ZDNET's key takeaways Some Linux commands are no longer in use.These commands may still be available, but it's best to avoid ...

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I've used a slew of Linux email clients over the years, but I found only one that's truly exceeded my expectations.

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One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows.

The default behavior of ping on Linux and other Unix-like systems is different from Windows. On Windows, the ping command ...

Researchers discovered a modular, "cloud-first" framework that is feature-rich and designed to maintain stealthy, long-term ...

Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is here. Built on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, it brings a new-look app menu, Linux 6.14 kernel, and a pair of ...

Want to keep your Arch Linux system update running fast and smooth? Try updating or keeping your mirrorlist fresh.

Wine is a compatibility layer for running Windows apps and games on Linux, a major part of Valve's Proton and now Wine 11 is ...

Wine lets you run 16-bit, 32-bit, and 64-bit Windows x86 binaries on modern Unix and Unix-like OSes. This release eliminates ...

Named VoidLink by Check Point Research, in December last year the security vendor first indentified a small cluster of ...