Why use up 4GB of RAM when a few hundred megabytes will do the trick?

The latest iteration of the Ubuntu Long Term Support release has arrived. Although it might not include much in the way of a wow factor, it's got everything you need for a desktop OS. When the latest ...

The next release of Ubuntu desktop Linux is on the horizon, so I dove into the latest daily build to see what was what, and ...

Using Ubuntu Linux to import and edit photos from a digital camera. By J. D. Biersdorfer Companies are starting to see the advantages of being able to do large amounts of computing with technology ...

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Choosing between Windows and Linux used to be difficult, but now it's easier than ever. It may seem weird that Ubuntu might ...

Linux Mint is a very popular operating system -- for Linux, anyway. It is based on Ubuntu, but it ditches one of the most maligned aspects of its base OS -- the Unity desktop environment. Instead, it ...

Canonical, the organization behind popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, is working alongside the Chinese government to deliver a state-endorsed operating system. According to Canonical, it’s working ...

One of the things that keeps GNU/Linux-based distributions interesting is the fact that you can often customize the look and feel of the operating system by changing desktop environments or themes.