Now that users have a general idea of what Linux is, this article will explain how it can be installed on a computer, along with the type of Distribution that should be used. Linux is an entirely free ...

Windows 8’s tile-based interface puts a bold new spin on the familiar Windows interface—so bold that many long-time Windows users are threatening to jump ship to another operating system rather than ...

Desktop Linux can run on your Windows 7 (and older) laptops and desktops. Machines that would bend and break under the load of Windows 10 will run like a charm. And today’s desktop Linux distributions ...

All the computing world hype this week has been about Windows 7: Cheap Windows 7; Microsoft’s future rides on Windows 7; etc., etc. What what if you’re not that excited about Windows 7? After all, ...

In the comments on my recent posts about installing Linux on a netbook for a novice user (see my recommendations and my own results), someone mentioned that figuring out the disk partitioning was very ...

In the last week or so, Kali Linux 2020.3 was released for download. The new update introduced lots of new features but we want to focus on the Windows + Kali Desktop EXperience (Win-KeX), a GUI that ...

By my count, Linux has over 11% of the desktop market. Here's how I got that number - and why people are making the leap.

Microsoft's Windows 7 release date is 22 October, less than three years after the release of Windows Vista. And since the Windows 7 Release Candidate has been made available free, Linux Format ...