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.

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

W hen Windows announced it was adding built-in support for Linux via the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), it looked ...

The new Linux 6.6 kernel is now available, integrating an array of updated capabilities for workstation, server and cloud deployments.

Describe file operations used to interact with Kernel drivers from userspace. Describe the basics of debugging in the kernel and how this differs from debugging in Userspace. Design a circular buffer ...

Kernel.bkbits.net will be returned to service in a few days, when the machine has had its hard drive replaced and a new operating system installed with security fixes, McVoy said.

When you write programs in user space, the worst thing that can happen to your program is a core dump. Your program did something very wrong, so the operating system decided to give you all of its ...

You can, however, configure Linux to automatically reboot on a kernel panic by making a small modification to /etc/sysctl.conf, a configuration file that tweaks many kernel operating parameters.

The latest Linux kernel has been released with a couple of features that should have serious appeal to business users and admins alike.