NebiOS arrived in 2025, standing out on this list for its unique, artistic flare. It features its "NebiDE" desktop ...

Linux and open source are also on track to become more secure in 2026, as the ecosystem simultaneously hardens the kernel, ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Linux kernel developers are using AI to support project maintenance.Writing kernel code with AI remains an open question.Copyright and open-source licensing concerns still loom.

Why it’s great: Ubuntu is one of the most recognizable Linux distributions, and for good reason. It offers a polished ...

Also in today’s open source roundup: Is Red Hat a good desktop distro? And why you should run Windows as a VM in Linux Linux distributions geared toward casual desktop users are important, but ...

Microsoft has already said there's nothing technically stopping it from bringing its Chromium-based Edge browser to one-time Windows foe Linux. But the company now appears to be actually doing it and ...

A proposal to help Linus Torvalds keep up with patches for Linux has sparked a controversy over whether the operating system has outgrown its creator. On Monday, Rob Landley, a computer programmer, ...

Google is adding the ability to securely run Linux applications inside a virtual machine within Chrome OS. The Linux support is designed for developers so they can use Chromebooks in addition to—or ...

The Linux platform is home to a vast and highly diverse ecosystem of open source software applications. These programs are developed through a collaborative process that often relies heavily on the ...

Last week, Microsoft and Canonical (the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution) were scheduled to host a developer conference focused on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) at Microsoft’s ...