The latest Linux kernel boasts full Rust support and a greatly improved scheduler to speed up your work and your games.

So you’ve heard about this wonderful thing called Linux and how it’s an open-source alternative to macOS and Windows. But then someone asks you, “which distro do you want to use?” and everything ...

Ubuntu and Fedora are no longer in the Linux top three—so which distros dethroned them, and are they actually worth using?

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.

The conversation around gaming on Linux has changed significantly during the last several years. It’s a success story engineered by passionate developers working on the Linux kernel and the ...

Linux has always been more than just a kernel, it’s a living, breathing world of innovation, community collaboration, and divergent use cases. As we roll into 2026, the landscape is poised for ...

For decades, Linux distributions have relied on native packaging formats like DEB and RPM to distribute software. These formats are deeply integrated into the Linux ecosystem, tied closely to the ...

The Linux desktop has continued its slow growth. Linux has been making gains in no small part because of Microsoft Windows' blunders. Users and governments have been losing trust in Windows and ...

Have you ever wondered what operating systems are used by big wig scientists at CERN and Fermilab? They used to use Scientific Linux, but that was retired. Here's what they use now. If you have been ...