The Linux hype this time was precipitated by Valve's Linux-based operating system, SteamOS, opening up for use on other ...

LONDON -- When I met up with my open-source buddy Dustin Kirkland, VP of engineering at Chainguard, at KubeCon Europe, he said he had me to thank for his company's new Linux distribution, Chainguard ...

Elementary OS 8.1 is out with Wayland enabled by default, new apps, animations and eye candy. Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS ...

Of course, in the real world, at least for now, most people are coming from Windows. Which means you can have distros that ...

A patch is currently under revision but has not yet been incorporated into the Linux kernel. A critical Linux bug has been discovered that could allow attackers to fully compromise vulnerable machines ...

Kernel drivers are the bridge between the Linux operating system and the hardware components of a computer. They play a crucial role in managing and facilitating communication between the OS and ...

The search giant is working to allow Rust code in the Linux kernel, a major technological and cultural shift after decades using only C. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

Android fragmentation is a constant issue for the world’s most popular operating system. While high-end consumers are treated to a fresh Android version each year, another version comes along before ...

Pear OS has had a bit of history. It started out as a Debian-based Linux distribution called Pear OS. Then, out of nowhere, it was renamed Comice OS. The rename gremlins struck again, and it was back ...

I’m not sure we talk about Linux enough. For those of us who have grown up in open source, as well as those new to open source, we all owe a huge debt of gratitude to the pioneering work by the Linux ...