The latest release of 4MLinux might be just the ticket you need, if you create and consume media like it's your job.

Ubuntu MATE uses the MATE desktop (which is lightweight yet full-featured), which makes it easy for new users to hop onto the Linux bandwagon. MATE is as easy as it gets, with a bottom panel, a top ...

ZDNET's key takeaways MX Moksha is a new take on MX Linux.Moksha is a fork of the old-school Enlightenment desktop.MX Moksha ...

Bon Adamson is a writer with a passion for technology and help desk experience, with a particular interest in Apple's product ecosystem. Bon has been writing for the majority of his life. He is ...

When running Kubernetes clusters for development, the operating system’s footprint can make or break performance and agility. Heavy, general-purpose Linux distributions waste memory and CPU cycles on ...

Target machine is an IBM T20 laptop, PIII 650Mhz, 256MB RAM. All I need to do with it is use OpenOffice (or a capable equivalent) and a browser. I tried Ubuntu 9.10, but it was so slow as to be ...

Puppy Linux is a niche computing solution that shows the flexibility and usefulness of open-source tools and the staying power of the Linux operating system. Normally in this column, I focus on new ...

There are a few different reasons why the average person — as opposed to an enthusiast tinkerer — might want to try out one of the many available flavors of free Linux-based operating systems. If ...