Linux continues to grow bigger and better. Here's what's new and notable in the 6.16 release, plus what you need to know about 6.17.

File systems and UUIDs have a special relationship on Linux systems. What are these very long identifiers and how can you view the connections between them and disk partitions?

If you want to dive deeper into the world of free and open source software Linux has to offer this weekend, check out some commonly first-installed Linux apps. If you missed it, you should also go ...

If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.

Linux has its own file systems, including Ext, XFS, and BTRFS. Unfortunately, Windows did not have support for these Linux file systems—until now.

Bcachefs will probably remain in the kernel after the spat, but will not be developed further – This enables trouble-free updates as long as users do not cheat.

In its latest gesture to the open-source community, Microsoft Corp. today pledged to make its widely used exFAT file system available on Linux. The software, which is also known as the Extended ...

Viewing the content of files and examining access permissions and such are very different options. This post examines a number of ways to look at files on Linux.

Dropbox has announced that starting on November 7th 2018, only the ext4 filesystem will be supported in Linux for synchronizing folders in the Dropbox desktop app. Those Linux users who have synch ...

Linux Reader can also search through Linux images and mount images for browsing, and runs as a stand-alone application—for a driver-based reading tool, check out Ext2 Installable File System.