Windows installer is slow, reboot-heavy, ad-filled and forces online accounts and privacy toggles. Linux installs fast, reboots once, skips ads and online accounts; local accounts are default. Most ...

So I tried a distro I'd never used before: Bodhi Linux. This distro epitomizes lightweight and is quite unlike any of the ...

Getting new software installed on Linux doesn't have to be hard, but it can differ depending on what you're installing Sooner or later, we all end up installing new software on our computers. Whether ...

One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows.

I have an old Dell XPS M1330 with Windows 7 on it. It has a CD/DVD drive from which I can play movies and read other content, but for some reason I have not been able to boot into the Linux install CD ...

Linux isn't nearly as hard as you think it is. In fact, Linux has become one of the easiest desktop and server operating systems on the planet. How is that possible? For one thing, modern Linux ...

Chromebooks, known for their lightweight design and cloud-centric approach, have gained immense popularity due to their user-friendly interface and seamless integration with Google applications.

Happy Linux Mint 16 (xfce petra) user on my laptop. I picked up a broken (well, corruptd XP install) all-in-one Sony Vaio PC and wanted to give Mint a swing on that. The specs are modest, but the boot ...

Acer did not preinstall the Ubuntu Linux distribution on a batch of Aspire notebooks for sale in Singapore, but instead is installing a different version of the open source operating system, local ...