While it may not be obvious to the casual user, Linux file systems have evolved significantly over the last decade or so to make them more resistant to corruption and performance problems. Most Linux ...

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. The different ...

In this section, we will take a look at different types of files in linux. Everything is a file in Linux. Every object in linux can be considered to be a type of file, even a directory for example is ...

Almost all Linux kernel device drivers work on more than just one type of processor. This only happens because device-driver writers adhere to a few important rules. These rules include using the ...

Basically any job that exists for Windows exists for Linux as well, with the (mostly) exception of basic desktop support. (That exists too, but it's fairly rare and usually is going to require Windows ...