Choosing the right desktop environment can make or break your Linux experience. Here's the best options for new users.

But You're A Noob! As someone relatively new to Linux land, I may not seem like the ideal candidate to critically evaluate a Linux desktop OS installer. Then again ...

I am trying to give another go with Linux and managed to get Red Hat 9.0 installed and apparently running correctly last night. This morning I signed up with the Red Hat Network and was able to update ...

Yes, Steven Ovadia's new book for Linux "noobs" is titled Learn Linux in a Month of Lunches, but readers may need two-hour lunches and weekends to attain the ambitious goal implied in the title. No ...

But the Debian-based Asmi does present Xfce in a way that not only makes it easier for the new user to figure out, but it also offers four different layout options, so having the desktop just as you ...

If you've been at all interested in Ubuntu, you'll have read what it's like to use when you first install it. You've got the world's best browser, some damn fine ...

I've never had a linux machine before, but in the interest of learning new OSes, I am thinking of trying to learn. I have used several Sun-based systems in school computer labs, but all I really ...