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Can't buy Linux love

The stumbles of a Kleiner Perkins-funded Linux start-up prove that money isn't everything in the world of free software.

Linux office suites

One of the things that will help define Linux on the desktop is the availability of quality office suites.

Installing, configuring RAID with current kernels

This article will show how easy it actually is to install and configure Redundant Array of Inexpensive/Independent Disks (RAID) technology with the current breed of Linux kernels

Getting help

The best place to begin searching for Linux help is on the Internet. Unfortunately, if you're having networking problems, you might find yourself in a catch-22. No need to despair; the answers you seek might already be available on your very own hard drive.

Crash course introduction to Linux.

We've got a lot to cover, so let's get moving. First off, if you're at what appears to be a graphical login screen, get out!

Linux on laptops: Take it with you

You've installed Linux on everything from your old 386 clunker to your great-aunt's PC, and now you're bored and need a new challenge. The time has come for Linux on your laptop.

Life in the old systems yet

If you have at least 16Mb of memory... and a couple of hundred megabytes of disk space, then you can run Linux on your PC. You'll find freely downloadable software on the internet. Not only this, but it'll all perform much faster than under Windows.

The future of Linux

I have a new idea a for the linux community. I think this is going to change the way that we use Linux, and possibly the way that every other operating system on the planet is used. I'm tired of having to hunt around for necessary Linux update.

Linux device drivers

To begin to understand how device drivers operate and how to use them, you must first forget everything you know about installing device drivers in Windows.

First steps with GNU/Linux

If you have just installed GNU/Linux and don't know quite what to do next, then this article is for you. Some fundamental UNIX concepts are explained in this paper.