Linux Programming

The Grub2 boot loader is an updated version of the Grub boot loader for Linux. These programs run outside of your operating system in the master boot record, or MBR. They are then responsible for…

The Linux operating system is designed with stability and user-friendliness in mind. There are a number of free mainstream releases which offer users a plethora of useful applications and system…

Linux, an alternative operating system to Windows, is far less user-friendly to new users. Even something as simple as uninstalling a program must be done through a command-line prompt, similar to the…

The Linux operating system is an open-source alternative to operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS. Like Windows and Mac OS, Linux is capable of downloading and installing…

To the Linux programmer, learning how to work with and program the Linux kernel is one of the most rewarding things he can do. Changes in the kernel impact the lives of all Linux users, regardless of…

ProComm was created by Symantec as a terminal emulator, based on Telnet, and file transfer software program, but its support life ended February of 2002. That means Symantec no longer offers the…

Linux has many ways to install programs. The graphical package manager, RPMs, the Debian package manager, the apt and yum utilities, and compiling directly from source code are the most popular…