While not as polished as it appears on the surface, the free, highly customizable Ubuntu operating system serves as an excellent introduction to Linux, installing easily and running well.

A disclaimer: There's no real such thing as a Linux laptop. Linux will work on just about any PC, and I mean that literally. Remember the Intel Pentium 4 processor? It came out in 2000, and it's still ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

There are plenty of Linux distributions to choose from. Many of those distributions are general purpose. These distributions are all free and simple to install. When you think of all-around operating ...