Linux's history is littered with distributions that came and went, many of which are long forgotten. There are some, however, that I actually miss, and these are they.

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As someone who's been around the block a few hundred times with technology, planned obsolescence has long bothered me. When Microsoft released ...

Crucial early evolutionary step found, imaged, and ... amazingly ... works Computer History Museum software curator Al Kossow ...

A broken Dell XPS from 2021 experiences a revival after overcoming boot issues by adopting a Linux operating system.

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.

Open source enters 2026 as core enterprise infrastructure, with growing pressure around sustainability, governance, funding, ...

Analogue, Inc. has announced Analogue OS, a new operating system that will be included in its upcoming gaming handheld, the Pocket. Analogue OS will allow players to "explore, discover, and play ...

If you’re reading this, that means you’ve successfully made it through 2025! Allow us to be the first to congratulate you — ...

Echo, an Israeli startup, is announcing a $35 million in Series A funding today (bringing its to-date total to $50 million in funding) to fix this by fundamentally reimagining how cloud infrastructure ...

Kali Linux has released version 2025.4, its final update of the year, introducing three new hacking tools, desktop environment improvements, the preview of Wifipumpkin3 in NetHunter, and enhanced ...

One of the most widely deployed Linux kernels has officially reached the end of its lifecycle. The maintainers of the Linux kernel have confirmed that Linux 5.4, once a cornerstone of countless ...

There have been many amazing handheld consoles released over the years, and these five are the best of them all.