The recipes that Carla Shroder shares here only begin to scratch the surface of what's in the Second Edition of her classic guide to Linux.
Posts published in “Operating Systems”
Mozilla Plays Matchmaker: Microsoft Store Now Offers Firefox for Windows 10 and 11
A dozen years ago, the notion of Microsoft making it easier for Windows users to use open source software would've been unthinkable.
AlmaLinux 8.5 Is Out, Less Than 48 Hours After Latest RHEL Release
Users can download now for on-premises and edge installations. Images for AWS, Azure, GCP and other clouds will be available soon. Less than 48 hours…
OpenSUSE is Looking for Candidates to Run for Its Board
Two seats on the board at openSUSE are up for grabs. Candidates will be announced on November 22, and voting begins on December 13.
Why I Wrote the Linux Cookbook, Second Edition
Spoiler alert: "Most tech authors don't write to make money. We write to share cool stuff."
Project Trident, a Linux Distribution with BSD Roots, Shuts Down
Project Trident's default Lumina desktop environment is unaffected by this development and will continue to be developed and maintained for Linux and BSD users.
AlmaLinux Announces ‘ELevate’ For CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux 8 Migrations
It's now easier to migrate from CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux 8, Oracle Linux 8, or Rocky Linux 8, thanks to a new project from AlmaLinux.
Red Hat Releases Beta Peek at Upcoming RHEL 8.5
New Red Hat policy allows anyone with a current RHEL subscription to run unlimited copies of RHEL betas for as long as their subscription is valid.
The Verdict On systemd Is In
While the use of systemd by most Linux distros remains a subject of controversy, the recent vote by Debian members to support systemd while exploring other alternatives seems to indicate the init system is gaining acceptance.
Why Debian Is the Gold Standard of Upstream Desktop Linux
The last decade or so has seen Debian largely repositioned as an upstream distribution, making it an essential component of the desktop Linux infrastructure. Does your distro have "Debian Inside"?
The Great GNU/Linux Division
With or without the nod to GNU with the moniker GNU/Linux, desktop Linux is still the same under the hood. A rose is still a rose, as they say.