News about Linux, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Companies like Valve have demonstrated that strategic vision and thoughtful integration can make Linux viable for large ...

MX Linux is an appealing midweight Linux operating system. The midweight category is a bit unusual. Desktop environments that run well on minimal hardware typically fall into the lightweight category.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Linux, the open-source operating system with an outsider mystique, is now proliferating on powerful government computer systems in the United States and abroad with technology ...

Most computer viruses out there are targeted at computers running Windows and as such cannot infect computers running a Linux operating system (like your WOW!Computer).

Why settle for bugs, planned obsolescence and less personalized support when you can get a much better operating system with Linux?

Once upon a time, small Linux-capable single board computers were novelties, but not anymore. Today we have a wide selection of them, many built around modules we could buy for our own projects. So… ...

Linux definitely is the go-to when it comes to homelab use. This typically comes from the fact that Linux is free, and macOS is only supposed to be run on official Apple hardware. Even if you are able ...

Windows 10 isn’t the only (kind of) free operating system you can install on your computer. Linux can run from just a USB drive without modifying your existing system, but you’ll want to ...

If you want to try out something new on your computer, a live system is just the thing: Use one to start a Linux computer or a console game or turn your PC into a Chromebook.

FXI's Cotton Candy computer, a tiny Linux system the size of a thumb drive, is … ...

Two Operating Systems, One PC Is it possible to install Ubuntu Linux on my Windows XP computer so I can have both systems on one machine — without having to reinstall Windows?