Linus Torvalds was a student at the University of Helsinki in Finland. He wanted to create an academic version of Unix OS for free. Linus began writing the code. Later his very own operating system ...

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The new version of Linux is finally here, in beta form at least. A test version of the much-anticipated Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel Monday was released by Linux’s creator, Linus Torvalds. The ...

That desktop Linux offers myriad compelling advantages for business users is no longer the subject of much debate. All that remains for many Windows users is to give it a try. That step, however, can ...

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The former "Project Banana" now has a more sober name, albeit one a bit trickier to search for.… KDE Linux is an all-new desktop Linux distro being developed as a showcase for the KDE desktop project.

I used to daily drive Linux when I first ditched Windows, before I got my first Mac. I turned to using lightweight Linux distros on old MacBooks in the pre-Apple silicon era, but these days, most of ...