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Hands On: Keeping a Very Old Laptop Useful with Linux
My Lenovo T400 was already old when I bought it as a refurb four years ago. It's still ticking along nicely with a variety...
Solaris to Linux Migration 2017
Switching from Solaris to Linux has become much easier in the last two years, with Linux developments in ZFS, Zones, and DTrace. I've been...
The Beautiful Nitrux Linux Distro Could Be a Contender
What happens when you take Ubuntu 17.10, a new desktop interface (one that overlays on top of KDE), snap packages, and roll them all...
All the Facts about Linux Long-Term Support Releases
Long Term Support (LTS) releases are as old as software. However, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, was the first to use the term, and now other open...
Android Oreo Adds Linux Kernel Requirements and New Hardening Features
The Linux kernel continues to add security protections so developers don’t have to build them on their own. As a result, one of the...
3 Cool Linux Service Monitors
The Linux world abounds in monitoring apps of all kinds. We're going to look at my three favorite service monitors: Apachetop, Monit, and Supervisor....
3 Android Apps to Help You Learn Linux
Everyone learns in different ways. For some the best means is by doing, while for others it's all about reading. No matter your preference,...
Maneuvering Around Run Levels on Linux
On Linux systems, run levels are operational levels that describe the state of the system with respect to what services are available.
One run level...
Linux Kernel 4.13: Don’t Use SMB1
Linus Torvalds pushed out version 4.13 of the Linux Kernel on Sunday, right on schedule and almost exactly two months after 4.12.
Among all the...
Greg Kroah-Hartman: The Commander-in-Chief of the Linux Stable Branch
In the sometimes-contentious Linux Kernel developer community, the gentle giant of a man Greg Kroah-Hartman is the friendliest face. When you plug a device into a...