Playing Rust with friends can be extremely fun despite the trouble of setting up a personal server.

Triplett is an advocate of using Rust for systems-level programming and as a replacement for C, which has been widely used at Microsoft for Windows and within the Linux kernel.

Rust for Linux? The move to make Rust a second language for developing the Linux kernel is gathering momentum. But there are still challenges ahead.

Those who pre-order "Rust Console Edition" will get a pre-order bonus, which includes future tools and weapons skin.

As part of the Rust for Linux project, aimed to make it possible to use Rust for Linux driver development, the Android team at Google is working on evaluating the benefits that using Rust would bring.

Whether it's for the home or home office, a Linux server can provide an array of digital services for the family or a budding business.