There are a few different reasons why the average person — as opposed to an enthusiast tinkerer — might want to try out one of the many available flavors of free Linux-based operating systems. If ...

Ubuntu MATE uses the MATE desktop (which is lightweight yet full-featured), which makes it easy for new users to hop onto the Linux bandwagon. MATE is as easy as it gets, with a bottom panel, a top ...

HONG KONG, July 6 (Reuters) - China has released its first homegrown open-source desktop operating system, named OpenKylin, state media said, as the country steps up efforts to cut reliance on U.S.

Escuelas Linux is free to download and install on as many computers as you need. With a wealth of pre-installed software and a simple user-restore tool, this makes for a great education environment.

Microsoft's name brand dominance, however, still plays a limiting factor, and breakthroughs in vertical markets remain marginal. "As far as going out and promoting open source for the broad base ...

The maker of the Orange Pi line of single-board computers (among other things) offers a handful of Android or Linux images that can be installed on most of the company’s products. But for the most ...

Free operating systems based on the Linux operating system kernel invented and published by Linus Torvalds are now a serious alternative to Windows, not least due to the wide range of open source ...