Just because something is popular doesn’t mean it’s good.

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 ...

In what is becoming a sadly regular occurrence, two popular free software projects, X.org/Freedesktop.org and Alpine Linux, need to rally some of their millions of ...

It seems I went to bed, and it was just turning 2025. Then, I wake up, and it’s 2026. It’s already February! Where did time go? I can tell you one thing: time went to helping Linux rise in popularity.

You've probably never heard of your next favorite Linux distro.

I tested nine Linux desktop environments to find out which ones offer the best balance of features, customization, ...

CachyOS is an Arch-made-easy distro, giving you all the benefits of Arch without the technical hassle. You get a proper graphical installer to streamline the setup process, while the CachyOS Hello app ...

Linux Mint has reclaimed its position as the top-ranked Linux distribution on DistroWatch, dethroning MX Linux. The latest page hit rankings, which reflect the popularity of distributions among ...

One common mistake people make when they switch over to Linux is not doing enough research to see which distro is best for them. Some people might also mistake "popular" for "the best," and that's not ...

After a long wait and a handful of delays along the way, System76 has finally released its Rust-written Cosmic desktop environment, albeit in public alpha form. Cosmic DE takes the Gnome-based Cosmic ...

Some of the biggest moments in Linux desktop history came from familiar projects such as Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, GNOME, and ...