Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Aug 26, 2019, 05:52am EDT Aug 27, 2019, 03:09am EDT This article ...

Linux users install most of their software directly from a centralized package repository managed by their Linux distribution of choice. This is a convenient, one-stop shop place to get your ...

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, possibly the most popular of all Linux distributions, is asking its users what new, proprietary programs they’d like to see as optional software in Ubuntu. Note, ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Wireless networking manufacturer Netgear sells a range of products for home and small office users, including network cards and routers. Their accompanying Genie software allows offices with minimal ...

Linux is not the same as Windows. The operating system is operated and configured differently than Windows and Windows programs cannot be started directly. With the help of virtualization or Wine, ...

HexOS may not make sense for you, but making custom-built NAS accessible to everyone is an important step in moving away from Synology.

That sets up a potentially daunting decision if you're going in blind (though I enjoy that approach)! But choice should be viewed as a positive element in the Linux world. So my goal here is to ...

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At Ubuntu Summit 2023 in Riga, Latvia, Canonical product manager Oliver Smith and engineering manager Ken VanDine introduced the Ubuntu Core Desktop. It's not shipping yet, but it's getting closer -- ...

On the whole I rather enjoyed taking a break from OS X and wandering into the world of Linux. I’m not sure if I’d want to live here full-time, though. Ubuntu is a great operating system to use if ...