Planet Computers turned heads when it arrived on the scene almost exactly five years ago. The London-based hardware startup was banking on a bit of nostalgia for the days of tactile mobile keyboards, ...

There are fast computers, and then there are Linux fast computers. Every six months, the Top 500 organization announces “its ranked list of general purpose systems that are in common use for high end ...

Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks.

Linux and open source aren't making headlines at CES 2026, but they're working behind the scenes in embedded, automotive, and ...

If you need to use specific software that doesn't have a native Linux version, then that's a pretty good reason not to use ...

Are Macs Good Linux Computers? Macs are a popular choice among some users, but do they make good Linux computers? A writer at Unixmen shares his experience in converting an iMac into a Linux computer.

Dell Computer has ceased shipping Linux on its desktop and notebook PCs. Citing slow demand for the operating system on client PCs over the last several quarters, a Dell spokesman said the PC maker ...

It’s interesting, to consider what constitutes a power user of an operating system. For most people in the wider world a power user is someone who knows their way around Windows and Microsoft Office a ...

Chilliware has released two software packages designed to make Linux-based computers more useful. XFaxtor, which costs $49.95, lets Linux computer owners send faxes using fax modems, a feature that ...

The Gates Foundation has done a commendable job for the past ten years installing Windows computers in public libraries around the country. These computers have been used by literally millions of ...

Also in today's open source roundup: Black Lab Linux 7.6 released, and the meaning of Bash on Microsoft's Windows operating system Kali Linux is bird of a slightly different feather, in terms of Linux ...

Pressing the backspace key 28 times can bypass the Grub2 bootloader’s password protection and allow a hacker to install malware on a locked-down Linux system. GRUB, which stands for the Grand Unified ...