Seth Kenlon

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New Zealand (South Island)

Seth Kenlon is a UNIX geek, free culture advocate, independent multimedia artist, and D&D nerd. He has worked in the film and computing industry, often at the same time. He is one of the maintainers of the Slackware-based multimedia production project Slackermedia.

Open Source Super Star Moderator's Choice Award 2011 100+ Contributions Club Best Interview Award 2017 Author Columnist Contributor Club

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Drop your database for PostgreSQL

Postgres is one of the most flexible databases available, and it's open source.

What is your favorite open source Java IDE?

Install JDBC on Linux in 3 steps

Install Java, install JDBC with Maven, and install the database. Then you're ready to interact with databases in your Java code.

Security buzzwords to avoid and what to say instead

Consider these thoughtful approaches to define what security really means in your open source project.

3 steps to protect your home network

Who has access to your home network? With the Internet of Things (IoT) commonplace, there are sometimes more services running on your home network than you realize. Protect it…

web development and design, desktop and browser

5 ways to resize and optimize images for the web on Linux

Resize, archive, and split images to make big files better for the Internet.

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Share screens on Linux with GNOME Connections

Discover the power of VNC for screen sharing on Linux.

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4 ways to use the Linux tar command

How do you use the tar command? That's what I recently asked our community of writers. Here are some of their answers.

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7 summer book recommendations from open source enthusiasts

Members of the Opensource.com community recommend this mix of books covering everything from a fun cozy mystery to non-fiction works that explore thought-provoking topics.

Top 8 open source project management tools for agile teams

In this roundup of open source project management tools, we look at software that helps support Scrum, Kanban, and other agile methods.

Why the operating system matters even more in 2017

7 pieces of Linux advice for beginners

We asked our community of writers for the best advice they got when they first started using Linux.

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5 Rust tools worth trying on the Linux command line

Try some new commands for common tasks.

What version of Linux am I running?

Get these quick commands to figure out what Linux kernel version and distribution your system is running.

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Linux compose key cheat sheet

By Seth Kenlon

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Unleash the power of Linux's secret keyboard keys. There's no compose key on your keyboard, at least not by default, but you can designate a key you're not otherwise using as…

A guide to orchestration with Kubernetes

By Seth Kenlon

Learn all about container orchestration with Kubernetes by downloading this eBook. The guide teaches you how to set up a local virtual cluster, deploy an application, set up a…

Linux sudo cheat sheet

By Seth Kenlon

sudo is installed by default on most Linux systems and is available for most BSD and commercial Unix variants. Because sudo is often something you configure once then forget…

Containers and Pods 101 eBook

By Seth Kenlon

Get started with containers on your own personal computer with this handy guide.

Cheat sheet: Git

By Seth Kenlon

Version control is an important tool for anyone looking to track their changes these days. It's especially helpful for programmers, sysadmins, and site reliability engineers…

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Seth Kenlon

13 Sep 2022

5 ways to resize and optimize images for the web on Linux

Thanks for saying so, and thanks for reading!

Seth Kenlon

9 Sep 2022

Free RPG Day: Create maps for your Dungeons & Dragons game with Mipui

It's both easier and harder than its reputation. Overall I'd definitely say it was a DC 15 check. If you give me some idea of your skill level and proficiency bonus for Computers (INT), I can try to write an article on how to make it happen.

Seth Kenlon

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