Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Updates on both Windows and Ubuntu come in many forms. You have ...

I remember GNOME 2 very well. In fact, I remember GNOME 1 because I was testing the desktop environment prior to its first official release. Although I've moved on to more modern desktops, my memories ...

Debian vs Ubuntu: Which Linux Distro Fits Your Needs Best? Your email has been sent Both Debian and Ubuntu are often considered outstanding choices to meet your desktop and server needs. But what are ...

As of Canonical’s announcement, Snaps already work on Arch, Debian, and Fedora, as well as the Ubuntu-based Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Unity, and Xubuntu systems ...

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, possibly the most popular of all Linux distributions, is asking its users what new, proprietary programs they’d like to see as optional software in Ubuntu. Note, ...

Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux distributions, and it's my favorite. In part because, while it's based on Debian Linux and Ubuntu, it goes its own way. For example, its developers created ...

Using the same desktop environment day-in, day-out can feel familiar, make you comfortable, and perhaps even support your productivity. But what if there is a better way? While Windows and macOS users ...

Richard Stallman, the grand old man of open source software and current president of the Free Software Foundation, is calling Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux “spyware” and calling on the open source ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Even the most beautiful, secure and intuitive operating system is ...

As Ubuntu Linux continues to grow in popularity, most discussions of it tend to focus on the basics of the operating system itself, including especially details about its desktop environment and user ...