Latest Linux Opinion

• 09 February 2013

• Opinion: Would Microsoft really bring Office to Linux?

  There's been a rumor floating around over the past few days that Microsoft is considering making a Linux version of its Office productivity software.

• 07 February 2013

• Opinion: KDE 4.10 delivers key updates across the board

  Hard on the heels of news earlier this week that KDE has been named the best desktop environment in a recent Linux user survey, the team behind the popular project on Wednesday launched a fresh new version of the software.

• 01 February 2013

• Opinion: Booting Linux via UEFI can 'brick' some Samsung laptops

  A problem with a kernel driver for Samsung laptops has caused numerous users to find their machines "bricked" after trying to boot Linux on them.

• 23 January 2013

• Opinion: Gaming on Linux: A guide for sane people with limited patience

  So, you want to play games on your Linux machine. Oh, boy. Batten down the hatches, because we're about to show you how to do some real computing. You ever compiled something, kid? You ever compiled something like we did back in the '90s?

• 22 January 2013

• Opinion: Linux pros saw a giant salary leap in 2012: Dice

  It's been clear for some time now not only that IT professionals face better-than-average prospects in today's tough marketplace for jobs, but also that those with Linux skills tend to fare even better.

• 26 December 2012

• Opinion: Another year, another totally different top 10 Linux distros

  Between the new innovations that emerge practically every day and the fairly constant rate of change in general, things never stay the same for long in technology.

• 18 December 2012

• Opinion: Coming soon: A new, open laptop from the creator of Chumby

  Open source software has become an increasingly widespread part of the computing world thanks to the ever-growing popularity of Linux, Firefox, LibreOffice, and other prominent examples. Fully open hardware, however, is still much less common.

• 12 December 2012

• Opinion: Coming in Ubuntu Linux 13.04: instant purchases from the desktop

  Canonical may not have published an official alpha release for its core Ubuntu Linux 13.04 OS last week--or a corresponding list of new features--but on Friday the company did reveal some specifics about what's coming in this next version of its popular Linux distribution.

• 07 December 2012

• Opinion: ZevenOS 5.0: a lightweight Linux with a multimedia twist

  There are Linux distributions out there for pretty much every taste and purpose, but every once in a while I'll come across one that seems especially intriguing.

• 07 November 2012

• Opinion: Tiny $57 PC is like the Raspberry Pi, but faster and fully open

  It would be difficult to overstate the popularity of the tiny Raspberry Pi computer that launched earlier this year, but it's just one example of a rapidly growing class of small, inexpensive, Linux-powered devices, as I've already noted on several occasions before.

• 30 October 2012

• Opinion: Goodbye and farewell to Ubuntu Linux 11.04 'Natty Narwhal'

  For longtime users of Ubuntu Linux, it may feel like just yesterday that Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" first came out.

• 25 October 2012

• Opinion: System76 debuts a sleek, all-in-one desktop PC featuring Ubuntu Linux

  There's no doubt the PC market is in the midst of a rush of hardware introductions featuring Microsoft's new Windows 8, but fortunately for buyers, those aren't the only choices out there.

• 18 October 2012

• Opinion: Ubuntu Linux 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal' takes flight at last

  There's never any shortage of excitement and anticipation surrounding the major updates to Ubuntu Linux that arrive twice each year, and Thursday's brand-new release is no exception.

• 12 October 2012

• Opinion: Linux Foundation unveils a workaround for Win 8 Secure Boot

  Scarcely a week goes by these days without the emergence of some new approach to the vexing "Secure Boot" problem facing Linux users on Windows 8 hardware, and this week is no exception.

• 02 October 2012

• Opinion: Four key new features in Linux 3.6

  Just a little more than two months after the release of version 3.5, Linux creator Linus Torvalds on Sunday unleashed the next new version of the Linux kernel.

• 24 September 2012

• Opinion: Now in Ubuntu Linux 12.10: integrated Amazon search results

  News about Ubuntu Linux 12.10 is coming fast and furious as the software's October release date approaches, but it seems fair to say that not even the project's Secure Boot plans have been as controversial as a new feature that came to light late last week.

• 21 September 2012

• Opinion: Ubuntu Linux changes its plans for Windows 8 Secure Boot

  Microsoft's "Secure Boot" plans for Windows 8 have already caused no end of controversy in the Linux community, and certainly one of the more divisive announcements in recent months was Canonical's decision to drop the GRUB 2 bootloader as part of its solution for Ubuntu Linux.

• 20 September 2012

• Opinion: Sabayon 10 adds a GNOME 2-flavored 'MATE' edition

  It seems like just yesterday that we saw the release of Sabayon 9 with its three desktop flavors, but already the project team behind the popular Linux distribution has launched a new version.

• 06 September 2012

• Opinion: Five key new improvements in OpenSUSE Linux 12.2

  After numerous delays along the way, openSUSE Linux 12.2 on Wednesday finally made its long-awaited debut.

• 04 September 2012

• Opinion: Coming Soon to Linux: Nvidia Optimus Graphics Support

  Nvidia may have joined the Linux Foundation earlier this year, but its Optimus switching technology, commonly used as a power-saving mechanism in many laptops, has remained a sticking point for many Linux users.

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