I have previously covered obtaining and installing Ubuntu Linux, and this time I will touch on desktop and server installations. Both types of installation address certain needs.

Jack Wallen demonstrates how to install software from the command line on Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Arch Linux, and openSUSE.

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of deploying a full LAMP server on Oracle Linux.

If you're looking for a solid web-based Linux admin GUI, look no further than the tried and true Webmin. Jack Wallen shows you how to install it on both Ubuntu Server and CentOS 8.

This article takes a look at five top Linux distros, how to acquire and install them, and an assessment of what they might best be suited for.

When needing a Web server, for instance, first a sysadmin would go through a Linux OS install one question at a time. When it came to partitioning, the sysadmin would labor over just how many ...