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BtrFS EXT4 Filesystems Linux Storage System Administration

Everything you never wanted to know about the /etc/fstab File

Mounting of filesystems during the startup process is managed by the /etc/fstab configuration file.

David Both
December 11, 2025December 19, 2025
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Linux System Administration

sync — The command you never heard of

Have you ever heard of the sync command? Have you heard of it but then forgotten all about it -- like me? The sync command...

David Both
November 15, 2024November 15, 2024
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Linux Storage Management System Administration

Mastering Storage Management on Linux

Knowing how much of your disk is being used by your files is an important consideration, no matter how much storage you have. My laptop...

Don Watkins
April 2, 2024March 27, 2024
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Any given program will expand to fill all available memory.

— Laws of Computer Programming

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 

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)“.

“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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