A United Nations-funded organization has produced a Linux desktop manual for novice PC users as part of an effort to encourage developing countries to use open-source software. The manual, from the ...

A Linux desktop manual for novice PC users has been produced by a UN-funded organisation, the International Open Source Network (IOSN). The manual has been produced to encourage developing countries ...

Google's Chrome web browser is upon us, with performance already hitting legendary status. Yet, it is presently available only for use on Microsoft Windows systems? What then for us, the Linux user?

Since Apple started using Intel processors, it's become more feasible than ever to run OS X on non-Apple hardware. Head on over to www.osx86project.org and you'll find a community who are working on ...

Next year, Addison Wesley Longman will be publishing my new book, Linux System Administration: A User's Guide (Copyright 2001, ISBN 0-201-71934-7). Since the focus of ...

Getting started with Linux can be an intimidating task, particularly for people who have never tried any operating system besides Windows. In truth, however, very little about Linux is actually ...

There are a few different reasons why the average person — as opposed to an enthusiast tinkerer — might want to try out one of the many available flavors of free Linux-based operating systems. If ...

Linux is fantastic, don't get us wrong, but Apple's kit can also be appealing – especially its range of Apple laptops. But if the thought of getting to know OS X puts you off, fear not: there's a lot ...

Whether you're an experienced developer or a beginner trying to establish a secure connection between your computer and a remote Linux server, PuTTY is a tool you can rely on. Let's delve into ...

So, you want to play games on your Linux machine. Oh, boy. Batten down the hatches, because we’re about to show you how to do some real computing. You ever compiled ...