This disruption created a vacuum, and the Linux community quickly stepped up to fill it.

Reactions across forums and distro communities have been largely favorable. Fedora, which typically adopts GNOME changes quickly, shipped Loupe as its default almost immediately. Ubuntu was more ...

Ubuntu is clear in its intentions: Ptyxis will become the standard terminal for upcoming releases, including the long-term ...

If you’re on NVIDIA, the R555 line is the tipping point for a smooth Wayland experience; earlier branches can run but won’t ...

Flatpak promises a secure runtime for Linux applications through container-like isolation, relying on bubblewrap namespaces, syscall filtering, and portal interfaces. In theory, each app should ...

Introduction Privilege escalation in Linux has always walked a tightrope between convenience and risk. sudo allows users to perform tasks as root without sharing the root password—intuitive, ...

General Information The Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO lists most of the hardware known to be either supported or unsupported under Linux. Laptops and mobile devices Linux on Laptops: full ...

When the first Linux kernel was released 25 years ago, it became the go-to platform for hobbyists and developers looking to build systems and develop software on the cheap. Since it was designed for ...

In recent years, solid-state drives (SSDs) have taken the computer industry by storm. The technology has impressive capabilities. It promises low-latency access to sometimes critical data while ...

Linux Journal, representing 25+ years of publication, is the original magazine of the global Open Source community.

It’s no secret that the rapid growth and shift to the cloud has given IT organizations concern from almost the very start. The early promise of Software-as-a-Service—and all the other as-a-service ...

In recent years, operating system virtualization has taken the industry by storm. It allows for minimizing the over- provisioning of resources and, in turn, re-using them at the end of the virtual ...