Linux has long played a leading role in the world of servers, due in large part to its stability, security and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). What many don’t realize, however, is just how ...

Linux offers control, security, and freedom, but its learning curve, software, and hardware issues may challenge some users.

Right now, for December 2025, Linux users made up 3.58% of the Steam userbase, which is a new record for the OS. That doesn't ...

The hype that spawned several Linux start-ups has vanished, but MontaVista Software still has faith that Linux is the foundation for success. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Homebrew is a free, open-source package manager for Linux and MacOS that simplifies the installation and management of software. Think of Homebrew as a command-line version of the App Store that ...

Linux and open source are also on track to become more secure in 2026, as the ecosystem simultaneously hardens the kernel, ...

Linux is 30 years old. What started as a student project by a young man studying computer science at the University of Helsinki, has become an operating system that enterprise businesses around the ...

Half-Life 2 now runs on Linux within a few short weeks of its release. Can't wait to get back to Linux. I have been running the old HL/DOD/CS for a long time in Linux where it plays great, since steam ...

As Linux visionary Hans Reiser faces murder charges, his ReiserFS file system, which had become part of the Linux kernel, is being abandoned The fate of a Linux visionary who is charged with murder ...

Lightweight, well-built, reasonably priced laptop that runs Linux. Fast AMD processor. Fantastic Pop!_OS desktop experience. Great trackpad and keyboard. Battery life is only OK. US-only for now. HP's ...

For years, the Linux app gap was the primary dealbreaker that kept people away from the OS. If you needed professional ...

Linux will work on just about any PC. I mean that literally. Remember the Intel Pentium 4 processor? It came out in 2000, and it's still supported by Debian Linux. That said, Linux runs better on some ...