Give each OS a real job—three Linux distros that actually make dual booting worthwhile.

Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie at a PDP-11. Peter Hamer [CC BY-SA 2.0] Last week the computing world celebrated an important anniversary: the UNIX operating system turned 50 years old. What was ...

There are many ways to move files between Unix and Windows. In my mind, they fall into three categories — secure copy (let’s not even think about ftp), shared drives, and file synchronization. Each ...

In the intricate landscape of operating systems, two prominent players have shaped the digital realm for decades: UNIX and Linux. While these two systems might seem similar at first glance, a deeper ...

Dislike systemd but occasionally need it for something? MX can help MX Linux 25.1 restores the ability to switch init systems ...

Researchers found the only known surviving copy of Unix Version 4 on magnetic tape, a key milestone in the evolution of modern operating systems.

A fascinating little point made in a much longer piece about the smartphone wars. One that makes me wonder whether Unix can now be considered to be the most successful operating system of all time.

Unix, the core server operating system in enterprise networks for decades, now finds itself in a slow, inexorable decline. IDC predicts that Unix server revenue will slide from $10.2 billion in 2012 ...

When attackers take advantage of an exploit, one of their first goals is to gain superuser (root or administrator) access to the compromised system. If the compromised process is already running with ...

Modern AI began with open source, and it ran on Linux. Today, Linux isn't just important for artificial intelligence; it's the foundation upon which today's entire modern AI stack runs. From ...

Linux gaming benchmarks on Bazzite, real numbers using Mango HUD, showing AMD leading in several titles, so you can pick ...