Linux News and Articles

Under the right circumstances, apt-clone can be a simple option for cloning your Debian system.

The Nala front end for Debian's Apt package manager combines the reliability of the Apt tools with easier to read output and speedier downloads.

A little caution can save you hours of frustrating work (plus, options for mixing gone awry).

Deb-get gives Debian and Ubuntu users easy access to third-party software.

Rocky Linux emerges as a free alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

A little caution can save you hours of frustrating work (plus, options for mixing gone awry).

The tools and strategies you use to back up files that are not being accessed won't work when you copy data that is currently in use by a busy application. This article explains the danger of employing common Linux utilities to back up living data and examines some alternatives.

Matthew Dillon, founder of DragonFly BSD, discusses the past, present, and future of BSDs.