Big changes coming in Debian 12: Some parts won't be FOSS
Vote result good news for new users, but might be bad for remixes
OSes03 Oct 2022 | 11
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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 | 19
Here's OpenStack Platform 17 – aka what Red Hat hopes your network operator will one day use
The project with the thumbs up from CERN ... and China
OSes30 Sep 2022 |
Late but lustrous, a fresh remix of Ubuntu emerges
UbuntuDDE 22.04 is colorful, and with slightly less Chinese flavor than Ubuntu Kylin
OSes28 Sep 2022 | 10
Removing an obsolete AMD fix makes Linux kernel 6 quicker
Performance-killing workaround rediscovered after 20 years
OSes27 Sep 2022 | 80
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 |
A match made in heaven: systemd comes to Windows Subsystem for Linux
Has someone been Poettering about?
OSes24 Sep 2022 | 117
GNOME hits 43: Welcome To Guadalajara
Love it or loathe it? Plus: KDE 5.26 here soon, and both desktops still working on mobile support
OSes22 Sep 2022 | 35
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
Linux luminaries discuss efforts to bring Rust to the kernel
Open Source Summit After 31 years, a second programming language will be allowed in
OSes16 Sep 2022 | 64
Fedora 37 beta: Hints of what's to come in Red Hat's free flagship
Text Editor replaces GEdit for starters, though it's still very early days
OSes14 Sep 2022 | 18
Windows 11 update blocking some users from logging in
And on new accounts as Microsoft tries to drive big adoption
OSes09 Sep 2022 | 52
Microsoft warns of bugs after nation pushes back DST switchover
Some of the hardest things in programming: Handling times and dates
OSes07 Sep 2022 | 75
The crime against humanity that is the modern OS desktop, and how to kill it
Opinion Just one big GUI mess
OSes05 Sep 2022 | 322
Microsoft: The deadline to get off Basic Auth is approaching
Exchange Online face Halloween deadline
OSes05 Sep 2022 | 50
Kubuntu and Lubuntu get desktop upgrades, as optional extras
Latest versions of the KDE Plasma and LXQt desktops now available
OSes01 Sep 2022 | 7
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 | 113
MX Linux 21.2: Middleweight Debian-based distro is well worth a look
Special report We took our first official test drive and became a little infatuated
OSes31 Aug 2022 | 19
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Kylin: The multiple semi-official Chinese versions of Ubuntu
Investigating the world of Chinese Linux
OSes30 Aug 2022 | 19
Microsoft fixes Windows 'idiosyncrasy' that hampered some SMB file transfers
You might find copying data over a network goes at least a little quicker
OSes30 Aug 2022 | 11
Microsoft adds virtual core licensing to Windows Server
Yes, we're totally doing this as a favor for partners and not because we were being sued in Europe
OSes29 Aug 2022 | 11
Deepin prepares to leave Debian base and move to fully independent distro
Big changes are afoot in a forthcoming version, but they're not fully visible yet
OSes25 Aug 2022 | 33
Windows 10 update breaks audio for some systems
Here's your latest excuse to miss that Zoom meeting
OSes22 Aug 2022 | 33
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 | 20
Microsoft brings more Arm64 support and an updated expiry date to Dev Channel Windows
Best before September 15, 2023
OSes18 Aug 2022 | 13
We tested all the Ubuntu remixes for resource usage so you don't have to
Which flavors are the lightest and the heaviest disk and memory-wise?
OSes18 Aug 2022 | 57
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 |
Warning: Apple 'could very easily' cripple Jamf
Tech watchdog group worries iGiant will 'Sherlock' device manager
OSes15 Aug 2022 | 26
Microsoft's Secure Boot fix sends some PCs into BitLocker Recovery
Have your BitLocker key handy when updating, but maybe not on a Post-it stuck to the screen, OK?
