Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks.

The lspci command actually has two more levels of verbosity you can access by typing -vv or -vvv. You'll end up with a ton of text to parse, though. Unless you're a developer, you probably won't gain ...

The collection of user data has become a contentious issue for people worldwide. Fortunately, Canonical has shown how it can be done right.

Well here we are again, at part two of the 'Getting Help from Linux' series. In this blog post I'll be talking about using Info to get help from Linux. In my previous post I spoke about how Info came ...

One of the best investments in time that a person with a keen interest in operating systems can make is to explore them from multiple angles. Operating system installation and configuration can go a ...

Millions of people use Linux every day, but we rarely stop to think about how the operating system feels about it. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what Linux really thinks about open source, Windows, Macs ...

For something that was originally conceived in a bored Finnish student’s bedroom one summer, Linux has made surprisingly deep inroads into the enterprise. Today, the Unix-like operating system helps ...

If you want to show off what Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution you are using in Windows 10, you can do so in style using the WSLFetch utility. Similar to Neofetch, WSLFetch is a tool bundled ...

Following the recent deal between Microsoft and Novell, prominent industry figures and numerous members of the open-source community have expressed criticism and concerns. As the controversy has ...

Is Android just Linux? This is one of those frustrating questions that seems like it should have a straightforward ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, even though you can install a Linux desktop on Android. Still, ...