For as long as https://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/index/operating_systems/linux_unix.html has existed, PC World editors have watched closely as the open source OS ...

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You don't need to live in the Linux terminal.

The "Linux vs. Windows" argument is just ridiculous.

Microsoft built a Linux subsystem for Windows for Project Astoria, its system for running Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile. But in February the company confirmed that Astoria was dead, as it rather ...

This select set of Linux commands can help you master the command line and speed up your use of the operating system. When coming up to speed as a Linux user, it helps to have a cheat sheet that can ...

Here are some warm-up exercises for anyone just starting to use the Linux command line. Warning: It can be addictive. If you’re new to Linux or have simply never bothered to explore the command line, ...

Well, that moment happened a few weeks ago to me. My boss came up to me and asked me for a beginner's guide to Linux for a new tech that had just started. After nearly 14 years in IT and Linux ...

We have to admit, we have an odd fascination with WSL — the Windows subsystem for Linux. On the one hand, it gives us more options on Windows 10 for running the software we love. On the other hand, we ...

MontaVista Software, a company that sells Linux tuned for unconventional computing devices, has begun bringing a new software foundation--and a more traditional sales model--to its product line. The ...