Linux owns less than 2 percent share of the desktop operating-system market, but mind share has spiked considerably in recent months since Sun and Novell have moved aggressively to grow the Linux ...

Plenty of proof that a Linux distro can be polished, stable, and easy to use.

What just happened? In the ongoing rivalry between Windows and macOS, Linux has been consistently gaining market share on desktop computers in recent years. The latest data suggests that the combined ...

Now, that's not bad, but it's not good either. In comparison, StatCounter has Windows at 68.15%, MacOS in second place with 21.38%, and Chrome OS taking third at 4.15% But, at least Linux isn't in ...

One of the longest running jokes in our sphere is that the coming year will finally be the year of “Linux on the Desktop.” Never mind that the erosion of the traditional Windows-style desktop form of ...

The gaming sector has played a pivotal role in Linux's rising popularity. Valve's Steam Deck, a handheld gaming device running on Linux-based SteamOS, has introduced a new audience to the capabilities ...

The Linux desktop has continued its slow growth. Linux has been making gains in no small part because of Microsoft Windows' blunders. Users and governments have been losing trust in Windows and ...

The annual assertion by open-source developers that the year of the Linux desktop is here may finally be more than a mere catchphrase. According to the web traffic analysis website StatCounter, Linux ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Linux has never been as popular as Microsoft Windows or Apple's macOS; that has been true for decades. But according to StatCounter's latest data, the open ...