My book The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins is now available in hardcopy (softcover) at Amazon. Hardcopy is now available at Apress, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. The ebook versions are now available at Apress in multiple formats including PDF, and the Kindle…
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Book update
Check my personal web site www.both.org for an update on the progress of my book, “The Linux Philosophy for System Administrators.”
Website has a new theme
I have made a significant change in the look of the Linux DataBook web site. I found This new “Magazine-Basic” theme on the free WordPress themes site. After making a few simple configuration changes to the theme, installing my Linux header…
All Things Open 2017
I am attending All Things Open 2017 in downtown Raleigh today and tomorrow, Oct. 23 and 24. If you are interested in hearing from some of the brightest minds on the planet about how Open Source Software and processes can…
Problems with JetPack 4.8
If you are using WordPress and have JetPack installed, do not under any circumstances install JetPack 4.8 at this time. JetPack 4.8 causes significant problems. It apparently prevents loading of all plugins and prevents the site from working. I reverted…
New Look
In the previous few days I have transferred the DNS registration of this site to Google Domains and changed the name and URL for the site. So I think it only fitting that I also change the look of the…
Name and URL change
Please note that the address of the DataBook web site has changed to: www.linux-databook.info There are a couple reasons for this, but the primary one is that I like the name better. The old databook.bz name does not reflect the true…
SystemV startup vs systemd: My presentation at All Things Open
I will be presenting the talk, “SystemV startup vs systemd” at All Things Open on Monday, October 19th at 3:25pm in room 305B systemd is a controversial replacement for the init daemon and SystemV start scripts that is now used…
My “All Things Open” Talk
I will be presenting the talk, “SystemV startup vs systemd” at All Things Open on Monday, October 19th at 3:25pm. I do not yet know which room I will be in, but that should be available on the schedule when…
David Both to present at All Things Open
I will be presenting at least one talk at All Things Open this October 19th and 20th. The one talk that has been accepted so far is “SystemV startup vs systemd”. systemd is a controversial replacement for the init daemon…
Maintenance outages today, January 08, 2014
I will be performing some emergency maintenance today, to replace a couple old and failing UPS units. The batteries are OK, but the units themselves are failing after several years. There will be a few short outages of the email…
CentOS 7.0 released
CentOS 7 was released today, July 7. CentOS is identical to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) with the only exception being the branding text and graphics. CentOS is a fully supported Community ENTerprise Operating System that provides free upgrades and…
David Both to present “SystemV Startup vs systemd” at TriLUG on May 8
I will be giving a presentation, “SystemV Startup vs systemd” at the TrilUG meeting on Thursday, May 8. Topic: SystemD Presenter: David Both When: Thursday, 8th May 2014, 7pm (pizza from 6.45pm) Where: NC State Engineering Building II Room 1021,…
Dealing with the HeartBleed bug
It has been a very hectic couple days since I woke up Tuesday morning to the news about the so-called HeartBleed bug. I spent a good bit of time Tuesday exploring the available information and then creating a program that…
Free “Introduction to Linux” course from the Linux Foundation, edX, MIT and Harvard
Free classes are always cool, especially in times when companies do not have big training budgets. And it seems like one of the best training opportunities in years is here. Linux is hot as a job skill. The Linux Foundation’s 2014…
Linux Security Bug – Update
The security bug is identified as CVE-2014-0092 now has fixes available for the following distributions of which I am certain. CentOS Debian Fedora Red Hat Check your own distribution to verify the availability of the fix. Note that not all…
Serious security bug found in Linux
A very serious bug has been found in the Open Source GnuTLS package. Many programs and the Linux operating system itself use this package to deal with the encryption of data streams. The bug was discovered during a routine code…
Training Calendar set for first half of 2014
Millennium Technology Consulting LLC has finalized its class schedules for the first half of 2014. Training Calendar for First Half of 2014 Course Date Availability Theory and Practice of Linux System Administration February 24 – 28 Seats available Linux Servers…
Theory and Practice of Linux System Administration class, January 20 – 24
Millennium Technology Consulting LLC, will be running the highly reviewed class, Theory and Practice of Linux System Administration, the week of January 20 – 24. About this Course This course is intended for junior and mid-level Linux Systems Administrators who…
Adding CentOS to Linux Training Courses
For the previous few years I have used Fedora exclusively as the basis for courses designed and taught as part of our Millennium Technology Consulting LLC training offerings. This is because Fedora is the upstream distribution for Red Hat Enterprise…