The leading operating system on servers and other big iron systems also runs on all manner of embedded systems, making it perfectly positioned to rule the Internet of Things.
Protecting your live data on the cloud is a real worry. IBM suggests, "Why not encrypt it?"
Alibaba and Ant Financial are trying to cool things off in the Sino-US intellectual property wars by joining the pro-Linux Open Invention Network patent protection organization.
Yes, yes they could. And I would no longer bet they won't. Here's why.
Microsoft now makes Ubuntu Linux available as a preconfigured Hyper-V virtual machine. Here's how to set up your VM and avoid a few gotchas.
Do you want the best of the best Linux laptop this holiday season and price is no object? If that's you, then you want the Ubuntu Linux-powered Dell's XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop.
Canonical wants to make it darn clear that, besides being the leading cloud Linux distributor, it's also a major Kubernetes player.
If you’re new to the world of Linux and trying to figure out which distribution is right for your needs, this chart can help. It lists 10 key attributes for 20 popular distributions to help you zero in...
All malware strains are trojanized versions of the OpenSSH server or client apps that include keylogger and backdoor capabilities.
MiniNodes offers an almost cable-free way of creating an Arm-based cluster consisting of five Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3s.
Linux developers clean up code comments to align with the new contributor code of conduct.
Necuno hopes its forthcoming Linux smartphone will offer users an escape from the walled gardens created by Google and Apple.
While it's no Google Pixelbook, at half the price, the latest Acer Chromebook 13 gives more bang for the buck.
Trojan also installs a rootkit and another strain of malware that can execute DDoS attacks.
Patch is causing as much as a 50 percent drop in performance in some Linux workloads.
The next major RHEL update is on its way with more container friendliness than ever.
Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth talks about Ubuntu, OpenStack, competition with Red Hat, and Canonical's forthcoming IPO.
These work for anyone else who want a top-notch laptop.
If you need to navigate regularly between Linux and the Windows world, there are many applications that can make your job easier. We spotlight 21 quality applications that will pave the way.
A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.
Many schools now give you a Chromebook. If your school doesn't, here are your best choices.
Getting ready to buy a Chromebook for school? Here are the best of the best.
These are the people who have been driving the open-source technology powering today's business world.
The new Fedora, with its GNOME 3.16 interface, is an interesting, powerful Linux desktop.
The easiest desktop operating system to use of all may be Ubuntu.
A Chromebook may be all you need for all your computing needs. Here's the best of the breed so far.
Who says you need a Mac or a Windows PC? With the right applications, a Linux desktop is every bit as good as either of the two mainstream desktop operating systems.
Getting Linux Mint to work is simple.
In November 2014, the top six supercomputers all run Linux, but that's about the only thing they have in common.
It's not shipping yet, but you can run a pre-release of Android Lollipop, and it's already looking pretty tasty.
Look out, Windows! With Google starting to bring over a million Android apps to Chromebooks, the Windows PC is going to face a real challenge.
Ubuntu 14.10 is a minor, but significant, step up from Canonical's last Linux desktop operating system, Ubuntu 14.04.
Microsoft engineers have already ported the ProcDump utility and are currently working on porting ProcMon as well. More tools to follow.
The Contributor Covenant aims to address the skew towards white male contributors in open-source projects. Read more: https://zd.net/2D3yD3d
This deal is the biggest Linux and open-source acquisition ever.
Project Zero accuses Linux distributions of leaving users exposed to known kernel vulnerabilities for weeks.
The state is planning to migrate 13,000 machines.
AMD has released microcode updates for Spectre variant 2 that require Microsoft's latest Windows 10 patch.
BMW, Chevrolet, Honda, Mercedes, and Tesla all have one thing in common besides making cars: Their cars all run Linux.
Microsoft's open-source tool should make it easier to run distros on Windows 10's Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Unpatched plugins are opening the door to cryptojacking.
Malware makers, phishers, they really are all out to get you. Here's how to stop them in their tracks.
Chrome developers are working on project Crostini to bring containers for running Linux VMs on Chrome OS.
In the latest installment of our ongoing Better Know a Blogger series, we talk to ZDNet's Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. We'll take a deep dive into what makes this prolific tech journalist tick, and take a look at the future of tech through his eyes. Read more: http://zd.net/2BAjtBE
No more Microsoft, says Barcelona City Council, in pursuit of "full technological sovereignty".
Besides numerous security fixes, the latest version of Android includes multiple features that developers will be using to improve your smartphone experience.
Vivaldi has unveiled a browser for Raspberry Pi and may soon have a build for smartphones, too.
Despite optimistic 2011 predictions of a fully converged cross-platform OS running Mir and UnityNext (8) by 2014, Ubuntu 14.10 is set to retain X Windows and Unity 7. Based on this beta, it seems there will be no big changes in 14.10, although upgrading is always worthwhile.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was to be the first converged desktop/tablet/smartphone release. However, it's shaping up to be more of a typical Long Term Support release, with the emphasis on solid and stable, rather than radical changes.
With the Mir display server failing to make the cut, Ubuntu 13.10, rather than being a stepping-stone on the way to form-factor convergence with 14.04, seems more like an obligatory release.
Hot on the heels of Fedora 19 comes this everything-including-the-kitchen-sink derivative.
Some of the features that were to be included in Ubuntu 13.04 have been shelved in favour of presenting a polished and solid release, with most of the improvements residing behind the scenes. As a result, Raring Ringtail may seem a bit of a disappointment.
Windows 8 is OUT on my next-generation Pavilion dm1, and Linux — in the shape of Fedora 18, openSuSE 12.3, Mint 14 and Ubuntu 12.10 — is IN.
Ubuntu 12.10 contains more controversial changes than expected. If you can live with or work around those changes, it remains a powerful and useful desktop Linux operating system.
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is an extremely solid, usable, fast and secure desktop Linux OS. It continues to hone the Unity user interface introduced in earlier releases, and also migrates to a new version of the kernel.
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