I suggest using a dedicated SSD to install Arch Linux on your system, so that your data and OS are on separate physical storage devices. SSDs are much faster than traditional hard drives, and you ...

Learn how to try Linux without messing up your PC or Mac by running it directly from a bootable USB stick.

This procedure will install Linux Mint next to your existing Windows system and leave it totally untouched. When I do this, I usually give half my PC's remaining drive space to Mint.

The world of Linux is ready to welcome you, with a shower of free open-source software you can use on any PC: hundreds of active Linux distributions, and dozens of different desktop environments ...

The first steps into Linux now fall under two paths.: a single board computer such as the Raspberry Pi or more traditionally a dual boot setup, where Windows and Linux are installed to the same ...

This may sound like sacrilege, but it’s not: Ubuntu Linux can be useful even if you’re a hardcore Windows user. That’s because there’s no way to boot a full Windows system from a USB stick ...

Looking to resurrect or transform a laptop or desktop? There are lots of versions of Linux to choose from, all of them free (and awesome). Here's how to decide which one is right for you.

Press "Ctrl-Alt-F1" to open a virtual Linux terminal. Log in to the virtual terminal using your normal username and password to open a local shell session in your Home directory. Press "Ctrl-Alt ...

This procedure will install Linux Mint next to your existing Windows system and leave it totally untouched. When I do this, I usually give half my PC's remaining drive space to Mint.