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, ...

A distro aimed at helping people, reducing e-waste – and helping a charity, too Emmabuntüs is just another Linux distro, but ...

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 ...

When I first started using Linux back in the late '90s, there wasn't much in the way of help. I remember using ICQ chat in a room geared toward Linux and meeting someone willing to give me a hand. Had ...

The Linux Foundation is offering up the best technical talent to help you learn Linux and get a better job. Check out the free Webinar series on the horizon. Dave Rosenberg Co-founder, MuleSource Dave ...

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 ...

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Hector Martin (aka marcan) wants to port a full, useful version of the Linux operating system to the new Macs running Apple Silicon, but he needs help. He’s got the skills for it — he put Linux on a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Linux is set for a big release this Sunday August 29, setting the stage for enterprise and cloud applications for months to come. The 5.14 kernel update will include security and performance ...