systemd free Linux distro Devuan releases second beta Greybeard-built Debian fork bringing init freedom on track for early 2017 release OSes30 Nov 2016 | 61
Debian putting everything on the /usr Tidying up the artefacts of the 90s should make things more secure and efficient OSes24 Nov 2016 | 81
Debian plugs Linux 'TCP snoop' bug Happy Labor Day, US sysadmins. Everyone else, you know what to do Software05 Sep 2016 | 5
Debian founder Ian Murdock killed himself – SF medical examiner Death at end of last year ruled suicide Legal07 Jul 2016 | 47
Apache, Debian crews patch library with DoS vuln Upgrade your libcommons-fileupload-java package Software01 Jul 2016 |
Linux greybeards release beta of systemd-free Debian fork Devuan 'Jessie' betas debut in the name of 'Init freedom' OSes29 Apr 2016 | 118
True believers mind-meld FreeBSD with Ubuntu to burn systemd 'UbuntuBSD' promises the best of several possible bootloading worlds OSes22 Mar 2016 | 98
Microsoft has crafted a switch OS on Debian Linux. Repeat, a switch OS on Debian Linux OCP Summit Toolkit for wrangling networks released OSes09 Mar 2016 | 124
Solus: A welcome ground-up break from the Linux herd Review No bling, just minimal surfaces. Apps, though... OSes08 Mar 2016 | 87
Debian 6.0 about to take flying leap off long term support cliff Here's a novel use for February 29th: ending security updates for Debian 'squeeze' Software16 Feb 2016 | 31
Speaking in Tech: Rant at fools on Facebook? You pass the IQ test Podcast Plus: 'Me and the Atari 2600, we had good times' Software06 Jan 2016 |
Debian Linux founder Ian Murdock dead at 42 Tributes pour in for open-source pioneer who had threatened to kill himself on Twitter OSes30 Dec 2015 | 119
Hey, Oracle, what's in that VirtualBox security update? *crickets* Debian team bit miffed about secretive vuln fixes in hypervisor software Security15 Sep 2015 | 4
Debian upgrades Wheezy and Jessie with a combined 372 updates Patch deluge awaits Penguinistas after weekend emissions OSes07 Sep 2015 | 20
Debian Project holds Sparc port's hand, switches off life support No more support for bedridden Sun hardware going forward OSes27 Jul 2015 | 20
Five lightweight Linux desktop worlds for extreme open-sourcers Screenshots Need a slim-line work environment? We recommend the best OSes09 Jul 2015 | 106
Google IS listening: Binary blob banished from Chromium build Simply no place for closed-source components, sorry Software26 Jun 2015 | 15
Chrome, Debian Linux, and the secret binary blob download riddle Browser snuck proprietary voice-snoop code into distro Security17 Jun 2015 | 68
Systemd hee hee: Jessie Debian gallops (slowly) into view Review But your server bits get rustled, cowboy OSes06 May 2015 | 25
Debian ships new 'Jessie' release with systemd AND sysvinit That oughta keep the greybeards quiet for now Software27 Apr 2015 | 58
Debian on track to prove binaries' origins Reproducible binary project 83% complete OSes23 Feb 2015 | 29
BOO! Grave remote-code exec flaw in GNU C Library TERRIFIES Linux When there's something strange in your gethostbyname, who y'gonna call? Ghostbusters Security27 Jan 2015 | 50
Devuan rebels hope to deliver Debian fork in 2015 343 people on the mailing list, €3,473 in cash and systemd replacement under way OSes24 Dec 2014 | 19
YEAR of the PENGUIN: A Linux mobile in 2015? Choh. Just as they sort the desktop out, bloody PCs disappear OSes22 Dec 2014 | 107
systemd row ends with Debian getting forked Greybeards vs. Gnomes fight sees creation of new 'Devuan' distro OSes01 Dec 2014 | 313
