Gaming on Linux has come a long way; PikaOS is one such distro that offers a user-friendly, out-of-the-box experience.

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MX Linux is a blend of mostly old and some new things. The result is an appealing midweight Linux operating system. The midweight category is a bit unusual. Desktop environments that run well on ...

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Collax has made it no secret that it intends to battle Microsoft for the small business server market and is aggressively seeking soldiers in the form of solution providers. And with the recall and ...

Fans of Linux flocked to the LinuxWorld Conference to promote their products and deliver the message that the open-source operating system has finally earned its wings. Steven Musil is the night news ...

Welcome to an ongoing series here at Forbes that zeroes in on your very first experience with a desktop Linux operating system: the installer. This time around I'm checking out a distribution my ...