I had a relatively quiet weekend planned, which would have been a nice change for me after all the traveling I have done recently. 'Would have been' is the key phrase here... I was updating various ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Both Kubuntu and Fedora KDE Plasma are great distributions.One is based on Ubuntu, and one is based on ...

There was a time when Ubuntu was the upstart: a new Linux distribution that was more promise than substance. When it was launched in late 2004 it was up against a number of distributions that had been ...

The developers behind the increasingly popular Ubuntu and Fedora Linux distributions announced the availability of new beta releases last week. These betas, which offer users an opportunity to get an ...

When you’re talking Linux, three big names always pop up: Canonical’s Ubuntu, Novell’s openSUSE and Red Hat’s Fedora. Ubuntu has ridden a groundswell of both consumer and commercial support to its ...

We often hear from readers who want to track the development process of their favorite Linux distribution but don't know where to start. Budding Linux enthusiasts frequently ask how the release cycles ...

Regular readers know me by now. I always have my eye out for a low-priced netbook or sub-notebook. When I saw this Acer Aspire E11 advertised for less than CHF 300.- (£200, €250), I took a closer look ...

Last week Fedora Linux released its latest version, Fedora 10. We take a look at how it stacks up against Ubuntu 8.10, released a month before. For some, Ubuntu 8.10 was something of a disappointment.