Replacing Windows with Linux or Running Linux Alongside Windows
Linux is not jealous. You can either replace your current Windows installation alltogether (like I did several years ago and never looked back) or you …
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Percentage of Adoption of Linux Desktops - The Best Linux System Recommended by Linux Market Share
The Linux operating system, arguably one of the most ambitious open-source projects of all time, has never really had a large home-user market share. …
Continue ReadingProgramming in Gambas and Distributing Gambas Files
In the first article of this series I described the free GUI programming environment Gambas, and how to set up the controls for a simple word-count …
Continue ReadingSimple GUI programming in Linux with Gambas Basic
Installing and getting started with Gambas – a Visual-Basic style GUI programming environment for Linux
Continue ReadingHow to Use an External Monitor with a Laptop with Ubuntu and Nvidia Graphics
Need to use an external monitor with a laptop running Nvidia graphics and Ubuntu? It doesn’t work “out of the box,” but it’s …
Continue ReadingHow to Buy a Computer with Linux Preinstalled
More vendors are offering some computers that come with Linux pre-installed instead of Microsoft Windows. For many Linux enthusiasts this seems like …
Continue ReadingFinding the Best Linux Distribution for Slow or Old Computers
If you cannot stand to work with your old computer or your current Linux distribution is running slow, think twice before recycling it. Here we have …
Continue ReadingIs there Spyware for Linux? Spyware, Malware, and Viruses in Linux
Linux has many things to offer users, including its distinct lack of spyware. This article covers some of the reasons behind this, and some lingering …
Continue ReadingConvert Linux Text File to Windows - Converting Linux Files User Guide
It is annoying seeing a text file created in Linux become garbled in Windows. Linux can see and process text files created in Windows correctly, but …
Continue ReadingCommon Linux Commands and Shortcuts – A Real Linux Newbie's Starting Point
Like many newcomers to Linux, I was afraid of the command line when I first started using Linux. However, I began to realize that without the command …
Continue ReadingLinux MP3 Sort Script & Organizing Media on Linux using Scripts
Organizing your .mp3 files may seem like an impossible task, but on Linux, it’s as easy as a quick script. Here’s a guide on how .mp3 sort …
Continue ReadingThe Structure of Linux Explained - How Linux Fits Together
Have you ever wondered what is the structure of Linux? What are these /etc, /opt, /lib folders? Hop right in to go through each one in detail.
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