Unlike macOS and Windows, the Linux ecosystem is filled with a host of cool distributions, each featuring its own spin on the ...

If you have an aging computer and want to repurpose it, these lightweight Linux distributions will serve you for years to come.

Despite their small share in the consumer PC landscape, 2025 is shaping up to be a solid year for Linux distributions ...

If you want to breathe life back into a slow or aging computer, Linux Lite 7.0 is a lightweight (and easy to install) distribution I highly recommend.

Choosing the perfect Linux distribution that satisfies your ... In extreme cases, you might end up just rolling your own distro. But while frustration is always a great incentive for change ...

We list the best Linux repair and rescue distros ... First, you’ll want to check whether your hardware can run the distro smoothly (not all distros run on 32-bit architecture).

This is a list of GNU/Linux distributions designed to run on smartphones ... not be as stable or speedy as Android, may not support all of a phone’s hardware, and may not be able to run as ...

Are you moving from Windows or macOS, or want to power an older 32-bit machine? We take a look at Linux Mint vs MX Linux.

and OpenSUSE — four of the five most popular GNU/Linux distributions — have all announced that they will no longer ship the ‘vi’ editor as part of their base installs. For those of us who ...

The distro offers a good compromise between speed and functionality, and exposes all useful desktop features while still being responsive and fast. Linux Lite looks and feels like a regular ...

A slice of the design research I'm motivated by; from papers by Mark Weiser (Xerox Park 1994) to Paul Dourish, Hiroshi Ishii, and more fun HCI papers. This week I talk about readings from Mark Weiser, ...

Yesterday, the Wine project announced the stable release of version 10.0, the next major version of the compatibility layer ...