Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

Ubuntu is often the first Linux distribution newcomers try, and for good reason. It is one of the most widely used, with a ...

In Mastering Linux System Administration, Linux experts and system administrators Christine Bresnahan and Richard Blum deliver a comprehensive roadmap to go from Linux beginner to expert Linux ...

Unlike Sobell’s volume, which is one of those fat, everything and the kitchen-sink computer books, Grant focuses on making it fun for beginners to learn Ubuntu Linux.

Tails (which stands for ‘The Amnesiac Incognito Live System’) is probably the most well-known privacy-focused distro. It can ...

One reason a lot of people get started with the Linux terminal is to use ImageMagick and FFmpeg. These are popular tools for converting image and video files. One reason you might want to do this is ...

Linux has many hundreds of distros, but the best ones for beginners have more hand-holding and some Windows-like familiarity.

While the 2140’s Linux, Novell SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) 10 SP2 isn’t especially Windows user friendly, it is very Windows network friendly. This makes it an interesting choice for ...

Now, if you want to really get the most out of Linux, or are considering a career as a Linux administrator, you'll need to learn considerably more… including the command line. N ...

Linux is one of the most widely used operating systems on the world. You actually may be using it now and not know it. So what is it?