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The development team behind the Debian-based siduction Linux operating system have announced the release of the siduction 2015.1 development milestone, dedicated to the memory of Ian Murdock.

I have a new all-in-one desktop to replace my ageing Lenovo T400 laptop with docking station and large external monitor. The first task, as always, is loading and configuring Linux.

If you are investing in the stock market, you probably understand the importance of a sound portfolio management plan. The goal of portfolio management is to come up with the best investment plan tailored for you, considering your risk tolerance, time horizon and financial goals. Given its importance, no wonder there are no shortage of commercial portfolio management apps and stock market monitoring software, each touting various sophisticated portfolio performance tracking and reporting capabilities.

In this article, I am going to focus on the hardware, software, and configuration issues that we Linux laptop users must confront in order to really enjoy that wonderful digital music on our hard drives.

Just a few minutes ago, Linus Torvalds proudly announced the immediate availability for download and testing of the eighth and last RC (Release Candidate) version of the upcoming Linux 4.4 LTS kernel.

The December 2015 issues of the Linux Mint's monthly newsletter is out, bringing you the latest news about the upcoming features of the Ubuntu-based computer operating system.

It’s time for our annual “What’s Your Distro” poll, to determine who gets the FOSS Force Best Distro Award for 2015. This year we’re pulling out all the stops. We want this one to be a metaphoric old fashioned slug fest that will be played until only one distro is standing.

Philip Müller, the creator and lead developer of the well-known Manjaro Linux operating system published a video recently where he talks about the upcoming features of the Calamares 2.0 graphical installer.

Alexander Tratsevskiy, the developer of the Gentoo-based Calculate Linux operating system, announced this past weekend the availability of the last Calculate Linux release for 2015.

Every time you update your CentOS Linux and the update includes a new kernel image update the system will not remove your old kernel but it will cumulatively add new kernel to the top of your Linux kernel installed list. Normally, this does not present any issue to your running system and you are not required to take any action to remove any old and unused kernel images.

2015 was quite an eventful year for the Solus Project, as the development team managed to bring us one the most modern and up-to-date Linux kernel-based operating system and desktop environment.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Odoo 9 on an Ubuntu 14.04 VPS.

The people in charge of network security in corporations, government institutions, hospitals, and other installations that routinely trade in vulnerable information, are increasingly moving to devices such as tokens, smartcards or biometrics to provide an extra measure of safety... As you might expect, vendors of these devices are quickly moving to support Linux.

Craft is a content management system (CMS) designed for publishers who want more control and more powerful performances from their CMS.

Many many interviews were conducted this year by writers and the staff of Opensource.com. Our goal when asking luminaries in the field of open source questions about their businesses, their projects, and their lives was to shine a light on how people all over the world are using open source software, hardware, and other solutions to make things better. Read more about our 10 most-read interviews on Opensource.com in 2015. read more

It’s quite telling though that most microkernel proponents tend not to be kernel developers... In any event, this article will be a concise tour of microkernel myths and misconceptions throughout the ages.

Hello, open gaming fans! In this week's edition, we take a look at updates on Vulkan, an open source emulator for Mac OS X, SparkyLinux GameOver Linux distro, and more! Open gaming roundup for December 26 - January 1, 2015.

The results of our hardware platform poll have been tallied and just as we suspected, FOSS Force readers in large part use every platform available. The poll, which asked what different hardware platforms you use, offered a slate of answers too long to list here. Let’s just say it covered the gamut, from smartphones to desktops, and included separate places to tic for different operating systems.

These "best of" articles offer a nice summary of the past year from a range of perspectives.

One look around the airport waiting lounge or family living room will tell you everything you need to know about where the cloud is headed. Christmas carols drift on by thanks to Pandora, gifts come without having to stand in line at the mall, and those holiday snaps of the family will be stored on someone else’s server. In the next 12 months, software running on clouds will rule our world more than ever—but unfortunately not many of those clouds are powered by OpenStack. read more