Unlike Windows or macOS, Linux isn’t a single operating system. It’s a family of distributions, or distros, each designed for ...

A version of the Linux operating system and related components. A Linux distribution includes the Linux kernel, software modules from the GNU Project, an installation program, window manager (user ...

Longtime programmer Jonathan Corbet tells the story of Linux and reveals what's made it successful over its three decades.

In 2002, the Linux Journal Web site published an article titled “Realfeel Test of the Preemptible Kernel Patch”, written by Andrew Webber. This article used an open benchmark called Realfeel, written ...

Debian is one of the oldest GNU/Linux distributions, ... But one of the biggest changes across the board is a move from Linux kernel version 5.10 to 6.1 LTS (with updated drivers, ...

In a community update on the game's official Discord server, which was also reposted on Reddit, the devs shared some good news, saying, "Hey guys! There are no plans to drop support for SteamOS/Proton ...

Linux kernel 5.9 has arrived with plenty of performance boosting to intrigue data center admins. Jack Wallen highlights the improvements and shows how to install the mainline kernel.

Linux kernel 5.15 is no exception. The list of added or improved hardware support includes: Improvements for AMD CPUs and GPUs (temperature monitoring support added for AMD Zen 3 APU ...

As is so often the case, a notable change in an upcoming Linux kernel is both historic and no big deal. If you wanted to use "Real-Time Linux" for your audio gear, your industrial welding laser ...

Over the years I have not really paid much attention to verifying downloads for the GNU/Linux installation discs when I download them. I used to just download the ISO files, burn them, and ...

In WSL 2, the Linux kernel runs on a hypervisor (Hyper-V), similar to its Linux counterpart KVM/Qemu. The kernel offers functions to ensure communication between the guest and host systems.