I recently carried out a personal quest for a netbook computer.Relying on a bit of insider snobbery since I write about computertechnology almost daily, I was not expecting a big problem in making ...

Linux Mint 23 will expand its System Administration tool (mintsysadm) with a new Users section, enabling post-install home encryption and more.

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The MX Linux default desktop is about as clean as you'll find. MX Linux is the most downloaded Linux desktop distribution, and now I know why Your email has been sent Jack Wallen examines MX Linux to ...

Carry a full Linux workspace on a USB—apps, files, and settings travel with you. Use MX Linux or tools like Rufus or MX Live USB Maker to enable persistence and make bootable USBs. Boot via the PC's ...

In the first article of this series, I explained the fundamentals behind the Libreboot free software BIOS project and why you might want to replace your BIOS with it. I followed up by describing how ...

The command line. You either love it or hate it, but if you do anything with a Unix-like system you are going to have to use it eventually. You might find marker ...

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Relax, François! I wasn't trying to scare you. I pulled your earphones out because it is nearly time for our guests to arrive, and I couldn't seem to get your attention any other way. What were you ...