Converting to BtrFS — Episode 2
I’ve started testing.
Commands I use to explore Linux filesystems
As a SysAdmin, I need to manage the filesystems on the hosts in my home lab. There's usually little to do, but when there is...
How to generate good passwords with pwgen
Whenever I change passwords on my systems, I need to try to think up ones that will be hard to crack as well as easy...
Converting to BtrFS — Episode 1
It’s not going well.
Problems updating QT5 on Fedora 43
I've been having problems trying to install updates on my systems with graphical interfaces. This is due to a conflict with the qt5-qtwebengine-freeworld package. QT5...
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...
Electric nonsense
I recently read a story on a local TV station's website that just made we want to cringe. The story was about "Phantom energy drain."...
Fedora 43 — A Second Look
I've been using Fedora 43 for a little over 3 days, since Tuesday, and I'm quite happy with it on all my systems. However, I've...
First Look at Fedora 43
Fedora 43 dropped yesterday, October 28, right on schedule. It's nice to know that I can count on version upgrades every 6 months in April...
Fedora 43 Released
Fedora 43 has just been released. The best place to find the link to download Fedora 43 is on the Fedora Project home page. I...
Fedora 43 set for release October 28, 2025
Based on the current schedule for Fedora development, Fedora 43 should be released tomorrow, October 28. Although a delay is possible, that happens rarely and...
AWS Agony
Did you notice that Both.org was up and running fine yesterday morning -- despite the global side-effects of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage that...
How I write with Linux — My complete toolchain
Exploring the toolchain I use to write my books and articles.
A quick look back at ATO 2025
Here it is Thursday already and All Things Open 2025 closed its doors on Tuesday. I spent all three days there and once again had...
Finding hidden package groups using DNF
For some reason, the Fedora packagers are hiding a large number of package groups so that you can't see them when you search using dnf...
Rethinking su vs sudo
If you've been hanging around Both.org for a while, you've undoubtedly noticed that I much prefer using the su - command to obtain elevated privileges...