Google is developing a Linux terminal app for Android. The Terminal app can be enabled via developer options and will install Debian in a virtual machine. This app is likely intended for Chromebooks ...

In the name of science and experimentation, I decided to try running a full-blown Linux desktop on an Android tablet. Turns ...

Android is very close to being a full-blown Linux desktop. With the ability to run Linux apps, the OS takes a major step forward. But there is one glaring problem with the feature. I've been waiting ...

Linux offers a couple of easy ways to record commands you type so that you can review or rerun them. Recording the commands that you run on the Linux command line can be useful for two important ...

The nohup (no hangup) command will override the normal hangups (SIGHUP signals) that terminate processes when you log out. For example, if you wanted to run a process with a long-running loop and ...

Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He ...

Microsoft’s move to the cloud-native world means it’s now the custodian of several quite different Linux distributions. Some are internal tools that run deep parts of Azure’s networking infrastructure ...