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Linux HowTos

Step-to-step guides and how-to articles helping you with specific Linux tasks.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS -

The Ultimate Windows 8.1 And Ubuntu 14.10 Dual Boot Guide

This guide provides the easiest and safest way to dual boot Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu

Ubuntu Live Desktop -

Dual Boot Windows 7 And Ubuntu Linux In 18 Easy Steps

The Ultimate Windows 7 And Ubuntu Linux Dual Boot Guide with screenshots and easy to follow steps

BASH Tutorial - Comparing Strings -

About.com Beginners Guide To BASH - Comparing Things

This BASH tutorial covers comparison operators such as equal, less than, greater than and not equals

Bash Tutorial rssget -

About.com Beginners Guide To Bash - Conditions And Variables

This is the 3rd part of the BASH tutorial for beginners written by a BASH beginner. This guide provides a guide to conditional statements and introduces why variables are useful

About.com Beginners Guide To Bash - Hello World

This guide is the first in a series of tutorials introducing BASH and is aimed at people completely new to shell scripting.

Alternative Linux Mint Desktop -

How To Customise The Cinnamon Desktop Environment

This guide shows how to customize the Cinnamon desktop environment

Ubuntu_VM_Introduction.JPG -

Step By Step Guide To Installing Ubuntu Linux Within Windows Using VirtualBox

Introduction to installing Ubuntu Linux as a virtual machine within Microsoft Windows

Custom Debian Desktop -

The Complete Guide To Choosing The Right Linux Distribution For You

How would you go about choosing the right Linux distribution? This guide provides criteria to help you make that all important decision.

Ubuntu Launcher -

30 Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu

This guide provides links that will show you how to use the Unity desktop, install printers, use Rhythmbox, install Flash, Java, Minecraft, Skype and Dropbox.

Ubuntu Unity Screenshot -

Customising The Unity Launcher Within Ubuntu

Learn all about the Unity Launcher. Find out what all those little arrows mean, how to open and select between multiple instances of the same application.

Learn Ubuntu - The Unity Dash -

The Complete Guide To Ubuntu's Unity Dash

The complete guide to the Unity Dash shows how to use the Dash within Ubuntu including listing the different scopes and filter options.

Shellshock Bash Bug And Fix -

How To Fix The BASH Shellshock Bug

Protect yourself from the Shellshock BASH security vulnerability by following this guide. Update your system now.

Mount Ubuntu ISO -

How To Create A UEFI Bootable Ubuntu USB Drive Using Windows

Create a UEFI bootable Ubuntu USB drive. Step 1, download Ubuntu and extract the ISO using 7-Zip

Xubuntu Live USB For Resetting Windows Passwords -

Use Linux To Reset Your Windows Password

Learn how to use Linux to recover and reset a Windows password

ClamTK Graphical Linux Antivirus -

Why And How To Use The Free ClamAV Linux Antivirus Software Package

What are the reasons for using the free Linux Antivirus package ClamAV and how do you install it.

XFCE Desktop Environment -

Customise The XFCE Desktop Environment

This guide shows how to customise the XFCE desktop environment

Xubuntu -

A Step By Step Guide To Installing Xubuntu Linux

What reasons are there for installing Xubuntu Linux on your computer. This guide highlights just three

Xubuntu 14.10 Desktop -

3 Ways To Create A Lightweight And Persistent Xubuntu Linux USB Drive

This is a list of 5 reasons for creating a persistent lightweight Xubuntu Linux USB drive and the steps for creating the USB drive

Ubuntu Internet Connection -

Learn Ubuntu - How To Connect To The Internet

This guide shows you two ways to connect to the internet using Ubuntu. One is via the graphical network manager the other is via the command line.

Start Windows 8 Disk Management -

Prepare Your Disk For Dual Booting Windows 8 and Linux

Use the Windows 8 disk management tool to prepare space for dual booting Windows 8 and Linux

Macrium Reflect -

Create A Recovery Drive For All Versions Of Windows

This guide shows you how to use Macrium Reflect to create recovery media for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1.

