These distros are easy to install, include the right apps, skip the bloat and ads, and automatically detect your hardware. Easy peasy. You're welcome.

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I've used both Linux and MacOS for years. But if you have to decide between them, ask yourself these seven simple questions.

Devs sketch plans for two more releases this year, blending Debian foundations with modern display tech The Linux Mint team ...

It’s been a decade since Linux proponents first argued their OS was ready for mainstream adoption. Yet for all intents and purposes, Linux remains nonexistent on “regular” people’s desks. Sure, ...

There are some other benefits to using an OS within a VM, like having a virtual drive that grows and shrinks based on what you need. If I need a bit more oomph, I can reconfigure my VM with more RAM ...

The open source movement has a full head of steam, and it certainly looks like Linux has found a home in the enterprise. Some of the industry’s most powerful vendors came to the LinuxWorld Conference ...

Is Linux ready for the corporate desktop? Join Computerworld‘s online discussion and share your views. With the proven success of Linux-based servers for mission-critical business applications, many ...

Those rare animals at Sun Microsystems using rival Microsoft’s Windows operating system have edged closer to extinction, as the company’s head of operating systems has decided the time is right to ...

A new distribution can simplify hardware migration and deliver both prototyping speed and production-grade security.

Linux and the open-source community has quietly slipped into corporate IT through back doors and half-open windows over the years and has established a meaningful presence on low-end servers. Now the ...