Dumping Windows and Installing Linux Mint, in Just 10 Minutes
DesktopOne of my older netbook computers, an Acer Aspire V5, is still being used by my partner. It still runs Windows 7, but it has been acting up very badly recently, and I finally decided that rather than spend a few hours trying to get it to limp along a…
Top 4 Reasons I Use dwm for my Linux Window Manager
DesktopI like minimalistic views. If I could run everything in a terminal I would. It’s free from shiny stuff that hogs my resources and distracts my feeble mind. I also grow tired of resizing and moving windows, never getting them to align perfectly. On my quest for minimalism, I grew…
How to Integrate Git into Your Linux Desktop
DesktopAsk a developer to name their most important tools and very often the reply will include Git. There’s a good reason for that: Git is one of the most widely used distributed version control systems. Git can be set up as a local repository, used on a LAN, or used via the…
Review: System76’s Galago Pro Solves ‘Just Works’ Linux’s Goldilocks Problem
DesktopStill, finding the perfect Linux laptop has always been and remains something of a Goldilocks problem: this one is too big, this one is too underpowered, this one has too little RAM, this one lacks a big SSD, and so on. Generally speaking, if you want power and storage you’re…
Chakra Linux: Its Own Beast, Its Own Beauty
DesktopThere are so many Linux distributions available—so many, in fact, that it can become a bit of a challenge to find the one right for you. After you’ve looked at them enough, it seems the variations tend to blur together, such that one flavor of Linux is only a slight…
Guide to Linux App Is a Handy Tool for Every Level of Linux User
DesktopRemember when you first started out with Linux? Depending on the environment you’re coming from, the learning curve can be somewhat challenging. Take, for instance, the number of commands found in /usr/bin alone. On my current Elementary OS system, that number is 1,944. Of course, not all of those are actual commands…