In today's open source roundup: Debian versus Ubuntu. Plus: Five Linux distros for your computer, and which game genres need more games on Linux? Ubuntu and Debian are two of the most popular options ...

Debian and Ubuntu are similar, but they're not the same Debian is more stable, and Ubuntu is easier to use. I'd only recommend one of them to users new to Linux. Ubuntu is based on Debian, and ...

The Debian project, the upstream mother of countless Linux distributions, has released Debian 10, also known as “Buster.” And yes, that’s a reference to the character from Toy Story. All Debian ...

We have a Debian machine here at work that is used for just a couple of small but quite useful things. It happily sits in our server room with only an ethernet and power line going into it. It runs ...

Debian 13 (aka "Trixie") is now available for general use. This latest release is an elegant, smooth, and stable OS. Trixie ships with plenty of applications, a new theme, and a modern kernel. Debian ...

Debian 9 “Stretch” just came out, and as far as Linux distros go, Debian stands apart as a distribution meant for stability. Sure, most desktop users might choose Ubuntu or Fedora for their desktop PC ...

IPv6 is the successor to our current internet protocol, IPv4. It offers many new features, including vastly increased address space--128 bits vs. IPv4's measly 32 bits--easier autoconfiguration and ...