Raspberry Pi 400 PC in a Keyboard Raspberry Pi 400 takes the same components as Raspberry Pi 4, including the system-on-chip and memory and puts them in a compact keyboard.
Migrating to Linux: Installing Software
The typical approach to get software installed on your computer is to get it from a vendor and run the install program. With Linux there is a central repository of software. Just about any program you might want will be in a list of available packages that you can install. More ...
Set Up a Minimal Server on a Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a small, single-board computer that is perfect for computer projects, but a Raspberry Pi can also be used as a web server on your main local network or the internet. This step-by-step guide shows you how. More ...
Levels and Layers of Abstraction in a Linux System
We can use abstraction to split computing systems into components to make things easier to understand, but it doesn't work without organization. We arrange components into layers or levels. A layer or level is a classification (or grouping) of a component according to where that component sits between the user and the hardware. More ...
7 Steps to Securing Your Linux Server
This primer will introduce you to basic Linux server security. While it focuses on Debian/Ubuntu, you can apply everything presented here to other Linux distributions. More ...
What is a Linux Distribution
An operating system consists of a lot of files and the files that make up Linux along with an installer for the files are called a distribution. More ...
Linux su vs sudo: What's the Difference?
A comparison of the su and sudo Linux commands for escalating privileges for non-root users. More ...
Fedora 3 Linux File Management
Installing Fedora is as simple as inserting the first CD-ROM into the drive and rebooting. The thing first you need to know when moving to a new operating system is how to manage files. More ...
CFS: Completely Fair Process Scheduling in Linux
A scheduling class specifies which scheduling policy applies to which type of process. Completely fair scheduling (CFS), which became part of the Linux 2.6.23 kernel in 2007, gives every task a fair share of processor resources in a low-fuss but highly efficient way. More ...
How to Partition a Drive for Linux and Microsoft Windows
If you only have a single hard drive available in your PC, you need to create separate areas (called partitions) on the hard drive for Windows and Linux. This article walks through the process of how to do that, but first, you need to understand how partitions work. More ...
View Your Linux Server's Network Connections With Netstat
Netstat is a command-line network utility that displays network connections, routing tables, and a number of network interfaces, and network protocol statistics. This artilce shows how to view Your Linux Server's Network Connections With Netstat. More ...
The Death of Windows
If want you to explore and learn about Linux without uninstalling Windows or making any changes to your PC, Knoppix is the way to go. maybe someday everyone will carry a Knoppix CD and a CD-RW to use on any computer they find. That day will truly be the death of Windows. More ...
How to Dual Boot Windows XP and Ubuntu 8
If you want to have access to both a Windows and Linux environment on your computer, this guide will show you an easy way to have that using Windows XP and Ubuntu 8. It is assumed that you already have Windows XP installed on your computer and that you have Ubuntu 8 Desktop Edition downloaded and burned onto a CD already. More ...
Tips for top: Monitoring CPU load on Linux
The top program provides a dynamic real-time view of a running system. It can display system summary information as well as a list of processes or threads currently being managed by the Linux kernel. You can open the Terminal either through the system Dash or the Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut. More ...
Setting Up a Linux Modem
Almost all modems manufactured today are software modems, usually referred to as winmodems. Even though we pay a lot for a winmodem, they are cheap to manufacture because they use very little electronics. More ...
