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Converting to BtrFS — Episode 5

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Why I prefer tar to zip

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Development isn’t over until it’s packaged

January 14, 2026
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Tinkering with Immutable Linux: How Fedora Cosmic Atomic Won Me Over

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Using Wildcards on the Bash Command Line

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2025 — a Great Year for Both.org

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How Immutable Linux Could Save Libraries Thousands

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The difference in open source licenses

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Counting words from online articles

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AI Hardware Linux Moving to Linux

Linux and AI: Why Efficiency Still Matters

Choosing the Right Hardware My daily driver is a System76 Meerkat, powered by an Intel Core i7-255H and with 32 GB of RAM. It is...

Don Watkins
December 9, 2025December 8, 2025
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Linux Moving to Linux Updates

Flexible updates with Linux

Flexibility is an important consideration when performing updates to your operating system. Linux gets it right.

David Both
November 21, 2025November 21, 2025
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Book Linux Moving to Linux Using and Administering Linux

Fedora 43 breaks my books

Well, it really only breaks the some of the experiments the 2nd Edition of my "Using and Administering Linux" series. This includes all three volumes...

David Both
November 7, 2025
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Environment Linux Moving to Linux Windows

Save the Computers

Computers aren’t as cute as say, baby seals or kittens, but it’s just as important to save the computers.

David Both
September 26, 2025October 3, 2025
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Event Linux Moving to Linux News

Triangle Linux Users Group to hold installfest

Members of the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) are having a meetup to discuss and demonstrate Linux for you. Keep your old computers that can't...

David Both
September 17, 2025September 17, 2025
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Environment Linux Moving to Linux

My oldest computer turns 20 today

My oldest computer turns 20 today, August 30, 2025. I use this data because, according to the Dell service information for it, that’s the date that this Dell Optiplex was shipped from the Dell factory. Unable to even install current versions of Windows, I keep it running using the most current versions of Fedora Linux.

David Both
August 30, 2025August 30, 2025
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Linux Moving to Linux Open Source

Good Reasons for Linux as your daily driver

Linux stands out as a consumer operating system thanks to its unique blend of freedom, performance, and community-driven innovation. Whether you’re on a budget laptop,...

Don Watkins
August 22, 2025August 21, 2025
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End of 10... Environment Linux Moving to Linux

End of 10…

There’s an interesting new movement gearing up as Win10 nears the end of it’s supported lifecycle. It’s called, “End of 10…” and can help keep 400 million computers out of the recycling stream — or worse, landfills.

David Both
August 21, 2025September 22, 2025
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Hardware Linux Moving to Linux

How to choose a computer store

I’ve never purchased a computer or components from a big box store like Best Buy. And I’ve never had one repaired there either.

David Both
August 19, 2025August 19, 2025
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Linux Opinion Windows

Five reasons for Windows users to move to Linux

Take back your power As the October deadline for dumping Windows 10 is fast approaching, many users are considering their options. This is for many...

David Both
April 14, 2025April 13, 2025
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Linux Moving to Linux

A Fresh Start with Linux Mint

A few weeks ago, someone at the faith community I attend asked for my help logging into their computer. I suspected it might have been...

Don Watkins
April 4, 2025March 31, 2025
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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 given program costs more and takes longer.

— Laws of Computer Programming

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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