Over the decades the number of Linux distributions has effectively exploded, from a handful in the late ’90s to quite literally hundreds today, not counting minor variations. There lately ...

Windows 11 slowed my hardware to a crawl. Linux runs lighter with rolling updates, and keeps older PCs fast for years instead ...

Lightweight Linux distributions get a bad rap for shipping with minimal reinstalled software. Besgnulinux, loaded with old-school charm, is the exception.

You can revive your aging PC with a lightweight Linux distro such as Puppy Linux and Linux Lite. But which one should you choose?

Secure Boot plays an important role in keeping your Windows system safe from rootkit attacks. While traditionally, this ...

Pop!_OS is a new Ubuntu-based Linux distribution from System76, flaunting the COSMIC Desktop Environment and available on either a PC of your choice or one of many US-made laptops or desktops. While ...

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.

For years, Windows users frustrated with constant changes, aggressive updates, and growing system bloat have flirted with switching to Linux. But 2025 marks a noticeable shift: a new generation of ...

Hundreds of thousands of South Florida households will struggle to put food on the table this Thanksgiving. Paco Velez is the CEO of the hunger-relief nonprofit Feeding South Florida, which hosts ...

Velocity is designed to be a fast, user friendly Linux distribution which aims to give productive users the latest software, minus all the bloat. Hassle free coding with useful tools like VS code amd ...

Threat actors supporting Russia's geopolitical interests are using Linux-based virtual machines (VMs) to obfuscate their activities from Windows endpoint security tools. The group is tracked as "Curly ...

Running Linux in a virtual machine is very useful, you can test, tinker, break things, and restore snapshots without touching your main system. However, Virtual machines can be resource-hungry. They ...