ZDNET's key takeaways Arch and Fedora are two different Linux distributions.One of these is better suited for those with less ...

Linux was never as user-friendly as macOS and Windows ... for the masses, at least. It was great for those (like myself) who ...

The latest release of Ultramarine makes one very big change - and it's good news for new and experienced Linux users.

KDE, one of the major interfaces designed to make Linux slick looking and easier to use, gets an upgrade, including the first results of work funded by the German government. Stephen Shankland worked ...

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, ...

Some people hate the idea of adding proprietary software to their desktop Linux. For these people, there are Linux distributions such as gNewSense that use only free software. For the rest of us, who ...

When you install applications on any Ubuntu-based distribution, the apt package manager is utilized -- whether you use the command line or a GUI tool. The apt package manager connects with Personal ...

Free Software is nowadays a lot bigger than just Richard Stallman and his friends/colleagues in MIT. Many talk about "Linux" ...

There’s a new Linux distro on the scene today, and it’s a bit specialized. Its development was led by the automotive electronics supplier Elektrobit, and it’s the first open source OS that complies ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...