Linux

Linux is the best-known and most-used open source operating system. As an operating system, Linux is software that sits underneath all of the other software on a computer, receiving requests from those programs and relaying these requests to the computer’s hardware. Learn more on our what is Linux resource page.

Clicks, pops, and troubleshooting recordings on Linux

In my article on how to set up a Linux-based music server at home, I mentioned that I have two CuBox-i4 cube computers, using the Volumio music system, serving music in my…

After a nasty computer virus, sys admin looks to Linux

My first brush with open source came while I was working for my university as a part-time system administrator in 2001. I was part of a small group that created business case…

How to use Python to hack your Eclipse IDE

Kicking the tires on Korora, a novice-friendly Linux distro

Korora is Linux distribution that aims to make it easier to install and use for new Linux users, while still providing power-users with the tools and openness that they want…

Growing a career alongside Linux

My Linux story started in 1998 and continues today. Back then, I worked for The Gap managing thousands of desktops running OS/2 (and a few years later, Warp 3.0). As an OS/2…

Top 5 open source command shells for Linux

There are two kinds of Linux users: the cautious and the adventurous. On one side is the user who almost reflexively tries out ever new option which hits the scene. They’ve…

Linux gives me all the tools I need

Linux is all around us. It's on our phones in the form of Android. It's used on the International Space Station. It provides much of the backbone of the Internet. And yet many…

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