Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

Making a list of the best Linux software is a tough task, but we did our best to include a wide variety of programs that the average user will find helpful.

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Linux benefits from the strongly-principled ethos of Unix design. Programs communicate via text, you can combine them via pipelines, and they do one thing well. Beyond that, though, programs can ...

Although data backup is a rather annoying task, it's nevertheless necessary. We present tools that make backups particularly convenient and secure.

Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), you can launch Linux applications directly in a Windows 10 command prompt or PowerShell prompt.

Yes, many of your Windows programs aren't available on Linux, but some of them are and there are Linux programs that can do just as well as your old XP software.

IBM will offer services designed to help customers migrate from Sun's Solaris to Red Hat's Linux.

Chrome OS already officially supports running Android apps. And through WINE for Android, it can also run some Windows programs as well. Adding Linux to the mix practically makes Chrome OS almost ...

The computing giant will phase out its customized Sun Linux and move instead to partnerships with Red Hat and other mainstream Linux companies, executives say.