Serenity OS turns five and emits first offspring, Ladybird Indie C++ Unix-like OS project now has an indie Javascript-capable browser, too OSes17 Oct 2023 | 4
Microsoft starts offering advice in how to code for Arm In 2027 a quarter of PCs won’t use x86, and Redmond wants its ecosystem ready OSes17 Oct 2023 | 18
Windows 10's latest update issue isn't a bug but a feature – to test your patience Some attempted installations of KB5031356 were reportedly stuck on 30% after 24 hours OSes16 Oct 2023 | 46
GNOME developer proposes removing the X11 session The suggested change is the first step in desktop environment becoming Wayland-only OSes13 Oct 2023 | 77
Red Hat retires mailing list, leaving Linux loyalists to read between the lines Comment Email is just so 20th century OSes11 Oct 2023 | 31
Microsoft gives unexpected tutorial on how to install Linux You may need it – Windows 10 is no longer a free upgrade OSes11 Oct 2023 | 100
Microsoft says VBScript will be ripped from Windows in future release It's PowerShell or something similar in the not too distant future OSes10 Oct 2023 | 48
Incus 0.1 is Canonical's LXD 'containervisor' with Ubuntu integration stripped out Community fork delivers first code for more distro-neutral functionality OSes10 Oct 2023 |
Apple antique aficionados can boot to the future with OpenCore Legacy Patcher FOSS Fest Hackintoshing reaches a wider audience – owners of older Macs OSes09 Oct 2023 | 19
Microsoft Cortana's farewell tour comes to the Windows Insider program Last season's assistant shuffles off from the Canary build of Windows 11 OSes06 Oct 2023 | 13
ELKS and Fuzix: Linux – and Unix – writ very, very small That is not dead which can eternal lie. Iä! Iä! IA16! OSes06 Oct 2023 | 36
Not even the ghost of obsolescence can coerce users onto Windows 11 It's a great advert for Ubuntu anyway OSes05 Oct 2023 | 209
After a clean and inclusive Ubuntu-based desktop? Elementary, dear user iPadOS-like distro reaches 7.1 and talks to you on installation OSes05 Oct 2023 | 6
Mint freshens up its Linux garden for Ubuntu and Debian fans One version's edgier than the other OSes04 Oct 2023 | 27
Ex-Microsoft maverick takes us on a trip through vintage Task Manager code Plus: Have you updated to the latest version of Bloated Fetal Sacs? OSes04 Oct 2023 | 22
AMD graphics card users report gremlins with Windows 11 It looks like you spent hours tuning your settings – shall I reset them for you? OSes03 Oct 2023 | 11
openSUSE offers Slowroll distro for those scared by the speed of Tumbleweed Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' OSes02 Oct 2023 | 8
Free software pioneer Richard Stallman is battling cancer A changed RMS appeared at the GNU 40th anniversary event in Switzerland OSes29 Sep 2023 | 44
Ubuntu and Fedora clash in beta race, but who wears GNOME better? Big two corporate-backed free distros are nearly ready for their close-ups OSes27 Sep 2023 | 13
Linux interop is maturing fast… thanks to a games console Open Source Summit Valve's work on Steam OS 3 for the Steam Deck helps everyone, corporate users included OSes27 Sep 2023 | 36
Excel Hell II: If the sickness can't be fixed, it must be contained Opinion Microsoft's Steve Ballmer once called open source a cancer. Today's diagnosis points to a different cause
Raspberry Pi 5: Hot takes and cooler mistakes How does the device fare as a daily driver, and is cooling really optional?
Windows 10's latest update issue isn't a bug but a feature – to test your patience Some attempted installations of KB5031356 were reportedly stuck on 30% after 24 hours
One door opens, another one closes, and this one kills a mainframe Who, Me? The Reg brings you balanced coverage of retro-tech
Cisco zero-day bug allows router hijacking and is being actively exploited We'd say 'Hurry up and patch' but it hasn't written one yet. While you wait, disable HTTP
LinkedIn lays off nearly 700 staff, engineers to suffer the most Time to update that resume on, er ... oh.
