Can you use a reliable, free operating system that can run on new or older computers? How about an operating system that comes packed with hundreds of software programs? Do you want to try out a fully ...

Zorin OS says it hit 1M downloads in just over a month, mostly from Windows PCs. I installed it to see if it’s a real Windows ...

Instead of relying on it to behave as my main OS, having Windows 11 in a virtual machine reframes it completely. Any specific ...

Q: I have an older Compaq laptop running the soon to be obsolete Windows XP and don't want to go to the expense of buying another machine or another windows operating system. The only things I use it ...

Jack Germain of LinuxInsider has posted this excellent overview of what Ubuntu is, what it does and why it makes the perfect replacement for Windows. Don't expect to find any Earth-shattering ...

Xandros, a leading Linux desktop distributor, took its time but after almost two years, the company finally launched its server operating system, Xandros Server, on April 25 at the LinuxWorld Toronto.

Munich has begun its migration to Linux on the desktop, a year later than planned and nearly three years since the city announced its move to open source software. “There have been some delays along ...

When Microsoft ended support for Windows XP last year, most of us moved on to Windows 7 or 8, but not the nation of China. XP was still in wide use around the country and upgrading was an expensive ...

On April 8, 2014, Windows XP's come to the end of its support life-cycle. After that, it appears 37 percent of you are planning on continuing with XP without support. That's foolhardy. I get it though ...

Yes, I'm serious. I use all the above desktops -- yes I'm a Windows 7 and 10 user as well as a Linux guy -- and for people I think Mint 17.3 makes a great desktop. I've been using Mint as my main ...