I’ve been working a lot with Windows 7 recently. I’ve also, as always, been using Linux distributions like Fedora, SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop), and Ubuntu. As Windows 7, Ubuntu 9.04 ...

Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list. I have ...

Microsoft has tried to forge a closer relationship with all things open source these days, but the Windows 10 and Linux OSes are still very different. Here are five fundamental differences between ...

These are the main differences between the Linux operating system and the Windows operating system. Users will notice other variations when they switch from Windows to Linux, which will be discussed ...

The differences in security between Linux and Windows are complex; Youssef Bassil of the Lebanese Association for Computational Sciences spent nine pages detailing the differences in his article ...

In spite of the huge differences between Linux and Windows, sharing files between the systems is surprisingly easy. Here’s a look at two very different ways to make this happen.

Learning these differences between Windows and Linux can cure headaches. That fish out of water feeling is awful, when the most basic operations throw you for a loop. It's natural to worry that ...

What really are the most fundamental differences between Windows variants like 2003/XP and Unix variants like Linux? From a practical perspective, cost is an obvious differentiator, as are access to ...

I have been around the Linux community for more than 10 years now. From the very beginning, I have known that there are basic differences between Linux and Windows that will always set them apart.