News about Linux, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

The Linux operating system boasts stronger security, bundled apps, and better performance on old hardware. Not sure how to switch? We've got you covered.

Companies like Valve have demonstrated that strategic vision and thoughtful integration can make Linux viable for large ...

Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking ...

Zorin OS, created by two brothers, blends speed and privacy of Linux with design and ease-of-use that laptop users expect ...

Linux is a great place to learn terminal commands, along with many other fundamentals of a modern operating system.

Most computer viruses out there are targeted at computers running Windows and as such cannot infect computers running a Linux operating system (like your WOW!Computer).

The vast majority of users consider the computer Operating System (OS) to be a commodity i.e. just a piece of infrastructure that has to be there, but not an entity that might influence the way we ...

Two Operating Systems, One PC Is it possible to install Ubuntu Linux on my Windows XP computer so I can have both systems on one machine — without having to reinstall Windows?