Neowin News Feed for: Distros

Top 10 must-have apps for new Linux users in 2025

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:00:01 +0000

If you are new to Linux, this guide is for you! I list some of the key apps (and services) that you'll want to use to make your Linux transition more comfortable. Read more...

Systemd v251 with GNU11 could prove troublesome for users of nearly all Linux distros

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:04:01 +0000

With Systemd version 251, the role of Package Manager could radically shift, reducing the flexibility it offered to users and allowing more control in the hands of Linux distro makers. Read more...

Lindows Bundles Its Linux OS with Two Rivals' Distros

Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:49:59 +0000

In what's certainly a different twist in operating-system marketing, Lindows is offering a CD bundle of not just its own Linux operating system, Linspire, but also the latest versions of two other popular Linux distributions:... Read more...

Linux distros to unite

Wed, 29 May 2002 19:19:26 +0000

Linux distributors including Caldera, SuSE and TurboLinux are expected to join forces tomorrow to unite on a common distribution. The news was scooped by eWeek's Peter Galli, under the headline Linux vendors gang up on... Read more...