British boffins say aircraft could fly on trash, cutting pollution debt by 80% Domestic jets can use 'municipal solid waste' to fly the friendly skies
Cloudflare exiles baseboard management controller from its server motherboards Puts Datacenter-ready Secure Control Modules to work in boxen built by Lenovo
China requires any new domestic Wi-Fi kit to support IPv6 and run it by default Beijing set big targets for next-gen networks, but adoption stats suggest it's falling short
It looks like you’re a developer. Would you like help upgrading Windows 11? Microsoft adds a PC setup option and tools just for coders in Win 11 23H2, which debuted Tuesday OSes27 Sep 2023 | 49
Long-term support for Linux kernels is about to get a lot shorter Open Source Summit Despite the OS's success, maintainers are short-staffed and under-appreciated OSes26 Sep 2023 | 47
Why Chromebooks are the new immortals of tech Opinion A decade of support is a much better deal than what Microsoft or Apple will give you OSes22 Sep 2023 | 96
Ubuntu's 'Mantic Minotaur' peeks out of the labyrinth As outline becomes visible, including the return of ZFS, kernel 6.4 glides across the Styx into eternity OSes19 Sep 2023 | 12
Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 hits beta with reassuringly little drama Think Debian 12 plus Mint's polish and a friendlier UX for non-techies OSes13 Sep 2023 | 14
Microsoft Edge still forcing itself on users in Europe Updated Promised change to allow Windows system links open in the actual default browser not yet evident OSes12 Sep 2023 | 31
Linux 6.6's in-kernel SMB networking server graduates Samsung's KSMBD server hitting primetime has several significant implications OSes11 Sep 2023 | 18
Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows Go native or go home: End of servicing plan rolled out for legacy printer drivers in fresh update OSes11 Sep 2023 | 134
GNOME 45 formalizes extensions module system As it reaches Release Candidate status, one change among many will have more visible impact OSes08 Sep 2023 | 36
Windows August update plays Blue Screen bingo – and MSI boards got the winning ticket BIOS update issued with tweaked Intel microcode OSes07 Sep 2023 | 18
Linux distros drop their feelgood hits of the summer A quiet period for the IT industry is a good time to rebuild and refresh, apparently OSes07 Sep 2023 | 12
Windows File Explorer gets nostalgic speed boost thanks to one weird bug A glitch that makes the lives of users better? Where do we sign? OSes06 Sep 2023 | 58
Fedora and Asahi Linux pals revamp installation process Switch to Calamares aims to make setup simpler OSes05 Sep 2023 | 4
ArcaOS 5.1 gives vintage OS/2 a UEFI facelift for the 21st century When your '90s nostalgia craves a modern touch OSes04 Sep 2023 | 73
antiX 23: Anarchic for sure, but 'design by committee' isn't always the best for Linux Still, it's blisteringly fast and systemd-free too OSes01 Sep 2023 | 58
After injecting pop-up ads for Bing into Windows, Microsoft now bends to Europe on links Clicking a URL from a system service will actually open in your chosen browser. For some. How fancy OSes30 Aug 2023 | 36
Linus Torvalds couldn't find an excuse to hold back Linux 6.5, so here it is Summer push proved less disruptive than feared OSes28 Aug 2023 | 7
Bodhi Linux 7 brings Enlightenment to Ubuntu With a choice of kernel versions, and even a 32-bit edition OSes25 Aug 2023 | 47
Microsoft whips out probe after Windows 11 users suffer the blue-screen blues Updated Pay particular attention if you're MSI and Intel powered OSes24 Aug 2023 | 8
Xebian is the Marie Kondo of Linux distros – it's here to declutter Clean, simple, quick, and an example of how less can give you more OSes24 Aug 2023 | 19
Version 5 of systemd-free Debian remix Devuan is here Debian Bookworm without the controversial init – or the platform support, or the polish OSes21 Aug 2023 | 70
A license to trust: Can you rely on 'open source' companies? Opinion Sometimes nothing fails like success OSes18 Aug 2023 | 27
30 years on, Debian is at the heart of the world's most successful Linux distros August 16 was an especially big day for this island of stability OSes17 Aug 2023 | 89
Red Hat redeploys one of its main desktop developers Big Purple may be moving away from the desktop or it could be more strategic OSes16 Aug 2023 | 21
Red Hat's Mexican standoff: Job cuts? Yes, but we still need someone to boot Linux Time for some fresh GRUB OSes15 Aug 2023 | 31
