Jack Wallen offers up a Linux desktop tip that can help make just about any Linux workflow considerably easier.

Did you know that Linux makes it easy to create and use hidden files, which means you can easily tuck important documents away from plain sight? Here's how to manage those files.

Setting up a file server doesn't need to be complicated. With three desktop machines (Kubuntu, Win XP and a testbed, which is currently running ReactOS) and a laptop (Xubuntu) in use at home, our IT ...

If a fear of the command line has prevented you from making use of the more secure sftp, Jack Wallen wants to show you how you can easily connect to that remote server, with a simple file manager.

Any Linux systems administrator needs to be proficient with a wide range of commands for user management, file handling, system monitoring, networking, security and more. This article covers a ...

A full 67 percent of respondents using Linux on a file server, in fact, said they use Debian distributions, while only 54 percent use Red Hat-based ones. The survey included 100 small and medium ...

Tom Fenton explains which Linux distribution to use, how to set up a Network File Share (NFS) server on Linux and connect ESXi to NFS.

Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client refers to a tool that enables secure file transfer between a client and a server over an encrypted connection.