Linux Linux is PC-UNIX in which the kernel was created for PC/AT compatibles by Linus Torvalds of Finland. The name is derived from the kernel’s creator.  Distribution Although Linux is originally the kernel created by Linus, it does not function as an OS generally available with only the kernel. To function as an OS, various software applications must be combined ...

In many ways Linux is similar to other operating systems you may have used before, such as Windows, OS X, or iOS. Like other operating systems, Linux has a graphical interface, and types of software you are accustomed to using on other operating systems, such as word processing applications, have Linux equivalents. In many cases, the software’s creator may have ...

Application developers, system administrators, network providers, kernel hackers, multimedia authors: these are a few of the categories of people who find that Linux has a particular charm. Unix programmers are increasingly using Linux because of its cost—they can pick up a complete programming environment for a few dollars and run it on cheap PC hardware—and because Linux offers a great ...

Q:1 How to check current run level of a linux server ? Ans: ‘who -r’ & ‘runlevel’ commands are used to check the current runlevel of a linux box. Q:2 How to check the default gatway in linux ? Ans: Using the commands “route -n” and “netstat -nr” , we can check default gateway. Apart from the default gateway info ...

Installing Lubuntu Boot from your live CD or USB drive and choose your native language. (Unless of course you feel you need an extra challenge). You can either choose the “Try Lubuntu without installing option” or the “Install Lubuntu” option. I always boot into the live mode and run the installer from there. When the live version of Lubuntu loads ...

  openSUSE is a community distribution with big backing. As with Mageia and Mint there are a number of desktop environments to choose from including Gnome, KDE, XFCE and LXDE. openSUSE should definitely be tried by new users and users looking for an alternative to Mint, Mageia and Ubuntu. The operating system is stable and it is relatively easy to ...

Linux Mint is a Linux distribution that is growing rapidly in popularity, thanks in large part to its ease-of-use and simplistic, clean design which was made to make it easy for users of Windows to make the switch. Like most Linux distributions, it is free to download and install as many times as you’d like, on as many machines as ...

Installing Manjaro Linux Let’s get started on its installation. There are two ways you can initiate the installation process for Manjaro. Download Manjaro ISO file and burn it to DVD and boot your system from this DVD drive. Create a Virtual Machine on your native operating system using any virtualization technology like VMware or Oracle Virtual Box and boot your ...

The rise of Manjaro has been nothing short of amazing. Based on Arch Linux, Manjaro provides an instant entry point into the world of Arch Linux. The setup of Manjaro is fairly straight forward and it performances very well on older and modern hardware. The learning curve for Manjaro is potentially a little bit steeper than the likes of Mint, ...

  Debian has been around for what feels like forever and it provides the base for hundreds of other distributions including Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Debian contains a set of repositories with an incredibly large number of applications available for users to install. The versions of Debian available on their site only install free software and there are no third ...