Efforts to bring glitzy new graphics to Linux are fueling an old conflict: Does proprietary software belong in open-source Linux? The issue involves software modules called drivers, which plug into ...

The use of closed-source software to give Linux slick graphics is keeping a thorny legal and philosophical dispute alive. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

The new Linux Mint 22.2 release is available for download. It features theme changes, fingerprint support, and updated apps.

Each system has its advantages and disadvantages. All three are available in a free version, although paid versions are also available for Wubuntu and Zorin-OS. Wubuntu’s start menu is very ...

People don’t like change. One of the things that some people get hung up on is the look and feel of the desktop. More precisely, some Windows users who look at Ubuntu Linux get hung up on how it doesn ...

The Zorin OS 16 Ultimate Linux distro will soon have a layout that looks like Windows 10X. The layout will have a centralized Start Menu and buttons and an overall look that resembles Windows 10X.