The Tiny Core Project offers up the tiniest of Linux distros, shipping three variants on which you can build your own environments. The lightest edition is Core, weighing in at just 17MB, which comes ...

You can revive your aging PC with a lightweight Linux distro such as Puppy Linux and Linux Lite. But which one should you choose?

Note: Our best Linux distro for laptops feature has been fully updated. This article was first published in January 2011. The smart notebook user shouldn't overlook Linux. The question is: which ...

I can't tell you the number of hours I've wasted rebooting PCs. When you're constantly swapping hardware, trying out new software, and sitting on the bleeding edge of software support, you're bound to ...

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.

Franklin has been covering tech and cybersecurity for over 5 years. His work has appeared on TechRepublic, The Register, TechInformed, Computing, ServerWatch, and Moonlock, among others. Linux is an ...

What if you could relive the golden age of computing while harnessing the power of modern technology? Imagine booting up a system that greets you with CRT-style interfaces, retro fonts, and animated ...

Most consumers can, with a little effort, name two desktop and laptop operating systems: Microsoft's Windows and Apple's macOS. Few have ever considered any of the open-source alternatives found under ...