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For a traditional Unix experience, try Crux Linux Crux Linux
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For a traditional Unix experience, try Crux Linux

Seth Kenlon January 14, 2025
1 The Linux operating system can be implemented in many ways, and these implementations can very generally...
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Empowering Everyone: Accessibility Features in LibreOffice metrics_data_dashboard_system_computer_analytics
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Empowering Everyone: Accessibility Features in LibreOffice

Don Watkins January 13, 2025
LibreOffice.org is my preferred productivity suite, and I’ve covered how I use it both as a graphical office...
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Using bit fields and bit masks in C code_computer_development_programming
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Using bit fields and bit masks in C

Jim Hall January 10, 2025
Using bit fields and bit masks is a common method to combine data without using more complex...
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The secrets of the usermod command programming_code_keyboard_orange_hands
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The secrets of the usermod command

David Both January 9, 2025
1 Most SysAdmins use a diverse set of commands, but it’s usually the same set of commands....
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How Kiwix Is Revolutionizing Offline Access to Global Information Puzzle pieces coming together to form a computer screen
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How Kiwix Is Revolutionizing Offline Access to Global Information

Don Watkins January 8, 2025
Emmanuel Engelhart and Renaud Gaudin wanted everyone to have access to Wikipedia, and in 2007, the dream became a reality...
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Looking ahead to FreeDOS 1.4 computer_browser_web_desktop
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Looking ahead to FreeDOS 1.4

Jim Hall January 7, 2025
Help test the next version of FreeDOS with the FreeDOS 1.4 Release Candidate 1 distribution.
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Using htop to manage your Linux system htop-cpuHog-04
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Using htop to manage your Linux system

David Both January 6, 2025
1 I use a lot of tools in my daily SysAdmin role. One of the most important...
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Etherpad: Revolutionizing Real-Time Collaboration browser_web_internet_website
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Etherpad: Revolutionizing Real-Time Collaboration

Don Watkins January 3, 2025
A conversation with a friend today led me to remember Etherpad. In an age of digital collaboration, finding...
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Processing files with ‘find’ and ‘xargs’ files_documents_paper_folder
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Processing files with ‘find’ and ‘xargs’

Jim Hall January 2, 2025
Here's how I used 'find' and 'xargs' to locate the articles I wrote and count the words.
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My mom requests a Linux computer OPENHERE_blue
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My mom requests a Linux computer

David Both January 1, 2025
Image by: Opensource.com Editor’s note: This article by David Both was published by Opensource.com on November 16,...
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Looking forward to 2025 Fireworks-09
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Looking forward to 2025

David Both December 31, 2024
The end of the year is always a good time to look forward to the next year...
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Raspberry Pi 500 — a review Raspberry Pi 500 cutaway showing interior on the left and exterior on the right.
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Raspberry Pi 500 — a review

David Both December 30, 2024
2 I’ve had several Raspberry Pi Single-Board Computers in the past and used them in interesting ways....
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Bitwarden: Secure Password Management Bitwarden: Secure Password Management
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Bitwarden: Secure Password Management

Don Watkins December 29, 2024
Managing passwords is no easy task. There was a time when I relied on the browser to...
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Microsoft Recall still captures your data a window with broken glass
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Microsoft Recall still captures your data

David Both December 28, 2024
1 Even with “sensitive information” supposedly blocked I don’t usually opine about Microsoft, or rant, but this...
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The joy of a modular kernel The joy of a modular kernel
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The joy of a modular kernel

David Both December 27, 2024
1 What is a modular kernel? Modern modular kernels use a relatively small core that contains only...
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Explore FreeDOS with these 5 articles

Jim Hall December 26, 2024
FreeDOS is a 16-bit open source operating system that replaces the DOS on older computers. These are...
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A computer is like air conditioning – it becomes useless when you open Windows

— Linus Torvalds

Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

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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