In the Linux environment, the file system acts as a backbone, orchestrating the systematic storage and retrieval of data. It is a hierarchical structure that outlines how data is organized, stored, ...

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 has a reputation for being difficult to use, especially among those who have only worked with operating systems like Windows or macOS. The truth is, Linux itself is not inherently problematic.

Microsoft isn’t only a Windows company. It now shepherds several Linux distributions alongside its own operating systems. It’s important to remember that these aren’t general-purpose Linuxes like ...

Last week’s newsletter pointing to Novell’s “Bridging NetWare skills to Novell OES for Linux” training prompted reader Mike Ossing to drop me a note with his impressions of the course. Ossing had gone ...

A lot of open hardware projects inluding Amiga accelerator cards and C64 VIC chip replacements have come out over the last few years that are basically "slap a Raspberry Pi on a custom PCB and emulate ...

Linux filesystems, such as EXT2, EXT3, and EXT4, are designed to minimize fragmentation, but it can still occur, especially on systems with limited disk space. Defragmentation in Linux is less common ...

One is the world's oldest Linux distro, the other isn't Linux at all. Each delivers superb stability - let's compare.