Both the Windows and Linux operating systems include applications that would be useful for either operating system. Unfortunately, to use Linux programs in Windows, you would typically need to find ...

Windows 10 now lets you run Linux GUI apps (X11 and Wayland) without using a virtual machine after Microsoft added GUI support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). "The Windows Subsystem for ...

There are multiple ways to try any Linux distribution on Windows 11 or Windows 10 computers. However, Hyper-V is the native virtual machine app that you can use to install Linux Ubuntu on your PC. As ...

In my last two articles, I explored using ChromeOS Flex as an OS replacement on a decade-old, dual-core laptop running Windows 10, as Windows 10 will soon reach its end of life (EOL). I found that it ...

ZDNET key results With Windows 10 no longer supported, Linux is on the rise.Two distributions have greatly benefited from the demise of Windows 10.Each of these distros serves a different purpose, but ...

Since I started covering Linux and open-source technology in the late 1990s, my goal has been to help make the operating system easier to understand and use. One part of that gig is finding Linux ...

There are gentle migration strategies that can delay the move away from Windows 10, which Microsoft will stop supporting in October 2025. Technically (and maybe even psychologically), the easiest step ...

So you’re switching from Windows to Linux? Great. Like other users and organizations who’ve taken the plunge, it’s likely you’re making the move to take advantage of Linux’s stability and reliance on ...