Linux

Munich reverses course, may ditch Linux for Microsoft

Decade of movement on open-source in jeopardy from new city government

Installing Ubuntu on an old netbook with hair tearing and profanity

Installing Ubuntu from a USB drive on an older machine is easy if you have one key bit of information ...

Docker gets a GitHub-like repository from CoreOS

The Linux Desktop-a-week Review: KDE Plasma

KDE Plasma did not meet my expectations, which is both a good and a bad thing.

The Linux desktop-a-week review: MATE

I've been running MATE as my one and only environment for the last week. And boy howdy, do I have an opinion.

Red Hat aims at standardization with Linux for 64-bit ARM servers

Linux will not become a gaming platform, it already is one

Why I cringe whenever I hear someone say "it's the year of Linux gaming!"

Unix: Controlling privileged access

One of the most important things you can do for security on a Unix system is restrict root access. But the issue is more complicated than who knows root's password.

The desktop-a-week review: Awesome

I spent a few weeks running the Awesome Window Manager, and, truth be told, I'm still not sure what I think of it.

Long replacement cycle drags down iPad sales