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The death of Linux has been proclaimed many times, and that's something that will probably go on for quite some time. The problem is that Windows either can't kill the Linux desktop or Microsoft is not doing its job properly. So, here is a short tutorial for Microsoft that will help it get rid of that pesky Linux, once and for all.

KDE Frameworks 5.14.0 has just been announced by the KDE Community. The new version is now out and expected to hit repositories from all over the world very soon. Like many of the versions before it, the new Frameworks update is an important one, and it will have repercussions from now on.

Mozilla wants to keep Firefox profitable, and one of the means to do that is with ads. They can't just slap them all over the place, so they are going to be shown in the tiles, where they should be the least problematic.

OpenWrt is a GNU/Linux distribution for embedded devices that has been designed to work on routers and a few other platforms. This is a new maintenance release, and it's available for download.

Calibre is a powerful application that can be used to read, convert, and edit eBooks, among many other functions. The developer has just released a new update for it, and a new version is now available for download.

Debian maintainers for MATE have announced that all the packages for the latest 1.10 branch of the desktop environment have been uploaded into the repositories for Debian unstable.

One of the reasons cited by users when they are told about switching to Linux is the fact that they don't have the same kind of apps as Windows does, but is that really enough? There was a time when installing a Linux operating system was quite difficult and maintaining it was quite hard. Installing apps that required strange dependencies was a nightmare, and a distribution that crashes was difficult to repair. All of these issues are now in the past and running a Linux system is just as easy as anything else.

The Steam for Linux platform seems to be on an upward trend again, and it registered an increase in the number of users, for the month of August.

elementary OS was officially updated to version 0.3.1 a few days ago, and it looks like the project has settled in a status quo, which brings good news and bad news. Stability is always something to be desired, but the project is no longer exciting.

VirtualBox, a virtualization solutions that allows users to run and install operating systems inside other operating systems, has been updated to version 5.0.4 and is now ready for download.

Nvidia has updated the Legacy branch of the Linux drivers and developers have fixed quite a few issues. This is a driver aimed at older hardware, so if you just got your shiny and new Titan video card, you don't have what to do with this driver.

Amidst all the news about Ubuntu Touch, Snappy, and other various products, we finally get to see something about the progress made by developers with X applications running natively in Mir and Unity 8.

Ubuntu is now the most used Linux operating system out there, both for desktops and in the cloud, and there are some good reasons why that is true. We'll go through a few of those reasons.

OpenELEC, an embedded operating system built specifically to run the famous KODI (former XBMC) media player hub, has been upgraded once more and it's now at version 6.0 Beta 5 and is now ready for download and testing.

HandyLinux, a Linux distribution based on Debian and a heavily modified Xfce desktop, has been upgraded to version 2.2 and is now available for download.

The FCC or the Federal Communications Commission has received a proposal that aims to curtail the user's ability to install custom firmware on certain devices, including routers. It's a broad proposal, and it's difficult to understand just how far it reaches, but for now it's just that, a proposal.

It's difficult for some people to work without some background noise, and this is where ANoise comes into action. It's a small application that can provide the background noise that's so needed.

Shotcut is a video editor that aims to offer a clear interface and a powerful set of tools. It's definitely not the application you would expect. It's far more complex than it lets on at first sight, and it has a steep learning curve.

The makers of Mycroft, a device based on Raspberry Pi 2 that is governed by an AI and is capable of making your house a smart one, have just announced that they plan to release the voice recognition software to help users control their desktops.

Grsecurity is a well-known set of patches for the Linux kernel, which greatly enhance the ability of the system to withstand various security threats. As you can imagine, there are many companies that want to use Grsecurity, and they need to follow the accompanying GPL license. They are not doing that, and now Grsecurity needs to take some drastic action.