I've got a Mac laptop that I'm trying to triple-boot with Ubuntu (prior to this, I had Windows set up with Boot Camp). Following the instructions on various websites, I installed rEFI, and added two ...

Can anyone shed some light on whythe Ubuntu 18.04.1 installer can't see any partitions on the NVMe disc (so I can't add a new partition after the existing ones) but if I hit ctrl-alt-F2 to get to ...

The fsckin w/ linux blog has a handy step-by-step tutorial on how to set up an encrypted partition in Ubuntu Linux systems to secure sensitive data on your hard drive. The method detailed requires ...

Ubuntu Linux 8.10, aka Intrepid Ibex, is the most popular Linux distribution available for installing on your PC, thanks to its steadily improving hardware compatibility and installation software, ...

If you own a Dell Inspiron Mini with Ubuntu and paid extra to upgrade your hard drive from the stock 4 GB to an 8 GB or 16 GB SSD drive, you better get sudo fdisk-ing and check your partition sizes. A ...

In the comments on my recent posts about installing Linux on a netbook for a novice user (see my recommendations and my own results), someone mentioned that figuring out the disk partitioning was very ...

I consider myself a relatively tech-savvy individual. Having built my own DVR and turned my $60 router into a $600 router, I feel pretty good about tech aptitude. However, my operating system ...