The best way to learn Linux is to use it. A good introductory book will help, but you won’t really learn Linux or become confident in your skills unless you park yourself in front of a Linux system ...

Some operating systems can be a pain in the rear to install if you don’t happen to have an optical disc drive for your computer. But if you’re trying to install most Linux-based operating system such ...

Having a Linux live USB can save many headaches if your main PC has issues, but they're also useful as portable OSes that you keep with you, and plug into whatever host machine is nearby. For them to ...

In the past two weeks I have used UNetbootin to install Linux Mint Debian Edition and PCLinuxOS 2010.7, and both worked without a hitch. The only distribution that I have had any trouble with at all ...

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This issue of Linux Journal is all about how to get Linux in your pocket. In this article, I go one better and tell you how to get Linux on your fingernail. Now, before you get too excited, I won't be ...

Installing Ubuntu from a USB drive on an older machine is easy if you have one key bit of information ... After a few extremely frustrating hours trying to install Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS, the latest ...