In the 1980s, there was a microcomputer boy who longed for an operating system called UNIX.More than 40 years have passed ...

Last time, we looked at the beginnings of UNIX. This time, we're talking about Linux, which started its development on PCs.In ...

Work on the KDE desktop environment began 30 years ago. The team is celebrating the anniversary with parties, a major ...

UNIX baggage and inconsistent distro choices make everyday file actions feel like a chore of templates and terminals.

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The desktop environment KDE Plasma says goodbye to X11 on its 30th KDE birthday, integrates the backup tool Kup, and makes ...

Google invented some important programming languages, and you’ve probably used apps built with them without knowing it.

KDE Plasma 6.8 was officially released on October 14, 2026, but availability through Linux distributions depends on their individual packaging and testing schedules. KDE publishes the upstream source ...

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Version 6.8 of the KDE Plasma desktop has been released. The The KDE project has timed the release to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Matthias Ettrich's email announcing the project: ...

MITRE ATT&CK v20 expands critical infrastructure installations threat coverage with new IT and OT attack techniques.

For example, Linux began as Linus Torvalds' pet project, and he never expected it to leave his bedroom. Valve's efforts with ...