Recently I have had several people call me on mis-stepping the nomenclature surrounding the Linux operating system. But I get this a lot, and from all points of the spectrum: From newbies to power users. The central issue that I have is that this issue causes great confusion with newbies and anger with power users. [...]

Categories: ask the readers, Linux, Operating Systems

Even though the Linux operating system is very stable and rarely needs a reboot, there are times when an update (such as a kernel update) will make this a requirement. At least that used to be the case. That is correct. With the help of a newly developed technology (dubbed Ksplice) even a kernel update [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Server, Software, Tutorials Basic

I have been covering the Linux operating system for a long time now. There are moments when I take it for granted that everyone knows the basic terminology surrounding this operating system. Because this is obviously not the case, I thought it might be a good time to stop and explain some of the terms [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Knowledge, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems

We’ve started the debate. We’ve discussed 5 Reasons you should switch to Linux right now, and 5 Good reasons to switch to Linux. Now it’s time to up the ante and discuss some of the things Linux does better than Windows. Some of you may scoff and say “There is nothing Linux does better than [...]

Categories: Advice, Linux, Mac, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Windows