Windows is using a faster drive: In my configuration, I have Windows 11 on an NVMe drive, and since the tower I'm using has ...

The second version of Java Desktop System will debut on Tuesday with extra features to lure developers. It's the latest part of Sun's effort to offset its server sales slump. Stephen Shankland worked ...

Kaspersky launches Linux antivirus for Ubuntu and other distros. Features, system requirements and why the banned security ...

Once you've taken care of these small setup tweaks, your system is ready for the fun part: actually using it. If you're ...

The KDE Project has released version 3 of its namesake software package, one of the two dominant packages for bringing graphical desktop features to Linux. The software includes improvements to ...

Sun has just rolled out its first Linux-based desktop software and is working to secure deals with governments and businesses to deploy it, but the company isn’t targeting Microsoft, a Sun executive ...

Some people hate the idea of adding proprietary software to their desktop Linux. For these people, there are Linux distributions such as gNewSense that use only free software. For the rest of us, who ...

The adoption of Linux on the desktop is progressing, but there won’t be a “David and Goliath” single blow that suddenly slays the dominance of Microsoft’s Windows, Linux advocates said at an ...

Some big names in the computer industry are pledging to make the development of desktop applications for the Linux operating system much easier than it has been. Adobe Systems, IBM, Intel, ...

Sun Microsystems plans to release on Tuesday the second version of its Java Desktop System, the server maker's version of Linux for desktop computers, augmenting the software with new management and ...