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 ...

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 ...

StratOS is one of the coolest Linux desktops I've seen. This Arch-based distribution uses the Hyprland compositor. StratOS can be downloaded and installed for free. I've seen and customized some ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Linux, the open-source operating system with an outsider mystique, is now proliferating on powerful government computer systems in the United States and abroad with technology giants ...

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 ...