Puppy Linux (Puppy Tahr) -

The Correct Way To Install Puppy Linux Tahr On A USB Drive

This guide shows the correct way to install Puppy Linux Tahr to a USB drive

Linux Terminal Window -

How To Run Linux Applications From The Terminal In Background Mode

This guide shows how to run an application from a Linux terminal window whilst retaining control within the terminal.

Connect Your Digital Camera To Linux

Digital cameras typically come with software for MS Windows. But you can connect your digital camera to Linux as well. You will need these software programs….

Fonts 101 -- A Quick Introduction to Fonts

Provides a comprehensive source to act as a starting point for any and all font questions about Linux.

Linux MP3 CD Burning mini-HOWTO

A complete recipe for creating audio and data CDs from MP3 files.

Linux Palm Developers Quick Start Guide

Describes how to install, configure and use the tools and resources PalmOS development under Linux. The purpose of this quick start guide is to get PalmOS developers up and running quickly. The best way to explore programming is to get started.

RTLinux HOWTO

This document aims at getting the novice user up and running with RTLinux in as painless a manner as possible.

Scientific Computing with Free GNU Linux Software

This document aims to show how a PC running GNU/Linux can be used for scientific computing. It lists the various available free software and also links on the world wide web to tutorials on getting started with the tools.

How to Rename Files Systematically

Examples and explanations of how to flexibly rename a large number of files

Create Linux Mint UEFI USB Drive -

How To Create A UEFI Bootable Linux Mint USB Drive

This guide shows how to create a UEFI bootable Linux Mint USB drive which is required for dual booting Linux Mint and Windows 8.1

Dual Boot Windows 8.1 And Linux Mint -

How To Dual Boot Windows 8.1 And Linux Mint

This guide shows how to dual boot Linux Mint and Windows 8.1

Ubuntu Default Partitions -

Do You Need A Home Partition?

Do you need a home partition when using Linux? How big should a home partition be? Can you share a home partition between Linux distributions?

How To Install Fedora Linux -

How To Install Fedora Linux

Fedora Linux a great alternative to Windows. Here¹s how to install it on your current PC (assuming you have a standard BIOS).

Encrypt My Home Folder -

Should You Encrypt Your Home Folder?

This article suggests the reasons why you encrypt your Linux Home folder as well as providing links to counter arguments as to why you shouldn't

Chrome Out Of Memory -

Do You Need A Swap Partition?

Do you need a swap partition when running Linux? What happens when your computer runs out of memory? Should I use an SSD for my swap partition?

Fedora Live USB Drive -

How To Create A Bootable Fedora USB Drive

This guide shows how to create a live Fedora USB drive using Microsoft Windows

GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts - The Super Key -

Fedora GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts

Here are all the keyboard shortcuts that you need to learn in order to appreciate the GNOME desktop environment utilised by Fedora Linux.

Fedora Linux -

How To Install Flash, Steam And Play MP3s In Fedora Linux

This guide shows how to install Flash, multimedia codecs for playing MP3 audio and the Steam client for playing games

5 Essential Applications For Linux -

How To Install 5 Essential Applications For Linux

This guide shows how to install 5 essential applications using Fedora Linux including Chrome, Java, Skype, Dropbox and Minecraft

How To Dual Boot Windows 8.1 And Fedora -

How To Dual Boot Windows 8.1 And Fedora

This guide shows how to dual boot Windows 8.1 and Fedora Linux

openSUSE Live USB -

How To Create A Bootable openSUSE USB Drive

This guide shows how to create an openSUSE USB drive using Windows

openSUSE Linux -

How To Install openSUSE Linux

This guide shows how to replace Windows with openSUSE Linux

Flash Player Install -

How To Install Flash, Steam And MP3 Codecs In openSUSE

This guide shows how to install Flash, MP3 Codecs and Steam using openSUSE

What Is GNOME Boxes? -

Run Multiple Linux Distributions And Windows Using GNOME Boxes

What is GNOME Boxes and how can you use it to run Windows, Ubuntu, Mint and Debian on the same computer?

