I always like to hear the bad news before the good—so here are the five main cons of switching to Linux as a Windows user. While many Windows apps do work on Linux, some popular ones don't—and this ...

MX Linux 25 updates its base to Debian Trixie. When downloading, interested users must decide whether they want systemd or ...

Linux offers more security, privacy, and freedom from vendors. Modern Linux distros are user-friendly -- even for non-techies. Linux Mint, Zorin OS, MX Linux top beginner distro list. Get more ...

Want to run whatever browser you want and not be forced into Edge? Sick of being told to "upgrade" to Windows 11? Tired of one Windows 10 zero-day after another being exploited? I have a radical ...

**warning, linux idiot ahead**<BR><BR>I need some input and questions answered for my battleplan to switch grandma to Linux.<BR><BR>She's finally ditching AOL, so there's no reason for her to stay ...

When I bought my computer, it came with a win10 OEM license. With the upcoming end of win10, I'll switch to linux mint. I was wondering if I could run win10 in a VM on linux with this oem license. To ...

China’s biggest bank plans to deploy Linux on servers across its network of 20,000 national branches in a project that may be the biggest Linux deployment yet seen in China, according to an executive ...

ZDNET key takeaways Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux.Using the root account could lead to ...

Given the vast numbers of Macs that are apparently infected with the Flashback Trojan malware, it’s not at all surprising to see that sales of Mac security software are now skyrocketing. Of course, ...

When members of the French parliament and their assistants return from their summer break, they will conduct business on PCs running Ubuntu. Starting in June 2007, 1,154 desks will feature Linux-based ...

There seems to be no end to the major changes being tossed around for Ubuntu this year. Fans of the leading Linux distribution are already well-acquainted with Unity, the new desktop interface that ...