Category: Linux

Linux is more secure than Windows because of the way it’s designed and handles user permissions. This is one reason why most of the web runs on Linux. Linux, even with all the effects and shiny features of modern desktop environments, runs faster than Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Why developers choose Linux over Windows […]

NTFS doesn’t support Linux file permissions so you can’t install a Linux system on it. Can Linux work with NTFS? In Linux, you’re most likely to encounter NTFS on a Windows boot partition in a dual-boot configuration. Linux relies on a number of filesystem features that simply are not supported by FAT or NTFS — […]

11 places to buy Linux laptops and computers Dell. Dell has been offering Ubuntu laptops for several years now. Their flagship product XPS features a Developer Edition series that comes with Ubuntu preinstalled. System76 is a prominent name in the world of Linux computers. This US-based company specializes in high-end computing devices that run Linux. […]

There is no Registry in linux. But you should take a look at gconf-editor and dconf-editor and also hidden files/folders inside your home directory (with names starting with dot), mostly plain (TXT) files containing some configuration for a specific program. The equivalent of the registry on Linux is Elektra but it is not very popular. […]

, and tar. The tar file compression is one of the most widely used file compression utilities on Linux., and gzip. The gzip stands for GNU Zip, and it is an open-source file compression format used to compress single files. The 7zip is an open-source file compression utility that was initially developed for Windows users […]

Usually it should be equal to your RAM which makes it 2GB which should be enough for day to day applications. I think a rule said – for 1 gb or less of RAM swap must be the double of the RAM. – more than 1 gb you dont need to use more than 2 […]

Linux is a flexible OS, as, it can be used for desktop applications, embedded systems, and server applications. It can be used from wristwatches to supercomputers. It is everywhere in our phones, laptops, PCs, cars and even in refrigerators. It also runs most of the Internet, all of the world’s top 500 supercomputers, and the […]

Linux drains a lot of battery compared to windows because windows hardware and software settings have been optimised to consume less battery power. In a linux system the user will have to optimise these settings by themselves which is not that easy. Hence linux systems generally drain more power. On each operating system, the display […]

Linux servers are some of the most widely used around the world for a variety of reasons. Unlike Windows and other proprietary software, Linux is significantly more affordable, and gives you more control over how to configure your servers to get started . This includes the ability to handle multiple applications on the same server. […]

Linux distributions which look like Windows ] Zorin OS. This is perhaps one of the most Windows-like distribution of Linux. It is somewhat a replica of Windows 7, with the Start menu, taskbar, etc. ] Chalet OS. Chalet OS is the nearest we have to Windows Vista. Complete with the widgets and menus, the distribution […]