ZDNET's key takeaways If you're looking to move from Windows, you have options.Zorin OS and AnduinOS both have the look and ...

ZDNET's key takeaways OpenSUSE and Manjaro are both powerhouse distributions.If you're new to Linux, only one of these may be ...

At first glance, these two distributions seem quite similar, but dive in with me, and you'll soon appreciate the stark differences.

For today, the trends are converging on the same conclusion: AI is becoming part of Linux's plumbing rather than a bolt-on gimmick. For now, the focus is squarely on augmenting maintainers under ...

There are many reasons to switch to Linux, such as security, free software, and data protection. We compare the distributions ...

With the end of support for Windows 10 in the rearview mirror, Todd Dixon talks about what it means for everyone who is still ...

Pop!_OS wraps Ubuntu in a sexy new COSMIC Desktop Environment and flaunts a user-first approach to operating systems.

Finnish company Jolla has launched a new phone, called the Jolla Phone. This doesn't run on Android, instead boots Linux with ...

Fanboys insist we are getting the numbers wrong  For years, Linux fanboys have been insisting that this year will be the time of Linux on the desktop. Now, ZDnet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols thinks the ...

The support you give doesn't even have to be at the distro level, it can be towards specific aspects of the overall Linux project. If there's a specific desktop environment you love, then you can ...

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, is forming the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), and announced the founding contributions of three leading ...

FreeBSD has a tool for automating package building called the Poudriere build system, but this couldn't build the base OS. It ...