Moving from Windows to Linux doesn't require much of a learning curve and brings some real benefits, but you need to accept a few compromises. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 ...

Nexus Mods, a major hub for hosting and distributing modifications for thousands of games, plans to update its standalone Vortex modding tool to work natively with SteamOS hardware. That includes the ...

BOINC recommends Podman, an open-source replacement for Docker. If you're running Linux in a virtual machine (e.g. a cloud node) Docker/Podman won't work. If BOINC is not installed from the official ...

PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

As AI moves beyond chatbots and toward systems that can take actions, the Linux Foundation is launching a new group dedicated to keeping AI agents from splintering into a mess of incompatible, ...

Interest rates have remained relatively high over the last few years, but with the Federal Reserve recently cutting rates — and more rate cuts on its near-term agenda — that could be changing soon. If ...

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 ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The usermod command is short for user modification, and, as the name implies, allows you to modify various aspects of a user account. For a Linux ...

The Kubuntu Focus line of laptops have been around for a few years at this point, offering customers a way to buy a laptop or mini PCthat comes with Kubuntu pre-installed while financially supporting ...

Linux places no special demands on hardware, so there are generally no limitations when choosing a Linux system. Even more feature-rich desktop distributions like Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop, ...

Rhino Linux has been one of my favorite aesthetics on the open-source desktop for some time. From theme to layout, the developers had taken the Xfce desktop and made it special. From the first time I ...