Most of the Linux distros I usually recommend to people tend to either use GNOME or KDE. Those 2 dominate the space, despite ...

The first year of Trump's non-consecutive second term in the White House essentially picked up where his first term ended. In ...

Unix died because of endless incompatibilities between versions. Linux succeeded on servers and everywhere else because it ...

If you combine the Xfce desktop with the Compiz compositing window manager, you get a desktop with a bit more panache than if you were to use Xfce alone. Compiz helps to turn Xfce into something akin ...

Linux and open source are also on track to become more secure in 2026, as the ecosystem simultaneously hardens the kernel, ...

One of the longest running jokes in our sphere is that the coming year will finally be the year of “Linux on the Desktop.” Never mind that the erosion of the traditional Windows-style desktop form of ...

Big Blue is expected to endorse the idea of using the open-source operating system for use on desktop computers. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital ...

The Lumina Desktop Environment desktop is a standout in the crowded field of Linux graphical user interface choices. Lumina is a compact, lightweight, XDG-compliant graphical desktop environment ...

Here is your up to date list of what distro you should be picking if you want to start gaming on Linux in 2026. The latest ...

Red Hat will release a new version of its software for corporate desktops, while Sun will use Linux on its own desktop PCs as part of a plan to cut real estate costs. Stephen Shankland Former ...

Statcounter, a website that tracks the market share of web browsers, operating systems, and search engines, is reporting that Linux on the desktop has over 4% market share for the very first time ...