Indian armed forces gives Windows its marching orders, but only for desktop warriors
Opinion I am become Tux, destroyer of warez
OSes14 Aug 2023 | 40
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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
GNOME 45 beta: Less buggy, more colorful, and still not your grandma's desktop
Codenamed Riga after the venue for this year's GUADEC conference
OSes10 Aug 2023 | 20
Sparkling fresh updates to Ubuntu, Mint and Zorin on way
What's new in the world of Irish Ubuntu derivatives
OSes09 Aug 2023 | 31
IBM gives z/OS an AI infusion in major upgrade aimed in part at easing admin chores
Big Blue bakes in brainbox tech to get models running – because kids these days don't want a career in big iron
OSes09 Aug 2023 | 19
Asahi Linux project hooks up with Fedora: Remix that's not a remix coming soon
FAR out, man: first build for Apple Silicon Macs might make it out this month
OSes07 Aug 2023 | 3
Behold, Incus: Check out this fork of Canonical's LXD 'containervisor'
Lead dev Graber quits Ubuntu maker, helps out this new project
OSes04 Aug 2023 | 19
Soon the most popular 'real' desktop will be the Linux desktop
Opinion Microsoft is moving Windows to the cloud and Apple will be happy to have you run macOS on the cloud
OSes04 Aug 2023 | 311
Microsoft yanks internal Windows 11 testing tool soon after release
Redmond bugs out of that side quest
OSes03 Aug 2023 | 4
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
GNOME project considers adding window tiling by default
Bringing automatic window tiling to the mainstream could be big – but what is it and how do you use it?
OSes01 Aug 2023 | 87
Fed-up Torvalds suggests disabling AMD’s 'stupid' performance-killing fTPM RNG
Some Ryzen Linux machines still stumble along despite efforts to fix it all
OSes31 Jul 2023 | 72
'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
To infinity and beyond, with a swarm of tiny computers costing under $1K each
BLISS this: Berkeley Low-cost Interplanetary Solar Sail project wants to head into space on the cheap
OSes26 Jul 2023 | 10
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
Linux lover consumed a quarter of the network
Who, Me? Penguins are OK with glaciers. Academics not so much
OSes24 Jul 2023 | 130
RHEL drama, ChromeOS and more ... Our vultures speak freely about the latest in Linux
Register Kettle Do distros even matter in the era of cloud and microservices?
OSes20 Jul 2023 | 19
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
Mint 21.2 is desktop Linux without the faff
Nifty new features mostly go to Cinnamon users, though
OSes19 Jul 2023 | 84
Linux has nearly half of the desktop OS Linux market
Opinion It would be twice as much if people could stop arguing about who counts and who doesn't
OSes18 Jul 2023 | 239
AlmaLinux project climbs down from being a one-to-one RHEL clone
Comment A worrying concession means that the shape of the marketplace is changing
OSes17 Jul 2023 | 47
Three signs that Wayland is becoming the favored way to get a GUI on Linux
May be about to join systemd as the new tech for graybeards to scorn... but adopt anyway
OSes13 Jul 2023 | 120
China's openKylin 1.0 arrives. Our verdict? Not a bad-looking, er, Ubuntu remix
It's certainly not the country's 'first homegrown open source desktop operating system'
OSes07 Jul 2023 | 19
Red Hat's open source rot took root when IBM walked in
Opinion Big Blue's top brass either don't get it or don't care
OSes07 Jul 2023 | 115
Two new Linux desktops – one with deep roots – come to Debian
One's a bit raw and touchy, but the other is vintage stuff, brought up to date
OSes06 Jul 2023 | 61
Firefox 115 browser breathes life into old operating systems
Release is good news for fans of Windows 7, 8, and macOS from Sierra to Mojave.
