I've used one Linux desktop or the other for decades now. But, I'm a Unix and Linux expert. For most people who just want a desktop and its applications to just work -- thank you very much -- the ...

There seems to be no end to the momentum propelling Linux into the mainstream these days, and this week news came out that’s surely among the most exciting developments yet. Specifically, many of the ...

Why it matters: Linux has become the backbone of many technology standards and software products. In the traditional desktop space, however, the open-source kernel is anything but a successful. If the ...

JingOS is a Linux distribution designed for tablets, with a touch-friendly user interface designed to resemble iPadOS or Android. The operating system is based on Ubuntu Linux and KDE’s Plasma Mobile ...

There you have it—five Linux tools and apps that you should install on day one to get the smoothest experience using Linux. While this list just covers the essentials to get you started, the beauty of ...

There’s really nothing that hard about installing programs on Linux. Anyone who still uses shell commands like say, “apt-get install some-program-or-the-other,” is doing so because they want to do it ...