Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

Linux. This not so well-known but widely used operating system is often too scary for beginners to even want to try. This article is intended for those of you who would like to know a bit more ...

Linux for Beginners – Even Microsoft Is Cozying Up to Linux Linux is getting hotter and more mainstream all the time, enough so that even IT administrators who deal primarily with Windows would ...

Tails (which stands for ‘The Amnesiac Incognito Live System’) is probably the most well-known privacy-focused distro. It can ...

Linux has many hundreds of distros, but the best ones for beginners have more hand-holding and some Windows-like familiarity.

Virtualization is an essential tool for Linux users who want to test new distributions, run Windows software, or create safe ...

You could use Wine to do everything that CodeWeavers Crossover Linux Impersonator, or Crossover Games, does, but I wouldn’t recommend a Linux beginner try it. Need more help?

Which Linux distro is the best for beginners? Plus: A review of Kubuntu 13.10, and a look at the lightweight word processor Abiword.

One reason a lot of people get started with the Linux terminal is to use ImageMagick and FFmpeg. These are popular tools for converting image and video files. One reason you might want to do this is ...

Unlike Sobell’s volume, which is one of those fat, everything and the kitchen-sink computer books, Grant focuses on making it fun for beginners to learn Ubuntu Linux.