Fedora and Asahi Linux pals revamp installation process
Switch to Calamares aims to make setup simpler
OSes05 Sep 2023 | 4
Operating System
ArcaOS 5.1 gives vintage OS/2 a UEFI facelift for the 21st century
When your '90s nostalgia craves a modern touch
OSes04 Sep 2023 | 73
antiX 23: Anarchic for sure, but 'design by committee' isn't always the best for Linux
Still, it's blisteringly fast and systemd-free too
OSes01 Sep 2023 | 58
Bodhi Linux 7 brings Enlightenment to Ubuntu
With a choice of kernel versions, and even a 32-bit edition
OSes25 Aug 2023 | 47
Intel seems to think Wi-Fi 7 is too cool for old-school Windows 10
What do you mean, you 'haven't updated yet'?
Systems24 Aug 2023 | 52
Xebian is the Marie Kondo of Linux distros – it's here to declutter
Clean, simple, quick, and an example of how less can give you more
OSes24 Aug 2023 | 19
30 years on, Debian is at the heart of the world's most successful Linux distros
August 16 was an especially big day for this island of stability
OSes17 Aug 2023 | 89
Linux project's first full version has all the subtlety of a Rhino in a China shop
An option if Ubuntu interim releases are too slow, easy and stable for your liking
OSes11 Aug 2023 | 5
Middleweight champ MX Linux 23 delivers knockout punch
Debian 12-based version should be your first choice for a non-systemd distro
OSes03 Aug 2023 | 78
Soft-reboot in systemd 254 sounds a lot like Windows' Fast Startup
Where does Agent P work again?
OSes02 Aug 2023 | 128
'Weird numerological coincidence' found during work on Linux kernel 6.5
It might be the only non-boring thing about the release, which has Linus Torvalds celebrating
OSes31 Jul 2023 | 30
OctoX is a radical Rust implementation of a very old OS for RISC-V
There's still life in the wider Version 6 Unix family – and 9front too
OSes28 Jul 2023 | 19
Debian 12.1 released with bug fixes aplenty and excitement still in short supply
The next version, 'Trixie', is starting to take shape and boasts an additional official CPU architecture
OSes25 Jul 2023 | 10
Want to live dangerously? Try running Windows XP in 2023
The pain and joy of using an old OS on hardware newer than it is
OSes24 Jul 2023 | 124
Slackware wasn't the first Linux distro, but it's the oldest still alive and kicking
Who needs a graphical desktop manager anyway?
OSes20 Jul 2023 | 58
Linus Torvalds calls for calm as bcachefs filesystem doesn't make Linux 6.5
Expect the saga of this release to stretch out a bit over northern summer
Software10 Jul 2023 | 14
Debian 12 'Bookworm' is the excitement-free Linux you've been waiting for
If Ubuntu is getting you down, check out its grandad
OSes05 Jun 2023 | 54
XFS bug in Linux kernel 6.3.3 coincides with SGI code comeback
G.N.U. Silicon Graphics: a company is not dead while its name is still spoken
Security31 May 2023 | 12
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
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 | 6
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 | 122
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 | 180
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 | 115
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 | 102
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 | 79
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 | 179
Version 5 of the Endless OS enters testing
This may show a future direction for Linux desktops
OSes12 Jan 2023 | 79
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 | 157
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
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