Red Hat releases RHEL 9.2 to customers, with buffet of rebuilds for the rest of us
Oracle, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and EuroLinux all put out same version
OSes19 May 2023 | 5
Operating System
Alpine Linux 3.18 fixes DNS over TCP issue, now ready for all the internet's problems
Small but mighty update will help its many users – even the unwitting ones
OSes16 May 2023 | 5
Microsoft will upgrade Windows 10 21H2 users whether they like it or not
Also, Windows 12 might be on the way, so buckle up
OSes15 May 2023 | 118
Ubuntu 23.04 welcomes three more flavors, but hamburger menus leave a bad taste
Official Cinnamon, Edubuntu reborn, and an updated Kylin
OSes11 May 2023 | 48
Russia tops national leagues in open source downloads
Putin FOSS to work when Microsoft et al abandoned pariah state
OSes05 May 2023 | 28
When it comes to Linux distros, one person's molehill is another's mountain
Comment Gosh, you're a fussy old lot, aren't you?
OSes03 May 2023 | 179
Microsoft makes Windows Server 2022 licenses a little less cynical
Addresses annoyances like 20-core VMs requiring 24 licenses
Software26 Apr 2023 | 23
Linux 6.3 debuts after 'nice, controlled release cycle'
Preps for Intel's Meteor Lake, improves support for Chinese RISC-V silicon, and gets to the starting line with a racing wheel
OSes24 Apr 2023 | 5
More ads in Windows 11 Start Menu could be last straw for some
Others are resigned to inevitability and argue it's better than a subscription
OSes17 Apr 2023 | 114
Sick of GNOME, Snap and Flatpak? You might like Linux Lite, but beware rough edges
6.4 is based on Ubuntu 22.04.2 with a lot of the questionable aspects fixed
OSes17 Apr 2023 | 19
Linux kernel 6.3 on track for debut next week after ‘nice uneventful release cycle’
Which is just how Linus Torvalds wants it and who can argue after what he recommended you eat for Easter
OSes17 Apr 2023 | 6
Double BSD birthday bash beckons – or triple, if you count MidnightBSD 3.0
Both FreeBSD 13.2 and OpenBSD 7.3 are here
OSes13 Apr 2023 | 22
Fancy trying the granddaddy of Windows NT for free? Now's your chance
VSI releases OpenVMS 9.2-1 and x86 hobby licenses
Applications13 Apr 2023 | 101
Ubuntu 23.04 'Lunar Lobster' beta is here in all its glitchy glory
That means next version of the most popular Linux distro is getting close
OSes04 Apr 2023 | 32
OpenMandriva Rome version 23.03 is out now
Fresh installation image for the rolling-release edition of OpenMandriva
OSes31 Mar 2023 | 12
Reg FOSS desk test drive: First beta of Fedora 38 drops
Spoiler: It's looking much better than 37 did at this stage
OSes17 Mar 2023 | 28
Windows Insider Dev Channel flies again as very flighty Canary Channel
Microsoft doesn't even want you to use these unstable releases, will migrate you to them anyway
OSes07 Mar 2023 | 10
How to get the latest Linux kernel on your Ubuntu box
And a choice of ways to get the latest KDE too, if that's your thing
OSes06 Mar 2023 | 35
Microsoft adds features to Windows 11 monthly – managing it is your problem
'Continuous innovation' means it's time to refine your WSUS skills unless you want users doing all sorts of weird stuff
OSes02 Mar 2023 | 71
By order of Canonical: Official Ubuntu flavors must stop including Flatpak by default
You can add Snap's rival cross-distro packaging format back in yourself
OSes23 Feb 2023 | 70
What you need to know about the real-time capable edition of Ubuntu 22.04
Don't rush in if you don't need it – there may be more cons than pros
OSes20 Feb 2023 | 37
Linus Torvalds releases 'pedestrian' Linux Kernel 6.2, urges testers to show it some love
Intel has as much to celebrate as anyone thanks the arc of progress catching up to its GPUs
OSes20 Feb 2023 | 2
The quest to make Linux bulletproof
Part 2 What the big players and an outlier are doing, and why
OSes16 Feb 2023 | 101
Make Linux safer… or die trying
Part 1 The OS family isn't broken – so why are so many companies trying to fix it?
