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1

Short report on the Perl / Raku Conference

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025
2

Thinking about Algol 68

June 27, 2025June 26, 2025
3

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 22—Mentor the young SysAdmins

June 25, 2025June 27, 2025
4

Do I have enough space for that?

June 24, 2025June 20, 2025
5

A beginner’s guide to dc

June 23, 2025June 20, 2025
6

Strange problems with switches

June 19, 2025June 21, 2025
7

Nextcloud is a snap

June 18, 2025June 17, 2025
8

Website problems circumvented

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025
9

Breaking Free from Windows 10: KDE Plasma Is Your Upgrade to Freedom

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025
Linux

Why my need for control made me switch to Linux

Linux gives me the freedom to control how I use my computer. Plus, it's free and open source. I am a control freak. I like...

David Both
December 20, 2023December 19, 2023
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Education Open Source Software

Level Up Learning: Unleashing the Power of Open-Source Tools in Schools

Open-source classroom tools are becoming more popular among educators because they offer affordable and customizable solutions. These tools improve the learning experience, promote collaboration, and...

Don Watkins
December 20, 2023December 18, 2023
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Linux System Administration

How I troubleshoot swappiness and startup time on Linux

I recently experienced another interesting problem in the Linux startup sequence that has a circumvention–not a solution. It started quite unexpectedly. I was writing a...

David Both
December 20, 2023December 19, 2023
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Code

Holiday snow on your terminal

I live in Minnesota and we haven't gotten a lot of snow yet, so I figured I'd add a little "holiday cheer" by writing a...

Jim Hall
December 19, 2023December 19, 2023
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Code Linux

Interview Hack: AI saves the day(and ears)

I love interviews. It’s a great way to get to know a person and it’s often a great way to learn. One of the most...

Don Watkins
December 19, 2023December 18, 2023
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Desktop Linux

8 reasons to use the Xfce Linux desktop environment

This Linux desktop environment is thin and fast with an overall elegance that makes it easy to figure out how to do things. For several...

David Both
December 19, 2023December 19, 2023
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Distributions Linux

Host your own apps with Yunohost

Build your own collection of open source online apps with Yunohost and its one-click install app catalogue.

Seth Kenlon
December 18, 2023December 18, 2023
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Graphics Open Source Software

Upscayl: From Blurry to Beautiful with Free AI Magic

I've been interested in photography ever since I co-opted my father's Kodak 620 camera as a young boy. I used it to take pictures of...

Don Watkins
December 18, 2023December 18, 2023
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Hardware Linux

Converting to solid-state disks (SSDs) on the desktop

Image by David Both. CC-by-SA 4. If you have a need for speed, you need to consider the switch to SSDs. I know that many...

David Both
December 18, 2023December 18, 2023
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Linux

How to tune the Linux kernel with the /proc filesystem

Image by David Both: CC-by-SA 4. The Linux kernel is a tunable marvel that allows you to make changes to its parameters while it is...

David Both
December 18, 2023February 23, 2024
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Applications Linux Multimedia

Use Audacity to Edit Music Recordings on Linux

Image by: Internet Archive Book Images. Modified by Opensource.com. CC BY-SA 4.0 How COVID-19 caused me to learn Audacity on the fly and learn to...

David Both
December 18, 2023January 6, 2024
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Hardware History

Linux hardware: The history of memory and storage devices

Buckle in for a trip back in time for a look at the early days of memory and storage, and how we got to where...

David Both
December 17, 2023December 17, 2023
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Hardware History

The Central Processing Unit (CPU): Its Components And Functionality

Image by Michael Schwarzenberger from Pixabay An Introduction To The CPU, What It Does, How It Works, And How It Came To Be The legacies...

David Both
December 17, 2023December 17, 2023
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Hardware History

Computer History and Modern Computers for SysAdmins

Image by David Both: CC-by-SA 4 A historical perspective into the functionality of the CPU and RAM I started my Linux sysadmin path with hardware....

David Both
December 17, 2023December 17, 2023
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Open Source Software

Five open source writing apps

AbiWord: AbiWord is a free and open-source word processor software. It is written in C++, and since version 3, it is based on GTK+ 3....

Don Watkins
December 16, 2023December 17, 2023
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Applications Email Linux

Use the Alpine email client in your Linux terminal

Configure Alpine to handle your email the way you like it. Email is an important communications medium and will remain so for the foreseeable future....

David Both
December 16, 2023December 17, 2023
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May 13,2025

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