PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

PC users can remove Linux from the navigation pane of File Explorer without having to uninstall WSL. Since this is a registry operation, it is recommended that you back up the registry or create a ...

Ten typosquatted npm packages delivered infostealing malware to nearly 10,000 systems Malware targeted system keyrings, bypassing app-level security to steal decrypted credentials Affected users must ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 10 malicious npm packages that are designed to deliver an information stealer targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. "The malware uses four ...

Security researchers have confirmed that a recent wave of cyberattacks is exploiting a critical vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, allowing attackers to compromise Linux servers and install long-term ...

Criminals exploiting a critical vulnerability in open source Apache ActiveMQ middleware are fixing the flaw that allowed them access, after establishing persistence on Linux servers. Researchers at ...

DripDropper exploits an old server security hole. After infection, DripDropper patches the hole itself. Simple patch discipline could have stopped the exploit. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: ...

Threat actors are exploiting a nearly two-year-old security flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to gain persistent access to cloud Linux systems and deploy malware called DripDropper. But in an unusual twist, the ...

Linux places no special demands on hardware, so there are generally no limitations when choosing a Linux system. Even more feature-rich desktop distributions like Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop, ...

In my recent exploration of Microsoft’s Azure Linux 3, I was impressed by its efficient RAM usage — just 115MB upon booting. This sparked my curiosity about the RAM consumption of various Linux ...

If you're shopping for a desktop Linux PC, you've probably noticed that your options are much more limited than if you were shopping for a Windows 11 desktop. Linux PCs aren't nearly as common as the ...