Rebooting Windows boxes is a way of life, but rebooting by default can you get you nowhere fast when running Unix Last week, I wrote a little item titled “Nine traits of the veteran Unix admin.” Had I ...

I just bought a new laptop and need to make a decision. For 15-20 years I've run cygwin. For the new laptop should I try Microsoft's Linux subsystem, or stick with cygwin? The machine will dual boot ...

As Linux boxes have taken on more tasks in business computer rooms over the years, the kinds of hardware users are deploying on Linux has evolved from simple PC servers to more advanced dual- and four ...

The AT&T 3B2 series of computers are historically significant, being the main porting platform for System V Release 3 UNIX. Unfortunately, the documentation for these computers has been nearly lost to ...

Ever since the /proc file system first made an appearance on Unix systems, getting information on running processes became a whole lot easier. The useful, but too often insufficient information ...

It isn't that strange, mon ami. Every year at this time, we talk about the ultimate Linux box, François. We try to outdo one another in terms of graphics, speed, memory, disk space and so on. The ...

New to Unix / SCO Openserver. I want to install an internal zip drive and and or external CD-RW on a box but not sure where or how to begin. Forgive my ignorance but my knowledge of anything outside ...