Learn the basics of the Linux operating systems. Get to know what it is all about, and familiarize yourself with the practical side.Basically, if you're a complete Linux newbie and looking for a quick and easy guide to get you started this is it.

Microsoft Windows remains the dominant desktop operating system with approximately 90% of the client operating system market. If Microsoft's monopoly is ever going to be challenged by Linux, there has to be an easy way for Windows' users to be able to learn about this rival operating system.

"So we all know that users who are new to the command-line find it intimidating, no matter what operating system, they just find it intimidating. These users are the kind of people who never used early Unix or MS-DOS, they were introduced to computers with graphics and point-and-click interfaces. And I've been wondering: What's so intimidating?"

Like many things, venturing off into a completely unknown world can seem rather scary, and also be pretty difficult in the beginning. It's while adapting to the unknown, that one needs a guiding, and caring hand. This guide will tell you all you need to know in 20 illustrated pages, helping you to take your first steps

It's that time again when the summer months hit most of the world and some of us find ourselves lucky enough to find some spare time on their hands. Every year around this time, the Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide makes a call to all of our readers to contribute to the site in some way or another. You may be thinking, "How can I help?

Setting up a Linux distribution isn't a difficult task anymore, but if you want to install Linux on a machine that already has a Windows installation on it, you'll have to slice your disk into smaller partitions to do so.

Linux has long been held in mystique as an operating system for hard-core techies or hackers. Yet, this is far from true for today’s distros. A modern version of Linux is as easy to setup and use as the Macintosh is legendary for. Here’s reasons why people stick to Windows and how those factors can be solved in what we like to call a ‘gentle’ approach to Linux.

Ubuntu always had a super challenging task of proving worthy to desktop users. This task is Ubuntu’s burden twice as heavy as any other operating systems simply because there weren’t enough believers in the world to back it up.

I was once a newbie to Linux. That was several years ago now, but I remember the feeling of using it for the first time. It was a mixture excitement and fear. I was excited by the challenge and that this was a door opening to me. I was fearful because I was good at using Windows and really knew nothing about what I was getting in to.