PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

Debian works itself or in derivatives such as Open Media Vault or Raspberry Pi OS as a stable and lean server system on countless public and private devices. However, anyone looking for a stylish and ...

Debian's APT package manager will have a "hard requirement" on Rust from May 2026. This move may make some rather big waves. I plan to introduce hard Rust dependencies and Rust code into APT, no ...

From May 2026, Debian APT will mandatorily require Rust. Ports without a functioning Rust toolchain will have six months – or will be discontinued. Debian developer Julian Andres Klode has announced ...

What if the operating system you rely on could strike the perfect balance between unwavering stability and innovative innovation? With the release of Debian 13 trixie, that vision becomes a reality.

Dates and times stored in 32 bits on Unix-like systems will “overflow” in early 2038 — but the problems, and the patches, start now. Patch early, patch often, they say — almost 13 years early in the ...

Ayyoun is a staff writer who loves all things gaming and tech. His journey into the realm of gaming began with a PlayStation 1 but he chose PC as his platform of choice. With over 6 years of ...

For decades, Linux and BSD have stood as two dominant yet fundamentally different branches of the Unix-like operating system world. While Linux distributions, such as Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora, have ...

Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...