Oracle, SUSE and others caught up in RHEL drama hit back with OpenELA 'No subscriptions. No passwords. No barriers. Freeloaders welcome' OSes14 Aug 2023 | 50
Indian armed forces gives Windows its marching orders, but only for desktop warriors Opinion I am become Tux, destroyer of warez OSes14 Aug 2023 | 40
Linux project's first full version has all the subtlety of a Rhino in a China shop An option if Ubuntu interim releases are too slow, easy and stable for your liking OSes11 Aug 2023 | 5
GNOME 45 beta: Less buggy, more colorful, and still not your grandma's desktop Codenamed Riga after the venue for this year's GUADEC conference OSes10 Aug 2023 | 20
Sparkling fresh updates to Ubuntu, Mint and Zorin on way What's new in the world of Irish Ubuntu derivatives OSes09 Aug 2023 | 31
IBM gives z/OS an AI infusion in major upgrade aimed in part at easing admin chores Big Blue bakes in brainbox tech to get models running – because kids these days don't want a career in big iron OSes09 Aug 2023 | 19
Asahi Linux project hooks up with Fedora: Remix that's not a remix coming soon FAR out, man: first build for Apple Silicon Macs might make it out this month OSes07 Aug 2023 | 3
Behold, Incus: Check out this fork of Canonical's LXD 'containervisor' Lead dev Graber quits Ubuntu maker, helps out this new project OSes04 Aug 2023 | 19
Soon the most popular 'real' desktop will be the Linux desktop Opinion Microsoft is moving Windows to the cloud and Apple will be happy to have you run macOS on the cloud OSes04 Aug 2023 | 311
Microsoft yanks internal Windows 11 testing tool soon after release Redmond bugs out of that side quest OSes03 Aug 2023 | 4
Middleweight champ MX Linux 23 delivers knockout punch Debian 12-based version should be your first choice for a non-systemd distro OSes03 Aug 2023 | 77
Soft-reboot in systemd 254 sounds a lot like Windows' Fast Startup Where does Agent P work again? OSes02 Aug 2023 | 128
GNOME project considers adding window tiling by default Bringing automatic window tiling to the mainstream could be big – but what is it and how do you use it? OSes01 Aug 2023 | 87
Fed-up Torvalds suggests disabling AMD’s 'stupid' performance-killing fTPM RNG Some Ryzen Linux machines still stumble along despite efforts to fix it all OSes31 Jul 2023 | 72
'Weird numerological coincidence' found during work on Linux kernel 6.5 It might be the only non-boring thing about the release, which has Linus Torvalds celebrating OSes31 Jul 2023 | 30
OctoX is a radical Rust implementation of a very old OS for RISC-V There's still life in the wider Version 6 Unix family – and 9front too OSes28 Jul 2023 | 19
To infinity and beyond, with a swarm of tiny computers costing under $1K each BLISS this: Berkeley Low-cost Interplanetary Solar Sail project wants to head into space on the cheap OSes26 Jul 2023 | 10
Debian 12.1 released with bug fixes aplenty and excitement still in short supply The next version, 'Trixie', is starting to take shape and boasts an additional official CPU architecture OSes25 Jul 2023 | 10
Want to live dangerously? Try running Windows XP in 2023 The pain and joy of using an old OS on hardware newer than it is OSes24 Jul 2023 | 124
Linux lover consumed a quarter of the network Who, Me? Penguins are OK with glaciers. Academics not so much OSes24 Jul 2023 | 130
RHEL drama, ChromeOS and more ... Our vultures speak freely about the latest in Linux Register Kettle Do distros even matter in the era of cloud and microservices? OSes20 Jul 2023 | 19
Slackware wasn't the first Linux distro, but it's the oldest still alive and kicking Who needs a graphical desktop manager anyway? OSes20 Jul 2023 | 58
Mint 21.2 is desktop Linux without the faff Nifty new features mostly go to Cinnamon users, though OSes19 Jul 2023 | 83
Linux has nearly half of the desktop OS Linux market Opinion It would be twice as much if people could stop arguing about who counts and who doesn't OSes18 Jul 2023 | 239
AlmaLinux project climbs down from being a one-to-one RHEL clone Comment A worrying concession means that the shape of the marketplace is changing OSes17 Jul 2023 | 47
Three signs that Wayland is becoming the favored way to get a GUI on Linux May be about to join systemd as the new tech for graybeards to scorn... but adopt anyway OSes13 Jul 2023 | 120
China's openKylin 1.0 arrives. Our verdict? Not a bad-looking, er, Ubuntu remix It's certainly not the country's 'first homegrown open source desktop operating system' OSes07 Jul 2023 | 17
