If you're considering a switch from Windows or MacOS, these essential tips will make the transition seamless and help you get ...

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Choosing a Linux distro when you're a beginner can seem daunting. However, depending on your hardware specifications, needs, ...

Slackware, one of the oldest Linux distros, has put out the beta of its upcoming 15.0 release, nearly a decade after version 14.0. Slackware was created by Patrick Volkerding and had its first ...

Also in today’s open source roundup: 5 of the most popular Linux gaming distros, and the 8 best Linux gaming distros Topics Spotlight: Advancing IT Leadership ...

Even if you're a newcomer to Linux, you've probably figured out that it is not a single, monolithic operating system, but a constellation of projects. The different "stars" in this constellation take ...

For large installations, the distributions in use are typically highly customized on one side or the other — either built as templates and deployed to VMs, or deployed through the use of silent ...

The distro ships with a large cache of apps, which means you can use it as a very capable desktop distro for regular computing tasks as well. In fact, you’ll need a disk with at least 32GB of ...

Ubuntu 15.10, Fedora 23, and openSUSE Leap 42.1 all come within eight days of each other, and I will be reviewing each one.

This month's Linux distro review isn't of a Linux distribution at all—instead, we're taking a look at FreeBSD, the original gangster of free Unix-like operating systems. The first FreeBSD ...

Proof-of-concept exploits have already surfaced online for a high-severity flaw in GNU C Library's dynamic loader, allowing local attackers to gain root privileges on major Linux distributions.