One reason a lot of people get started with the Linux terminal is to use ImageMagick and FFmpeg. These are popular tools for converting image and video files. One reason you might want to do this is ...

I'd really like to get into programming on Linux and I think I'd like to start learning GTK+ (since Gnome seems to be the more popular desktop and I use Ubuntu).<BR><BR>Could someone please point ...

2Linux for Beginners – Even Microsoft Is Cozying Up to Linux Linux is getting hotter and more mainstream all the time, enough so that even IT administrators who deal primarily with Windows would ...

So, for example, if you use Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator, the Linux program you’ll want to try in their place, which comes on Ubuntu by default, is Inkscape. I’d add two things to that list.

After an introduction, you may find yourself eager to try the many different flavors the Linux ice cream store has to offer. John Duchek Ph.D. (email) is a retired R&D Organic Chemist. He has been a ...

Linux. This not so well-known but widely used operating system is often too scary for beginners to even want to try. This article is intended for those of you who would like to know a bit more ...

They don't know what Linux really is and probably don't really care, they just want a better computing experience. Mint and Ubuntu are often heralded as the best distro for both types of beginner.