And with Linux being open source, users are not only able to use the platform for free, they can also alter and re-distribute the operating system as their own distribution.

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Ubuntu 23.10 has been available for a few days. We show you how to install this Linux distribution on your PC and set it up according to your wishes.

If you don't know what the Linux desktop operating system is, or if you're new to it, Jack Wallen's quick explainer will get you up to speed.

Installing Linux on an iMac G5. Mac hardware supports most versions of the Linux operating system. Thus, you can install Linux on your iMac G5 without erasing Mac OS X from the machine. In fact ...

The Crouton project makes it simple to install a full Linux desktop operating system on a Chromebook.

Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking ...

Beyond the cool-looking desktop environments, what are some of the other really cool things that you can do with the Linux desktop that you can't do with other operating systems?