A dock has been an important part of the Linux desktop experience for decades. It provides a handy way of quickly accessing your favorite, frequently used applications.

Unfortunately, the popular desktop environment GNOME doesn’t provide a dock.

Fret not…….

We have plenty of Linux distributions tailored for 32-bit systems.

So, why do I want to discourage using 32-bit and upgrade to 64-bit Linux instead?

There are a couple of reasons, and one of the biggest reasons came to the spotlight this week.<…….

Garuda Linux brings an important feature to the Arch world: snapshots and rollback.

Garuda Linux is an Arch derivative founded by Indian developer Shrinivas Vishnu Kumbhar, and named – as is the national airline of Indonesia – after the Hindu demigod who is th…….

In the past cybercriminals have tended to shun Linux in favor of more widely used operating systems, but new data indicates that this trend is starting to shift.

Statistics from the Atlas VPN team show new Linux ma…….

The Reg has collated information that points at the direction of the Adaptable Linux Platform – SUSE’s future replacement for its conventional distros.

One element is relatively straightforward, but may be unexpected – possibly requiring version 3 of the x86-6…….

A never-before-seen Linux malware has been dubbed a “Swiss Army Knife” for its modular architecture and its capability to install rootkits.

This previously undetected Linux threat, called Lightning Framework by Intezer, is equipped with a plethora of features, mak…….

Earlier this year, HP made waves in the Linux community by partnering with System76 on a developer-focused laptop. Called “Dev One,” the notebook comes pre-loaded with the Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS. This new HP machine is quite i…….

The next version of Linux Mint has reached the beta-test stage. The Reg took a look at what’s new.

At the start of the week, the Mint team posted beta ISO images for the forthcoming Linux Mint version 21, codenamed “Vanessa”. As with every version since Mint 17 in…….

Kali Linux, the popular open source Linux distribution specialized for penetration testing, ethical hacking and security auditing, can now be used by Linode customers.

Getting Kali Linux on Linode

The infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform pr…….

Russian Linux distributor НПО РусБИТех – aka RPA RusBITech – is thriving and plans to IPO.

A few months ago, The Reg FOSS desk took a quick look at Russian distro ROSA Linux, which is derived from Mandriva. It’s not the only distribution from the la…….