Authentication is a mechanism that verifies whether an entity is who it claims to be. On a Linux system, applications, such as su, passwd or login, are used to authenticate users before they are given ...

In the world of operating systems, Windows has long held the lion’s share of the market. Its user-friendly interface and wide compatibility have made it the default choice for many. However, in recent ...

In this article we give you five compelling reasons to embrace Linux over Windows and why should you consider switching.

Linux Journal, representing 25+ years of publication, is the original magazine of the global Open Source community.

Linux on Laptops: full installation notes for hundreds of laptop and notebook computers. tuxmobil.org: Linux With Laptops, Notebooks, PDAs and Mobile Cell Phones. Start here for information on getting ...

Linux Journal, representing 25+ years of publication, is the original magazine of the global Open Source community.

We always are looking for contributed articles. Only by accepting articles from a variety of Linux users involved firsthand in the projects they write about can we do justice to the many areas in ...

#include <stdio.h> #include <signal.h> #include <execinfo.h> void bt_sighandler(int sig, struct sigcontext ctx) { void *trace[16]; char **messages = (char **)NULL ...

Applications that need to log messages during their execution may use the syslog API. There is more than one way to use this interface, of which only one will be presented here. I urge you to consult ...

Linux Journal publishes articles about Linux and adjacent topics. People read Linux Journal to learn how to do things on Linux they couldn't do before. And, since Linux supports everything from ...

More than 350 Linux boxes were deployed during Episode II. Animators and modelers got their workstations first, then compositors. The first group had flat panels because animators lack the desk space ...

We'll ask you about your favorite Linux distro for servers a little later... right now it's desktop only. We compiled this list of distributions based on the top 30 distributions featured on ...