Red Hat's open source rot took root when IBM walked in Opinion Big Blue's top brass either don't get it or don't care OSes07 Jul 2023 | 115
Two new Linux desktops – one with deep roots – come to Debian One's a bit raw and touchy, but the other is vintage stuff, brought up to date OSes06 Jul 2023 | 61
Firefox 115 browser breathes life into old operating systems Release is good news for fans of Windows 7, 8, and macOS from Sierra to Mojave. OSes05 Jul 2023 | 21
Rocky Linux details the loopholes that will help its RHEL rebuild live on When you're on the wrong side of Red Hat, these could be subject to change OSes04 Jul 2023 | 95
What it takes to keep an enterprise 'Frankenkernel' alive devconf.cz The skillful handiwork of merging bits from different kernels into one, and keeping it secure at the same time OSes30 Jun 2023 | 13
Linux Mint cuts slice of 'Victoria' as 21.2 beta lands with dash of fresh Cinnamon Desktop Ubuntu, but without the nonsense OSes29 Jun 2023 | 51
Rocky Linux claims to have found 'path forward' from CentOS source purge Ripples rebounding and reflecting from Red Hat's rebuff of RHEL rebuilds OSes28 Jun 2023 | 221
Linux 6.4 debuts after literally unremarkable development push Latest cut of the kernel gets RISC-ier, moves towards Wi-Fi 7, ejects PCMCIA cards OSes26 Jun 2023 | 9
Microsoft investigating bug in Windows 11 File Explorer that makes the CPU hangry On the other hand, some old settings are set for a comeback OSes23 Jun 2023 | 47
Red Hat strikes a crushing blow against RHEL downstreams Comment From now on, only CentOS Stream's source code is available to all OSes23 Jun 2023 | 175
Forester delivers bare metal remote provisioning to Fedora Devconf.cz Golang project also works with the CentOS Linux replacements OSes22 Jun 2023 |
Microsoft rethinks death sentence for Windows Mail and Calendar apps Shifting those duties to Outlook set for next year – well, maybe OSes20 Jun 2023 | 48
Latest SUSE Linux Enterprise goes all in with confidential computing But you'll need the right hardware to take advantage Sysadmin Month20 Jun 2023 | 2
Where are we now, Microsoft 362.5? Europe reports outages Redmond says problems stemmed from a datacenter in Germany, though UK spared the worst of it OSes20 Jun 2023 | 16
Microsoft remembers it was going to bring Windows 11 to HoloLens While Apple has Vision Pro, Redmond's taking vision slow? OSes15 Jun 2023 | 6
At last, Microsoft lets Windows 11 share files with Android apps Android and Microsoft sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G! But not too much OSes13 Jun 2023 | 6
Will Flatpak and Snap replace desktop Linux native apps? Opinion Actually, the better question is: When will they replace most desktop Linux programs? OSes09 Jun 2023 | 159
File Explorer gets facelift in latest Windows 11 build Nips and tucks aim to give decades-old app a more modern vibe OSes08 Jun 2023 | 101
One small Leap for OpenSUSE as 15.5 arrives ahead of business sibling Will be followed soon after by SLE 15 SP 5 as org continues prep for ALP OSes08 Jun 2023 | 4
About ducking time: Apple fixes up autocorrect in iOS 17 WWDC And makes developer-grade OS betas available to all ducking loyalists OSes07 Jun 2023 | 15
Oh Snap... Desktop Ubuntu Core to arrive in 2024 Changes are happening in Fedora and openSUSE immutable distros, too OSes06 Jun 2023 | 65
Microsoft Windows edges closer to SMB security signing fully required by default 'This is certainly the biggest change we've made since the campaign to remove SMB1' OSes06 Jun 2023 | 44
Debian 12 'Bookworm' is the excitement-free Linux you've been waiting for If Ubuntu is getting you down, check out its grandad OSes05 Jun 2023 | 54
Microsoft Windows latest: Cortana app out, adverts in Get Help? Yes, we highly recommend it, Redmond OSes02 Jun 2023 | 87
Windows driver woes trip AMD GPU owners, blind Arm-powered cameras Rollbacks and workarounds abound OSes30 May 2023 | 12
Microsoft up in Arms over data-loss protection in Windows 11 We almost forgot Redmond had an interest in anything but x86 OSes29 May 2023 | 11
Microsoft has made Azure Linux generally available. Repeat, Azure Linux Come for the Kubernetes, stay for the containers OSes26 May 2023 | 56
Windows XP activation algorithm cracked, keygen now works on Linux The unkillable OS rises from the grave… Again OSes26 May 2023 | 144