Your Linux server is powerful, but are you taking advantage of all it has to offer? Linux expert Jack Wallen developed the "From start to finish series" to help you make the most of the OS.

Whether it's for the home or home office, a Linux server can provide an array of digital services for the family or a budding business.

Jack Wallen walks you through creating new users and groups on Linux and adding those new users to the new groups.

Tom Fenton explains which Linux distribution to use, how to set up a Network File Share (NFS) server on Linux and connect ESXi to NFS.

When I write my column, I try to stick to specific hacks or tips you can use to make life with Linux a little easier. Usually, I describe with pretty specific detail how to accomplish a particular ...

Tom Fenton walks through upgrading a VMware Horizon environment, installing a Linux desktop, configuring a Linux guest for instant clones and deploying instant clone desktops.

Jack Wallen demonstrates how to install software from the command line on Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Arch Linux, and openSUSE.

If you administer a Linux server, you likely will have to create users and groups. You will be limited in a few crucial ways without knowing how to create users.