A new project called WSL9X brings Linux support to Windows 95 by running a current kernel without virtualization.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is an invaluable tool, but anyone wanting to run it on a Windows 9x system would find themselves out of luck until now. A self-described computer tinkerer and hacker ...

Considering that Windows NT has the concept of so-called ‘subsystems’ whereby you can run different systems side-by-side, ...

The Laptop 13 Pro is Framework's first Ubuntu-certified laptop. Customers can buy it with Ubuntu preinstalled, in addition to ...

I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ...

Microsoft last week made available for free its Services for Unix software, which helps integrate Unix and Windows, and supports migrations of Unix applications to the Microsoft platform. Microsoft ...

Unless you've had your head under a rock for the last several years, you know that Linux has been gaining a considerable amount of attention and even market share. Through the use of shallow thinking ...

Brian Benchoff is an embedded engineer who has graced us with unique, whimsical devices like the RGB Gaming Coaster and the Zip Drive Tower. Now he’s back with a decidedly more practical design: a ...

So you’re switching from Windows to Linux? Great. Like other users and organizations who’ve taken the plunge, it’s likely you’re making the move to take advantage of Linux’s stability and reliance on ...

I'm asking, since I'm eager to learn some unix tools. The reason is that my university runs solaris, and has only a select few Windows Machines. So the next five to seven years (prey it's not longer), ...

As IT administrators weigh replacing proprietary desktops with open-source systems, they face the question of what to do with their existing applications. One dilemma facing many administrators is ...

My top 5 Linux desktops of 2026 (so far) - and I've tried them all ...