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In the almost 20 years since Linux was first released into the world, free for anyone to use and modify however they like, the operating system has been put to a lot of uses. Today, a vast number of ...

Ubuntu and Fedora are no longer in the Linux top three—so which distros dethroned them, and are they actually worth using?

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Mint is basically Linux with training wheels. If you’re ready to move on, try these three distros.

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There are a few different reasons why the average person — as opposed to an enthusiast tinkerer — might want to try out one of the many available flavors of free Linux-based operating systems. If ...