Whether you opt for bare metal servers or virtual machines, you'll need a rock-solid distro. These are my four go-to favorites.

Moving from Windows to Linux doesn't require much of a learning curve and brings some real benefits, but you need to accept a few compromises. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 ...

Kali Linux has released version 2025.4, its final update of the year, introducing three new hacking tools, desktop environment improvements, the preview of Wifipumpkin3 in NetHunter, and enhanced ...

If you want a beautiful desktop, Linux has you covered. These five distributions are either gorgeous or sugary cute. You'll find KDE Plasma, COSMIC, and Hyprland represented. This topic always seems ...

Ever wondered how you get the same terminal experience every time you open a new terminal session in Linux? The terminal pulls the configuration file and sets the environment according to the values ...

Sparrow Wallet versions bundling JRE 22 crash with SIGILL (illegal instruction) on ARM64 Linux in Parallels VM on Apple Silicon (M-series Macs). The crash occurs during JVM initialization. This is a ...

CutefishOS is a new free and open-source desktop environment for Linux operating systems with a focus on simplicity, beauty, and practicality. Its goal is to create a better computing experience for ...

Some pets have wide-ranging effects on the planet. Here’s how to lessen them. Credit...Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Shutterstock Supported by By Rachel Nuwer Our dogs and cats provide all ...

Linux places no special demands on hardware, so there are generally no limitations when choosing a Linux system. Even more feature-rich desktop distributions like Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop, ...

If you're working in a Linux environment, chances are you've encountered environment variables—even if you didn’t realize it at the time. They quietly power much of what goes on behind the scenes in ...

Our environment has a silent but profound influence on our daily behaviors. While many assume that habits are built (and broken) on sheer willpower and motivation, the reality is that our surroundings ...

Exwm is a lightweight tiling window manager for Linux that turns Emacs into a complete graphical environment. In this article, I will go through the benefits of using Exwm, install it on Ubuntu 24.10, ...