Abandon Windows
  • KDE for W10 Exiles
  • Linux: A true story
  • Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux
  • Why I Switched to Linux From Windows

“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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