OSes15 Aug 2022 | 44
Linux 6.0 debuts, missing some Rusty bits and a magic mushroom reference
Don't read the diffstat too closely, says Linus Torvalds – it's mostly another massive AMD update
OSes15 Aug 2022 | 16
Ubuntu 22.04.1: Slightly late, but worth the upgrade
Latest shine on the Jammy Jellyfish brings ton of fixes to keep you working smoothly
OSes12 Aug 2022 | 13
Dealing with legacy issues around Red Hat crypto versions? Here's a fix
RHEL SHA-ll speak unto RHEL… except from 9 to 6
OSes11 Aug 2022 | 13
Want the very latest Windows Insider Dev Channel build? Check your disk space
You might need to free up 24GB. A bug for now, but might be sign of way things are going
OSes11 Aug 2022 | 24
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 | 59
Ready for the Linux 6.0 splashdown? Here are some of the highlights
Don't panic if you're not a fan of big changes… it's 5.20 by another name
OSes08 Aug 2022 | 16
Fancy a freshened up SLAX or ChromeOS replacement Peppermint OS?
Two lightweight distros get updated after extended pauses
OSes05 Aug 2022 | 5
Ubuntu Focal user? Expect a Jammy upgrade popup soon
Updated If you're on the HWE stack, you'll get the Jammy kernel*
OSes04 Aug 2022 | 6
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 | 122
Like Ubuntu, just a bit less hassle: Linux Mint 21 'Vanessa'
Not for the Linux illuminati, but a great starter Linux for non-Linux-heads
OSes02 Aug 2022 | 27
Windows 10 22H2 edges closer to the enterprise as OS hits Release Preview
Not to worry, admins: Hardware Compatibility Program still the same as Windows 10 2004
OSes01 Aug 2022 | 4
Linus Torvalds releases Linux 5.19 – using Asahi on an Arm-powered Mac
Hails the combo as finally making Arm 'usable as a development platform'
OSes31 Jul 2022 | 49
Garuda Linux 'Talon': Arch, but different. Dare we say it? Better
This relatively new distro from an Indian founder is smart, capable, fast… and colorful
OSes28 Jul 2022 | 9
CHERI-based computer runs KDE for the first time
Digital security via processor design, hardware-enforced protection … and a friendly desktop
OSes26 Jul 2022 | 16
Microsoft warns Windows 10 patch broke printing for some
Stop us if you'd heard this one before...
OSes26 Jul 2022 | 41
Hints about SUSE's 'Adaptable Linux Platform' emerge
Direction of future distros may be firming up, along with formidable system requirements
OSes26 Jul 2022 | 15
Fedora sours on Creative Commons 'No Rights Reserved' license
Lack of patent rights waiver in CC0 cited as problematic
OSes25 Jul 2022 | 19
Upgrading what might be the world's oldest running Linux install
If you use Putty, there's a good chance you've visited Chiark
OSes25 Jul 2022 | 70
Windows Start Menu not starting? You're not alone
Known Issue Rollback for affected Windows 11 users
OSes25 Jul 2022 | 39
How to get Linux onto a non-approved laptop
Dell certifies certain models for Linux, but if yours isn't, all is not lost
OSes22 Jul 2022 | 54
Yocto Project gets big backer and second LTS release – but what is it?
You may not realize it, but you probably already use things made with this build system for embedded Linux
OSes20 Jul 2022 | 9
Is Microsoft going back to the future on release cadences?
Comment Further spacing out Windows builds is only part of the quality story
OSes20 Jul 2022 | 65
Rocky Linux 9 and its new build service enter the ring
'Blue Onyx' defies the odds, defies logic, and fulfills an incredible dream (to quote a long-running film franchise)
OSes18 Jul 2022 | 18
Disentangling the Debian derivatives: Which should you use?
