Best Linux Distros for Windows Users: From Mint to Pop!_OS
When you are new to Linux, it can be challenging to navigate all the options available to users. Choosing a distribution can be difficult, especially...
VirtualBox 7.2.2 fails to start VMs
After a recent upgrade to VirtualBox 7.2.2, all of my many VMs would crash within seconds as they tried to start. While this isn't exactly...
Save the Computers
Computers aren’t as cute as say, baby seals or kittens, but it’s just as important to save the computers.
Interview with Marcel van der Veer
Creator of Algol 68 Genie Having written a number of articles about using the open source Algol 68 compiler and interpreter, Algol 68 Genie, I...
End of 10 event success
This past Saturday, September 20, the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) held an installfest. We had some good success despite the short time-frame we had...
SourceForge is ending free personal web hosting
SourceForge will end personal web hosting (unrelated to project web hosting) in October.
Triangle Linux Users Group to hold installfest
Members of the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) are having a meetup to discuss and demonstrate Linux for you. Keep your old computers that can't...
Why do you love Linux?
We’ll collect your ideas in a future “round-up” article with comments from our community!
Minty Fresh on a Meerkat: My Latest Linux Setup
A trip to Denver and the System76 factory in 2018 afforded me a chance to meet their technology team and look at the products they...
My start with BASIC programming
Here’s how I wrote my first BASIC programs on the Apple II.
Read long lines with getline
Getline offers a more flexible way to read user data into your program without breaking the system.
Rhythmbox is a great music player for GNOME
I like Rhythmbox as my music player on Linux because it’s simple and stays out of my way.
Reading the command line with getopt
You can make your program much more flexible if it can respond to the user every time the program runs.
How do I choose a Linux distribution?
I see a lot of potential Windows refugees asking this question on the two social media sites I still use, BlueSky and Mastodon. While it's...