ZDNET key takeaways Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux.Using the root account could lead to ...

NET RESULTS: Dell's announcement last week that it will be shipping a select number of desktop systems and laptops with Linux as the main operating system is a notable, interesting development.

Back in the early days of Linux, things were exponentially more complicated. The distributions were far less mature and required a particular system account to get things done. That account was root - ...

I have an old 486 laptop I'd like to use as a terminal for my webserver (running Linux). I don't mind reformatting the laptop and installing Linux. It currently has OpenBSD 2.8 installed.<BR><BR>The ...