The Linux terminal is powerful, but these three graphical apps handle everyday tasks without typing a single command.

Telnet, ifconfig, and netstat, and more, all have better replacements.

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 ...

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I'm a Windows user who installed Linux for the first time - here's how the experience changed me ...

If you use Linux on your company’s desktop or server computers, you’re already familiar with many of the security advantages the open source operating system offers over its Windows and Mac rivals.

I'm a serial Linux distro hopper - these 7 signs mean it's time to switch ...

Setting up aliases on Linux systems can save you a lot of time and trouble on the command line. This post shows how to set up and manage aliases and provides a number of examples on how and why to use ...

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In the world of Unix-based operating systems like Linux, file packaging and compression utilities play a pivotal role. One such utility is the zip command, an effective tool for compressing files to ...