Linux desktop
There is a seemingly endless variety of Linux distributions in the marketplace, each attempting to carve out its own unique market niche. Zorin OS is one such flavor — a desktop-focused Linux distribution with the goal of helping Windows and macOS users to make the transition to Linux. Zorin...
GNOME 3.22, the second major update this year to the GNOME desktop environment, debuted Sept. 21—and since then, has made its way into the repositories of Linux distributions, including Fedora and openSUSE. Much as was the case with the GNOME 3.20 update earlier this year, many of the changes...
In the Linux desktop world, there is now another viable option for a stable desktop environment, thanks to the Solus Project's Budgie Linux desktop environment. After following a somewhat meandering path toward its final release, the Solus Project debuted version 1.0 of its Solus Operating...
The GNOME 3.18 Linux desktop, released Sept. 23, offers a milestone feature update. Code-named Gothenburg, the new open-source desktop environment benefits from 25,112 changes from 772 contributors. The GNOME 3.18 desktop includes improvements to the Files utility that make it easier for users...
During a LinuxCon panel discussion, Linus Torvalds provides insight into what works and what doesn't with Linux in 2014.
There is no shortage of open-source Linux distributions that are based on Ubuntu Linux, and Deepin 2014 is among them. Deepin 2014 was released July 6 and is based on the Ubuntu 14.04 Long Term Support (LTS) Linux distribution that debuted April 17. What tends to differentiate the various Ubuntu-based...
NEWS ANALYSIS: Helping usher in the year of the Linux (gaming) desktop, Valve announced its Steam Machine—which will compete with Xbox One and Playstation 4.
The open-source Linux operating system is widely deployed on enterprise server infrastructure, but it also has a place on the desktop, as well. While many in the Linux community have long speculated on when "The Year of the Linux Desktop" would finally arrive, the reality is that there is no...