Longtime programmer Jonathan Corbet tells the story of Linux and reveals what's made it successful over its three decades.

The Linux kernel was started as a way to overcome the licensing limitations of MINIX, and to let Linus Torvalds learn to ...

The Linux Plumbers Conference is this week, and since Android is one of the biggest distributors of the Linux kernel in the world, Google software engineer Todd Kjos stopped by for a progress ...

Another method is to use the lscpu command to get the model name and other info about the installed CPU. The top entry for ...

The LTS (long-term support) period for the Linux kernel is being cut down. In 2017, the kernel jumped from two years of support to six.Now, six years later, it turns out that's a lot of work ...

Since Linux kernel developers have taken over managing Linux's Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), 270 new CVEs in March 2024 and 342 in April 2024 have been reported.

Linus Torvalds has announced the third release candidate (RC3) for the upcoming Linux Kernel 6.16. Learn what's new in Linux ...

Linux 6.0 kernel looks to improve the open-source OS with support for new hardware and a verification model to boost reliability. Skip to main content Events Video Special Issues Jobs ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) enables the start of a Linux system and the use of Linux applications under Windows. Performance can also be improved with a new kernel.