Using Linux has changed the way I approach technology, making me a more informed and capable Windows user. Linux has taught ...

Something that I quickly gravitated towards is a desktop environment called KDE Plasma. If you're unsure what a "desktop ...

Linux and open source are also on track to become more secure in 2026, as the ecosystem simultaneously hardens the kernel, professionalizes supply-chain defenses, and scales coordinated security ...

If you were to ask any of my friends, they could readily attest to my profound passion for Linux. That said, it might surprise you to know that hardly two years ago, I barely knew what Linux was, let ...

Q: I wonder why you did not recommend to Brenda S. (Geek Note: IGTM No. 630, Aug. 24, 2019) and others to try a Linux system on an older, low memory computer? I have been using Linux Peppermint system ...

After using Linux for nearly 30 years, I've created a list of the best Linux distributions I've used since the beginning. Here they are.

Linus Torvalds developed Linux in 1991 while at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He became a US citizen in 2010. Linux creator Linus Torvalds has won the Millennium Technology Prize and an ...

"Marley was dead, to begin with."—Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. As you surely know by now, Linux Journal started in 1994, which means it has been around for most of the Linux story. A lot has ...

Also in today’s open source roundup: DarkDuck reviews Kubuntu 16.10, and 5 alternatives to Microsoft Office in Linux Arch Linux has long been known as a very powerful desktop distribution, but one ...

I have been a Microsoft defender for decades. "No, MS-DOS 4.0 isn't really that bad," I pleaded to friends almost 25 years ago. "Give Windows 98 a chance" I begged ten or 11 years later. Heck, I ...