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Tinkering with Immutable Linux: How Fedora Cosmic Atomic Won Me Over

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The difference in open source licenses

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Counting words from online articles

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Buying a Linux laptop that will last

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Introduction to the BtrFS Filesystem

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Quick Tip for umount

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David Both is an Open Source Software and GNU/Linux advocate, trainer, writer, and speaker who lives in Raleigh North Carolina. He is a strong proponent of and evangelist for the "Linux Philosophy." He’s been in the IT industry for over 50 years. He taught RHCE classes for Red Hat and has worked at MCI Worldcom, Cisco, and the State of North Carolina. He has been working with Linux and Open Source Software for over 25 years. David likes to build his own computers to ensure that each new computer meets his exacting specifications. He has written articles for magazines including, Linux Magazine, Linux Journal, and Opensource.com. He currently has five books published with Apress, "The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins", a self-study training course in three volumes “Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin,” that was released in late 2019, and “Linux for Small Business Owners” with Co-author Cyndi Bulka.
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Book progress

I have been making good progress on my book. I am still ahead of schedule and expect to finish well ahead of the deadline. This project...

David Both
March 23, 2018
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Book thoughts

As I started working on my book this morning, I looked at the total word count for the chapters I have already completed and the...

David Both
February 13, 2018February 14, 2018
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Book status

I continue to make good progress on my book, The Linux Philosophy for System Administrators. I have now completed 15 chapters and technical reviews have...

David Both
February 12, 2018
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Book Deal Signed

I recently signed a contract for a book deal with Apress publishing. My book is tentatively titled, "The Linux Philosophy for System Administrators." My intention...

David Both
December 9, 2017
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Welcome to my renovated blog

I have just renovated my personal blog - yes, this one - because I have some interesting news coming up soon. I will share it...

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December 1, 2017
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David Both ATO Interview

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It just posted this week in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

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On Linux you’re an admin
On Mac you’re an end user
On Windows you’re a victim

— @sudoku.bsky.social

Links: Moving to Linux

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  • How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint – for free
  • I replaced my entire Microsoft Office subscription with free open-source apps
  • Isn’t It Time to Switch to Linux? 12 Reasons to Abandon Windows
  • KDE for W10 Exiles
  • Linux: A true story
  • Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux
  • Why I Switched to Linux From Windows

“systemd for SysAdmins” Now Available

May 13,2025

My latest book — a #1 New Release on Amazon — “systemd for Linux  SysAdmins” is now available from my publisher, Apress, and on Amazon.

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