Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks.

Secure Boot plays an important role in keeping your Windows system safe from rootkit attacks. While traditionally, this ...

Wayland is no longer experimental. These five Linux distros already ship with Wayland as the default instead of X11.

If you combine the Xfce desktop with the Compiz compositing window manager, you get a desktop with a bit more panache than if you were to use Xfce alone. Compiz helps to turn Xfce into something akin ...

The first name on the list, Puppy Linux is a must-try Linux distro for low-end PC users. It is renowned for its extremely small size and minimal system requirement. The distro is designed to run ...

Wolfi, from fortified software delivery firm Chainguard, is a young Linux “un-distro,” that is improving the cloud’s software supply chain. Can its innovative design launch a new solution for ...

There’s a new Linux distro on the scene today, and it’s a bit specialized. Its development was led by the automotive electronics supplier Elektrobit, and it’s the first open source OS that complies ...

I'll be interested to see if this gets much adoption as an embedded engineer. There's a ton of technical debt that comes along for the ride when adopting Linux in an embedded environment and most of ...

For decades, Linux distributions have relied on native packaging formats like DEB and RPM to distribute software. These formats are deeply integrated into the Linux ecosystem, tied closely to the ...

Between the rapid release of open source software, and modern OSes preloaded with packages, enterprises are vulnerable to attacks they aren’t even aware of. Open source is everywhere; a Synopsys study ...

WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the Linux open-source operating system marks its 30 th anniversary, Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announces the expansion of its Linux distribution by recognizing ...