These days it seems like there’s a Linux distro for every kind of user, including those who need robust audio and visual applications. Linux Insider looks at AV Linux and finds that it’s a great tool ...

Some interesting items showed up under Dave's Christmas tree, including a new book by some old friends, a laptop keyboard (music, not QWERTY), and an excellent Linux audio plugin for high-quality ...

Although Linux receives a lot of praise as a rock-solid server and, recently, as an up-and-coming desktop, games have never been its strong suit. Sure, we all have our favorite diversions; I've spent ...

I know C++, but for windows, and I have not programmed it in quite a while. But I'd like to learn how to program C++ on the linux platform. Can someone point me in the right direction? Since most ...

Getting sound configured in Linux can be a nightmare. Rescue is on the way in the form of Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA). Jim McIntyre is here to walk you through installing and configuring ...

There's no doubt about it: The top ask of Visual Studio users is to run the IDE on the Linux OS. The latest evidence of that claim is that "Visual Studio for Linux?" has received the most votes among ...

Linux vendor Novell is offering a new commercial add-in for Visual Studio that will allow software developers to test and package .NET applications for Linux without having to leave their Windows ...

VS Code is a lightweight source-code editor. It also includes IntelliSense code completion and debugging tools. Microsoft open-sourced VS Code several years ago. Since then, VS Code, which can be used ...

If you don't think Linux skills are relevant, consider this: Linux system basics power Android devices, servicing half the world's smartphones and tablets. It's also the OS of choice for many of the ...