June was sweltering, but the heat didn't seem to affect developers. A slew of updates to popular open-source Linux software ...

Linux is regularly appearing on IT organizations' shortlists for Web and application deployments. It is increasingly being considered for small databases (2-4 processors). In a Lintel world, we are ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Linux is not the same as Windows. The operating system is operated and configured differently than Windows and Windows programs cannot be started directly. With the help of virtualization or Wine, ...

Tech pro ThioJoe explores whether the open-source Linux ecosystem has any realistic path to overtaking Microsoft’s desktop ...

Making a list of the best Linux software is a tough task. Hell, you could fill an entire book just by listing the various distros and desktop environments, let alone making a list of the best software ...

Minimalist systems taught me that distros are not different operating systems but mere configurations, whether server- or ...

Ever longed for a Linux distro to have with you at all times? Consider the super-fast, modular, and immutable Slackware-based PorteuX.

The story of Linux so far, as short as it may be in the grand scheme of things, is one of constant forward momentum. There’s always another feature to implement, an optimization to make, and of course ...

For most of the world, there are exactly two flavors of computer: Mac and Windows. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) make the operating systems for 97% of personal computers. And there ...