I have written several times recently about Debian GNU/Linux and several distributions derived from it. As a few people have pointed out, though, when I wrote about Debian itself I only covered the ...

Debian can be a fantastic option for desktop Linux users, but some folks have been confused by the differences between Debian stable and testing. ZDNet takes a look at the pros and cons of each, and ...

I recently picked up an Acer V5-131 at a good price here in Switzerland. In my previous two posts about it I have described configuring and upgrading Windows 8, and installing openSuSE, Fedora and ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Debian and Ubuntu are similar, but they're not the sameDebian is more stable, and Ubuntu is easier to use.I'd only recommend one of them to users new to Linux. Ubuntu is based on ...

It's getting easier to test-drive Linux distros. First came the Windows installer for Ubuntu; now there's a similar (and even easier) option for Debian. Just head to the "Debian-Installer Loader" ...

With over 30 years of development, Debian must be doing something right. Along with Slackware, it's one of the oldest Linux ...