Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear.

Ubuntu Server, on the other hand, doesn’t behave like it’s trying to box you in. It feels like a real operating system for ...

Microsoft still holds the lion's share of the server operating system market, but Linux shipments grew slightly faster than Windows did last year, according to a new report. Microsoft's Windows held ...

[SPONSORED CONTENT] CentOS disappeared in the dead of winter. On December 8, 2020, the day with the earliest sunset of the year in northern latitudes, Red Hat announced it would no longer support the ...

Proxmox comes with a large library of Turnkey Linux distros, which are distros that have been specifically tweaked to be ...

Microsoft Windows may be dominating the headlines for security-related breaches but the open-source Linux server operating system remains the biggest target of overt intruder attacks, according to a ...

Setting up a secure server isn’t necessarily for the faint of heart. To make it easier for IT administrators, Guardian Digital Inc. has released (download PDF) EnGarde Secure Linux Version 1.2, ...

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass., August 26, 2009 - A recent IDC study reveals that worldwide revenue from Linux operating system software grew by 23.4% from 2007 to 2008, and that growth will be followed by a ...