Linux tip: Many users are all too familiar with using Ctrl+Alt+Del (or, on a Mac, Cmd+Opt+Esc) to kill unresponsive processes. There isn't a comparable keyboard shortcut for Linux by default, but a ...

The Linux operating system is powerful and flexible, able to run in several different modes of operation called run levels. When a Linux system starts, a function called "init" is used to configure ...

Within seconds, you can see which file it's waiting on or why it's stuck.

Pick and choose the scripts Ubuntu runs on startup with the BootUp-Manager package. By disabling several scripts you can speed up the boot and shutdown process. The Zolved weblog recommends 7 scripts ...