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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.

Do you need programming skills to learn Linux?

A few months ago I took the Introduction to Linux course offered through edX. It's an 18 chapter course with lots of reading, some videos, and a casual level of testing your…

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Using ownCloud to integrate Dropbox, Google Drive, and more in Gnome

I was looking for an easy way to have all my online storage services, such as Google Drive and Dropbox, integrated with my Linux desktop without using some nasty hack, and I…

The impact of the Linux philosophy

All operating systems have a philosophy. And, the philosophy of an operating system matters. What is the Linux philosophy and how does it affect the community? How has it…

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Linux for lettuce

Revolutionizing American agribusiness from the ground up, one seed at a time.From a distance, Jim Myers looks like an ordinary farmer. Most autumn mornings, he stands thigh…

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Root access for students at Penn Manor

Charlie Reisinger from the Penn Manor School District talked to us next about open source at his school. This talk was an expanded version of his lightning talk from the…

Linux computer program brings a smile where it's least expected

Reglue is an organization that has been placing Linux computers in the homes of financially disadvantaged kids since 2005. The program started in central Texas and we'd love…

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