You can revive your aging PC with a lightweight Linux distro such as Puppy Linux and Linux Lite. But which one should you choose?

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Loss32 is more than just another Linux distribution — it’s a focused attempt to unlock the potential of underpowered ...

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

Bon Adamson is a writer with a passion for technology and help desk experience, with a particular interest in Apple's product ecosystem. Bon has been writing for the majority of his life. He is ...

Target machine is an IBM T20 laptop, PIII 650Mhz, 256MB RAM. All I need to do with it is use OpenOffice (or a capable equivalent) and a browser. I tried Ubuntu 9.10, but it was so slow as to be ...

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. That happened this week with the ...

When running Kubernetes clusters for development, the operating system’s footprint can make or break performance and agility. Heavy, general-purpose Linux distributions waste memory and CPU cycles on ...

The best Linux gaming distribution? Linux has much to offer gamers these days, but the sheer range of distribution choices can also be confusing. A writer at Softpedia recently shared some of his ...

Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is here. Built on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, it brings a new-look app menu, Linux 6.14 kernel, and a pair of ...