Most desktop and laptop computers from the past two decades use 64-bit x86 processors, but older 32-bit x86 CPUs (also known as i386 or i686) are still around. Even though Windows and many Linux ...

RAM is a crucial component for a smooth PC experience. Linux doesn't require as much RAM as Windows. More is always better, but too much is also a thing. I'm not going to start this with a "back in ...

Window Maker Live 13.2 is stubbornly keeping 32-bit PCs alive on Debian 13 "Trixie," shipping a new release that boots on i686 hardware.… Window Maker Live is a Debian-based desktop distro built ...

The new pearOS distro is a Romanian project that picks up the concepts behind the original Pear Linux from 2011 and updates them. It's not going to turn the distro world upside down, but it's fun, ...

OpenSUSE and Manjaro are both powerhouse distributions. If you're new to Linux, only one of these may be right for you. These distributions are free to download and install. A long, long time ago, I ...

PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

Kali Linux has released version 2025.4, its final update of the year, introducing three new hacking tools, desktop environment improvements, the preview of Wifipumpkin3 in NetHunter, and enhanced ...

A countdown of the year's most important tech and gadget releases, including new gear from Apple, Hasselblad and more.

To the surprise of almost nobody, the unprecedented build-out of datacenters and the equipping of them with servers for ...

As 2025 comes to an end, there’s really only one thing to do — turn on HBO Max and watch some high-quality TV shows. The streamer has plenty of them, with the steamy gay hockey drama Heated Rivalry ...

With 120 and 125 teraFLOPS of BF16 grunt respectively, the Spark roughly matches AMD's Radeon Pro W7900, while achieving a ...