Tough Banana Pi: a Raspberry Pi for colour-blind diehards Review Wi-Fi? Check. SATA 2 port? Check. Screen - Ow, my eyes! OSes28 Nov 2014 | 75
UNIX greybeards threaten Debian fork over systemd plan 'Veteran Unix Admins' fear desktop emphasis is betraying open source OSes21 Oct 2014 | 150
The agony and ecstasy of SteamOS: WHERE ARE MY GAMES? Game Theory And yes it does need a fat HDD (or SSD, it's cool with either) OSes20 Aug 2014 | 112
Debian Linux, Android share a bed in upcoming distro MicroXwin gents prep VolksPC OSes21 Jul 2014 | 35
New secure OS will put Tails between NSA's legs Debian-derived OS funnels everything through Tor and HTTPS Security01 May 2014 | 18
Q. Can your Linux PC run Crysis? OK, it can. But will it run natively? A. Soon, very soon Crytek touts CryENGINE for penguin-powered machines OSes11 Mar 2014 | 37
Valve showers Debian Linux devs with FREE Steam games Community contributors given unlimited access to Valve titles OSes24 Jan 2014 | 56
Citizen Kano pitches easy-build Raspberry Pi for code-hungry kids Pi-based micro in ‘ships with a paper manual’ shocker OSes20 Nov 2013 | 17
Cinnamon Desktop: Breaks with GNOME, finds beefed-up Nemo Review It's all a bit more Windowsy than its ancestors OSes29 Oct 2013 | 80
No distro diva drama here: Penguinista favourite Debian turns 20 Anniversary How solid, stocky Linux babe kept relationship 'open' but stayed true to you OSes13 Aug 2013 | 61
Mint 15 freshens Ubuntu's bad bits Review Slipping between GNOME and Unity sheets with Olivia OSes26 Jun 2013 | 159
Penguins in spa-a-a-ce! ISS dumps Windows for Linux on laptops 'We needed an operating system that was stable and reliable' OSes10 May 2013 | 86
Google's cloud dumps custom Linux, switches to Debian Updated Debian 7.0 wheezes in as GCEL hobbles out OSes09 May 2013 | 57
Good news: Debian 7 is rock solid. Bad news: It's called Wheezy Review If you want to be 20 miles from the bleeding edge, come on in OSes08 May 2013 | 98
P-P-P-Pick up our PENGUIN-POWERED Pi PIPER of Python How-to Download El Reg's Raspberry Pi jukebox OSes26 Nov 2012 | 33
Canonical bungs kill switch onto Ubuntu's Amazon 'adware' Penguinista revolt sparks volte-face at Um Bongo towers OSes27 Sep 2012 | 46
Password flaw leaves MySQL, MariaDB open to brute force attack Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE versions vulnerable Security11 Jun 2012 | 23
Shuttleworth: Ubuntu rockets up at enterprises Canonical looks for a higher OpenStack uplift OSes14 Mar 2012 | 19
Debian, Ubuntu patching up rocky romance FOSDEM Deb supremo speaks as devs link arms in ARM OSes14 Feb 2012 | 12
Debian 6: Have your Debian and eat your Ubuntu too Review GNOME, KDE, and beyond OSes21 Feb 2011 | 59
The Reg guide to Linux, part 1: Picking a distro Who's top of the table and who's going home OSes21 Jun 2010 | 191
Ubuntu man finds metalove in Debian attacks Long-term Linux co-ordination predicted OSes05 Oct 2009 | 16
Ubuntu's Lucid Lynx sprays sweet perfume at freeloaders Marking out the roadmap Channel21 Sep 2009 | 14
Ubuntu man extends olive branch to irate Debian devs Shuttleworth: We must work together OSes07 Aug 2009 | 33
Open-source .NET splits for extra Microsoft protection Boycott Debian and Ubuntu calls silenced? OSes07 Jul 2009 | 28
Microsoft promises no patent prosecution of open-source .NET Ubuntu joins Debian Mono denials OSes07 Jul 2009 | 44
Debian 'Lenny' arrives: bigger, longer, searchable Linux distro gets medical injection OSes16 Feb 2009 | 17