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Upgrading a Lenovo V15 to Fedora KDE Plasma Rx-Linux
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Upgrading a Lenovo V15 to Fedora KDE Plasma

Don Watkins May 15, 2025
I’ve been looking for a new laptop for a couple of months because the one I’ve been...
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An interview with Jim Hall about FreeDOS

David Both May 14, 2025
The past, present, and future of the FreeDOS Project, an open source version of DOS.
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Celebrating 20 Years of ODF: The Backbone of Open Standards OPENHERE_blue
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Celebrating 20 Years of ODF: The Backbone of Open Standards

Don Watkins May 13, 2025
LibreOffice is a free and open-source office productivity suite developed by The Document Foundation (TDF). It originated...
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How I use GNU Indent code_development_programming
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How I use GNU Indent

Jim Hall May 12, 2025
Let GNU Indent make your source code easier to read.
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AI Malware strikes curl developers malware-289389409
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AI Malware strikes curl developers

David Both May 10, 2025
Image by: securitybydefault.com, Creative Commons The scourge of misused AI (so-called) is attacking the developers of the...
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Emulating systems with QEMU

Jim Hall May 9, 2025
Here's how I boot other systems using virtual machines in QEMU
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Make typing faster with the Keebio BDN9 macro pad linux_keyboard_desktop
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Make typing faster with the Keebio BDN9 macro pad

Jim Hall May 8, 2025
My brother recently gave me a Keebio BDN9 macro pad. It’s a configurable 9-key keyboard that supports...
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Code like it’s the 1980s code_computer_development_programming
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Code like it’s the 1980s

Jim Hall May 7, 2025
4 Our computers are so powerful today that it’s hard for younger developers to understand what early...
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Standard UNIX password manager

Seth Kenlon May 6, 2025
The pass command is a password manager that uses GPG encryption to keep your passwords safe, and...
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GIMP: the free Photoshop alternative GIMP-00
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GIMP: the free Photoshop alternative

Aster Rose May 5, 2025
1 The GNU Image Manipulation Program, the acronymous, free drawing program, is often also named as the...
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The case of the Borked HDD 20230825_162655-Resized
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The case of the Borked HDD

David Both May 3, 2025
1 It all started this morning when I went to start my regular Saturday yoga session. I...
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 20—Follow your curiosity A black cat holding a person's arm on a keyboard.
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 20—Follow your curiosity

David Both May 2, 2025
I love to learn new things. I was fortunate in that my curiosity led me to a...
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How to get started with Linux 3-Penguins-Cropped
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How to get started with Linux

David Both May 1, 2025
Many of the messages I see in the #Linux feeds on BlueSky and mastodon are Windows users...
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How to find Open Source Software to replace your Windows software puzzle_computer_solve_fix_tool
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How to find Open Source Software to replace your Windows software

David Both April 30, 2025
Author’s note: This article is based on Chapter 6 of my book, “Linux for Small Business Owners,”...
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Mastering Screenshots with KDE Spectacle: button_push_open_keyboard_file_organize-02
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Mastering Screenshots with KDE Spectacle:

Don Watkins April 29, 2025
Writing blog posts that share my experiences with Linux and open-source software often requires screenshots of accomplishing...
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Beware Fedora updates of April 28, 2025

David Both April 28, 2025
1 It breaks iptables with no warning I’m rather angry right now but I promise to remain...
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If the input editor has been designed to reject all bad input, an ingenious idiot will discover a method to get bad data past it.

— Troutman’s Programming Postulates

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 

Why there’s no such thing as AI

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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