My Surface laptop finally started showing its age, and try as I might, there wasn’t much I could do to improve its performance. So I took the ultimate step: I installed Linux on a Microsoft Surface ...

Ubuntu MATE uses the MATE desktop (which is lightweight yet full-featured), which makes it easy for new users to hop onto the Linux bandwagon. MATE is as easy as it gets, with a bottom panel, a top ...

Linux is the inevitable choice if you're transitioning from a Windows 10 PC. A key reason could be that the system is incapable of handling the latest version of the operating system due to high ...

Got an old computer collecting dust in a closet or tucked under a desk? You're not alone. Many people hold on to aging desktops and laptops, either as backup machines or because they still run "just ...

The London-based British Linux distributor Canonical has just released Ubuntu 23.10 (“Mantic Minotaur”), the latest version of its extremely popular Linux distribution, which is mainly aimed at ...

Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS directly from a USB drive, but is that the right approach? Here are the pros and cons.

well i've got a dedicated mp3 box hooked up to the stereo in our apartment's livingroom.<P>However, I'd really like to use an old laptop that I have as a frontend over the network to control the mp3 ...

Installing Ubuntu from a USB drive on an older machine is easy if you have one key bit of information ... After a few extremely frustrating hours trying to install Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS, the latest ...