Various Linux user groups took booths at the Linux Expo this week, staking out their territory in the manner of Monty Python's Judean People's Front and the People's Front of Judea. Only in the Linux ...

Linux is a multi-user environment, which means more than one user can use the system at one time. Granted, that mostly takes the form of console access (via SSH), because you can't easily have two ...

Khang Tran, Brian Kiralyfalvi and Minh Tran try out Linux games Saturday at Exploration Place. The computers were run by WuLUG, the Wichita State University Linux Users Group, which is trying to spur ...

In Linux, groups play a central role in managing user permissions and access control. Whether you're an experienced system administrator or a curious new user, understanding how to list and analyze ...

For the past several years, Microsoft has been watching, and reacting, as open-source advocates around the world have encouraged the adoption of the Linux operating system. Now the uprising has ...

In the vast landscape of operating systems, Linux stands as a bastion of flexibility and security. Central to its robust security model is the meticulous management of user accounts and permissions.

Two major moves by well-known Linux companies have the open-source community worried that the consumer is being left behind. On Monday, in an expected move, Red Hat said that it would stop supporting ...

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