Skip to the content
Both.org
News, Opinion, Tutorials, and Community for Linux Users and SysAdmins
  • About Us
  • Linux
    • Why I use Linux
    • The real reason we use Linux
  • My Linux Books
    • systemd for SysAdmins
    • Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin: 2nd Edition
    • The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
    • Linux for Small Business Owners
    • Errata
      • Errata for The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 1st Edition
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 2nd Edition
  • Open Source Resources
    • What is Open Source?
    • What is Linux?
    • What is Open Source Software?
    • The Open Source Way
  • Write for us
    • Submission and Style guide
    • Advertising statement
  • Downloads
1

Cyndi: My open source story — Linux, the loyal friend

June 13, 2025June 9, 2025
2

How to remove a stuck kernel from GRUB

June 12, 2025June 4, 2025
3

What USB device is that?

June 11, 2025June 4, 2025
4

How to selectively apply updates

June 10, 2025June 4, 2025
5

Straight quotes from pandoc

June 9, 2025June 4, 2025
6

Viewing PDF documents in console mode

June 6, 2025May 31, 2025
7

AI Terror: The struggle to stay alive

June 5, 2025June 4, 2025
8

Loving the command line with the Raspberry Pi

June 4, 2025May 31, 2025
9

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 21—There is no should

June 3, 2025June 3, 2025
  • Home
  • Linux Philosophy

Tag: Linux Philosophy

Linux Linux Philosophy

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 17— Use your favorite editor

Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 19 of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, with some changes to update the...

David Both
March 3, 2025March 17, 2025
Read More
Linux Philosophy

Linux Philosophy articles of 2024

Having read a lot of books like, "Linux and the Unix Philosophy," by Mike Gancarz1, and "The Art of Unix Programming," by Eric S. Raymond2,...

David Both
December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
Read More
Linux System Administration

Another reason I like Linux

I like and prefer Linux for may reasons. Today provides one example. I like to install updates on all my Linux systems ( I don't...

David Both
November 18, 2024
Read More
Filesystems Linux Linux Filesystem Hierarchical Standard Linux Filesystem Hierarchical Structure The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 12 — Use separate filesystems for data

Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 14 of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, with changes. There is a lot...

David Both
October 22, 2024October 17, 2024
Read More
Linux Linux Philosophy

What is the Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins?

The Unix Philosophy is an important part of what makes Unix unique and powerful. Much has been written about the Unix Philosophy and the Linux philosophy is essentially the same as the Unix philosophy because of its direct line of descent from Unix.

David Both
July 11, 2024July 10, 2024
Read More
Linux Opinion

How the 9 major tenets of the Unix/Linux philosophy affect you

The Linux Philosophy is not just a historical curiosity — it’s more relevant today than ever.

David Both
January 29, 2024January 11, 2024
Read More
Community Linux Opinion

The impact of the Linux philosophy

The philosophy of an operating system matters. The Linux philosophy matters to the operating system and to the community.

David Both
January 25, 2024January 28, 2024
Read More

Random Quote

Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity.

— David Gelernter, Machine Beauty: Elegance and the Heart of Technology (1998)

“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.

Interesting Links

  • Replace Kubernetes with systemd

Links: Moving to Linux

  • 7 Reasons Fedora Might Be a Better Windows Replacement Than Linux Mint
  • Best Linux distros to try before Windows 10 support ends
  • KDE for W10 Exiles
  • Why I Switched to Linux From Windows

Linux

  • Fedora
  • KDE for W10 Exiles
  • Linux Mint
  • Ubuntu

Open Source Software

  • GIMP
  • LibreOffice

Subscribe to Both.org

To comment on articles, you must register.

Send your desired user ID, first and last name, and an email address for login (this must be the same email address used to register) to subscribe@both.org with “Subscribe” as the subject line.

You’ll receive a confirmation of your subscription with your initial password as soon as we are able to process it.

2nd Edition now Available

All three volumes of this best-selling second edition of my Linux Self-Study course are now available from Apress and Amazon. See the details of this 3-volume self-study course.

Technically We Write — Our Partner Site

Our partner site, Technically We Write, has published a number of articles from several contributors to Both.org. Check them out.

Technically We Write is a community of technical writers, technical editors, copyeditors, web content writers, and all other roles in technical communication.

  • About Us
  • Linux
    • Why I use Linux
    • The real reason we use Linux
  • My Linux Books
    • systemd for SysAdmins
    • Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin: 2nd Edition
    • The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
    • Linux for Small Business Owners
    • Errata
      • Errata for The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 1st Edition
      • Errata for Using and Administering Linux — 2nd Edition
  • Open Source Resources
    • What is Open Source?
    • What is Linux?
    • What is Open Source Software?
    • The Open Source Way
  • Write for us
    • Submission and Style guide
    • Advertising statement
  • Downloads

Administration

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Both.org aims to publish everything under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license. Some items may be published under a different license. You are responsible to verify permissions before reusing content from this website. The opinions expressed are those of the individual authors, not Both.org.

Advertising Statement

To the Top ↑ Up ↑