News about Linux, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Companies like Valve have demonstrated that strategic vision and thoughtful integration can make Linux viable for large ...

E veryone says Linux is the natural replacement for Windows, but between software headaches and endless tweaking, Linux ...

If you work remote or run your own business out of your house, consider my picks for the best Linux desktop OS.

Linux has been around since the 1990s and is in more devices than you may know. This versatile operating system is used in routers, smartphones, streaming boxes, televisions, smartwatches, cars ...

The new Linux Terminal app plays a big role in Google's future plans to turn Android into a desktop platform. Here's how.

Computer operating system Linux is starting to win traction, with Google Inc using Linux to build its Android platform, and Nokia rolling out its top-of-the-range model N900 using Linux Maemo.

The maker of the Orange Pi line of single-board computers (among other things) offers a handful of Android or Linux images that can be installed on most of the company’s products. But for the ...

The Linux computer operating system, which so far has had little success in use for cellphones, is set to become more widely available in handsets next year, helped by Google's <GOOG.O&gt ...

The Linux computer operating system has moved from the computer world's fringe to the heart of corporate America. The free, decentralized system is being featured by big computer makers such as ...

Two Operating Systems, One PC Is it possible to install Ubuntu Linux on my Windows XP computer so I can have both systems on one machine — without having to reinstall Windows?