In the comments on my recent posts about installing Linux on a netbook for a novice user (see my recommendations and my own results), someone mentioned that figuring out the disk partitioning was very ...

Windows might be your bread and butter, but you can dual-boot it with Linux if you want to tinker, or play around with a wider range of open source software. Whether you're using Windows 10 or Windows ...

If you're looking to move from Windows, you have options. Zorin OS and AnduinOS both have the look and feel of Windows. Both of these distributions are free to download and install. If you ask any ...

AutoTux is a fully automated Linux distribution that is literally a hands-off event from start to finish. It goes a long way to adopting Linux a no-brainer for Windows and macOS converts. AutoTux’s ...

Linux places no special demands on hardware, so there are generally no limitations when choosing a Linux system. Even more feature-rich desktop distributions like Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop, ...

Welcome to a new series here at Forbes that zeroes in on your very first experience with a desktop Linux operating system: the installer. This time around I'm exploring a desktop Linux OS that's been ...