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Using the screen command for flexibility

David Both September 3, 2024
You might at first think of “screen” as the device on which your Linux desktop is displayed....
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How I send email from the command line

David Both September 2, 2024
There are times when I find it useful to send email from the command line. I'm not...
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Join the community and share an article

Jim Hall September 1, 2024
Our community wants to read about your experience and how you use your favorite open source application.
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Is cron Obsolete?

David Both August 31, 2024
Is cron obsolete? See what I think.
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How to access Rescue mode (runlevel 1) in Linux

David Both August 30, 2024
I frequently find need to perform maintenance on the filesystem of one of my dozen or so...
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 06 — Be the Lazy SysAdmin cat-yawn-lazy-vm
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 06 — Be the Lazy SysAdmin

David Both August 29, 2024
I am a lazy SysAdmin. I am also a very productive SysAdmin. Those two seemingly contradictory statements...
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Top Five reasons I use Dolphin as my file manager

David Both August 28, 2024
Linux has many file managers, and all of us have our favorites. I'm currently using Dolphin....
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Top Five reasons to use KDE Plasma desktop

David Both August 27, 2024
As many of my readers know, I have had problems with KDE Plasma in the past. I...
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Top Five things you can do with nano

Don Watkins August 26, 2024
In the early stages of my experience with Linux servers, I had to learn how to edit...
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 05 — Embrace the CLI

David Both August 25, 2024
1 Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 6 of my book, The Linux...
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Check spelling at the command line

Jim Hall August 24, 2024
Check spelling at the command line like old-school Unix with this cool script.
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Getting a hand from Handbrake

Don Watkins August 23, 2024
I have dozens of VHS tapes recorded, in some cases nearly 30 years ago, of our children...
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Balancing Performance, Compliance, and Cost with Linux and Open-Source Solutions Rx-Linux
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Balancing Performance, Compliance, and Cost with Linux and Open-Source Solutions

Don Watkins August 22, 2024
My recent task involved assisting a healthcare professional in upgrading their computer system. The goal was to...
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Happy Birthday to the IBM PC

David Both August 21, 2024
The IBM PC turned 43 on the 12th of August and I, for one, have fond and...
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Guess the number in FORTRAN 77

Jim Hall August 20, 2024
Explore classic programming in FORTRAN 77 with this sample program.
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Count magic bunnies in LibreOffice Calc

Jim Hall August 19, 2024
Use this tutorial to learn about AutoFill in LibreOffice Calc.
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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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