ZDNET's key takeaways Running Linux from a USB drive is possible.You can boot just about any distribution you want from ...

By my count, Linux has over 11% of the desktop market. Here's how I got that number - and why people are making the leap.

While the concept of Linux being the primary operating system on the desktop is an industry joke, there is a belief that it might get there by default. Software King of the world Microsoft is moving ...

ZDNET's key takeaways MX Moksha is a new take on MX Linux.Moksha is a fork of the old-school Enlightenment desktop.MX Moksha ...

The idea that Microsoft’s Windows is the world’s most buggy and vulnerable operating system is pants, and it is so-called cast iron operating systems like Linux and macOS which are the worst. An ...

Linux, a clone of UNIX operating systems, is free to download, but users still pay for service and support. Maybe there is such a thing as a free lunch — when it comes to computer programs, at least.

Linux doesn't just run your servers and, via Android, your phones. It also runs your cars. Of course, no one has ever bought a car for its operating system. But Linux is already powering the ...

Although Linux runs almost every supercomputer, most of the web, the majority of smart phones, and a few writers’ ancient Macbooks, there’s one major weak point in the Linux world that will almost ...

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Linus Torvalds believes that Windows doesn't deserve jokes about the Blue Screen of Death. He argues that the reasons for the ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. This article is more than 7 years old. Despite all of my ...