This desktop is based on Debian and the Pixel graphical interface first introduced in the Raspberry Pi’s Raspbian operating system.

As the forerunner to the graphical user interfaces MS-DOS, or Microsoft Disk Operating System, set the stage for the company’s dominance in the software market.

Believe it or not, Linux was the first operating system to use an app-store-like feature. In the early days, there was Synaptic, a GUI front end for package managers.

If you don't know what the Linux desktop operating system is, or if you're new to it, Jack Wallen's quick explainer will get you up to speed.

What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the ...

When it comes to modern operating systems for PowerPC-based systems like pre-Intel Macs, or other PowerPC-based systems like older or newer AmigaOS-compatible systems, there is an increasing lack ...