Linux turns 35 years this year, and the operating system remains the backbone of most supercomputers. Here's why the world's ...

Many cybersecurity experts have warned about a critical Linux Copy Fail bug that allows attackers to gain root access.

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Not every version of Linux requires extensive customization and tinkering.

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I started using Linux back in 1997. I had been using Windows 95 and found it to be, well, unreliable. Although I wound up tossing myself into the open-source deep end without a lifeboat, it didn't ...

Linux (come on, you knew it’d be Linux) takes a different approach: no locks, no guardrails, no limits. That’s what makes Linux a real operating system, something its competitors, dwarfing it in ...

Millions of people use Linux every day, but we rarely stop to think about how the operating system feels about it. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what Linux really thinks about open source, Windows, Macs ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Nov 27, 2018, 05:14am EST Nov 27, 2018, 02:08pm EST This article ...

Looking for non-Linux open-source options? From ghosts of past operating systems to fascinating works in progress, here are ...