If you manually partition your Linux PC, you're setting up all the necessary partitions for your system and allocating disk ...

Linux provides quite a few commands to look into file system types. Here's a look at the various file system types used by Linux systems and the commands that will identify them. Linux systems use a ...

Chromebooks, known for their lightweight design and cloud-centric approach, have gained immense popularity due to their user-friendly interface and seamless integration with Google applications.

The way the Linux file system is laid out makes perfect sense. I've been using Linux for so many years that I can't imagine another file system making more sense. When I consider how the Windows file ...

Linux filesystems, such as EXT2, EXT3, and EXT4, are designed to minimize fragmentation, but it can still occur, especially on systems with limited disk space. Defragmentation in Linux is less common ...

Hardcore Linux users will think I'm committing the ultimate blasphemy when I say the Linux terminal doesn't have to be a part of the equation. Have to, being the operative term. When I first started ...

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 ...

Windows is using a faster drive: In my configuration, I have Windows 11 on an NVMe drive, and since the tower I'm using has ...

In the ever-evolving world of technology, system monitoring stands as the vigilant sentinel against potential downtimes and performance issues. For Linux systems, which are the bedrock of countless ...

If you use Linux on your company’s desktop or server computers, you’re already familiar with many of the security advantages the open source operating system offers over its Windows and Mac rivals.

Amazon's vice president of infrastructure describes in detail how the online retailer is using the open-source operating system in nearly every corner of its business. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...