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 […]

Prior to its official announcement in 1991, Linus was working on it for a while so only him can answer that question. What I am sure of, is that the Linux kernel was announced on August 25, 1993, and first released on September 17, 1991. Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish […]

Currently (as of this new release 5.10), most Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora, and Arch Linux are using the Linux Kernel 5., and x series. However, the Debian distribution appears to be more conservative and still uses the Linux Kernel 4., and x series. Arch Linux is based on the Linux kernel. There are various […]

Kali Linux is best for programming and other important development work. If you want to use it, you can easily download and install the latest Kali Linux version. Kali Linux provides complete control for configuring the distro according to your needs. This Linux distro can make the system a bit slower. Linux might not be […]