What is a Linux repository? A Linux repository is a storage location from which your system retrieves and installs OS updates and applications. Each repository is a collection of software hosted on a ...

Popular Linux distribution Gentoo has been “totally pwned” according to researchers at Sophos, and none of the current code can be trusted. The team immediately posted an update and noted that none of ...

Microsoft's Linux server distribution is now available as an ISO to install on your own server or virtual machine.

As I've grown more comfortable with Linux, I've discovered alternative methods of installing apps. Sometimes, they're better ...

The Arch Linux team has warned users for years about verifying each AUR package before installing it. The Arch Linux team is the second Linux distro that has found malware on its user-submitted ...

GetDeb's web site has long been the go-to spot for Ubuntu (and Debian, and Mint) users to grab the latest copies of software not yet released by their official repositories. Now GetDeb makes it even ...

Void Linux is a bit out of the ordinary. It offers an unusually interesting alternative to many of the traditional Linux distros affiliated with a larger Linux family, such as Debian or Ubuntu, or ...

Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's own Fedora-derived Linux distro for Azure cloud workloads. Here is how it compares to Ubuntu, ...