Linus Torvalds may still want Linux on the desktop, but all the open-source action is happening elsewhere.Wandering around at CES 2015 last week, it struck me: Linux was everywhere.. No, the ...

In the 21 years or so since its inception, Linux has gained some amazing enthusiast street cred, but failed time and again to enter the mainstream. This year, however, may afford it an opportunity ...

In this week’s Computer Weekly, 25 years after Linus Torvalds released the Linux kernel, we look at how the open-source operating system has influenced modern-day IT.

For Linux users, it was “The Year of The Linux Desktop.” The idea: someday in the future, likely soon, everyone is going to notice how great Linux is and just switch over, en masse.

So a 12-year-old PC with Linux , used with the Chrome browser is perfectly adequate for a ‘home’ user. ... Almost every important piece of software is browser based or has a linux version.

Linux was founded on the desktop, as one man's project to create an alternative OS for his Intel-based PC. So it's understandable that Linux fans have been focused on desktops and laptops as a ...

Specifically, following three years without any new releases, Slax Linux on Monday graduated to version 7.0. “I’m happy to announce the final release of Slax version 7.0, code name Green Horn ...

In today's open source roundup: 2015 could be the year of the Linux desktop...or not. Plus: Canonical's involvement with the upcoming Ubuntu tablet confirmed, and the War Thunder MMO now available ...

In the 21 years or so since its inception, Linux has gained some amazing enthusiast street cred, but failed time and again to enter the mainstream. This year, however, may afford it an opportunity ...

Is this finally the year of the Linux desktop? Intel thinks so. Plus: Linus Torvalds and Moore's Law. And a screenshot tour of Tiny Linux 5.0.