Q: I have loaded up Linux Mandrake 7.1. I am skilled in MS-DOS, Win9x, NT, and Netware; however, I am reasonably new to Linux. I have read the HOWTOs on the differences with regard to commands (ls, mv ...

One of the files that the average Unix sysadmin rarely looks at, almost never changes and yet depends on every time he or she reboots a system is the /etc/inittab file. This modest little file ...

Sure, with powerful enough hardware you could run your Windows applications on Linux inside a virtual machine (VM) such as Oracle's VirtualBox. The problem with these is that they don't run well on ...

Chromebooks with the right stuff inside are now able to install and run a complete Linux experience with the KDE desktop without giving up the Chrome OS on the same device. It is not yet flawless, but ...