For decades, desktop Linux distributions primarily used the X Window System (X11) for rendering displays and graphics, but ...

Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks.

Linux and open source aren't making headlines at CES 2026, but they're working behind the scenes in embedded, automotive, and ...

Unix died because of endless incompatibilities between versions. Linux succeeded on servers and everywhere else because it provided a single open operating system that everyone could use. With the ...

Game developers would have to get serious about supporting Linux If we were really going to have a Year of the Linux Desktop ...

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One of the longest running jokes in our sphere is that the coming year will finally be the year of “Linux on the Desktop.” Never mind that the erosion of the traditional Windows-style desktop form of ...

It kills me to say this: The dream of Linux as a major desktop OS is now pretty much dead. Despite phenomenal security and stability–and amazing strides in usability, performance, and ...

I just bought a new ThinkPad and am relegating the old one (a T61) to web browsing duties. Though I had Windows 7 on it, I thought it would be a good opportunity to give Ubuntu a shot, as it's been a ...