David Both

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David Both
Raleigh

David Both is an Open Source Software and GNU/Linux advocate, trainer, writer, and speaker. He has been working with Linux and Open Source Software since 1996 and with computers since 1969. He is a strong proponent of and evangelist for the "Linux Philosophy for System Administrators."

He has written articles for magazines including, Linux Magazine, Linux Journal, and OS/2 Magazine back when there was such a thing. He currently writes prolifically for OpenSource.com. He particularly enjoys learning new things while researching his books and articles, building his own computers, and helping his grandchildren build their computers. He has found some interesting
and unusual ways of problem solving, including sitting on one computer on which he was working.

David has published five books with Apress. Four solo works, “The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins,” August 2018, and a three volume self-study training course, “Using and Administering Linux — From Zero to SysAdmin,” released in December, 2019. He has also written one book with co-author Cyndi Bulka, "Linux for Small Business Owners" that was released in 2022.

David currently lives in Raleigh, NC, with his amazing and supportive wife, Alice.

He can be reached via email at LinuxGeek46@both.org or on Mastodon at @LinuxGeek46@linuxrocks.online.

Authored Comments

I have just installed Terminator and will be giving it a workout. Based on what I see in a very short play - er, testing - session, I think I will like it a lot. Thanks very much for the tip.

Two of the things I really like about Open Source software are that there are many really great options for almost any type of software and that there are so many really smart people who are willing to help - like yourself.

It would be really cool if you would write a short article about using Terminator.

Thanks again for the tip.

I think you hit upon one of the key aspects of helping people be successful - providing some training and/or documentation. I created a document for my mom that was about 70 pages long and she really liked that.