The proliferation of inexpensive IoT boards means the time has come to gain control not only of applications but also the entire software platform. So, how do you build a custom distribution with ...

Hewlett Packard on Wednesday rolled out a netbook lineup designed to play catch up with Dell, Asus and others. But the real interesting play here is HP's move to develop a custom Linux operating ...

Hewlett Packard has released a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed for Netbooks -- specifically for the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition. The operating system is based on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, and can ...

Where Windows has utilities, Linux has tweak tools. And whether you’re a Linux pro or a recent refugee from Windows XP, they can help you make Ubuntu 14.04 LTS “Trusty Tahr” (the latest and greatest ...

Gumstix, a company that has been selling small system boards – about the size of a “gum stick” – for years, is now offering crowdfunding for hardware that users can design themselves. (Stick with me ...

There are strong technical and business reasons to consider using Linux for your next embedded application project such as diverse hardware support, performance, scalability, high reliability, and ...

Follow along with this step-by-step guide to creating your own distribution. In an article in the June 2018 issue of LJ, I introduced a basic recipe for building your own minimal Linux-based ...

Thinking about a Valve Steam system in 2026, with AMD Zen 4, RDNA 3, and DDR5 expected, so you can choose build or buy ...

SUSE added a performance boost for enterprises running its Linux Enterprise Server 15 platform on the Microsoft Azure cloud. That boost comes from a custom-tailored Linux kernel that provides up to 25 ...