While Linux operating systems – also known as distributions or distros, for short – tend to be less consumer-friendly than Windows and even recent Mac platforms, they do offer quite a bit of ...

Repairs, surfing, virus check, complete system? The fact that a large USB stick offers space for 50 live systems should not tempt you to use it haphazardly. It's all about making the right choice!

In my recent column “Security Features in Ubuntu” (LJ, March 2008), I mentioned that the live CD method of running Linux from a CD-ROM or DVD rather than directly from a hard drive has important and ...

DistroSea allows you to test several Linux distributions. There are currently 85 distros to test. DistroSea is free and works on any web browser. I recently wrote about the Virtual OS Museum, which ...

In the almost 20 years since Linux was first released into the world, free for anyone to use and modify however they like, the operating system has been put to a lot of uses. Today, a vast number of ...

The open source bloodline (no pun intended) in this year’s Heartbleed security bug has predictably fuelled our interest in Linux-related cryptographic functions and “open” technology safety in general ...

Jack Wallen introduces you to an easy way to create live ISO images of your currently running Linux system with Systemback. You have that Linux desktop or server precisely how you want it and are ...