Rebooting Windows boxes is a way of life, but rebooting by default can you get you nowhere fast when running Unix Last week, I wrote a little item titled “Nine traits of the veteran Unix admin.” Had I ...

I just bought a new laptop and need to make a decision. For 15-20 years I've run cygwin. For the new laptop should I try Microsoft's Linux subsystem, or stick with cygwin? The machine will dual boot ...

As Linux boxes have taken on more tasks in business computer rooms over the years, the kinds of hardware users are deploying on Linux has evolved from simple PC servers to more advanced dual- and four ...

GalliumOS is a Chromebook-specific Linux variant. It lets you put a real Linux distro on a Chromebook. My recent review of a new Chromebook feature -- the ability to run Linux apps on some Chromebook ...

I need to start backing up two linux boxes at work, but I'm not sure how to do it. We use Veritas Backup Exec and I could use their Unix agent, but I think it would be a security flaw if I did. The ...

Imagine this: You're using one Linux distribution and you want to quickly deploy a virtual machine of another Linux distribution for either testing purposes or to have a secondary operating system to ...