February 9, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Best Linux distros for beginners 2022: You can do this!
Some people still insist that using Linux is hard. Sure, it was difficult — when I started with the Linux desktop back in the 1990s. But that was a long time ago. Today, the easiest desktop of all, Chrome OS, is … Continue reading
February 9, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Best desktop Linux for pros 2022: Our top 5 choices
I get so, so tired of explaining that Linux isn’t that hard. Indeed, if you’re reading this on an Android phone or on a Chromebook, congratulations! You’re using Linux, and you very well might not have known it. But then … Continue reading
February 9, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Best Linux distros for beginners 2022: You can do this!
Some people still insist that using Linux is hard. Sure, it was difficult — when I started with the Linux desktop back in the 1990s. But that was a long time ago. Today, the easiest desktop of all, Chrome OS, is … Continue reading
January 25, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Don’t cheap out on essential hardware
On the Reddit SysAdmin group, I recently read a horror story. A car dealership had been using a 14-year-old desktop for its one and only business server. On it, the company was running two business’ customer-relation management (CRM) programs and their inventory management … Continue reading
January 11, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Still the top: Linux Mint 20.3 is the best Linux desktop
I’ve been using Linux desktop distros for almost 30 years. Recently, I looked at many of the top Linux desktop distros both for beginners and for experts. Then, I spent the last few days looking at the latest version of Linux Mint 20.3, “Una.” … Continue reading
July 1, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Linux Mint 20: Still the best Linux desktop despite one quirk
Linux Mint recently released its latest long-term support (LTS) version of its popular desktop Linux desktop, Linux Mint 20, “Ulyana.” This edition, based on Canonical‘s Ubuntu 20.04, is, once more, an outstanding Linux desktop distribution. Linux Mint 20: Still the best Linux desktop despite one … Continue reading