If you need help with Linux, try these outlets. You might not get an answer immediately, but one will come. These are all free to join and enjoy (just watch out for trolls). Linux is about community, ...

Linux built-ins are commands that are built into the shell, much like shelves that are built into a wall. You won’t find them as stand-alone files the way standard Linux commands are stored in ...

Commands that provide help are essential. Here's a look at some of the help you can get from the Linux system itself. Even after you’ve used Linux for a while, you will still find yourself needing ...

Well here we are again, at part two of the 'Getting Help from Linux' series. In this blog post I'll be talking about using Info to get help from Linux. In my previous post I spoke about how Info came ...

Oooh, I just know I'm going to hear it in the comments for that one. But you know what? Just how many of you have tried something similar with other words? You know you have at least once or twice. Go ...

Many users who try Linux for the first time can get confused easily as their is no readily apparent help system available to them. As Windows programs are typically graphical in nature, it is not too ...

Imagine that you want to output multiple lines of text in Bash, or any shell script. Maybe it’s for a help string for a particularly convoluted shell script you’re writing. You could have a separate ...

Do you have a laptop that's either "pretty old" or "weird in some other way"? Did it ship without Windows from the factory, or did you flash its firmware with coreboot? You could help the Linux kernel ...

Microsoft announced that it's joining the Open Invention Network, an open-source patent group that's dedicated to protecting linux from lawsuits. And in the process, Microsoft has made 60,000 of its ...

Linux kernel developers are already using AI. AI helps Linux programmers, but they're careful how they use it. Linux kernel maintainers must decide key AI policy issues. Get more in-depth ZDNET: Add ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Valve’s Steam Deck is capable of being much more than a handheld ...