The beginner Linux choice that decides whether you stay or crawl back to Windows.

In the Linux world, a war has been raging for a couple years. At stake are the hearts and minds of its user base, the combatants the various distributions of Linux itself. For some time, Ubuntu Linux ...

There are more interesting Linux desktop distributions to choose from than ever before. However, if you’re looking for major distros with a great deal of support, you’ll want to look at the big four: ...

Linux Mint always follows its Ubuntu base (LTS with long-term support) after some delay. Version 21.3 has just brought its system base up to the level of Ubuntu 22.04.3, i.e. the third update of the ...

Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux distributions, and it's my favorite. In part because, while it's based on Debian Linux and Ubuntu, it goes its own way. For example, its developers created ...

PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

I've used Linux for 30 years - here's how I'd rank DistroWatch's top 10 ...

Also in today's open source roundup: Counter-Strike 1.6 has been ported to Android, and Google has released its annual Android Security Report Many new Linux users start out with Ubuntu, and become ...