Nimrah has spent the last five-plus years writing about technology, with Linux being one of her favorite subjects to explore.

Credit: Ian Noble; Modified by IDG Comm. Did you know that you can ask your Linux system to tell you what upgrades are available for the packages installed on it? You might be surprised by how many ...

I teach new Linux users these four short, easy to remember commands early on. Learn what they are and how to use them.

The which command is the simplest of the three. When you use it to ask about a Linux command, it will run down your search path looking for executable files by the name you specify. These can be ...