Give your aging Windows 10 laptop a new lease on life with one of these lightweight Linux distros. Find out which system is the perfect fit for your needs and hardware.

On the flip side, the Linux ecosystem has several flavors that feature a bare-minimum number of packages and services. Despite the name, DietPi is perfect for non-Raspberry Pi devices and typical x86 ...

There are tons of obscure Linux distributions that are focused on new users who don't want to have to customize, tweak, or bother with a bunch of post-install work. Vinari OS is one of them.

LibreELEC is a lightweight free and open source operating system designed to turn a computer into a media center. The GNU/Linux distribution provides “just enough” of an OS to run the Kodi media ...

Rancher Labs released its ultra-lightweight Linux distribution on Tuesday, a product that illustrates how the container tech revolution is creating room for innovation in the operating system.

CoreOS, a new lightweight Linux distribution customized for massive server deployments, has found a home on the Google Cloud Platform, giving organizations an easy way to test and use the software for ...

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Linux users and distributors were divided on the question of whether Linux distributions should become simpler or more complex during a panel discussion on the future of Linux ...

I have an older (circa) 2003 system (Niveus AV Storage Server) that I use to store Movie Rips (DVD, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD). It has a 600MHZ Via Eden CPU with accompanying Via CLE266 northbridge. It's ...