Look at almost any mission-critical computer system in the world—servers, workstations, embedded computers, and many more—and ...

The Linux hype this time was precipitated by Valve's Linux-based operating system, SteamOS, opening up for use on other ...

Linux and open source are also on track to become more secure in 2026, as the ecosystem simultaneously hardens the kernel, ...

Unix died because of endless incompatibilities between versions. Linux succeeded on servers and everywhere else because it ...

The Linux kernel remains the beating heart of the OS. In 2026, we’ll likely see: New Long-Term Support (LTS) Baselines: With releases like 6.18 already declared LTS and successor branches maturing, ...

Why it’s great: Ubuntu is one of the most recognizable Linux distributions, and for good reason. It offers a polished graphical interface, a massive community, and extensive documentation. If you’ve ...

Maintainers and developers are now using AI to help build Linux. Simultaneously, Rust has graduated to being a co-equal language with C for mainstream Linux development. However, the programming world ...

Back in the early days of Linux, there were multiple floppy disk distributions. They made handy rescue or tinkering ...

Linux 101: What are stopped jobs on Linux, and how do you use them? Your email has been sent Have you ever gone to exit out of a Linux terminal, only to be warned there are stopped jobs? What are ...

The conversation around gaming on Linux has changed significantly during the last several years. It’s a success story engineered by passionate developers working on the Linux kernel and the ...

Linux 101: What are environment variables? Your email has been sent Jack Wallen introduces you to Linux environment variables. What are they and how are they set and ...