And it makes for an interesting comparison, touching on some general trends in Linux, though is, I guess, apropos of nothing. Seeing names like Mepis, Mandriva and Puppy Linux whisks me back to when I ...

DistroWatch is the premiere desktop Linux distribution site. Over the weekend it mysteriously disappeared and is still unavailable at DistroWatch.com as I write this roundup. But you can reach it at ...

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. Our web guide is VOA's Art Chimes. This time, it's a guide to the wide range of software ...

In today's open source roundup: MakeUseOf picks the best software for Linux. Plus: ZDNet reviews MakuluLinux Xfce 7.0, and DistroWatch reviews Manjaro 0.8.11 Linux has zillions of different ...

News briefs for May 31, 2019. Debian announces it has chosen seven interns—two people for Outreachy and five people for the Summer of Code. See the post for the list of interns and the projects ...

Facebook has lifted a temporary ban preventing users from posting links to popular OS comparison site Distrowatch – after going so far as to lock the account of the site's editor. In the latest ...

Facebook is banning posts that mention various Linux-related topics, sites, or groups. Some users may also see their accounts ...

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . Neal P. Murphy has announced the release of Smoothwall Express 3.1 SP6, an updated build of the project's specialist Linux ...

These conclusions are not from a formal survey. Why? IDG and Gartner figures only look at pre-installed server operating systems, and Web browser surveys -- such as StatCounter and NetMarketShare -- ...

A weird little meme is squiggling through the Internet this week, one which I feel obligated to squash because it's just plain wrong. It's this notion that somehow Ubuntu is losing its popularity ...

Let's cut to the chase. Android is the most popular of all Linux distributions. Period. End of statement. But that's not the entire story. Still it must be said, according to StatCounter, Android is ...