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Managing processes with kill and killall Network components
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Managing processes with kill and killall

Jim Hall November 21, 2024
Process management can be an important part of system maintenance.
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Print double-sided documents with this Bash script

Jim Hall November 20, 2024
Use Bash to print 2-sided documents on a printer that can only print on one side.
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Using AI in education LAW_fedora_cla
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Using AI in education

Aaron Barke November 19, 2024
1 Generative AI is getting used everywhere, including education. Today’s university students need to learn how to...
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Another reason I like Linux

David Both November 18, 2024
1 I like and prefer Linux for may reasons. Today provides one example. I like to install...
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BlueSky and Its Open Source Vision for Social Networking ...at the Painted Desert
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BlueSky and Its Open Source Vision for Social Networking

Don Watkins November 17, 2024
Social networks have proliferated and they are at the center of much of our modern discourse. They...
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An introduction to the Network Time Protocol Clocks-01
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An introduction to the Network Time Protocol

David Both November 16, 2024
Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? — Chicago, 1969 Perhaps that...
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sync — The command you never heard of KenThompson+DennisRitchie-02
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sync — The command you never heard of

David Both November 15, 2024
Have you ever heard of the sync command? Have you heard of it but then forgotten all...
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Colorful disk management with dfc Header-data_stack_blue_disks
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Colorful disk management with dfc

Don Watkins November 14, 2024
The dfc command in Linux is a powerful tool that provides users with information on file system space usage....
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Why should I subscribe to Both.org?

David Both November 13, 2024
We’re hoping you’d want to subscribe to our site to begin conversations with our writers and with...
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How I delay code execution in Bash until a remote host is responding code_development_programming
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How I delay code execution in Bash until a remote host is responding

David Both November 12, 2024
I have recently been working on some code that needs to run on a remote host using...
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 15 — Strive For Elegance zen_rocks_stack_blue_yoga_peace
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 15 — Strive For Elegance

David Both November 11, 2024
Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 17 of my book, The Linux Philosophy...
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A quick look at DNF5 gears-01
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A quick look at DNF5

David Both November 10, 2024
DNF5 is the new DNF. With Fedora 41, it replaces DNF, and brings with it a new...
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Creating photo collages with Linux photocollage-1.4-preview
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Creating photo collages with Linux

Don Watkins November 9, 2024
Open source software is amazing and it seems like there are always solutions that come in handy...
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How I used fdisk in a script to partition a drive automation-gears-person
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How I used fdisk in a script to partition a drive

David Both November 8, 2024
Image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay. As you probably know by now, I believe in automating everything....
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21st Century System Administration (Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love systemd) Linux-terminal-displaying-the-setup-of-systemd-a-system-and-service-manager
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21st Century System Administration (Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love systemd)

Matthew Miller November 7, 2024
Let me introduce myself. I saw an article here encouraging others to write their first (and maybe...
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Securely erasing your data on Linux

Don Watkins November 6, 2024
Many people choose to encrypt their disk drives because it ensures that their data stays secure and...
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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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