Linux isn't just about picking a distro or desktop environment - it's also about optimizing how you interact with your PC for maximum efficiency.

If you come from the world of Windows, you undoubtedly understand the concept of a shortcut. In the Linux world, shortcuts do exist, but they're generally referred to as symbolic links, or symlinks.

The Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide has a great list of essential Linux keyboard shortcuts. These are the Linux command quickies that are most conducive to quick Linux computing; anything from ...

It's easy to add a few lines of text to files on Linux, but there are tools that make it easier to add many lines. There are a number of ways to add text to files on Linux systems without having to ...

COMMENTARY--If you're a columnist for ZDNet and you put the words Linux and mainframe in the same sentence (which I've done), all sorts of people will come out of the woodwork to give you their ...

Before becoming a writer, Jim started his career as an online community manager. He managed Ziff Davis’ forums on CompuServe and the web including the PCMag and ExtremeTech forums. He’s also done ...