What is Linux? That's the question we're answering for PC owners wanting to break away from Windows and MacOS. We cover the past and present.

Linus Torvalds conceived of Linux in 1991 but it would be 1994 before Linux 1.0 shipped. When combined with a wealth of GNU libraries and utilities, Linux quickly became a viable UNIX 'clone ...

There's also a music player, the open-source image editor GIMP, and Linux alternatives for Windows games like Minesweeper. ... Excel, and Powerpoint, complete with eerily similar icons.