Bob Sutor, IBM's VP of open source and standards, recently declared at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas that the open source world needs to create new and innovative user interfaces ...

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Ubuntu MATE uses the MATE desktop (which is lightweight yet full-featured), which makes it easy for new users to hop onto the Linux bandwagon. MATE is as easy as it gets, with a bottom panel, a top ...

Linux fans hope that the interface changes in Windows 8 will drive more users to Linux. But the open source operating system is facing interface challenges of its own. Part of the problem is that -- ...

Novell Inc. this week unveiled updates to the Linux graphics subsystem that are aimed at making it a more attractive operating system for desktop users. The improvements to X over OpenGL (Xgl), the ...

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The terminal may seem powerful, but it's not always as good as it sounds. Learn all the misconceptions of using the Terminal vs using the GUI ...

In today's open source roundup: DistroWatch looks at how touch interfaces perform in various Linux desktop environments. Plus: Linus shares his thoughts about computing security. And a review of the ...

Ximian, a start-up that employs the leader of one of the two major software packages used to put a friendly face on the Linux operating system, released a new version of its software on Tuesday.

Restarting the network interface using command lines in Linux is a straight-forward procedure. While the GUI (Graphical User Interface) for Linus network configuration is more graphical and visually ...