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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 09 — Test Early, Test Often gears-01
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 09 — Test Early, Test Often

David Both October 3, 2024
You know it's as easy to forget to write about testing the programs I write as it...
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VirtualBox failures

David Both October 2, 2024
I just tried to update VirtualBox and encountered some strange problems. It started when a student of...
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4 ways to write your first article

Jim Hall October 1, 2024
Write an article about your open source experience.
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Unlocking the secrets of the /proc filesystem htop
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Unlocking the secrets of the /proc filesystem

David Both September 30, 2024
In a previous article, 4 open source tools for Linux system monitoring, I looked at tools like...
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My oldest computer is 19 years old; Linux keeps it going OSDC_Penguin_Image_520x292_12324207_0714_mm_v1a
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My oldest computer is 19 years old; Linux keeps it going

David Both September 29, 2024
Longevity – an interesting word. I use it here to help clarify some of the statements that...
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Effortlessly Transform Your Markdown Documents to Accessible Formats with Pandoc wfh_work_home_laptop_work
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Effortlessly Transform Your Markdown Documents to Accessible Formats with Pandoc

Don Watkins September 28, 2024
I have been experimenting extensively with Ollama and other artificial intelligence tools, and the answers to my...
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How I create Linux device files — and why bulb-light-energy-power-idea
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How I create Linux device files — and why

David Both September 27, 2024
First, what the heck is a Linux device file — and why should I care? Linux handles...
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How to untangle the systemd-resolved DNS mess rh_003499_01_other21x_cc
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How to untangle the systemd-resolved DNS mess

David Both September 26, 2024
The change from the venerable nsswitch and NetworkManager to systemd-resolved has damaged and slowed name services. The...
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Elevating Your Writing with Ollama and Phi3 Model Synergy browser_web_internet_website
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Elevating Your Writing with Ollama and Phi3 Model Synergy

Don Watkins September 25, 2024
In today’s digital age, writers seek tools that enhance their craft and provide real-time feedback and assistance....
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Do I really need to know how to compile the Linux kernel? OSDC_Penguin_Image_520x292_12324207_0714_mm_v1a-Cropped
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Do I really need to know how to compile the Linux kernel?

David Both September 24, 2024
Most lists of things we do to learn Linux ignore the bits you don’t really need to...
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5 Linux commands you should never run (and why) A black cat holding a person's arm on a keyboard.
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5 Linux commands you should never run (and why)

David Both September 23, 2024
Sometimes we run into articles on other sites that we wish we’d written. This one on ZDNET...
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Book Errata

David Both September 22, 2024
There’s a bit of clarification needed in Volume 1, Chapter 4, Preparation, of my book series, Using...
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A little Vim trick I learned today vim-logo
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A little Vim trick I learned today

David Both September 22, 2024
I learned a neat new trick today that greatly improves my work with Vim when I’m editing...
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Secure electronic document disposal with Linux files_documents_paper_folder
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Secure electronic document disposal with Linux

David Both September 21, 2024
We can’t be too careful about ensuring that our personal data is safe, both paper documents and...
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Using Python and Ollama on a Linux desktop api.openverse-02
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Using Python and Ollama on a Linux desktop

Don Watkins September 20, 2024
Continuing my exploration of using a locally hosted Ollama on my Linux desktop computer, I have been...
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 08 — Always use shell scripts osdc_terminals_0
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 08 — Always use shell scripts

David Both September 19, 2024
Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 9 of my book, The Linux Philosophy...
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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 

Why there’s no such thing as AI

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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