A former engineer at Microsoft, who helped to build Windows, has delivered a blunt verdict on the operating system: it "sucks ...

Why it’s great: Ubuntu is one of the most recognizable Linux distributions, and for good reason. It offers a polished ...

The latest example of the technology’s proliferation being forced down users’ throats, likely in the name of artificially ...

ParrotOS 7 beta brings a new KDE desktop, fresh green design, Debian 13 boosts, and weekly builds for a faster and cleaner ...

Ventoy 1.1.08 now supports FreeBSD 15.0; boot its ISO from my multi-ISO USB. Ventoy supports 1,300+ tested ISOs; packing dozens of systems on one stick is easy. FreeBSD 15.0 introduces pkgbase; use ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...

You've likely heard people talking about Linux as a more stable, secure, and customizable operating system than Windows 11. That might be hard to believe, but in some cases, it's true. If you're tired ...

The annual assertion by open-source developers that the year of the Linux desktop is here may finally be more than a mere catchphrase. According to the web traffic analysis website StatCounter, Linux ...

In brief: New data reveals how the American desktop landscape is shifting. Linux has achieved a new milestone in the United States, breaking the 5 percent barrier for desktop operating system market ...

After decades of shaping the computing world from opposite sides of the operating system divide, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds have finally ...

Linux e-readers are designed to minimize notifications and other distractions, promoting focused reading. The OS is optimized on a software level, which tends to make it more stable and robust.

A new campaign employing ClickFix attacks has been spotted targeting both Windows and Linux systems using instructions that make infections on either operating system possible. ClickFix is a social ...