One of the most confusing and intimidating parts of installing Linux for dual-booting with Windows is the disk partitioning required.

A review of what EFI boot (UEFI firmware) is, how it works, how it interacts with Linux installations, and a few tips and personal experiences on how to configure and maintain it.

Linux systems provide many ways to look at disk partitions. Here's a look at commands you can use to display useful information -- each providing a different format and with a different focus.

If you're a Linux user who happens to dual-boot with Windows, you should exercise extreme caution when upgrading to the just-released Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Not long after Microsoft's ...

Vincent Danen goes over the basics of using the standard dd tool to back up and copy partitions and drives.