If you need to run Windows apps on Linux, Winboat is inching ever-closer to full release and will make your life considerably easier.

One of Linux's strengths as an operating system is its ability to be configured and tweaked to suit your tastes. Using the command line allows you to issue powerful commands that are unavailable to ...

You can easily set up a Linux command that keeps trying until it succeeds. Let's look at how to loop your way to success. If you want to run a command on a Linux system until it succeeds, there are ...

A vulnerability in the Linux sudo command has been discovered that could allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root. Thankfully, this vulnerability only works in non-standard configurations ...

How to run a single command on multiple Linux machines at once Your email has been sent I’m always looking for ways to make my work more efficient, so the last ...

One of the things that makes Linux and Unix-like systems both powerful and frustrating is that there are many ways to accomplish any particular goal. Take something simple like running a bunch of ...

Chromebooks with the right stuff inside are now able to install and run a complete Linux experience with the KDE desktop without giving up the Chrome OS on the same device. It is not yet flawless, but ...

As Terry Lambert, the developer behind Linux ancestor Unix, once said, "It is not Unix's job to stop you from shooting your foot. If you so choose to do so, then it is Unix's job to deliver Mr. Bullet ...

The eval command allows you to run the contents of variables as commands and can be very useful, especially in scripts. There are probably a lot of Linux users who have never encountered the eval ...

The -v flag is pretty common for Linux commands. It enables verbose mode, which is useful to see what happens in the ...

You can access Linux and Windows files through Windows Explorer and WSL Linux shell windows. You can run Windows commands ...

Google has a much-needed fix to improve the performance of graphical Linux apps on Android. Here's what's changing and why it ...