Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS directly from a USB drive, but is that the right approach? Here are the pros and cons.

Proxmox comes with a large library of Turnkey Linux distros, which are distros that have been specifically tweaked to be ...

But now that it’s been a few years since I began my descent into the home lab ecosystem, I’ve got numerous virtual machines ...

Virtual machines emulate certain environment required for applications-so that applications can be run inside them. Some virtual machines, like those for Java and .NET allow you to run only ...

A Tiny Core Linux 9.0 image configured to run XMRig runs on a VM, rather than victim machines hosting the malware locally. An unusual cryptocurrency miner, dubbed LoudMiner, is spreading via pirated ...

The system virtual machine can be used to make Linux-based applications faster and more responsive and secure. Here's a primer to get you started. Linux is rapidly becoming the operating system of ...

What is a virtual machine? A virtual machine (VM) is software that runs programs or applications without being tied to a physical machine. In a VM instance, one or more guest machines can run on a ...

Running Windows as a virtual machine in Linux may seems like unnecessary work until something like the Wannacry ransomware scare comes along. The PCs that were affected, all running older Windows ...

As a person who uses Linux regularly, often I am asked about my opinions about other operating systems, especially those coming from large companies located in Redmond, Washington. Here's the deal.