Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks.

Progeny Linux Systems has decided to stop developing its own version of the open-source operating system and instead focus on selling services, the company said Monday. The move completes a change in ...

On most Linux devices, you can run "systemctl --type=service --state=running" to see running services. Get detailed information about a service, SSH for example, with the command "systemctl status ...

The Red Hat Network is more than a subscription system for keeping Linux computers updated--it's also a potential tool for enabling computer makers to resell Red Hat's services. Stephen Shankland ...

I've used Linux for several years. My introduction was with Kali Linux, but it turned out not to be the ideal starting point, ...

A vast majority of Linux systems these days are using systemd – a suite of programs aimed at managing and interconnecting different parts of the system. Systemd started replacing the init process back ...

One of the most crucial pieces of any UNIX-like operating system is the init dæmon process. In Linux, this process is started by the kernel, and it's the first userspace process to spawn and the last ...

As we discussed in Part I and Part II of this article series, for most of its existence, people have distributed Linux as a workstation or a server rather than as a desktop. The default workstation ...

Progeny Linux Systems has decided to stop developing its own version of the open-source operating system and instead focus on selling services, the company said Monday. The move completes a change in ...

How to list Linux services with systemctl for easier troubleshooting Your email has been sent Linux is an incredibly powerful system with GUI and command-line tools to meet nearly any need. Once upon ...