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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Running VirtualBox – Part 20

This article walks you through installing VirtualBox. This article is part of our Linux for Starters series, a guide designed for beginners.

In this article, we explore remote desktop on Ubuntu. Access the Windows desktop from Linux using a remote desktop client.

There is a wide and ever growing range of native Linux games available, but given the range, there are a number of locations where you pick up games.

We investigate how to manage users using both the GUI and the command-line. This article is part of the Linux for Starters Guide.

This article explains ways to keep your system running in tip-top condition.

Ubuntu has a very different file system compared to Windows. It’s organized in a completely different way designed to offer more security.

We explain the main ways you can get help direct from your new Ubuntu system.

In this article we’ll take you through the basics of files and permissions. We’ll use the ls command. Part of the Linux for Starters series.

What’s a shell? What’s a terminal? The shell is a program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the operating system to perform.

We consider popular Windows proprietary software and recommend great open source replacements that run under Linux.