When I first started using and writing about Linux in the late 1990s, there were just a few distributions to choose from, and even those were a bit hard to discover (unless you knew the right bulletin ...

Linux Mint has reclaimed its position as the top-ranked Linux distribution on DistroWatch, dethroning MX Linux. The latest page hit rankings, which reflect the popularity of distributions among ...

Last week the Linux world was surprised to find that DistroWatch was not available at its usual domain name. Many wondered what was happening with the site, and it turned out that it had some domain ...

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...

EndeavourOS is the first distribution on this list that I feel comfortable recommending. It’s essentially Arch made easy, with a graphical installer and sensible defaults to streamline the difficult, ...

If you use DistroWatch to find new distros, you've probably assumed—and reasonably so—that its rankings point you toward the good stuff. And while I think it's a great discovery tool, it's a terrible ...

In today's open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews Arch Linux. Plus: SuperTux 0.4.0 has been released. And how to hack Linux with the backspace key Arch Linux has a devoted user base that enjoys the ...

DistroWatch Weekly celebrates its 1000th issue and 20 years of publication. How much material is in two decades of Weekly editions? It's in the ballpark of 2,500 articles or approximately 5,600,000 ...

The DistroWatch site is celebrating its 25th anniversary. "All in all, it has been an incredible ride. Many of you who read these pages regularly know that downloading and testing distributions is a ...