OSDisc -

How To Navigate The Debian Website

This article provides 4 easy ways to download or obtain a working Debian ISO image.

What Is GNOME Boxes? -

Run Multiple Linux Distributions And Windows Using GNOME Boxes

What is GNOME Boxes and how can you use it to run Windows, Ubuntu, Mint and Debian on the same computer?

Format A USB Drive Using Ubuntu -

The Easiest Way To Create A ZorinOS USB Drive

This guide shows the easiest way to create a bootable USB drive for any Ubuntu based Linux distribution

Chromixium -

Turn That Old Laptop Into A Clonebook With Chromixium

This guide shows how to turn any laptop into a Clonebook. (i.e not unlike a popular Google OS based computer called a Chromebook).

Install Bodhi Linux -

How To Install Bodhi Linux In 13 Easy Steps

This step by step guide shows how to install Bodhi Linux with images

Customise The E19 Desktop -

Customise The Enlightenment Desktop Environment - Part 1

This guide shows how to customise the E19 Desktop Environment

About.com Beginners Guide To BASH - Input Parameters

The 2nd part of the About.com BASH tutorial for beginners looks at the use of input parameters to make your scripts interactive

Customise The Enlightenment Desktop Environment - Part 2

This guide shows how to define applications to load on startup within the Enlightenment Desktop Environment

How To Dual Boot Windows 8.1 And Debian Jessie

This is a step by step guide to dual booting Windows 8.1 and Debian

Customise The Enlightenment Desktop - Part 3 - Screens

This is part 3 of the guide showing how to customise the Enlightenment Desktop Environment including Screen Blanking

How To Get Flash To Work With Iceweasel In Debian

Here are two options for getting Flash working within Debian Jessie. One uses a free option and the other uses the official plugin.

Customise The Enlightenment Desktop - Part 4 - Windows

This guide shows how to customise the window behaviour within the Enlightenment desktop

How To Install Android On A Windows 8 Computer

This guide shows how to install Android on a Windows 8.1 computer

Customise The Enlightenment Desktop - Part 5 - Window Focus

This guide shows how to handle the changing of windows focus with the Enlightenment desktop from mouse over focus to point and click.

Fix Android Screen Resolution In VirtualBox

This guide shows how to adjust the screen resolution for Android after you have installed it within Virtualbox. This works for Windows and Linux users

5 Essential Tips And Tricks For Using Android Within VirtualBox

Here are 5 essential tips and tricks that you need to be aware of if you are using Android within VirtualBox

How To Create An Android USB Drive

This guide shows how to create a bootable live Android USB drive using either Windows or Linux as the base operating system.

Customise The Enlightenment Desktop - Part 6 - Windows Geometry

This guide shows how to tweak the windows settings within Enlightenment so that they resize and maximise the way you want them to

How To Create An Elementary OS Live USB Drive

This guide shows how to create a bootable Elementary OS USB drive which will work on all computers.

How To Dual Boot Windows 8.1 And Elementary OS

This guide shows how to install Elementary OS alongside Windows 8.1 and includes a troubleshooting section for bootloader issues.

How To Install Steam Within Elementary OS

This guide shows two methods for installing Steam within Elementary OS. The first uses the command line and the second the Synaptic package manager

Customise The Enlightenment Desktop - Part 7 - Windows List Menu

This guide shows how to set up your windows menu to make it easier to navigate to all the open applications on your desktop within Enlightenment

How To Create A UEFI Bootable Mageia Linux USB Drive

This guide shows how to create a live Linux USB drive using the Win32 DIsk Imaging Tool and Mageia Linux.

How To Dual Boot Mageia Linux And Windows 8.1

This guide shows you how to install Mageia Linux alongside Windows 8.1 includes steps to backup Windows, shrink the partition and create a USB drive

Customise The Enlightenment Desktop - Part 8 - Menu Settings

This guide shows how to customise the menu entries within the menus for the Enlightenment Desktop Environment

How To Use A Nintendo Wii Controller To Play Linux Games

This guide shows how to set up the Nintendo WII controller within Linux so that you can play online games, retro games and Steam games.

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