I've been using the latest version (10.04) of Ubuntu Linux since April and there's a lot to like about it. I announced earlier this year that I was giving desktop Linux another look, and I went with ...

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, possibly the most popular of all Linux distributions, is asking its users what new, proprietary programs they’d like to see as optional software in Ubuntu. Note, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. This article is more than 6 years old. If you're wading into Linux ...

After spending a few days in the weeds looking under the hood at more technical stuff like comparing file systems, and diving into the command line interface, we’re going to bring the focus of 30 Days ...

Like most Ubuntu updates, version 11.10 isn't a huge overhaul; rather, it improves on the big changes made in 11.04, by cleaning up the Dash, overhauling the Ubuntu Software Center, and bringing in ...

Later, Ubuntu make Amazon search an optional feature, while leaving it on by default. That's not good enough for RMS. This is just like the first surveillance practice I learned about in Windows. My ...

I traded Ubuntu's flashy interface for Debian’s "No Nonsense" philosophy, and I'm not going back.

This isn’t huge news if you’ve been keeping track of the increasing deterioration of the Ubuntu Software Center. This summer, I chronicled how Canonical was slowly letting the Ubuntu Software Center ...

Why settle for a restrictive storage dashboard? I replaced my specialized NAS software with Ubuntu and its better at almost ...

If you have been following along, then you know I have had my share of issues thus far in my 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux journey. One thing that stands out for me as a plus so far, though, for Linux — ...