ZDNET's key takeaways FreeBSD is one of the most stable OSes on the planet.FreeBSD is also more challenging than Linux.You ...

Bazzite is a SteamOS-style, gaming-focused Linux that offers a console-like experience. The Linux distro grew 1.25x in 30 ...

After using Linux for a while, switching from one distribution to another becomes a fairly easy task. You know the landscape, and you understand the choices and how they are pieced together, so the ...

So you’re switching from Windows to Linux? Great. Like other users and organizations who’ve taken the plunge, it’s likely you’re making the move to take advantage of Linux’s stability and reliance on ...

In today's digital landscape, where privacy, customization, and performance are paramount, many Windows users are exploring alternatives. Linux, long regarded as a powerful yet complex option, has ...

A lot of people still use Windows 10, and very soon those people are going to have a few choices to consider: Pay Microsoft for continued updates ($61 for the first year, $122 for the second year, and ...

Kali Linux has released version 2025.4, its final update of the year, introducing three new tools, desktop environment improvements, and enhanced Wayland support.

As Microsoft prepares to end support for Windows 10 in October, quite a few users are confused about where to look. Especially those who are having a hard time agreeing that their PC is old enough and ...

When I bought my computer, it came with a win10 OEM license. With the upcoming end of win10, I'll switch to linux mint. I was wondering if I could run win10 in a VM on linux with this oem license. To ...

I want to make the change to Linux and I even have a linux laptop that my brother set up for me that I use only for banking/financial transactions. I am even a software engineer and manage IIS web ...

In brief: An estimated 240 million PCs will become obsolete when Windows 10 reaches end-of-life status in October. Microsoft is begging impacted users to buy new devices (preferably Copilot+ PCs) to ...