A Unix OS meanwhile is the entirety of the tools and applications (‘userland’) that accompany it, something which is provided for Linux-based distributions most commonly from the GNU (‘GNU ...

Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear.

According to the latest numbers from Statcounter, Linux-based desktop operating systems have reached a new milestone, sitting ...

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Unix is one of the IT world’s few living legends. It has been in continuous use since its birth in 1969, and its storied past is like that of a nation: Inept rulers brought it to the brink of ...

I want to use text based linux, not X. Because I know this laptop won't be able to run it very well. Any suggestions as to what Unix-based operating system ...

For starters, the footprint of Saline OS is less than 1 GB -- which means a footprint that's more compact than not just Windows or Mac OS X, but also a number of competing Linux desktop distros.

Canonical on Thursday updated its Linux distribution for netbooks, simplifying the interface and adding new programs that the company says will make it easier for users to access and use Web content.

The UNIX-based PowerMAX real-time OS features high I/O throughput, fast response to external events, and efficient interprocess communication. It supports the real-time interfaces defined in the ...

Mac OS X, the first major overhaul of Apple's operating system since its 1984 introduction, is based on BSD Unix, a popular variant of Unix. Apple in late March released Mac OS X at retail and on ...