One of the things that makes Linux and Unix-like systems both powerful and frustrating is that there are many ways to accomplish any particular goal. Take something simple like running a bunch of ...

One of Linux's strengths as an operating system is its ability to be configured and tweaked to suit your tastes. Using the command line allows you to issue powerful commands that are unavailable to ...

You should never have to work with the root user account on Linux, especially on a desktop installation. There can be occasions when you need to use root on a server. If you must use root, do so with ...

The default behavior of ping on Linux and other Unix-like systems is different from Windows. On Windows, the ping command ...

A vulnerability in the Linux sudo command has been discovered that could allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root. Thankfully, this vulnerability only works in non-standard configurations ...

Here's an introduction to running a Linux terminal inside a browser and some of the tools available to you. If you want to try using a Linux terminal and aren’t sitting anywhere near a Linux system, ...

There are instances when a GUI file manager just won't work. When I run into those situations, there are several terminal-based options I go for.

The eval command allows you to run the contents of variables as commands and can be very useful, especially in scripts. There are probably a lot of Linux users who have never encountered the eval ...