Classic Unix tools (ls, cat, ed, cal, dc) and games show modern OS lineage ...

It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for ...

One is the world's oldest Linux distro, the other isn't Linux at all. Each delivers superb stability - let's compare.

So, building distros that are easy to install, set up, and use is also a priority now. Linux is not a second-choice operating ...

Probably not too many people around the world celebrated November 1st, 2023, but on this momentous date FreeBSD celebrated its 30th birthday. As the first original fork of the first complete and open ...

Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks.

To install Linux Mint on your VMware Workstation, begin by creating a new virtual machine within the software, selecting your ...

Will Unix be enough to grow a new crop of Apple customers? That's the question Apple Computer will begin to address Monday at its weeklong Worldwide Developer Conference in San Jose, Calif. By ...

In the intricate landscape of operating systems, two prominent players have shaped the digital realm for decades: UNIX and Linux. While these two systems might seem similar at first glance, a deeper ...

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, ...

When the world got its first glimpse of Mac OS X six months ago with the release of the Mac OS X beta, cheers erupted across the Internet . . . but not from who you might have expected. While the ...

Akira Urushibata recently wrote to libreplanet-discuss, which hadn't been active for 2 months ( he was the last person to write to it back in November ). His latest message is a bit like an article ...