As someone who has traveled the bug-riddled Linux road countless times, let me tell you that invoking root-level access for ...

The sudo command lets users elevate their privileges to run admin tasks. But it's far from perfect. These tips can help.

There is a critical security flaw in the Linux tool "sudo" and makes unprivileged users "root", the system administrator, in no time at all. The reason for the malaise: a bug in the chroot function of ...

If you're coming from Windows, the Linux file system structure can seem particularly alien. The C:\ drive and drive letters ...

We bet you didn’t think it was possible! Wouldn’t it be ultra-cool to carry around your very own operating system with you? Or share an OS with friends? Have you wanted to build an OS according to ...

Vulnerabilities recently discovered by Microsoft make it easy for people with a toehold on many Linux desktop systems to quickly gain root system rights— the latest elevation of privileges flaw to ...

You need root access to edit a lot of files in Linux, but Terminal work can get tedious. Here''s a simple way to add a shortcut to your applications menu for a root ...