Quilter's AI designed a working 843-component Linux computer in 38 hours—a task that typically takes engineers 11 weeks. Here ...

Ubuntu MATE uses the MATE desktop (which is lightweight yet full-featured), which makes it easy for new users to hop onto the Linux bandwagon. MATE is as easy as it gets, with a bottom panel, a top ...

Reviving old PCs with a lightweight OS that outperforms Windows on limited hardware.

The next time you buy a computer, you’ll likely get one tied to the ancient computing past — Unix. Yes, you heard that right, Unix. Here’s why. Unix was originally developed at AT&T’s Bell Labs ...

Should you run Linux straight from a USB? I tried it, and here's my expert advice ...

NEW PROVIDENCE— Dennis Ritchie was supposed to travel to Tokyo last month to receive the prestigious Japan Prize for his role in inventing the UNIX computer operating system. The earthquake and ...

There are fast computers, and then there are Linux fast computers. Every six months, the Top 500 organization announces “its ranked list of general purpose systems that are in common use for high end ...

MX Linux is a blend of mostly old and some new things. The result is an appealing midweight Linux operating system. The midweight category is a bit unusual. Desktop environments that run well on ...

It was almost by accident that I discovered that Unix has a very interesting counterpart in the world of art –- an art gallery in New York City that is called, of all things, the UNIX Gallery. And, ...

A flaw in widely used Unix software could allow attackers to gain control over computers running Solaris, HP-UX and several versions of Linux, security analysts and the company selling the software ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. A looming problem with Linux-based computers being unable to ...

In the business world, Unix computers are typically used for server applications and high-end graphics workstations, such as those used in creating computer graphics. Even if you're not a system ...