Linux

Linux is the best-known and most-used open source operating system. As an operating system, Linux is software that sits underneath all of the other software on a computer, receiving requests from those programs and relaying these requests to the computer’s hardware. Learn more on our what is Linux resource page.

Ring the school bell at home on your Linux computer

Bring familiar sounds from school to your virtual students with these Linux tools.

Customize your GNOME desktop theme

Use Tweaks and its user themes extension to change the look of your Linux UI.

Two people chatting via a video conference app

How to choose an affordable Linux laptop for video conferencing

Open source can give pre-owned computers the necessary boost to make them useful with today's popular video conferencing tools.

6 open source virtualization technologies to know in 2020

Run, customize, and manage your VMs with open source Virt Tools. Plus get a glossary of key virtualization terms.

Testing Linux hardware compatibility with USB sticks

Recognize more devices on Linux with this USB ID Repository

An open source project contains a public repository of all known IDs used in USB devices.

Origin stories about Unix

Brian Kernighan, one of the original Unix gurus, shares his insights into the origins of Unix and its associated technology.

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