OK, brace yourself for this one, peeps. Linus Torvalds, the software developer who created the Linux operating system and one of the most iconic figures in the indy computing scene, says the bad rep ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...

Ask any casual user about their preferred operating system for everyday tasks, and you’ll typically hear them mention Windows or macOS. These days, Linux has been gaining prominence as well, so you ...

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PC gaming has been popular for decades, but there’s still something charming about classic game consoles that booted quickly, featured a minimal operating system, and let you play games by inserting a ...

The annual assertion by open-source developers that the year of the Linux desktop is here may finally be more than a mere catchphrase. According to the web traffic analysis website StatCounter, Linux ...

Linux is now the fourth most popular desktop operating system in America, according to the latest report from StatCounter. This comes at a time of record adoption for the niche OS, which has now ...

Red Hat has introduced a new version of its flagship Linux operating system aimed at business developers, offering free access for enterprise development and testing purposes. According to the company ...

A new multiplatform ransomware strain is attracting attention for the speed at which it can encrypt systems, despite having relatively simple code. The key to its speed is the malware's aggressive use ...

There are gentle migration strategies that can delay the move away from Windows 10, which Microsoft will stop supporting in October 2025. Technically (and maybe even psychologically), the easiest step ...

After decades of shaping the computing world from opposite sides of the operating system divide, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds have finally ...

Linux e-readers are designed to minimize notifications and other distractions, promoting focused reading. The OS is optimized on a software level, which tends to make it more stable and robust.