While Slackware retains some archaic choices, such as the use of the LILO bootloader, Debian maintains a sense of continuity ...

They're similar but not the same. Is your priority stability or ease of use? I recommend only one of these distributions to new Linux users.

Also in today's open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews Apricity OS 07.2016, and 10 big improvements in Android 7.0 Nougat Security is an important priority for all users, even those who run Linux as ...

Debian is the mother of all Linux distributions. Well, the mother of all Debian-based distributions (of which there are countless). One of the main reasons so many flavors of Linux are based on Debian ...

Debian, which dates back to 1993 and the efforts of Ian Murdock, is now up to date. Nowhere does that show more than with its controversial move to the systemd system and service manager. While ...

Debian 9 “Stretch” just came out, and as far as Linux distros go, Debian stands apart as a distribution meant for stability. Sure, most desktop users might choose Ubuntu or Fedora for their desktop PC ...

Trixie may have gone 64-bit for installs, but WMLive still ships an i686-bootable build Window Maker Live 13.2 is stubbornly ...

I spend a significant portion of my life installing and testing distributions of Linux-based systems. It’s really rather ridiculous. Even obscure ones—ones that never stand a chance of being listed on ...

The wait is over. Debian 8.0—“Jessie”—will be released on April 25, after a nearly two-year development cycle for the next release of this long-standing Linux distribution. Microsoft is even throwing ...

What in the heck is going on over there in Linux-land? First, a prominent kernel developer reveals a movement to hire a "hit man" to deal with him, prompting him to pen an expose revealing that the ...