I am usually a windows user, but have been experimenting with Ubuntu recently and mostly enjoying the experience. The one thing that drives me crazy though is how folder links (analogous to shortcuts) ...

The file manager might not be a feature on your desktop that you’ve ever considered changing, but once you’ve seen a better option, you can’t unsee it. I’ve used nearly every file manager on the ...

There are instances when a GUI file manager just won't work. When I run into those situations, I have several terminal-based options. Sometimes, a GUI just won’t do. For example, I might be logged ...

Click the "Dash" icon. Type "terminal" (without quotes) in the search box. Click the "Terminal" application icon. Navigate to the folder containing the RAR archive you want to extract files from using ...

Ubuntu's Gnome-based graphical user interface lets you open and view business documents saved in the PDF format using the Nautilus file manager and a few mouse clicks. Since Ubuntu is a Linux ...

With Windows 8 pushing a “touch-first” desktop interface—Microsoft’s words, not ours—and with Valve’s Steam on Linux beginning to bring much-needed games and popular attention to the oft-overlooked ...