You should never have to work with the root user account on Linux, especially on a desktop installation. There can be occasions when you need to use root on a server. If you must use root, do so with ...

One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows.

There are instances when a GUI file manager just won't work. When I run into those situations, there are several terminal-based options I go for.

The default behavior of ping on Linux and other Unix-like systems is different from Windows. On Windows, the ping command ...