WINE Windows translation layer has matured like a fine... you get the picture
Along with DXVK 2.1, more and better compatibility comes to Linux – we'll drink to that
OSes03 Feb 2023 | 59
Linux
Google opens arms to VMware in the cloud and Microsoft 365 on ChromeOS
From the Department of Improbable Alliances
Off-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 9
System76 teases features coming in homegrown Rust-based desktop COSMIC
Meanwhile, Xfce takes its first steps toward Wayland support
OSes02 Feb 2023 | 41
Linux Mint 21.2 includes a bit of feature creep from the GNOME world
Plus Xfce flavor desktop based on latest version 4.18
OSes01 Feb 2023 | 41
Oracle cozies up to IBM, adds Red Hat Enterprise Linux
So much for being 'Unbreakable' say developers
Devops31 Jan 2023 | 6
Microsoft upgrades Defender to lock down Linux gear for its own good
Ballmer thought this kernel was cancer, Nadella may disagree
Security31 Jan 2023 | 27
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
helloSystem 0.8: A friendly, all-graphical FreeBSD
Not complete yet, but getting closer to welcoming Mac migrants and systemd scorners
OSes31 Jan 2023 | 78
Nearly 300 MSI motherboards will run any old code in Secure Boot, no questions asked
Updated 'I believe they made this change deliberately' claims researcher
Security17 Jan 2023 | 13
Unix is dead. Long live Unix!
Comment Don't expect to see any more big AIX news. What does that leave us with?
OSes17 Jan 2023 | 174
Version 5 of the Endless OS enters testing
This may show a future direction for Linux desktops
OSes12 Jan 2023 | 77
Fancy a quick tour of DragonFly BSD 6.4?
We buzz around new version of the other-other-other FOSS-xNix-that-isn't-Linux
OSes06 Jan 2023 | 39
Debian-based siduction gains snapshots, new recovery tools and more
Where you want to be for the latest and greatest, but not for the faint of heart
OSes05 Jan 2023 | 9
Calculate Linux: It's like Gentoo, but for businesses
Russian distro transforms source-based rolling release into stable, versioned product… theoretically
OSes04 Jan 2023 | 10
Vanilla OS 22.10: An Arch and Fedora-compatible Ubuntu
Despite its name and looks, this is quite the radical departure for a Linux distro
OSes03 Jan 2023 | 17
Back to work, Linux admins: You may have a CVSS 10 kernel bug to address
In brief Also, script kiddies are coming for your gift cards, and Meta's Cambridge Analytica pathetic payout
Security24 Dec 2022 | 23
Fancy climbing into ALP over New Year's? Fresh preview versions of SUSE's distro and NetBSD 10 are here
Ideal if you're looking for something to play with over the holidays
OSes23 Dec 2022 | 8
What's in Santa's sack? New Linux Mint, EndeavourOS and postmarketOS updates
A last-minute dose of festive FOSS freshness
OSes21 Dec 2022 | 12
Pine64 takes another shot at an open tablet after chip shortages killed first PineTab
Updates for multiple devices including PinePhone Pro and keyboard incoming
Personal Tech21 Dec 2022 | 15
SystemRescue 9.06 is here with the shiny new Xfce 4.18
It also boasts MemTest86+ 6, which now can boot and run on UEFI machines
OSes20 Dec 2022 | 29
Linux kernel 6.2 promises multiple filesystem improvements
Meanwhile the next-gen Linux filesystems are going nowhere fast
OSes20 Dec 2022 | 25
If GNU please: Rust support merged for the forthcoming GCC 13
Updated But don't get too excited. It's as preliminary as the kernel support
Software15 Dec 2022 | 7
NixOS 22.11 'Raccoon': Like a proof of concept you can do things with
Another Linux OS – but this time it's all about the software packaging
OSes13 Dec 2022 | 15
'Merge window from Hell' opens as Linus Torvalds reveals Linux 6.1
Kernel boss won't consider code that's late, or hasn't already appeared in Linux-next, for version 6.2
OSes11 Dec 2022 | 4
Linux kernel 6.1: Rusty release could be a game-changer
Opinion Don't sob into your battered copy of K&R though, the shift will move slowly
OSes09 Dec 2022 | 57
CERN, Fermilab particle boffins bet on AlmaLinux for big science
CentOS tossed
OSes08 Dec 2022 | 15
Fresh version of Xfce, the oldest Linux desktop of them all, revealed in Xubuntu builds
4.18 the first update of lightweight, minimalist UNIX gear since 2020
OSes08 Dec 2022 | 24
Longstanding bug in Linux kernel floppy handling fixed
Good news, everyone! Er, someone. Anyone? Bueller?
