I couldn’t wait any longer for the developer to port their Linux app to Windows—so I vibe-coded my own version.

A newly disclosed use-after-free in the Linux kernel's epoll code, CVE-2026-46242, lets an unprivileged user get root on ...

Fake CVE exploit repos pull frint and skytext packages to steal researcher credentials, with servers still live as of July 1.

Can't rename Directory to directory on an exFAT drive? Learn why case only renames fail, how exFAT compares filenames, and ...

A four-year-old SSD, 6,605 unexplained errors, and one OS that actually had answers.

The planned laws in California and Colorado for age verification in operating systems will likely not apply to open-source operating systems. In both states, after considerable resistance from the ...

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...

For months, Americans have been told a $2,000 tariff rebate check could be coming. It still hasn’t — and court rulings, shifting timelines and unanswered questions have only added to the confusion. In ...

The new kernel's number ends in zero, but it's not a milestone release. Linux 7.0 boasts improvements in Rust, its scheduler - and it's further embracing AI. More than half a dozen distros will let ...

Gaming on Linux has never been better. Thanks to advances in compatibility layers like Proton, drivers, and distro-level optimizations, Linux now supports thousands of games, from AAA titles to indie ...

Pop!_OS is a new Ubuntu-based Linux distribution from System76, flaunting the COSMIC Desktop Environment and available on either a PC of your choice or one of many US-made laptops or desktops. While ...

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.