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Update on my Oldest Computer

January 27, 2026January 27, 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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Saving Public Library Computers With Linux Mint MATE

January 22, 2026January 21, 2026
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Network Upgrades at Both.org

January 21, 2026January 22, 2026
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Why I Didn’t Convert My Primary Workstation to BtrFS

January 21, 2026January 18, 2026
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Create a Linux kiosk at your library

January 20, 2026January 14, 2026
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Writing a fun turn-based game

January 19, 2026January 7, 2026
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Converting to BtrFS — Episode 5

January 16, 2026January 14, 2026
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Hardware Linux

Update on my Oldest Computer

Something interesting happened today that I decided to write about. Not that I don't find interesting things to write about almost daily. I installed updates...

David Both
January 27, 2026January 27, 2026
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Hardware Linux

Buying a Linux laptop that will last

My advice when buying a new laptop to run Linux.

Jim Hall
January 6, 2026January 6, 2026
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Hardware Linux

13 years is a long time for a laptop

I’ll always have fond memories of my X1 Carbon. Goodbye, little laptop.

Jim Hall
November 10, 2025November 8, 2025
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FreeDOS Hardware

Running FreeDOS on legacy hardware

How I installed FreeDOS on a 386-SX micro laptop called the Pocket386.

Jim Hall
June 7, 2024June 5, 2024
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Compatibility Hardware Linux

Linux desktops and laptops

How do you run Linux? We asked our community to find out.

Jim Hall
May 20, 2024May 17, 2024
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Hardware Linux

Extend the life of your Linux SSD drive with fstrim

SSDs have benefits like silent and cooler operation and a faster interface spec, compared to their elder spinning ancestors. Of course, new technology brings with it new methods of maintenance and management. SSDs have a feature to reclaim unused blocks on the device.

Alan Formy-Duval
April 27, 2024April 22, 2024
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Command Line Hardware Linux

Use lspci on Linux to see your hardware

Sometimes you need to identify the hardware in a system. One command used for this is lspci.

Alan Formy-Duval
April 17, 2024April 12, 2024
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Bash Linux

Linux Love Affair: Screenfetch vs. Neofetch – Who Wears the Crown?

Image by: Opensource.com CC-by-SA 4 You might want to share your Linux configuration with others for many reasons. You might be looking for help troubleshooting...

Don Watkins
December 31, 2023January 1, 2024
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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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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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There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.

— Ken Olson

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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