I was ready to move beyond Linux Mint, but I wasn't interested in trading its simplicity for a distro that required more work ...

Avoid distractions, create a calming environment, and use simple, effective tools to your advantage.

stillOS offers one of the best Linux onboarding experiences I've ever seen ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

There are a few different reasons why the average person — as opposed to an enthusiast tinkerer — might want to try out one of the many available flavors of free Linux-based operating systems. If ...

In the realm of Linux command-line tools, few commands are as versatile and widely used as cat. This article dives deep into the capabilities of the Linux cat command, merging insights from multiple ...

Setting up aliases on Linux systems can save you a lot of time and trouble on the command line. This post shows how to set up and manage aliases and provides a number of examples on how and why to use ...

Desktop Linux just cracked 10% market share - and Windows 11 is mostly to blame ...

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There are only a few special characters involved in working with character strings on the command line or in a script on Linux: the single quote, the double quote and the backslash. But the rules aren ...