This is the most helpful new Linux tool I've tried in years - here's why and how I use it

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET How many applications have you installed that promised to make your desktop life a bit easier? I cannot even begin to total up the software I've tried that made such overtures. That's why, any time I see such a tool advertised or available for Linux, I grow immediately doubtful. Sometimes, an app shrugs off that doubt to prove itself invaluable. Such is the case with Linux Assistant. Also: 5 Linux terminal apps better than your default - and they're all free This handy little app helps you search your system for files and folders, can help you install applications and upgrade your system, offers self-learning search, runs a security check, and so much more. I could go on and on about what Linux Assistant can do, but we'd spend a lot of time covering it. I'll show you how much it can do by way of a demonstration. Also: How to use Linux without ever touching the terminal Before I continue, know that Linux Assistant is still in beta, so t ... Read full article.