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Attack of the clones! Well, sort of anyway. We have Bazzite, ChimeraOS, HoloISO and now SteamFork as well. There's so much choice to get Linux on your handhelds.

The market for single-board computers (SBCs) is an ever-evolving one, with constant innovations being made to improve their function and reliability. One of the most recent advances has been the introduction of boards powered by the open-source RISC-V architecture, marking a slow move away from the industry standard, Arm.

Linux comes in all shapes and sizes—which we call distros. The beauty of distros is that you get a specialized OS dedicated to specific user needs and use cases. So, to ensure you have the best experience with Linux, it’s crucial to pick the right Linux distros—and here’s how!

Playtron are quietly building up their Linux-based PlaytronOS behind the scenes, and not only have they released their first Alpha but they've pulled in another investor too.

Moodle is a popular open-source platform used by educational institutions worldwide for creating online courses, managing content, and facilitating collaborative learning.

Now the Numbat has been neatened, you can replace your Jellyfish – if you dare. Ubuntu 24.04.1 is here, which means that users of the previous LTS release, 22.04 "Jammy Jellyfish," will be offered the update.

Audacity 3.6.2 open-source audio editor includes Legacy effects, enhances performance, and resolves numerous bugs.

Alpaca is open source software which lets you chat with local AI models. It offers an attractive GTK4 interface.

While there are more than 74k packages available within Debian's package management system for x86_64 systems, not all of the packages are well maintained and a portion of them haven't seen any maintenance/updates in ages.

This brief guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to modify your system clock using the command line in Linux.

GNU screen is included in most Linux distros, but newer, fancier tools such as tmux often outshine it. GNU screen 5.0.0 is the latest version of a tool that's been around since early 1987. This release has multiple tweaks to its (admittedly basic) user interface, much improved color handling, and better authentication support, including the ability to password-protect screen sessions.

The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool designed to manage and interact with Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources from the command line. Below is a step-by-step guide to installing the AWS CLI on Ubuntu 24.04.

Audacity 3.6.2 has been released today as the latest stable release of this open-source, free, and cross-platform digital audio editor and recording application that fixes multiple bugs in the Audacity 3.6 series.

No matter your reason for transitioning from VMware, this comprehensive guide details the key migration processes and tools to consider when moving to an alternative platform.

Power Profiles Daemon as the UPower project to make Linux laptop/system power profile handling via D-Bus is out with a new release. This is the Linux/open-source solution for exposing of power profiles to the Linux desktop and better managing the system state between power-saver / balanced / performance modes and other options.

Discover a step-by-step guide to install the uv python package manager on Linux, Windows, and macOS with command-line examples.

When it comes to web development, there are a fairly wide range of C++ frameworks to choose. The choice depends on finding the right tool for the job at hand. Here’s our pick of the finest C++ web frameworks.

Samba 4.21, a free software re-implementation of the SMB protocol, rolls out with enhancements in LDAP TLS, user validation, and more.

Tbmk, also known as Terminal Bookmarker, is the best tool to reuse commonly used commands by bookmarking them in Linux.

Looking to extract more performance out of your Pi? Check out our top picks for the best lightweight OS available on the Raspberry Pi today.