More flavors than than an ice cream shop means something for just about everyone
OSes18 Jul 2022 | 89
Improve Linux performance with this one weird trick
Unless anyone else ever accesses your PC in any way
OSes18 Jul 2022 | 50
Torvalds: Linux kernel team has sorted Retbleed chip flaw
But tidying things up has contributed to a one week delay on the version 5.19 release
OSes17 Jul 2022 | 5
CP/M's open-source status clarified after 21 years
The venerable Z80 OS is a now hobbyist favorite
OSes15 Jul 2022 | 93
Weird Flex, but OK: Now you can officially turn these PCs, Macs into Chromebooks
Just a feeeeew caveats to bear in mind, though
OSes14 Jul 2022 | 47
Linux Mint 21 hits beta, and it's looking fresh
'Vanessa' is shaping up nicely – Ubuntu could learn a thing or two
OSes14 Jul 2022 | 30
Microsoft tests CD ripping for Media Player in Windows 11
Also: Shades of Windows 10 in the Windows 11 taskbar
OSes14 Jul 2022 | 63
Farewell to Windows Server 20H2 and the Semi-Annual Channel
Can't do without new toys to play with on servers? There's always Azure Stack HCI
OSes13 Jul 2022 |
'Unbreakable' Oracle Linux 9 is a RHEL rebuild with built-in Btrfs support
Red Hat dropped the file system in 7.4 but Big Red's own kernel has kept hold
OSes12 Jul 2022 | 17
Choosing a non-Windows OS on Lenovo Secured-core PCs is trickier than it should be
What the powers that be have disabled in the BIOS, you must enable once more
OSes11 Jul 2022 | 81
Microsoft resorts to Registry hack to keep Outlook from using Windows 11 search
Only a short-term solution to prevent the OS interfering with email results
OSes11 Jul 2022 | 33
x86 Raspberry Pi Desktop is a great way to revive an old PC
The OS Formerly Known As Raspbian isn't just for the diminutive computer
OSes11 Jul 2022 | 28
Russian Debian-derivative Linux slinger plans IPO
There is always money to be made from war
OSes09 Jul 2022 | 37
How a botched kernel patch broke Ubuntu – and why it may happen again
Panic! at the distro
OSes08 Jul 2022 | 41
Microsoft splits up Windows Beta Channel Insiders
Back to 2019 with two build numbers. Plus: Previous features may 'disappear'
OSes06 Jul 2022 | 11
Gtk 5 might drop X11 support, says GNOME dev
Linux's Wayland-only future takes a tentative step closer
OSes05 Jul 2022 | 66
China rallies support for Kylin Linux in war on Windows
openKylin project is latest chapter in Beijing's love-hate relationship with Redmond
OSes03 Jul 2022 | 50
Ubuntu Unity desktop back from the dead after several years' hiatus
Thanks to Linux wunderkind Rudra Saraswat, not Canonical, this time
OSes01 Jul 2022 | 16
Windows 11: The little engine that could, eventually
Stalled marketshare seems to be creeping upwards again in consumer, enterprise – but adoption still a slog
OSes01 Jul 2022 | 26
EndeavourOS Artemis: Arch Linux, but a bit friendlier
The Reg FOSS desk takes the latest release, 22.6, for a spin
OSes29 Jun 2022 | 5
Running DOS on 64-bit Windows and Linux: Just because you can
FOSS Fest DOS isn't dead. You can still run it and its apps, even now
OSes28 Jun 2022 | 79
Linus Torvalds says Rust is coming to the Linux kernel 'real soon now'
Maintainer lack of familiarity won't be an issue, chief insists, citing his own bafflement when faced with Perl
OSes23 Jun 2022 | 65
Ubuntu Touch OTA-23 is coming: Do you have one of the older model phones that can test it?
Linux fondleslab effort continues to update 16.04-based phone/tablet distro
OSes23 Jun 2022 | 13
Original Acorn Arthur project lead explains RISC OS genesis
Paul Fellows describes how it beat the overambitious ARX to Acorn's Archimedes computer
OSes23 Jun 2022 | 39
Windows 11 22H2 is almost here. Is it ready for the enterprise?