Software07 Dec 2022 | 69
A brand new Linux DRM display driver – for a 1992 computer
Feature 680x0: the CPU architecture that just will not die
Personal Tech05 Dec 2022 | 108
Linux 6.1 gets an eighth release candidate and Linus Torvalds is OK with that
Kernel devs offer emperor penguin early gifts of code for version 6.2
OSes05 Dec 2022 |
Twenty years on, command-line virus scanner ClamAV puts out version 1
Used by millions – and the first official finished edition is here
Security01 Dec 2022 | 15
openSUSE makes baseline CPU requirements a little friendlier than feared
Tumbleweed rolling-release distro to need v2 of x86-64 – and drop x86-32 edition
OSes30 Nov 2022 | 20
Redox OS version 0.8 is both strange and very familiar
'Experimental operating system' it may be, but it's still Unix/Linux-like
OSes29 Nov 2022 | 41
Linus Torvalds to be 'more hard-nosed' as Linux 6.2 merge window meets Christmas
Predicts version 6.1 will need an eighth release candidate
OSes27 Nov 2022 | 9
Windows Subsystem for Linux now packaged as a Microsoft Store app
Nothing says 'We love open source and want it to be available in Windows' like only delivering updates from a closed digital tat bazaar
Virtualization23 Nov 2022 | 51
Microsoft bulks up Linux on Windows at the IoT edge in Azure
EFLOW makes the open source OS a full partner of Windows at the far reaches of the cloud
Software22 Nov 2022 |
Time Lords decree an end to leap seconds before risky attempt to reverse time
Remember that one time the Linux kernel couldn't cope for a moment? That sort of thing should be behind us now
Software22 Nov 2022 | 178
Microsoft's attempts to harden Kerberos authentication broke it on Windows Servers
Emergency out-of-band updates to the rescue
Patches21 Nov 2022 | 36
Open source community split over offer of 'corporate' welfare for critical dev tools
Special report Linux Foundation presents IT and help to key volunteers – and some wonder if this is a deal with the Devil
Software16 Nov 2022 | 20
OpenPrinting keeps old printers working – even on Windows
Ubuntu Summit Or, how to make an unsupported printer work on Windows 11 with Ubuntu and WSL2
Software10 Nov 2022 | 77
Microsoft's grand unified theory of .NET advances a little
More support for multiple platforms, Arm architecture, and the cloud in release 7
Software10 Nov 2022 | 11
Heavy, man: Tuxedo puts out 2.2kg Stellaris AMD Gen 4
Review Apparently, you can still get laptops with good keyboard feel
Personal Tech08 Nov 2022 | 22
Nitrux 2.5: The latest update to a radical Linux
Also one of the first distros we've seen with Kernel 6.0
OSes03 Nov 2022 | 18
Version 252 of systemd, as expected, locks down the Linux boot process
The init system that everybody loves to hate
OSes03 Nov 2022 | 170
9front releases new version of Plan 9 OS fork: The Golden Age of Ballooning
Prepare to be confused
OSes02 Nov 2022 | 12
Windows 11 runs on fewer than 1 in 6 PCs
Statcounter says Number 10 is still Number 1 in the Windows world
OSes02 Nov 2022 | 101
Zorin OS 16.2: Shapeshifting desktop to help the Linux-wary feel more at home
Pining for Windows XP? Update to the last major release can do that
OSes02 Nov 2022 | 15
Linux Lite 6.2: Latest release from distro with a misleading name
One of the more popular Ubuntu-based flavors for new migrants from Windows
OSes01 Nov 2022 | 22
Linux world gains ability to repair exFAT drives
FAT ain't dead, and the modern version can get big. Really big
OSes01 Nov 2022 | 38
Why I love my Chromebook: Reason 1, it's a Linux desktop
Column We appreciate power but sometimes it's about getting up and running sooner
OSes28 Oct 2022 | 151
KDE 5.26 gets a second point release (yes, already)
It's worth it, though. And it's easy to install the latest KDE on the latest Kubuntu
OSes27 Oct 2022 | 16
Microsoft's Lennart Poettering proposes tightening up Linux boot process
Building your own initial RAMdisk? That's insecure!
OSes26 Oct 2022 | 187
Teen dream team reboots Rolling Rhino into Rhino Linux
Well, these distros are all about continual reinvention, after all
OSes26 Oct 2022 | 5
Update time for Ubuntu: Last version of Linux kernel 5.19.17 hits
Only just installed? You may need another upgrade all the same
OSes25 Oct 2022 |
Lash#Cat9: A radical new Linux UI for keyboard warriors
Comment Arcan sub-project reinvents command lines and GUIs at once
Software25 Oct 2022 | 74
Linus Torvalds suggests the 80486 architecture belongs in a museum, not the Linux kernel
Ancient hardware deserves ancient kernels, but cannot justify consuming developers' valuable time
Systems25 Oct 2022 | 162
OpenBSD 7.2: The other other FOSS xNix released, runs on Apple M2 Macs
Plus better support for some newer Intel wireless and graphics chipsets
OSes21 Oct 2022 | 31
Ubuntu 22.10 is out, with an extra remix in the family: Unity
Linux wunderkind's project now an official flavor as 'Kinetic Kudu' brings nine months of updates
OSes20 Oct 2022 | 26
Juno offering Linux-powered tablet PC for pre-order
The company already sells penguin-infested laptops and desktops, but an x86 Linux fondleslab is new
Personal Tech17 Oct 2022 | 19
Linus Torvalds to kernel devs: Grow up and stop pulling all-nighters just before deadline
Release candidate one for Linux 6.1 has appeared
OSes17 Oct 2022 | 58
Linux kernel 6.1 will contain fixes, features. Useful Rust modules? Not yet
But you get a super practical patch that prints CPU, core, and socket when you get a segfault
OSes14 Oct 2022 | 10
Laugh all you want. There will be a year of the Linux desktop
Opinion But, it won't play out the way you think it will
OSes14 Oct 2022 | 151
Zinc: An Ubuntu remix that dares to be different
Impressive distro is somewhere between a tech demo and a power user's tool
OSes13 Oct 2022 | 14
Biting the hand that feeds IT
