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Learn the consequences of running out of inode file system descriptors on your Linux system. Here’s what to do when it happens.

First look at running X11 graphical Linux applications under an X Server (like xming) on Windows 10 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)!

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)’s new LxRun management program lets you download and install the Bash shell and Linux distributions on Windows 10.

I left Deb-packages and all of Debian Linux behind in favor of Fedora Linux and RPM packages. Here is why I made that decision to switch Linux flavor.

Virtualized Windows runs great in GNOME boxes, but you need to tweak some settings to get good performance. Audio won’t work with the default settings.

A look into the different strengths and weaknesses of Canonical’s Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) vs Red Hat’s FirewallD firewall solutions for Linux.

How to swap out a poorly supported Broadcom Wi-Fi module in a laptop with a better and more modern Wi-Fi module from Intel.

How to update Debian Linux to a newer version of the Intel graphics drivers from the Debian testing release without moving off your Debian stable installation.

My experiences running Debian Linux on the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro 1370 laptop. What worked out of the box and what needed fixing.

How I recovered an unsaved document from a still-running GEdit on a crashed Linux desktop session using still-working dbus services.

Opera re-releases new builds for Linux desktop users after dropping support for one year during the Presto–Chromium transition.

You’ll get a weird mix of Scandinavian languages in Debian if you try to use any of the Scandinavian languages for your installation.