For a long time, Linux received a bad rap for not just being difficult to use, but for not having the software necessary to be productive. Those concerns were reasonable during the early days of Linux ...

Switching to Linux can be challenging. But once you've overcome the learning curve, you'll find that Linux offers a more ...

In this TechRepublic How to Make Tech Work video, Jack Wallen shows you the step-by-step process of compiling a C++ program on Linux, using Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 for his demo. I am going to show you ...

Linux is not the same as Windows. The operating system is operated and configured differently than Windows and Windows programs cannot be started directly. With the help of virtualization or Wine, ...

Linux benefits from the strongly-principled ethos of Unix design. Programs communicate via text, you can combine them via pipelines, and they do one thing well. Beyond that, though, programs can act ...

There are gentle migration strategies that can delay the move away from Windows 10, which Microsoft will stop supporting in October 2025. Technically (and maybe even psychologically), the easiest step ...