The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 18—Document everything
“Real programmers don’t comment their code, if it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand and harder to modify.”
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Connect to a Windows drive from Linux
Here’s how I connected my Linux system to a Windows AD fileshare.
Update Linux from the command line
Be a power user by updating your system from the command line.
The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 17— Use your favorite editor
Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 19 of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, with some changes to update the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
My Go-To Podcasts for Linux and Open Source
I spend much time on the road or walking around my village and enjoy listening to podcasts about various topics. One of my interests is...
How Linux keeps time
Knowing the exact time is important to computers for many reasons. A GPS, which is a computer, needs to know the exact time so it...
The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 16 —Find the simplicity
Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 18 of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, with some changes to update the...
For a traditional Unix experience, try Crux Linux
The Linux operating system can be implemented in many ways, and these implementations can very generally be divided into "traditional" Unix and modern Linux. This...
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...
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...
Linux Philosophy articles of 2024
Having read a lot of books like, "Linux and the Unix Philosophy," by Mike Gancarz1, and "The Art of Unix Programming," by Eric S. Raymond2,...