You might think Linux is just an alternative to Windows, but there are lots of operating systems based on it in places where ...

You can partition a hard drive with Windows' Disk Management utility by shrinking the existing partition and formatting the new unallocated partition.

To format a hard drive before you start using it in Windows, use the Disk Management utility; on a Mac, use Disk Utility.

The Disks app takes over some more challenging commands, such as fsck, mount, parted, chown, and dd. This app is a handy GUI that also prevents you from having to edit the fstab configuration file ...

Permissions have two parts: an action and a set of users. The three actions—read, write, and execute—define what can be done ...