The Linux graphical user interface (GUI) system may be very different from what you are used to if you are coming from a Windows or Mac OS X background. This guide will help you to choose a window manager/desktop environment by introducing you to several of them and addressing their strengths and weaknesses.

Everybody knows Windows, and not always for the right reasons. Linux on the other hand can seem like dark magic only known to geeks and computer nerds to those of us on the outside. While it is harder to master than Windows, it is much more rewarding in that you finally gain control of your own PC.

A follow up to yesterday's post, but with a proposed solution and bash script attached :)

I’m getting tired of seeing Linux-Windows comparison charts trying to convince Windows users that Linux is better.

Newbies of Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu will be confused by the name of her official released CDs - Desktop Live CD, Alternate CD and Server CD. Why she makes these different CDs?

You see cool themes on almost all screenshot of Ubuntu all over the internet but don't know how to do it. No worries, it can be done in no time. [...] But for the windows layouts, there's a much cooler way to handle this: using Emerald.

Very basic intro to cfengine. If you stick your toe in this pool, you may stub it ;)

If you’re new to Linux, your next step after downloading the distribution of your choice is getting to know your new desktop. Where are the icons and menus, and how do they correspond to the ones you’re used to seeing in Windows or Mac? Two of the most common Linux desktop environments are GNOME and KDE.