Then there’s Arch Linux, which lies on the other end of the beginner-friendly spectrum. While it does have a learning curve ...

Configuration is the first step in building a kernel. There are many ways and various options to choose from. The kernel will generate a .config file at the end of the process and generate a series of ...

Linux users can't seem to agree on what the best setup is, and there's a reason for that. The perfect one is the one you ...

Linux is hot again. In fact, there's never been a better time for Microsoft Windows users to give Linux a whirl. The OS is more usable than ever, easier to install, and more compatible with PC ...

VMware has supported Linux desktops running on its VDI platform since VMware Horizon 6.2. In fact, last year I wrote an article on how to use CentOS as a Linux desktop on VMware Horizon 6.2, and ...

Find out how to authenticate your Linux servers and desktops against an MS NTLM proxy server. If you happen to work in a corporation that uses a Microsoft NTLM Proxy Server, and you also want to use ...

How to install and configure Samba on RHEL-based Linux distributions Your email has been sent Jack Wallen shows you how to quickly get Samba shares up and running on ...

When you need a Linux system to have a static IP address rather than one that is set dynamically by DHCP, all that's required is some configuration changes and a restart. Follow these steps to make ...

It's not hard to look up configuration details on your Linux system. The hard thing is wrapping your brain around how many are available and what they can tell you. Linux systems can report on a lot ...

It's no surprise that Linux makes a great router and firewall. A lesser-known fact is that you also can use Linux as an Ethernet bridge and VLAN switch, and that these features are similarly powerful, ...