The collection of user data has become a contentious issue for people worldwide. Fortunately, Canonical has shown how it can be done right.

Linux's history is littered with distributions that came and went, many of which are long forgotten. There are some, however, that I actually miss, and these are they.

After years of trying lightweight Linux distros, a modified Windows setup finally made my old laptop enjoyable again.

Sudo lets you run any terminal command as another user — hence "substitute user" — but the default and most common use for it ...