The Linux operating system has evolved from a niche audience to widespread popularity since its creation in the mid 1990s, and with good reason. Once upon a time, that installation process was a ...

Once you've taken care of these small setup tweaks, your system is ready for the fun part: actually using it. If you're ...

One of the great Linux desktop myths is that it's hard to use. People still think that you need to be some kind of mad computer wizard to use Linux. What nonsense. Desktop Linux has been as easy to ...

The tree command is perfect for viewing your entire directory structure at a glance. It shows folders and files in a clear, ...

Installing Ubuntu on a Windows computer is no different from dual-booting any operating system. In fact, it's easier than most, because Ubuntu is designed to be one of the most straight forward of ...

Sure the Motorola XOOM is the first tablet to ship with Android 3.0 Honeycomb — Google’s first attempt at a truly tablet-friendly operating system. But if Honeycomb isn’t enough OS for you, how about ...

Ubuntu’s included NetworkManager software aims to make your network connections “just work.” Nevertheless, sometimes thing go awry. There are times you have to adjust or change your connection ...

Soon, Ubuntu 18.04, aka the Bionic Beaver, and Canonical's next long-term support version of its popular Linux distribution will be out. That means it's about time to consider how to upgrade to the ...

There are more than a billion PCs in use and, according to StatCounter, only 71 percent of them run Windows. Among the rest, about 4 percent run Linux. That's tens of millions of people with Ubuntu, ...

Configuring login messages on Linux servers is more complex and dynamic. Let's look at the message of the day setup on an Ubuntu server to decipher how the process works. It seems only decades ago ...