If you still think that operating systems are tied to hardware, you need to update your thinking; nowadays there are lots of options that let you run one operating system within another or in parallel ...

The lack of terminal output from some successful Linux commands stems from a historical design choice. Quiet programs allow building pipelines easily at the shell and continue to influence Linux ...

Lifehacker reader Michael writes in with a nifty tip that was lurking in our comments all along, but deserves to see the bright light of posting. If you're already using the Unix-like Cygwin, it's an ...

I use the Linux command line daily, but that's because I learned Linux the hard way and those old lessons stuck. Most users could go their entire Linux lifetime and never run a single command. Some ...

It takes some time working with Linux commands before you know which one you need for the task at hand, how to format it and what result to expect, but it’s possible to speed up the process. With that ...

Linux may be easier to use than ever before, but you'll still need to open up a command line from time to time. That includes managing your storage, which isn't exactly easy to do in Linux, even with ...