While there are some amazing lightweight apps that you can use on Linux, they do nothing for slow startup times. Instead, the real slowdown often comes from a few odd processes that quietly run in the ...

Certifications from Red Hat, Oracle and SUSE are tailored to environments where those Linux distributions are prevalent. Vendor-neutral certifications emphasize core Linux principles applicable across ...

As we watch Internet-centric connected computing emerge as the next growth area, we will also see how modern, third-generation real-time operating system technology is refined to meet the demands of ...

Microsoft's proprietary protocol, Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS), started with a good idea. It would enable hardware vendors to add networking support to USB devices without ...

File systems and UUIDs have a special relationship on Linux systems. What are these very long identifiers and how can you view the connections between them and disk partitions? The /etc/fstab file is ...

In the ever-evolving world of technology, system monitoring stands as the vigilant sentinel against potential downtimes and performance issues. For Linux systems, which are the bedrock of countless ...

System performance is key to getting the most out of Linux. There are several command line and GUI tools to make this task easy. Here you'll learn about htop, glances, Mission Center, and more apps.

If you’re considering adding Linux to your data center, or your company is looking at promoting you to become their first (or next) Linux admin, you probably understand there are lots of commands to ...

Linus Torvalds is a busy man who continues to toil away at the Linux kernel to bring it new features, better performance and enhanced security. While the latest release of the Linux kernel might not ...