Linux doesn't need a fire-breathing PC to work well—computers with 333-MHz processors and 128MB of RAM routinely handle more than 150,000 daily Web hits and 5,000 e-mails, totaling more than 8GB ...

Linux is a free operating system that can breathe new life into an old PC. And it’s surprisingly easy to install and start using.

So what exactly is it? Linux came about in the mid-1990s, when then-student Linus Torvalds was tasked with creating a disk driver so he could read the Minix file system. (Minix is a POSIX ...

Are you fed up with Microsoft Windows and ready to give Linux a try? Here’s how to get started. This guide for Linux discusses who the Linux OS is right for, what you need to get started, and ...

Linux is hot again. In fact, there's never been a better time for Microsoft Windows users to give Linux a whirl. The OS is more usable than ever, easier to install, and more compatible with PC ...

The reality is more complicated, however. A little further in the post, we’ll describe how to install WSL and get Linux running on your Windows PC, plus provide links to some helpful resources.

Learn how to install Fedora Linux and unlock its customization potential. A guide for beginners and pros to master this powerful OS.

Everything from software installation to hardware drivers works differently on Linux, though, which can be daunting. Take heart—you don’t even need to install Linux on your PC to get started.

If you’ve been meaning to try out Linux but felt too overwhelmed, we’ve got all the info you need to get started. Here are our five lessons on getting a working Linux partition up and running ...

Here’s what WSL is all about: getting the tools you need to do cross-platform development and management on your PC Yesterday, I sat in a coffeeshop and installed two Linux distributions on my ...

That said, while it’s easy to use Linux, Windows 8’s Secure Boot made it very difficult to boot and install Linux — or any other operating system for that matter — on a PC.