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Converting to BtrFS — Episode 5

January 16, 2026January 14, 2026
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Why I prefer tar to zip

January 15, 2026January 14, 2026
3

Development isn’t over until it’s packaged

January 14, 2026
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Tinkering with Immutable Linux: How Fedora Cosmic Atomic Won Me Over

January 13, 2026January 6, 2026
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Using Wildcards on the Bash Command Line

January 12, 2026January 14, 2026
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2025 — a Great Year for Both.org

January 10, 2026January 11, 2026
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How Immutable Linux Could Save Libraries Thousands

January 9, 2026December 31, 2025
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The difference in open source licenses

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026
9

Counting words from online articles

January 7, 2026December 29, 2025
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Month: December 2025

BtrFS EXT4 Filesystems Linux Storage System Administration

Everything you never wanted to know about the /etc/fstab File

Mounting of filesystems during the startup process is managed by the /etc/fstab configuration file.

David Both
December 11, 2025December 19, 2025
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Community Fun

Gift ideas for 2025

Use this list of unique gift ideas for this holiday season!

Jim Hall
December 10, 2025December 9, 2025
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AI Hardware Linux Moving to Linux

Linux and AI: Why Efficiency Still Matters

Choosing the Right Hardware My daily driver is a System76 Meerkat, powered by an Intel Core i7-255H and with 32 GB of RAM. It is...

Don Watkins
December 9, 2025December 8, 2025
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AI Linux Opinion Windows

What do AI and Timothy Leary have in common?

If you were around in the '60s, you probably know who Timothy Leary was. If you weren't around then, the short story is that he...

David Both
December 8, 2025December 5, 2025
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Linux System Administration

A New Way to Watch Your Linux System Work

Here are 3 ways you can keep an eye on your Linux system performance.

Don Watkins
December 5, 2025December 19, 2025
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EXT4 Filesystems Linux Storage Storage Management Tools

The secret to fixing a mangled filesystem

Modern computers and the storage devices we use in them, both HDDs and SSDs, are quite resilient. It's seldom that a power failure, tripping over...

David Both
December 4, 2025January 2, 2026
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Backups Linux Open Source

15 Essential Open-Source Backup Utilities to Protect Your Data

Protecting your data has never been more crucial. With the advent of hybrid work, cloud-native applications, and ransomware threats, reliable backup solutions are indispensable for...

Don Watkins
December 3, 2025December 2, 2025
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Linux Moving to Linux

Why Zorin OS 18 Might Be the Best Linux Release for New Users

It’s been a while since I tried a new Linux distribution, so I was game for a new experience when an edtech blogger I follow...

Don Watkins
December 2, 2025November 30, 2025
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DNS Internet Performance Ramblings

Is the Internet grinding to a halt?

Is there a new conspiracy theory to worry about?

David Both
December 1, 2025December 1, 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 just posted this week in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

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— Troutman’s Programming Postulates

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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