OSes14 Feb 2023 | 174
ChromeOS now runs on top of Linux and, er, Zephyr ...
Column Google's finest via the what now? Plus: RISC-V-powered Chromebook isn't out of the question
OSes14 Feb 2023 | 15
Linus Torvalds releases probably unnecessary release candidate eight for Linux 6.2
Emperor Penguin promised a relaxed seasonal development cycle and has delivered
OSes13 Feb 2023 | 11
You can run Windows 11 on just 200MB of RAM – but should you?
Video Just because you can doesn’t mean you should
OSes08 Feb 2023 | 98
WINE Windows translation layer has matured like a fine... you get the picture
FOSDEM Along with DXVK 2.1, more and better compatibility comes to Linux – we'll drink to that
OSes03 Feb 2023 | 70
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 | 42
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
Microsoft squashes Windows 11, Server 2022 bugs with preview patches
Remote Desktop, domain controllers giving you gyp? Gamble on these fixes
OSes28 Jan 2023 | 4
Indian official reveals 'plan' to build a national mobile OS
Analysis History tells us it will flop. But success might not be the real goal, so much as poking Big Tech
OSes19 Jan 2023 | 31
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 | 177
Version 5 of the Endless OS enters testing
This may show a future direction for Linux desktops
OSes12 Jan 2023 | 77
Haiku beta 4: BeOS rebuild / almost ready for release / A thing of beauty
Open source reimplementation could be even better than the original in its prime
OSes11 Jan 2023 | 123
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
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
Windows 11 still not winning the OS popularity contest
Microsoft releases out of box experience update to simplify and speed up migrations
OSes05 Dec 2022 | 155
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
Fresh versions of Ubuntu Touch, Mir display server, and Unity arrive
Make a big FOSS for Ubuntu Touch OTA-24, Mir 2.10, and the return of Unity on Arch Linux
OSes29 Nov 2022 | 16
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
9front releases new version of Plan 9 OS fork: The Golden Age of Ballooning
Prepare to be confused
OSes02 Nov 2022 | 12
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
FreeBSD comes to Amazon's lightweight hypervisor
"Serverless" microVMs further blur the line between containers and virtual machines
Virtualization19 Oct 2022 | 9
Google reveals another experimental operating system: KataOS
Based on Rust, on top of seL4 – a big deal in the microkernel world
OSes17 Oct 2022 | 25
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 | 52
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
Linux kernel 6.0 debuts, Linus Torvalds teases ‘core new things’ coming in version 6.1
Linux boss' launch message is more ‘6.0 is overrated’ than ‘The joy of 6.0’
OSes02 Oct 2022 | 25
Linus Torvalds predicts Linux Kernel 6.0 debut next week, dispels fear of delays
Hails unusually smooth development process despite travel complications
OSes26 Sep 2022 |
Microsoft debuts Windows 11 2022 Update – now with features added monthly
Oh. Joy.
OSes21 Sep 2022 | 64
Admins run into Group Policy problems after Win10 update
Scratch Patch ... it's Rip Tuesday: Users complain that Microsoft’s KB5017308 breaks desktop shortcuts
OSes20 Sep 2022 | 18
The crime against humanity that is the modern OS desktop, and how to kill it
Opinion Just one big GUI mess
OSes05 Sep 2022 | 334
Former Microsoft UX boss doesn't like the Windows 11 Start menu either
Issues ranging from design to banner ads are justified criticisms of a button coming under heavy fire
OSes31 Aug 2022 | 114
Solaris is in maintenance mode – but Oracle added a significant feature anyway
Don’t Panic if you run terabytes of RAM and need to understand a dumped snapshot
OSes19 Aug 2022 | 21
Microsoft brings more Arm64 support and an updated expiry date to Dev Channel Windows
Best before September 15, 2023
OSes18 Aug 2022 | 13
Microsoft tests new features in last year’s Windows 10
Still waiting for 22H2? Have a 21H2 release preview to tide you over
OSes16 Aug 2022 |
NetBSD 9.3: A 2022 OS that can run on late-1980s hardware
Need a cold shower? This is xNix like Windows users imagine it still is
OSes10 Aug 2022 | 62
The many derivatives of the CP/M operating system
After a long and surprisingly varied dynasty, it's possible they're all FOSS now
OSes04 Aug 2022 | 123
Biting the hand that feeds IT
