The question is: which distro should you pick to run on your laptop? Experienced users might recommend Arch Linux for fast performance, Debian for stability and Ubuntu for its collection of user ...

Why is Linux better suited to educational environments than either MacOS or Windows? Several reasons: Reliability, security, flexibility, and cost (they're all free).

Such is the case with the latest release of BlueStar Linux: a distro that essentially takes KDE Plasma and twists it into a ...

Right off the bat, no, Linux Mint is not the most lightweight Linux distro you can install on an old computer. But if the original operating system on your device was Windows 7 or newer, then you ...

Note: continued from this thread. I was just given an old Toshiba by a friend. Complete with a ~150MHz Pentium (maybe 2, don't know for sure), 32MB of RAM and 28.8 modem, I have no pratical use ...

I have an older laptop that I want to load with a user friendly and lean linux distro. Obviously it has to be lean or it will choke the laptop. I would also like the distro to be able to handle a ...

In today's open source roundup: Which distro is best to run on a Macbook Pro? Plus: Open source and the user experience, and five grep tools for Linux.

Zorin OS 6: The ultimate Linux distro for Windows users? Whether you're looking to revive an old PC or abandon the Windows ship, this version of Linux provides a familiar look and feel.

Note: Our best Linux distro for laptops feature has been fully updated. This article was first published in January 2011. The smart notebook user shouldn't overlook Linux. The question is: which ...