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Getting Started With the cd Command

February 11, 2026February 10, 2026
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A Fresh Look at Manjaro KDE Plasma

February 10, 2026February 9, 2026
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Dipping My Toes into the Arch World with Manjaro Cinnamon

February 9, 2026February 6, 2026
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A look at Fedora 43 Server Edition

February 4, 2026February 3, 2026
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Reasons for Moving to Linux

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026
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Triangle Linux User Group (TriLUG) February Meeting

January 29, 2026February 10, 2026
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Update on my Oldest Computer

January 27, 2026January 28, 2026
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Why I Installed Fedora Server on My Primary Workstation — and How

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
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Network Upgrades Completed — Sort of

January 24, 2026
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FOSS Linux Moving to Linux Open Source Software

Reasons for Moving to Linux

Cyndi Bulka, my yoga teacher and co-author of our book, “Linux for Small Business Owners”, and I both switched to Linux for some similar as well as a few different reasons. We did it for our businesses as well as our personal computing needs.

David Both
February 2, 2026February 2, 2026
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Getting Started Linux 101 Moving to Linux Open Source Software Philosophy

Begin the Journey: Finding a practical starting point with Free Open Source Software

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on 2025-07-20 at https://beardystarstuff.net/ and is reproduced here with the author’s permission. As I’m writing this post it’s...

Denny Henke
August 13, 2025February 4, 2026
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Linux Open Source Software Opinion Philosophy

Begin the journey: Why your ethics might require adoption of Free and Open Source Software

My own journey into free software began with my ethics. It was, and is, deeply personal but simultaneously connected to my understanding of the larger world I am a part of.

Denny Henke
August 8, 2025August 8, 2025
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Linux 101 Moving to Linux Open Source Software Software

How to find Open Source Software to replace your Windows software

Author's note: This article is based on Chapter 6 of my book, "Linux for Small Business Owners," with my coauthor and yoga teacher Cyndi Bulka....

David Both
April 30, 2025February 4, 2026
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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’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

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Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.

— Rich Kulawiec

Links: Moving to Linux

  • 7 Reasons Fedora Might Be a Better Windows Replacement Than Linux Mint
  • 7 Reasons Why Windows Users Avoid Linux (Which Aren’t True Anymore)
  • Best Linux distros to try before Windows 10 support ends
  • 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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