Have you heard people say that "all Linux is the same?" Are you unsure how two Linux distributions that share a software base can be different? Let me explain what's going on, and why developers have ...

The event will take place in the Systems Lab on the third floor of the Science Building, and there will be free pizza and pop. At the event, an Abstraction tradition since 1995, computer club members ...

Voyager Linux is a brilliant option for new users. With a customized GNOME desktop, anyone can use this OS. The newest release is still in alpha. Voyager Linux is one of those distributions that tends ...

PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

This glorious-looking Linux distro is unlike anything I've ever seen in my decades of use ...

When it comes to Linux, there is no one size fits all answer. But, unlike other desktop operating systems, Linux doesn’t try to squeeze you into a systems that’s too large or too small. Instead, Linux ...

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Linus Torvalds started the Linux project in 1991, developing a Unix-like kernel inspired by Andrew S. Tanenbaum's Minix.