Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. I chose Ubuntu for this guide not just because I'm familiar with ...

If you're troubleshooting a Linux computer and need to identify the graphics card, you've come to the right place!

With newer GeForce GPUs, Linux distributions will use a driver for OpenGL applications that hands over the actual work to a Vulkan driver. In future, Linux distributions will rely on the "Zink" driver ...

The Broadcom Crystal HD video decoder is a card that you can slip into a netbook to enable HD video playback on computer with an Intel Atom processor and integrated graphics. Broadcom has supported ...

Are you already comfortable working with Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) parts and looking for a challenge? We suspect many of you have cut your teeth on 8-bit through 32-bit microcontrollers but ...

Kernel drivers are the bridge between the Linux operating system and the hardware components of a computer. They play a crucial role in managing and facilitating communication between the OS and ...

It has no acute impact on the vast majority of Linux users, but politically it is the culmination of an open source strategy adopted in 2007: AMD is now also abandoning proprietary 3D drivers in its ...