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Why is Linux better suited to educational environments than either MacOS or Windows? Several reasons: Reliability, security, ...

Most people use Linux to learn, tinker, or build something useful. I’ve used it to do things that range from mildly amusing to downright cursed. These aren’t best practices. They’re not productive.

Contrary to popular belief, Linux distributions are more stable than they’ve ever been, and you’re unlikely to encounter weird driver issues out of nowhere.

Linux distro review: ... Michael Larabel tested a Threadripper 3990X system using nine different Linux distros, ... and then do some manual reconfiguration to keep the fonts from looking weird.

Several Linux distros will take care of the partitioning for you during the installation process. Or you can partition it yourself using Disk Management (for Windows) or Disk Utility (for macOS).

Linux distributions geared toward casual desktop users are important, but developers also need to use Linux. ... Depends on your needs. Gnome got weird around RHEL 7 release.

In today's open source roundup: Should you use a rolling release distro or a fixed release? Plus: How the philosophy of Linux affects its users, and why Windows 10 needs the Linux desktop.

Debian GNU/Linux is like the granddaddy of Linux distros in more ways than one. It is one of the oldest, biggest, and still-existing distro. It is also one of the slowest moving, due to its ...

Case in point: DistroWatch‘s page hit rankings for Linux distributions. I’ve covered DistroWatch’s top 10 at the end of each of the past two years, and the differences never fail to be striking.

But just because they are different doesn’t mean they aren’t useful. In fact, all of the distros have a niche following and their dedicated community of users and developers has helped power ...