Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...

is executive editor who has obsessed over headlines and internet speeds since 2011. He previously worked as an advocate for the National Park System. In an exclusive interview with The Verge, Valve ...

I just bought a new laptop and need to make a decision. For 15-20 years I've run cygwin. For the new laptop should I try Microsoft's Linux subsystem, or stick with cygwin? The machine will dual boot ...

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzn6E2m3otg?feature=player_embedded] In his keynote today at Linuxcon, Valve CEO and Founder Gabe Newell said Linux is the ...

Only a few weeks ago, the so-called "Steam Box" was confirmed by Valve's managing director Gabe Newell as hardware designed to play well in the living room with big screen TVs. Now, more details are ...

Ever since the /proc file system first made an appearance on Unix systems, getting information on running processes became a whole lot easier. The useful, but too often insufficient information ...

Some Linux distributions require a bit of extra work. Your effort will pay off in big ways. These five distributions are my favorites Years ago, I actually preferred ...

Last April, open source vendor Linux Box announced that it would be releasing a number of new editions of its email archiving software. Recently, it launched the community edition -- which is ...

I recently had a problem trying to install the NVIDIA driver for my machine. It seemed the latest driver had stopped supporting my graphics card, and after updating my kernel, I was out of a driver.