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Looking for an easy to follow guide detailing how to install Ubuntu Linux on Parallels Desktop? Look no further…

Will Ubuntu run on this popular netbook from Dell? Lets have a closer look…

Are you a Linux user on a network in search of disk-less workstations? If so, why not use a thin client to to run applications on powerful remote servers. The article explains more about this desktop-to-server Linux solution from SUSE.

Usually a Linux server OS will install pretty reliably into VirtualBox, which is great for testing. Occasionally you might run into problems launching the graphical user interface, which might lead you to think that the installation has failed… but it hasn’t, as we shall see!

Bringing an ancient computer back to life using an Ubuntu text mode install…

Recent developments have had many Linux users wondering whether they should install Ubuntu or Mint on their desktop PC. You don’t have to make that choice. Here’s why…

If you want to try out the Chrome OS on your computer, why not install it into a virtual machine first? This will save time and bother installing the operating system on what might be unsuitable hardware…

While the Chromebook devices show that the Chrome OS is suitable for netbooks, no desktop version is available as yet. However, there is a useful alternative.

Red Hat Enterprise 6 is one of the most capable enterprise operating systems out there. Learn how to test it for 30 days without partitioning your hard drive or losing any files.

Fedora 15 is the latest release of Fedora and is codenamed Lovelock. Have they managed to one-up Ubuntu and their new Unity interface?