ZDNet

How to install Linux applications from the command line

Linux isn't nearly as hard as you think it is. In fact, Linux has become one of the easiest desktop and server operating systems on the planet. How is that possible? For one thing, modern Linux ...
Linux Journal

andLinux: Seamlessly Run Linux Applications on Windows

andLinux is a Linux distro with a difference. It’s based on a port of the the Linux kernel to Windows coupled with an X server and other software. In short, it allows you to run Linux software ...
Linux Journal

Book Excerpt: Using Windows Applications with JDS

Editors' Note: The following is an excerpt from Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop, a new book co-authored by Tom Adelstein and Sam Hiser and published by O'Reilly and Associates. We examine each of ...
ZDNet

How to use a PPA in Linux to install applications safely

When you install applications on any Ubuntu-based distribution, the apt package manager is utilized -- whether you use the command line or a GUI tool. The apt package manager connects with Personal ...
CNET

Software maker weds Linux PCs, Windows applications

An Austin, Texas-based software maker hopes to make it easier with products that allow Linux-based PCs to run Windows and Windows-based applications in a safe virtual sandbox. James Curtin, CEO of ...
Android Police

How to install Linux on your Chromebook

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. One of the most exciting new features in Chrome OS is the ability to ...
Hosted on MSN

4 reasons CLI apps are better than GUI alternatives on Linux

Linux desktop environments have never been better. Modern distributions offer polished graphical interfaces, excellent software stores, and user-friendly applications that make it possible to ...
How-To Geek on MSN

UserLAnd gives you a real Linux distro on Android—without Termux's compromises

Termux is nice, but what if you want... More?
The Windows Club

Run Windows Applications on Mac, Linux using WineHQ

At times, a Mac or Linux user may wonder if they would be able to run Windows applications and software on their operating system, without installing a copy of the Windows OS on their computer. WineHQ ...
Hackaday

Linux Fu: Share Terminal In Browser

The title of this post says it all: GoTTY is a program that lets you share Linux terminal applications into a web browser. It is a simple web server written in Go that runs a non-GUI program and can ...
Lifehacker

Windows and Linux Terminal Performance Comparison

The Martin Ankerl weblog performance-tested many popular terminal applications on their text through capabilities (the time it takes to load and display the full content of a very large text file) to ...