ZDNET key takeaways The Linux desktop has continued its slow growth.Linux has been making gains in no small part because of Microsoft Windows' blunders.Users and governments have been losing trust in ...

I've often wondered why some pundits describe Linux as a disruptive technology. How can a technical model as old as Linux's (based, as it is, on Unix) with a distribution model based on freely shared ...

Speaking of native support, until the recent renaissance, the main thing holding Linux gaming back was that no one wanted to do the work of a native Linux port. That is still the case, but some ...

After browsing through the amazing feedback in response to the many Linux articles on ITWire, I have come to a very clear conclusion – Linux is a religion. Here’s a bunch of reasons why its so. Number ...

Windows 10 is gone, and millions are turning to Linux. Here are the distros benefiting most, and what makes them so great.

Open source code makes a lot of difference when it comes to how you can tailor an OS, adjust it to meet your needs, and fit it to the required tasks – whether large or huge. There are likely lots of ...

As I’ve mentioned in a previous Linux Line post, I am not a programmer. Yet Linux is built on the philosophical principle of freely sharing source code. This is how those who create Linux frequently ...

Linux used to be considered fairly safe from malware. Few, if any, threat actors targeted the Unix-based operating system. That’s changing rapidly, though, as reports indicate malware for Linux ...

Logs, databases, and caches grow under /var. Learn why Linux admins monitor the /var directory to prevent disk issues and ...

It’s official: Linux distros now run on 3% of global desktops - a figure that even rises to 7%, if we’re counting devices running Chrome OS. The news comes courtesy of new Statcounter data, deriving ...