I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...

Linux isn't magic. It's how the developers choose a distro's apps and desktop that matters.

Jack Wallen takes on the age-old question of what Linux needs to succeed on the desktop. This time around, his answers have nothing to do with software. So many of us have asked this same question ...

Ubuntu can’t be the default recommendation for every type of Linux newcomer.

Jack Wallen offers up his take on why Spiral Linux might be just the right Linux distribution for those who've never tried the open-source operating system. To that end, when a new distribution ...

As I occasionally do, lately, I was racking my brain for a fun Linux flight of fancy to take us on. Many pixels have been spilled on the subject of "Linux," or even just desktop Linux, with many more ...

Ubuntu Linux was a pleasant surprise. If I had to sum up my 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux in a sentence, it would be “Ubuntu Linux is more than capable of being the primary desktop OS for most users, but ...

Microsoft is following the customers and the ecosystem, but pragmatic investment in Linux doesn’t diminish the company’s commitment to Windows. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or ...

"Marley was dead, to begin with."—Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. As you surely know by now, Linux Journal started in 1994, which means it has been around for most of the Linux story. A lot has ...