If you’d rather have a Windows 7-like interface on your old computer, try installing Linux Mint.

Everything you need to switch successfully from Windows to Linux—including hardware, software, and Windows license management.

Linux is a great operating system, but it can be hard to completely switch over. For this reason, many people prefer to dual-boot Linux with Windows.

Looking to resurrect or transform a laptop or desktop? There are lots of versions of Linux to choose from, all of them free (and awesome). Here's how to decide which one is right for you.

If you're considering a migration from the soon sunsetting Windows 10 to Linux and you're looking for a way to test the open-source operating system, here are four options.

Don't throw away your old system just yet. FunOS has just enough capabilities to keep your computer running for longer.

Almost two years ago, I reviewed Ubuntu, the user-friendly version of the free Linux operating system. I wasn’t impressed. I found the software a pain to install, a pain to work with, and—even ...

A Windows XP PC could be 10 or 15 years old, but you could still use it for something other than a fishbowl.

They argue that it's better to keep an old PC and speed it up by replacing Windows with Linux, which has more modest system requirements.

My recent column about discarding rather than upgrading a 5-year-old Windows PC brought a protest from some fans of Linux, the alternative PC operating system. They argue that it's better to keep ...

My recent column about discarding rather than upgrading a 5-year-old Windows PC brought a protest from some fans of Linux, the alternative PC operating system. They argue that it's better to keep ...