One of the best Linux distros to start with is Linux Mint. It offers significantly better performance and battery life, the ...

Having recently completed the second issue of Hackett and Bankwell, I have been taking inventory of my accomplishments and lessons learned. Two years ago, I was working two jobs, writing Web software ...

The hype that spawned several Linux start-ups has vanished, but MontaVista Software still has faith that Linux is the foundation for success. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

One of Linux's strengths as an operating system is its ability to be configured and tweaked to suit your tastes. Using the command line allows you to issue powerful commands that are unavailable to ...

As the Linux operating system grows in strength and popularity given its open-source nature and customizable features, Pittsburgh, Pa.-based embedded Linux service provider TimeSys Corp. is forging ...

A secretive Manila start-up is developing software that, it claims, will allow virtually any Windows application to run on the Linux operating system. While fuzzy on details, the company, called ...

The reason that Knoppix was the first Linux distro I'd used was probably because of the TechTV show The Screen Savers. I ...

Qumranet is well-known for kernel software, and today we find out what they do for a living: desktop virtualization. Qumranet, the company behind one of the hottest Linux kernel features, is scheduled ...

Sistina Software, a start-up with software to help numerous Linux servers collectively share a single set of data, has obtained $10 million in venture funding, the company said Monday. The Minneapolis ...

If you are unable to boot into Windows after installing Linux Mint or any other distro on your computer, try updating GRUB, ...

Cybersecurity firm Sophos Group plc announced today it has acquired Linux attack protection startup Capsule8 Inc. for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2016, Capsule8 offers an attack detection ...

I'm trying to get a Puppy Linux 2.17 setup to work for a car PC that'll be booting off a CF card. So far everything works, with the FS only syncing to the CF card when told to, or when the system is ...