Ubuntu Linux 8.10, aka Intrepid Ibex, is the most popular Linux distribution available for installing on your PC, thanks to its steadily improving hardware compatibility and installation software, ...

To install Ubuntu permanently on your PC, you'll need to have a hard disk area set up for it. There are three common options for this setup: Replace the existing operating system on your hard drive ...

Chromebooks are low-cost laptops that mostly target students and educators. While running ChromeOS under the hood makes them efficient, they lack a strong upgrade path and full-featured options ...

To run Ubuntu in a VMware virtual machine, you need a computer that supports virtualization, the latest version of VMware Workstation Player, a four-core processor, 4GB to 8GB of RAM, and at least ...

Amar Thakur wants to install Ubuntu on a PC without removing Windows 7. “How will I do that?” Ubuntu offers three ways to launch the operating system without ...

Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. Besides computing, ...

Intel launched a tiny computer called the Intel Compute Stick earlier this year. It looks like a chunky USB flash drive, but instead of plugging it into your computer to add storage, you plug it into ...

When working with Raspberry Pi, many hobbyists' and makers' go-to operating system for their board is the Raspberry Pi OS, and for good reason. It's easy to install and all but guaranteed to work on ...