Once you install Debian to function as a server, you might notice it's missing something important--sudo. Jack Wallen walks you through the process of installing sudo and enabling it for user. Debian ...

There are some superb desktop Linux distributions that are designed to work with very old hardware. For example, Puppy Linux is a great choice to quickly turn an old PC into a secure, easy to use word ...

The latest point-release update of Debian GNU/Linux (8.3) came out last week, so I decided to take this opportunity to review what distribution media are available, and how/where they can/can't be ...

In my previous article, I discussed the things one should consider when purchasing a laptop on which Linux will run. This time I would like discuss a few ways to get the laptop up and running with a ...

The recent release of Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) has gotten me thinking about the Debian development/release cycle again. It is actually pretty interesting, and quite different from any other Linux ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Debian and Ubuntu are similar, but they're not the sameDebian is more stable, and Ubuntu is easier to use.I'd only recommend one of them to users new to Linux. Ubuntu is based on ...

Lately Microsoft has been pushing out new Linux distributions for the Windows Subsystem For Linux (WSL) at a rapid pace. First, Kali Linux was released earlier this week and now Microsoft adds Debian ...

Debian is the mother of all Linux distributions. Well, the mother of all Debian-based distributions (of which there are countless). One of the main reasons so many flavors of Linux are based on Debian ...