Most of us don’t appreciate all the processes involved with our OS’s boot sequence; we’re far more interested in watching that status bar fill. In this visualization of the Linux boot ...

The Linux boot process is a sequence of events that initializes a Linux system from a powered-off state to a fully operational state. The knowledge of Linux boot process is essential when it comes to ...

Usually, the Linux boot process just works and you might not be aware of all that goes on with it. But if you do know, you can pull tricks like this.

To configure dual-boot Windows 8 and Linux, you have to add a Linux item to the UEFI boot object list, and then change the boot sequence so that Linux precedes Windows.

Are you dual-booting Linux and Windows? If you'd prefer to have Windows boot up first, we'll show you how.

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.

On those infrequent occasions when you need to reboot Linux, you may find that the process takes longer than you'd like. Jack Wallen shares a number of tricks you can use to reduce boot times.