30% of Linux users said they are dual-booting their Linux laptop with Windows, while 4.4% use another Linux distro for dual-booting. The chart below shows the most popular Linux distros, based on ...

Research company IDC said last week that Linux server customer revenue will reach $9.1 billion in 2008.

No, the Linux desktop hasn't jumped in popularity Alas, it's not so. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor Oct. 4, 2017 at 7:29 a.m. PT ...

As everyone who ever tried it knows, trying to count how many people use a particular Linux distribution is almost impossible. Now, Rick Lehrbaum, founder of LinuxDevices and a friend and former ...

Companies adopting the free, open-source Linux operating system are having trouble finding developers and system administrators skilled in Linux, says a new survey.

The most popular end-user Linux, without any question, is Android. In 2014, Gartner estimates that there will be a billion Android tablets and smartphones sold in that year.

Popularity is becoming a two-edged sword for Linux. The open source operating system has become a key component of the Internet's infrastructure, and it's also the foundation for the world's largest ...

Arch Linux not a name that is often heard in Linux roundups but is proving to be popular with experienced users. Arch uses its own package management system, called Pacman, and aims to be simple ...

Another reason for CentOS’ data-center popularity is that CentOS is easy to set up as a server.I use it myself on my own Web servers. I find it easy to maintain, easier to manage, and very fast.