ZDNET key takeaways The Linux desktop has continued its slow growth.Linux has been making gains in no small part because of ...

Want to run whatever browser you want and not be forced into Edge? Sick of being told to "upgrade" to Windows 11? Tired of one Windows 10 zero-day after another being exploited? I have a radical ...

ZDNET's key takeaways There's a Linux desktop environment for everyone.Windows users will feel right at home with several DEs ...

So you’re switching from Windows to Linux? Great. Like other users and organizations who’ve taken the plunge, it’s likely you’re making the move to take advantage of Linux’s stability and reliance on ...

This time I’m really going to do it. I am going to put Linux on my gaming PC. Calling it now. 2026 is the year of Linux on ...

I just bought a new laptop and need to make a decision. For 15-20 years I've run cygwin. For the new laptop should I try Microsoft's Linux subsystem, or stick with cygwin? The machine will dual boot ...

With Wine 10.19, support for these reparse point mechanisms has been implemented in key filesystem APIs: for example ...

The life of a Linux user can be a bit difficult. Sometimes you have to — or want to — run Windows. Why Windows? Sometimes you have a work computer or a laptop that Linux doesn’t support well. Or it ...

Consulting firm reports that about 40 percent of Linux PCs will be modified to run an illegal copy of Windows. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research ...

A Microsoft-commissioned study finds that companies could save up to 28 percent by developing applications with Windows instead of with a combination of Linux and Java. During her years at CNET News, ...

Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will finally include a Linux kernel and that it will be coming later this year. The announcement was made via a blog post and written by Microsoft program ...

Unless you're using Linux on a virtual machine, installing the open-source OS is usually done via a USB drive. Because of this, you can burn an ISO to a USB drive, reboot the system, boot into the USB ...