Getting things to work in Linux the way you want is the name of the game. In this post we take a look at how to create custom gnome shortcut to the gnome-system-monitor and show you how to make your own shortcuts.

You don’t always get to control what types of compression programs people use which lead to multiple types of files to deal with. 7zip files noted by their extention, 7z are compression files that use an open source algorithm that tends to have a higher compression ratio than others. Unfortunately, it is a fairly uncommon type of compression and default Linux distros often times don’t come with a program to deal with such files. Here I show you the tool you need and how to extract these compressed files.

Lets face it, you are probably coming from a windows computer if you are venturing into the world of Linux. This article will help you adjust to the changes in the way the two operating systems layout their directory structure.

Getting a LAMP development system setup is really easy in Linux. Using tools like apt we can download all the necessary packages and with a short amount of configuration we should be able to get a quick and dirty webserver up with PHP and MySQL. For those that want a few extra tools we install phpmyadmin, mod_rewrite, and take a look at a2enmod.

Troubleshooting in Linux is a breeze if you know which tools to use and how to use them. In this article we learn to do some general Linux troubleshooting on the most common elements of the computer: hardware, programs installed, network, and log files.

Whether you are new to Linux or a seasoned veteran, have you ever wondered what a particular directory was for? Find out what each directory does. Learn the differences between the Windows directory structure compared to Linux and some other key differences. I know I learned a few things after reading the official documentation to the Linux directory. One of things I have wondered for a long time was the difference between /media and /mnt. Find out in this article along with why the administrative username is called root.