There are more interesting Linux desktop distributions to choose from than ever before. However, if you’re looking for major distros with a great deal of support, you’ll want to look at the big four: ...

In my previous post I installed openSUSE Tumbleweed, Manjaro and Debian on my shiny new ASUS X540S notebook. Now I am going to continue the testing by installing Fedora 25 Workstation (Gnome 3), Linux ...

Ubuntu and Linux Mint are two of the best known desktop distributions around. Both are extremely popular with Linux users, but which one is better? Since each of these distributions has much to offer ...

While Ubuntu and Red Hat grabbed most of the Linux headlines last year, Linux Mint, once the darling of the tech press, had a relatively quiet year. Perhaps that’s understandable with IBM buying Red ...

How long are you going to ride Linux with training wheels?

In the Linux world, a war has been raging for a couple years. At stake are the hearts and minds of its user base, the combatants the various distributions of Linux itself. For some time, Ubuntu Linux ...

What a difference a year makes. Roughly 15 months ago, I put together a guide to the top 10 Linux distributions at the time, and Ubuntu was far and away the most popular choice. Today, Ubuntu has ...

Most people overcomplicate their first Linux choice. The right answer is boring, and that's exactly the point.

Linux Mint has confirmed it is switching to a longer development cycle, in order to give the team more time to 'fix bugs and ...

Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux distributions, and it's my favorite. In part because, while it's based on Debian Linux and Ubuntu, it goes its own way. For example, its developers created ...