VIDEO: Twenty Five years of Linux in Five Minutes

If you’ve read Chapter 1 of the Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide, you’ll have a reasonable understanding of the underpinnings and history of Linux. However, what you may not know is that…

Split files into chunks with the built-in split command

Splitting up files to easily send them in chunks in email attachments or uploading onto forms on a website can be a tricky situation. Check out this guide from OSTechNix…

Shock news as Ubuntu ditches their Unity desktop

The ink was barely dry when the Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide wrapped up it’s review of Ubuntu 17.04, which saw us point out that the Unity desktop was surely in…

Hitman The Complete First Season for Linux and Mac now available

Hitman is the game that took the games market by storm. The complete first season, released on 31st Jan for PC. Usually Linux is left trailing far behind, or most…

How to set the default terminal (or window manager, browser, and much more) in Linux

Ever wondered how your Linux system chooses the default Terminal Emulator, web browser, window manager, text editor, particular version of an app (eg, php5 vs 7/python2.7 vs 3)? Wonder no…

FOSS Force Best Desktop Linux Distro 2017

Another year goes by and the ever present ‘This is the year of the Linux Desktop’, statement is true as ever in 2017 as it was in 2007. For the…

Microsoft get Skyped up about Linux

Back in July, Microsoft announced through their community channel that they had been working on a version of Skype for Linux. This isn’t the first time that Linux has had Skype,…

How To Set Up SSH Keys

About SSH Keys SSH keys provide a more secure way of logging into a virtual private server with SSH than using a password alone. While a password can eventually be…

How to put a Linux ISO onto a USB stick and make it bootable on a Mac

So, you’ve got a mac computer and you want to put the ISO you just downloaded onto it. If you’ve used tools like UNetBootin before, then you’ll have found it…

Video Guide of how to install elementaryOS (Loki) + Review

ElementaryOS is a really popular Linux distro for new users. It looks and feels like macOS. It’s fast, free and slick. It’s loosely based on Ubuntu (it uses 16.04 at…