In this month's column we will walk through the steps of installing Debian Potato in a multiboot configuration with Windows 98/NT/2K. Our machine will serve as the desktop system of a software ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Debian and Ubuntu are similar, but they're not the sameDebian is more stable, and Ubuntu is easier to ...

Once you install Debian to function as a server, you might notice it's missing something important--sudo. Jack Wallen walks you through the process of installing sudo and enabling it for user. Debian ...

Debian works itself or in derivatives such as Open Media Vault or Raspberry Pi OS as a stable and lean server system on countless public and private devices. However, anyone looking for a stylish and ...

There are some superb desktop Linux distributions that are designed to work with very old hardware. For example, Puppy Linux is a great choice to quickly turn an old PC into a secure, easy to use word ...

I want to start running debian for security updates and apt, but other than that I would really like to configure a very non-descript system. The reason is, the simpler I can get things the easier it ...

The latest point-release update of Debian GNU/Linux (8.3) came out last week, so I decided to take this opportunity to review what distribution media are available, and how/where they can/can't be ...

Hi there, I finally found the good img for my HPT370 controller and now I can see it and make my partition. Now I have some question.<BR><BR>During the net install there is step where you need to ...

This new iteration should appease those who only want free, open-source software included with the distribution. According to the new release's bare-bones website, "The general goal is to provide a ...

Debian has fairly strict guidelines about the licences that govern packages in its main repositories. The Linux kernel, for example, is distributed under the General Public Licence version 2 and this ...