For as long as https://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/index/operating_systems/linux_unix.html has existed, PC World editors have watched closely as the open source OS ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

While it may seem antiquated in this day and age of modern operating systems, the command line remains the most flexible and powerful way to perform tasks in Linux. The full guide to the Linux command ...

We have to admit, we have an odd fascination with WSL — the Windows subsystem for Linux. On the one hand, it gives us more options on Windows 10 for running the software we love. On the other hand, we ...

Command-line Perl scripts can make adminstering a UNIX box easier by replacing certain commands with some routine scripts. Find out how to take advantage of this approach. Perl is everywhere. Most ...

MontaVista Software, a company that sells Linux tuned for unconventional computing devices, has begun bringing a new software foundation--and a more traditional sales model--to its product line. The ...