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Sorry to disappoint the people who were so upset that Dell was 'abandoning' Ubuntu Linux, but the PC vendor is actually expanding it desktop Linux offerings.

It's as if a million penguins cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.

If you need a second or third computer but money is tight, you don't need to buy a full system. You can build a surprisingly speedy Linux PC that will excel at everyday tasks, and cost less than $200.

Torrent is an open source peer-to-peer file protocol for sharing large software and media files. It is a well established protocol which accounts for a significant proportion of internet traffic and here its a list of eight Linux BitTorrent clients.

A list of best free video players for linux platform, which is both fully featured and mature too.

If you've ever wanted to remotely restart a service on your Windows PC from your Linux machine, the Command-Line fu web site has you covered with the quick and easy command to use.

7 of the best Linux firewalls Distributions designed to secure your network

Here is a collection of posters,wallpapers and other artworks that show off the old Linux funny bone.

So, does this end the debate over what the safest OS is? Not by a long shot. Nice bragging rights, though.

Ubuntu: meritocracy not democracy Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon explains. Ubuntu has many recognisable traits, but one of the best is its reputation for working with its community.

Five years after uTorrent was released for the Windows platform the development team has announced that it's working on a Linux version of the torrent client. The massive demand from users is cited as one of the main reasons why Linux users will have a native uTorrent application this coming summer.

When the task at hand is a mundane and a repetitive task, money is a perfect incentive. However, when the task requires “rudimentary cognitive” skills, money, it turns out, isn’t the best incentive. This makes perfect sense when we look at the amazing open source projects out there.

Sheldon Cooper's fave Linux Distro is Ubuntu! Though knowing him for 3 years, I would've thought he would go for Gentoo or even Linux From Scratch!

Before I get a bunch of angry comments, I want to say I'm aware that Linux powers all sorts of computers outside of the PC market, but this particular example was too, well, cool not to share.

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a new Linux distro in town, and it goes by the name Linux Peppermint. Peppermint is being heralded as the Linux OS for the new cloud computing paradigm. And on the surface it does seem to deliver on this idea. So, how does Peppermint differ from the other Linux distributions?

Ubuntu 10.04, codenamed Lucid Lynx, is an ambitious update of one of the most popular Linux distributions. It delivers a bold new look, some compelling usability enhancements, and tighter integration with the cloud. In this comprehensive review, Ars takes you on a deep dive into the heart of the beast.

Yes. And no. And sort of. When it comes to the cutthroat world of mobile telephony, it's not quite that simple.

Linux is probably best known as a server operating system, and for a good reason – according to at least one source, 60% of the servers on the web are running a Linux OS. But Linux on a desktop (or laptop) as a very viable option is gaining popularity, and its presence as the default OS on many netbooks continues to push its market share.

We’ll start with “window indicators”, or “windicators” for fun. Windicators are indicators displayed in the window title bar that behave just like the indicators in the panel: they have an icon which shows state, and clicking on the icon brings up a menu. Applications can create, update and remove window indicators using an API...

Ubuntu 10.04 is our first Long Term Support release since early 2008 and it feels long overdue. And that is because desktop Linux has come a long, long way in the last two years.Just to give you one great example: Those amazing 3D desktop effects we all know and love? Those were not a part of Ubuntu 2 years ago. Thats right. 2-dimensional!