The Start Menu has been tweaked, but Smart App Control will appeal to the security conscious
OSes23 Jun 2022 | 48
WSL2 on Windows Server 2022 hits Windows Update
Devs who like a Linux flavor to their server code get a gift from Redmond
OSes22 Jun 2022 | 1
Leading Arch Linux derivative Manjaro puts out version 21.3
A simpler, easier remix sounds like a good thing, but glitches like these shouldn't be in a point release
OSes22 Jun 2022 | 8
RISC OS: 35-year-old original Arm operating system is alive and well
1980s refugee, open source, and runs on modern kit
OSes21 Jun 2022 | 110
Microsoft pulls Windows 10/11 installation websites in Russia
Big Tech sanctions continue to roll in, Putin retaliates with counter sanctions
OSes21 Jun 2022 | 65
Wi-Fi hotspots and Windows on Arm broken by Microsoft's latest patches
Updated Only way to resolve is a rollback – but update included security fixes
OSes20 Jun 2022 | 57
Ubuntu releases Core 22: Its IoT and edge distro
A tougher nut to crack than the regular flavor, some will find it very tasty
OSes17 Jun 2022 | 11
Microsoft warns IT admins on EU data processing, fixes File Explorer flaws
Surface Pro X users advised to dodge another Dev Channel build or risk the ultimate Dark Mode
OSes16 Jun 2022 | 1
Not a GNOME fan, and like the look of Windows? Try KDE Plasma or Cinnamon
New versions of both desktops drop... with one the oldest FOSS 'top around
OSes16 Jun 2022 | 40
End-of-life smartphone? Penguins at postmarketOS aim to revive it
Alpine-based distro runs on old mobiles abandoned by Android and their manufacturers
OSes15 Jun 2022 | 39
Microsoft's sought-after tabbed File Explorer gets closer to release
Users hopeful of waving bye to window overload as staggered rollout moves from Dev to Beta Channel
OSes14 Jun 2022 | 9
openSUSE Leap 15.4: The best desktop on the RPM side of the Linux world
Review The Reg FOSS desk takes the latest stable distro for a spin
OSes10 Jun 2022 | 41
Microsoft brings tabs to File Explorer
New Insider build adds a few toys, but leaves Pro X users reaching for the power button
OSes10 Jun 2022 | 26
Apple offers improved Linux support in macOS Ventura
Penguin fans will be able to use Rosetta 2 to run x86 binaries in forthcoming update
OSes09 Jun 2022 | 7
Microsoft accidentally turned off hardware requirements for Windows 11
Zero day? Yeah, we'll get to it. Running Windows 11 on old CPUs? OMG WE MUST FIX THIS NOW!
OSes09 Jun 2022 | 76
Good news for GNOME fans as Adaptive Sync displays come to Mutter
It may sound like a trivial feature, but this sort of thing matters, and not only to gamers
OSes09 Jun 2022 | 1
Next major update of Windows 11 prepares for launch
Microsoft's flagship OS still leagues behind predecessor in terms of adoption
OSes08 Jun 2022 | 70
I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems all too well
Comment Fragmentation has put paid to the dream of this OS ever being bigger than Windows
OSes08 Jun 2022 | 270
SUSE releases Service Pack 4 for Linux Enterprise 15
Update should help users combat software supply chain issues. openSUSE Leap 15.4 to follow a day later
OSes07 Jun 2022 | 4
Multiplatform Linux kernel 'pretty much done' says Linus Torvalds
Debuts version 5.19rc1, which includes HPE's next-gen server ASIC and much more
OSes06 Jun 2022 | 11
Linux Lite 6.0: It's quite pretty, but 'lite' it is not
We took the popular Ubuntu-based Windows replacement for a test drive
OSes01 Jun 2022 | 30
Sick of Windows but can't afford a Mac? Consult our cynic's guide to desktop Linux
For your consideration: A reasonable list of the least bad distros
OSes31 May 2022 | 306
