The faster version 2.0 of the Universal Serial Bus connection technology, the center of some controversy with Windows, has been incorporated into the latest test version of Linux. Linus Torvalds, ...

Wan to give Linux a try but don't have the spare hardware or aren't familiar enough with virtual machines to give it a go? DistroSea uses a distribution ISO and a script from the Quickemu project to ...

glxgears is a Linux demo for testing video hardware performance. To install glxgears on Debian/Ubuntu, use the "mesa-utils" ...

Update: The beta for Steam for Linux will include Serious Sam 3: BFE, Portal and Team Fortress 2, noted Serious Sam developer Croteam on it Facebook page. Original story: Valve wants you to test its ...

The first public beta of Google Desktop for Linux is now available for download. Released yesterday, this early beta only supports a limited subset of Google Desktop functionality. Google's previous ...

Until recently, the view was that Linux was too difficult to install and use for the average computer user. I'd wanted to have a go at Linux for ages but even my most Linux-loving friends discouraged ...

Linux founder Linus Torvalds on Tuesday called for more regular performance tests on the Linux kernel, so that any reduction in efficiency can be highlighted sooner. Currently, performance figures are ...

I used to daily drive Linux when I first ditched Windows, before I got my first Mac. I turned to using lightweight Linux distros on old MacBooks in the pre-Apple silicon era, but these days, most of ...

Since my reawakening to the Macintosh platform, I have primarily been using an Apple PowerBook running OS X, and I’ve been really happy with it. But the CTO in me doesn’t like the fact that using OS X ...