OSes05 Jul 2023 | 21
Rocky Linux details the loopholes that will help its RHEL rebuild live on
When you're on the wrong side of Red Hat, these could be subject to change
OSes04 Jul 2023 | 95
What it takes to keep an enterprise 'Frankenkernel' alive
devconf.cz The skillful handiwork of merging bits from different kernels into one, and keeping it secure at the same time
OSes30 Jun 2023 | 13
Linux Mint cuts slice of 'Victoria' as 21.2 beta lands with dash of fresh Cinnamon
Desktop Ubuntu, but without the nonsense
OSes29 Jun 2023 | 51
Rocky Linux claims to have found 'path forward' from CentOS source purge
Ripples rebounding and reflecting from Red Hat's rebuff of RHEL rebuilds
OSes28 Jun 2023 | 221
Linux 6.4 debuts after literally unremarkable development push
Latest cut of the kernel gets RISC-ier, moves towards Wi-Fi 7, ejects PCMCIA cards
OSes26 Jun 2023 | 9
Microsoft investigating bug in Windows 11 File Explorer that makes the CPU hangry
On the other hand, some old settings are set for a comeback
OSes23 Jun 2023 | 47
Red Hat strikes a crushing blow against RHEL downstreams
Comment From now on, only CentOS Stream's source code is available to all
OSes23 Jun 2023 | 174
Forester delivers bare metal remote provisioning to Fedora
Devconf.cz Golang project also works with the CentOS Linux replacements
OSes22 Jun 2023 |
Microsoft rethinks death sentence for Windows Mail and Calendar apps
Shifting those duties to Outlook set for next year – well, maybe
OSes20 Jun 2023 | 48
Latest SUSE Linux Enterprise goes all in with confidential computing
But you'll need the right hardware to take advantage
Sysadmin Month20 Jun 2023 | 2
Where are we now, Microsoft 362.5? Europe reports outages
Redmond says problems stemmed from a datacenter in Germany, though UK spared the worst of it
OSes20 Jun 2023 | 16
Microsoft remembers it was going to bring Windows 11 to HoloLens
While Apple has Vision Pro, Redmond's taking vision slow?
OSes15 Jun 2023 | 6
At last, Microsoft lets Windows 11 share files with Android apps
Android and Microsoft sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G! But not too much
OSes13 Jun 2023 | 6
Will Flatpak and Snap replace desktop Linux native apps?
Opinion Actually, the better question is: When will they replace most desktop Linux programs?
OSes09 Jun 2023 | 159
File Explorer gets facelift in latest Windows 11 build
Nips and tucks aim to give decades-old app a more modern vibe
OSes08 Jun 2023 | 101
One small Leap for OpenSUSE as 15.5 arrives ahead of business sibling
Will be followed soon after by SLE 15 SP 5 as org continues prep for ALP
OSes08 Jun 2023 | 4
About ducking time: Apple fixes up autocorrect in iOS 17
WWDC And makes developer-grade OS betas available to all ducking loyalists
OSes07 Jun 2023 | 15
Oh Snap... Desktop Ubuntu Core to arrive in 2024
Changes are happening in Fedora and openSUSE immutable distros, too
OSes06 Jun 2023 | 65
Microsoft Windows edges closer to SMB security signing fully required by default
'This is certainly the biggest change we've made since the campaign to remove SMB1'
OSes06 Jun 2023 | 44
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
Microsoft Windows latest: Cortana app out, adverts in
Get Help? Yes, we highly recommend it, Redmond
OSes02 Jun 2023 | 87
Windows driver woes trip AMD GPU owners, blind Arm-powered cameras
Rollbacks and workarounds abound
OSes30 May 2023 | 12
Microsoft up in Arms over data-loss protection in Windows 11
We almost forgot Redmond had an interest in anything but x86
OSes29 May 2023 | 11
Microsoft has made Azure Linux generally available. Repeat, Azure Linux
Come for the Kubernetes, stay for the containers
OSes26 May 2023 | 56
Windows XP activation algorithm cracked, keygen now works on Linux
The unkillable OS rises from the grave… Again
OSes26 May 2023 | 145
Some Windows users say these 32-bit apps have forgotten how to save
Microsoft seems to have fixed update glitch for all OS versions but latest W11
OSes25 May 2023 | 6
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
First ever 64-bit version of Windows rediscovered … and a C compiler for it too
Nearly quarter of a century after it wasn't released, Windows 2000 for DEC Alpha found on a discarded disk
OSes19 May 2023 | 95
Asahi Linux developer warns the one true way is Wayland
Got an Apple Silicon Mac? Want to run Linux? Then you'll need a Wayland-based desktop
OSes17 May 2023 | 108
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
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