The Linux operating system is a powerful, flexible, secure, and reliable platform that can serve just about any purpose you need. From server to desktop, IoT to containers, embedded systems, and much ...

I've seen many a Windows-themed Linux distribution come and go. I've also seen my fair share of Windows-like Linux ...

Linux is one of the most prolific operating systems in the world—except when it comes to desktop PCs. Yet lovers of Linux hold on to the idea that one of these years, Linux will reach the tipping ...

If you prefer your desktop operating system to be prettier than the average bear, then Linux is where it's at.

Opening a new chapter in its 10-year history and a new front in its war against Microsoft, the leading Linux seller plans to announce its first version of the open-source OS for the desktop. Stephen ...

A Linux distribution on the desktop is an amalgam of the tortoise and the little train that could. Ever so slowly, it continues to move onward and upward, ticking away the market share percentages by ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

The Linux desktop revolution is just around the corner! This is a familiar refrain that has received new life in recent months thanks to Valve and its efforts to turn Linux into a gaming platform with ...

As 2021 comes to a close, here’s a roundup of some of the latest developments in the world of Linux and open-source software. » Linux Foundation training courses, both free and low-cost, continue to ...

How to install one of the best system monitors for the Linux desktop Your email has been sent Looking for the last, best system monitor you could ever imagine for the Linux desktop? Jack Wallen is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. This article is more than 5 years old. When macOS users decide “OK ...