Some Linux distributions (Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, possibly others) have BOINC installation packages. The advantages of installing via the package manager are: the resulting BOINC installation runs ...

Good or bad, useful or not, implementation of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface and Microsoft’s Secure Boot extension might well foul the fuel driving consumer migration to the Linux desktop.

That is a really nice configuration, especially at that price. The unfortunate news is, of course, that it came preloaded with Windows 10 Home. But that didn't last long. I let the Windows setup ...

However, if you put a portable Linux installation on a flash drive, you can carry your own operating system with you wherever you go. Most of the time it is as simple as telling the computer to boot ...

If you do want to take the Archinstall route, you'll find that the new update adds a new screen to the process that lets you ...

SabrinaSouza asked the Answer Line forum how to install Linux onto a PC without losing Windows. You can pick from many versions of Linux, but I’ll confine my ...

At PC Forum last week, Jan Hier-King, senior vice president of electronic brokerage technology for schwab.com, made the offhand comment that it seemed like open-source programmers were more interested ...

One of the most exciting aspects of the PlayStation 3 is that it allows users to install an alternative operating system. You can’t overwrite Sony’s GameOS or access privileged resources, but you can ...