Carrying over from yesterday’s examination of the Ubuntu command line, today’s installment of 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux is dedicated to ‘man’ and ‘grep’. These commands wield significant power, and ...

Linux might sound scary for first-time Linux users, but actually, it isn’t. Linux is a bunch of open-source Unix operating systems based on Linux Kernel. These operating systems are called Linux ...

You can easily manage printers connected to your company's Ubuntu systems using the CUPS printing server and a Web browser or by using Ubuntu's Printers configuration ...

Working on the command line is an integral part of being a successful Linux user. You need to have a firm grasp of certain commands to work effectively. There are even certain commands that you must ...

Credit: Ian Noble; Modified by IDG Comm. Did you know that you can ask your Linux system to tell you what upgrades are available for the packages installed on it? You might be surprised by how many ...

Most Linux distributions are considerably more secure than Windows out of the box. There are many reasons for that, including the inherent user and file permissions structure, the addition of ...

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ubuntu Linux's parent company, has announced that Ubuntu will be adopting a radical new change to the interface that will do away with the "menu" in the Windows ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Debian and Ubuntu are similar, but they're not the sameDebian is more stable, and Ubuntu is easier to ...

The terminal may seem powerful, but it's not always as good as it sounds. Learn all the misconceptions of using the Terminal vs using the GUI ...