Red Hat, IBM and an open-source consortium are each beginning serious work to advance Linux for use on desktop computers, possibly making the OS a more serious threat to Microsoft. Stephen Shankland ...

If you prefer your desktop operating system to be prettier than the average bear, then Linux is where it's at.

Readers had a range of responses to news of a new consortium promoting Linux on the desktop (see story). Here’s a sampling: Regarding Dell’s failed effort to push Red Hat on the desktop, a couple of ...

Ubuntu Summit The Register FOSS desk sat down with Canonical's vice-president for engineering, Jon Seager, during Ubuntu Summit earlier this month. This is a heavily condensed version of our ...

Growing up as a kid in the 1990s was an almost magical time. We had the best game consoles, increasingly faster computers at a pace not seen before, the rise of the Internet and World Wide Web, as ...

Forget the bare minimum - here's how much RAM you actually need to get the best performance out of your Linux system.

Valve put out another small Beta to fix up an issue with the new Steam Deck screen-off downloads, and some other Desktop ...

Today’s IT managers face tough choices. PCs that run fine today have an uncertain upgrade path, now that Microsoft has chosen to discontinue Windows XP. Upgrade costs associated with Vista, coupled ...

How to fix the Docker Desktop Linux installation with the addition of two files Your email has been sent Jack Wallen shows you what to do if you run into a situation ...

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