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• Fedora Linux capitulates to Microsoft boot certificate

  By Joab Jackson | 31 May, 2012 21:34

  In order to get its Linux distribution to run on the next generation of secured desktop computing hardware, the Fedora Project will obtain a digital signature from Microsoft, a developer from the project announced Wednesday.

• Fedora 17 takes to the cloud

  By Joab Jackson | 29 May, 2012 18:45

  The newest release of the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Linux distribution includes a number of technologies that haven't made their way into Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) yet, including a new version of the OpenStack cloud platform, code-named Essex, that the company plans to adopt in future editions of its flagship distribution.

• Linux Mint 13 rallies behind Gnome

  By Joab Jackson | 24 May, 2012 16:52

  With the new version of Linux Mint, released Wednesday, the developers behind the open source Linux distribution have put all energies behind Gnome, offering two versions of the desktop interface.

• Linux kernel 3.4 released

  By Jon Gold | 22 May, 2012 01:33

  Version 3.4 of the Linux kernel was officially rolled out Sunday, in what maintainer Linus Torvalds called a "calm" release cycle.

• Linux 3.4 released quickly, after smooth development cycle

  By Joab Jackson | 22 May, 2012 01:02

  Just over two months after its last major release, Linus Torvalds has posted the newest version of the open source Linux kernel, which supports new graphics processors from Nvidia and Intel, improves file system functionality and comes with a new security module.

• Raspberry Pi slowly trickles down to Australia

  By Spandas Lui | 16 May, 2012 15:37

  The credit card-sized computer will not be sold through any resellers, according to distributor, RS Components.

• Red Hat preps RHEL 7 for second half of 2013

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 16 May, 2012 06:06

  The next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), version 7, is targeted for release in the second half of 2013, Red Hat said on Tuesday, as it also celebrated the tenth anniversary of its enterprise OS.

• Open source Java moving to Linux, AIX on PowerPC

  By Paul Krill | 10 May, 2012 06:14

  Open source Java will be brought to the PowerPC architecture for Linux and IBM's AIX OS under a proposal floated this week that could eventually benefit the different Linux distributors.

• Five things to look forward to in Linux Mint 13 Maya

  By Katherine Noyes | 23 May, 2012 07:08

  There's been much attention focused lately on Canonical's recently released Ubuntu Linux 12.04 "Precise Pangolin," but it's by no means the only popular Linux distribution out there with a major update in the offing.

• Analysis: Why Linux is a desktop flop

  By Maria Korolov | 30 April, 2012 21:28

  It's free, easier to use than ever, IT staffers know it and love it, and it has fewer viruses and Trojans than Windows.

• 20 popular Ubuntu Linux apps you may want to try

  By Katherine Noyes | 10 February, 2012 07:01

  As Ubuntu Linux continues to grow in popularity, most discussions of it tend to focus on the basics of the operating system itself, including especially details about its desktop environment and user interface.

• Linux: A getting-started guide

  By Ian Paul | 01 February, 2012 01:54

  Are you fed up with Microsoft Windows and ready to give Linux a try? Here's how to get started. This guide for Linux discusses who the Linux OS is right for, what you need to get started, and how to turn your Windows PC into a dual-boot computer so you can have the best of both worlds - Linux and Windows.

• Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?

  By Rosemary Hattersley | 20 February, 2011 02:59

  The Motorola Xoom was the most advanced tablet that we got to try out at Mobile World Congress. Other tablets, including the HTC Flyer, certainly look promising, but the Xoom is the launch device for the Google Android Honeycomb OS - the version of Android developed specifically for tablets - and the devices on show at MWC were fully working ones used for live demonstrations.

• For an old or slow PC, try Puppy Linux 5.2

  By Katherine Noyes | 12 January, 2011 08:58

  There's no doubt Canonical's popular Ubuntu Linux distribution gets the majority of attention in the Linux world these days, but there are myriad others equally worthy of consideration.

• Motorola Atrix hints at a virtualized, cloud future

  By Keir Thomas | 08 January, 2011 08:07

  Motorola announced the Atrix smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show, and while many have been concentrating on its 4G connectivity and clever desktop dock that lets it run a cut-down Linux desktop on a full-sized monitor, nearly everybody has missed something very important.

• 5 things Linux does better than Mac OS X

  By Katherine Noyes | 01 October, 2010 09:15

  Were it not for Windows' long-standing installed base and overwhelming market dominance, it seems unlikely that anyone would argue seriously for the merit of the operating system, plagued as it is by high prices, security problems and vendor lock-in.