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Embracing Freedom and Flexibility: Why Linux Mint Could be Your Perfect OS Choice th-3634056696
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Embracing Freedom and Flexibility: Why Linux Mint Could be Your Perfect OS Choice

Don Watkins December 13, 2023
I have owned several MacBooks, and I purchased one for my wife a few years ago. She’s...
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Inxi: Unleashing the Power of Linux System Insights through Command Line Mastery

Don Watkins December 13, 2023
In the world of Linux, where power and flexibility reign supreme, one of the most valuable tools...
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Five reasons to give Linux this year

Don Watkins December 13, 2023
Every year, folks ask me what kind of computer they should send their student to college with....
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This Website Is Now Secure

David Both December 13, 2023
For a number of reasons, including the fact that it’s been on my todo list for a...
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Linux su vs sudo: what’s the difference?

David Both December 13, 2023
A comparison of Linux commands for escalating privileges for non-root users
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A Quick Review of Fedora 39

David Both December 12, 2023
1 This review is based on my first month of using Fedora 39. I have performed no...
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How to be the lazy SysAdmin LightSlateThink15
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How to be the lazy SysAdmin

David Both December 12, 2023
Work smarter, not harder, and still do your job well. The job of a Linux SysAdmin is...
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When Does a Power Cord Fail?

David Both December 11, 2023
When it’s junk. I have a self-imposed limit of 12 working computers in my house. Said limit...
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My Oldest Computer Died

David Both December 6, 2023
I had this old Dell Optiplex 755 computer that someone gifted me several years ago. “They” said...
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Bash Prompt Changed in Fedora 39

David Both November 24, 2023
The Fedora development mailing lists have been talking about a new prompt for the Bash shell for...
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Strange Windows Failure Explained

David Both November 22, 2023
Back in August I wrote a post about helping a friend who had a problem with her...
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Fedora 39 Released

David Both November 15, 2023
Fedora 39 was released on November 7, 2023, 20 years and 1 day after Fedora Core 1....
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ATO Pictures

David Both November 9, 2023
The pictures from ATO 2023 have been posted and there are some good ones of me. These...
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2nd Edition of Book Series Makes Two Amazon Best Seller Lists

David Both November 6, 2023
All three volumes in the 2nd Edition of my Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin...
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ATO Book Signing and Video

David Both November 1, 2023
James Robinson-Prior, my Senior Editor at Apress traveled all the way from London, UK, for my book...
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My ATO Talk Download and Resource List

David Both October 18, 2023
Bash Code You can download the Bash program and other files I used for my talk at...
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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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