The file systems in Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like operating systems don't use separate volume identifiers for storage ...

In theory, writing a Linux device driver shouldn’t be that hard, but it is harder than it looks. However, using libusb, you can easily deal with USB devices from user space, which, for many purposes, ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Linux has consistently ranked among the top operating systems used in embedded systems design. With the rapid growth in interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), the ability of ...

Install nmap if you don't already have it on your Linux computer. Run "sudo apt-get install nmap" on Ubuntu, or "sudo dnf install nmap" on Fedora. To investigate devices, try looking up OUIs, scanning ...

The lshw (list hardware) command on Linux systems provides a lot more information on system devices than most of us might imagine is available. While far from being one of the first 50 Linux commands ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Linux has consistently ranked among the top operating systems used in embedded system design. With the rapid growth in interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), the ability of ...

Linux newcomers are becoming part of the mainstream effort to create software for non-PC "embedded" computing devices, as indicated by a host of trade show announcements. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

Microsoft Intune, the mobile management solution that's offered as part of the Microsoft Endpoint Manager suite, is getting the ability to manage Linux desktops with an update that'll be arriving this ...

Sun Microsystems has teamed up with firewall maker Check Point Software to offer a security appliance based on Linux, the companies announced Monday. The new product, the Sun LX50 Firewall/VPN ...

Intel and its partners that are working on the Moblin Linux platform for netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices have big plans for this little operating system. Ars Technica reports that one of those ...

Linux users running Lenovo's Legion gaming handhelds and laptops are about to get a much-needed update to the way their ...

Linux newcomers are becoming part of the mainstream effort to create software for non-PC "embedded" computing devices, as indicated by a host of trade show announcements. Linux, a clone of the Unix ...