These are essential and a must-install for my fresh Linux desktops.

Zenclora is a high-performing, beautiful OS. Based on Debian, this distro uses a tweaked GNOME DE. You can download and install Zenclora for free. Typically, when I ...

Omega Linux is a lightweight Linux distro. Based on Arch, Omega is a rolling release. Omega is free to install and use. Do you have an old PC lying around just waiting to serve as your secondary ...

KDE, one of the major interfaces designed to make Linux slick looking and easier to use, gets an upgrade, including the first results of work funded by the German government. Stephen Shankland worked ...

Keep your Linux operating system and the software you run on it fully up to date. You don’t have to worry about remembering to perform patching if you take on one of these automated systems. Automated ...

Software maker Trustix AS this week formally unveiled a deal with IBM to jointly market and sell its secure Linux software in the U.S. on hardware from Big Blue. Trustix, of Trondheim, Norway, ...

Compare Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS in 2026 to find the operating system that fits your workflow, gaming, or creative ...

Rockchip RK3588 and RK3576 get mainline Linux support for H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) hardware video coders thanks to work from Collabora.

Kumander Linux is a refreshing blend of Debian 11.3 running the Xfce desktop redesigned with the look and feel of Windows 7. Numerous popular Linux distros already brand themselves as Windows-centric ...

SWsoft, a VMware competitor whose software lets a single Intel server run 10 to 200 instances of Linux, has signed deals to sell its product in conjunction with Dell Computer and IBM servers, the ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...

NVIDIA joins existing premier members Boeing and Redhat.