Things would get even less distro specific if the reviews were CLI-only--it gets really difficult to distinguish between, say, Ubuntu and Debian if you're talking about a headless server, and since a ...

Over this series test-driving operating systems, we’ve tried to bring you the unusual, the esoteric, or the less mainstream ...

There are ZFS limitations. I was hoping the review would address this. The article says "it will ZFS—just like Ubuntu does." Not true. Ubuntu 20.04 supports ZFS on root, and automatically creates a ...

If your aging Windows PC is struggling and you want to give it a new lease of life, there is an excellent selection of Linux distros that can turn it into a responsive machine. These distros are lean ...

When I first started using and writing about Linux in the late 1990s, there were just a few distributions to choose from, and even those were a bit hard to discover (unless you knew the right bulletin ...

RebornOS is a Linux distro hopper’s dream computing machine. It is also a great alternative for seasoned Linux users looking for a new option and for newcomers who do not mind tinkering. One of my pet ...

AutoTux is a fully automated Linux distribution that is literally a hands-off event from start to finish. It goes a long way to adopting Linux a no-brainer for Windows and macOS converts. AutoTux’s ...

The company hasn’t released a new version of Mandriva Linux since 2011 and laid off most of its developers years ago, but it’s now been completely liquidated. That doesn’t mean Mandriva’s vision for ...

With those advantages, it seems Linux would have the upper hand in providing users with advanced AI, but that hasn't been the case so far. As one independent OS vendor, Microsoft might have a built-in ...