Ask ten sysadmins in 2019 which server OS to pick and a lot of them said CentOS without thinking. That answer no longer works. CentOS Linux was shut down, and the name now belongs to CentOS Stream, a different kind of distribution with a different job. This guide compares Ubuntu […]
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Ubuntu is not one operating system. It is a family of them. Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie and the rest share the same core, then split in ways you notice the second you log in. Pick the wrong one and you end up with a laptop that crawls or a […]
Ubuntu and Linux Mint share the same foundation, install in about the same time and run the same apps. After the first login, they feel nothing alike. Ubuntu gives you a modern, opinionated desktop backed by a company. Linux Mint gives you a familiar, quiet desktop built by a small […]
ChromeOS is built around a browser. If that suits you, fine. If you want a real desktop, full-size apps and a laptop that keeps getting security patches after Google stops updating it, Linux is the obvious next step.
Canonical is putting the final touches on Ubuntu 26.10, and this is not a quiet, skippable release. There’s an AI tool that types what you say, a tiling trick lifted straight from Windows 11, and a fix for a memory bug that’s been quietly ruining people’s day for years. The […]
ARM chips run more of your life than you probably realize. Your phone has one. So does your smartwatch, probably your router, and now a growing share of laptops and servers too. But here’s the catch that trips a lot of people up: not every Linux distro treats ARM the […]
You just paid good money for a laptop with this year’s CPU, a new GPU, and a WiFi chip that didn’t exist six months ago. Then you install a Linux distro built for hardware from 2023, and half of it doesn’t work. The trackpad stutters. The fingerprint reader isn’t even […]
The distro that’s been your daily driver since 2008 might be about to change in ways you really won’t like. Remember when Ubuntu was just a solid, dependable Linux distro that did what it was supposed to do without trying to be everything to everyone? Well, buckle up, because Canonical […]
Ubuntu 26.04 is the latest Long-Term Support release of Ubuntu, codenamed Resolute Raccoon. It brings new features and a few changes if you’re coming from Ubuntu 24.04. In this article, you’ll learn what the new features are, what the changes are, basic info like release date, and more.
Ubuntu 24.04 is the 10th LTS release of Ubuntu. On this page, we’ll list all the available and known details about Ubuntu 24.04 – release date, new features, what to expect from the new release, and more. We’ll keep updating this page as new info comes in. Make sure to […]