The following picture below includes important Linux directories, along with a short description of what they contain. These are the main differences between the Linux operating system and the Windows ...

Thinkstock Samba Another option for moving files between Unix and Windows systems it to make a drive or folder available by “sharing” it. Both Unix and Windows have commands for this. To share ...

You can make your life a little easier and more productive by adding some Unix power to your Windows system. For a fairly extensive collection of Unix tools — including most of the essentials ...

Tune into her 2-Minute Linux video tutorials and take command of your command line.

These instructions are for Windows Vista, but fairly similar to the process in Windows XP (check out an XP-specific environment variable tutorial for more clarification.) The steps: ...

Many users who try Linux for the first time can get confused easily as their is no readily apparent help system available to them. As Windows programs are typically graphical in nature, it is not ...

Learn how to connect Windows 10 or 11 to Linux Samba shares, with step-by-step instructions for seamless file sharing and troubleshooting.

To the chagrin of purists, the complaint most often aired by Unix users (by that I mean Unix, Linux, and BSD) is Unix’s inability to run Windows applications. There are several approaches to ...

Most enterprises have a mix of Windows and Unix systems. Larry Seltzer explores the options for interoperating those systems.