If you're coming from Windows, the Linux file system structure can seem particularly alien. The C:\ drive and drive letters ...

Navigating the Linux filesystem hierarchy can be a daunting task for newcomers and even seasoned administrators. Unlike some other operating systems, Linux follows a unique directory structure that is ...

The sudo command lets users elevate their privileges to run admin tasks. But it's far from perfect. These tips can help.

A new Linux vulnerability known as 'Dirty Pipe' allows local users to gain root privileges through publicly available exploits. Today, security researcher Max Kellermann responsibly disclosed the ...

For users who are looking to try something new, or who are tired of their Mac OS or Windows operating systems, now just might be the time to switch to something else. The Mac OS system currently uses ...

Let's start by clearly stating what this post is, and what it isn't. It is a description of how I set up multi-boot for Linux systems, sometimes including Windows, using the GRUB bootloader. It is not ...

Evening. I'm messing around with Samba on a machine with Mandrake Linux. I'm going through the examples at samba.org. Right now, I'm at this point under example 2.2 Modified Anonymous Read-Write ...

A new bit of ransomware is now attacking Linux-based machines, specifically the folders associated with serving web pages. Called Linux.Encoder.1 the ransomware will encrypt your MySQL, Apache, and ...