Making a list of the best Linux software is a tough task, but we did our best to include a wide variety of programs that the average user will find helpful.

Despite appearing rather complex at first glance, the Linux terminal is a nifty tool for most tasks, be it installing new ...

Discover the best Linux patch management tools. Take a look at our list to save you trawling through all of the descriptions of every patch manager on the market.

KDE has launched its own immutable Linux distribution in alpha. It acts as a 'reference implementation', offering atomic ...

These days, business runs on the cloud. And the cloud runs on Linux software. You can profit from the rising importance of the open source operating system.

Linux is regularly appearing on IT organizations' shortlists for Web and application deployments. It is increasingly being considered for small databases (2-4 processors).

Amazon will rent access to Linux 2 to its cloud customers. But it's also making the software available for companies to install on their servers.

Linux Does Lots of Jobs Unlike most commercial software, the underlying code in open source software is free and benefits from continual scrutiny and improvements made by a community of programmers.

Packaged Linux software will increasingly be built into server hardware, reducing the need for extra development.

A group of programmers seeking to put Linux on Microsoft's Xbox video gaming console has created the software that will eventually replace the machine's built-in system software. The new software ...

Zotac has a new Zone Pro handheld in the works, sporting a handful of nifty features over other portable PC gaming machines.