Microsoft has posted Azure Linux 4 ISO downloads on GitHub, adding a local test path while the Fedora-derived preview stays Azure-focused and evaluation-only.

Eighteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of June 30, 2026): apl-2.0: GNU APL is a free interpreter for the programming language APL. It is an implementation of the ISO stan ...

Linus Torvalds announced the first release candidate (RC1) for the upcoming Linux Kernel 7.2 version. Here's what's new.

Kali Linux 2026.2, the second release of the year, is now available for download, featuring 9 new tools and numerous Kali ...

NetBSD is a real Unix that can run almost anywhere. Can it run as a desktop?

Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

Explore the rise and fall of these groundbreaking Linux systems, and how their legacies live on.

Through the looking glass: A half-century-old magnetic tape containing the only known copy of Unix v4 has been found and recovered by the University of Utah's School of Computing. The nine-track 3M ...

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.

The Linux desktop has continued its slow growth. Linux has been making gains in no small part because of Microsoft Windows' blunders. Users and governments have been losing trust in Windows and ...

Unlike Windows, the de facto idea is that most Linux distros are generally easier on system resources, which gives you the opportunity to revive your older laptop with ancient hardware specifications.