Tag: source_code

Run Linux apps on Windows or OS X with Lina

June 01, 2007 by Jason

Next month a California-based startup plans to release an application that will allow Windows, Mac, and Linux users run Linux binaries without any modifications. Lina is a Linux virtual machine that allows users to run applications with the native look of their host operating system. It also lets you install applications with a mouse-click, no need to compile software from source code. Read More»

Learning Linux Commands

May 17, 2007 by Jason

If you are a complete newbie to Linux, or if you “know enough to be dangerous, then here are some pointers that may help.

One of the great things about Linux is that, even though the operating system is extensible through the addition of arbitrary commands, there are standards for documenting such commands. Because of these standards, not only is it easy to find out what a command does and how it works, but its easy to find out that these commands exist in the first place, even if you don’t know their names. Read More»