Most desktop and laptop computers from the past two decades use 64-bit x86 processors, but older 32-bit x86 CPUs (also known as i386 or i686) are still around. Even though Windows and many Linux ...

Alpine Linux stands out from other Linux distributions with its init system. While most popular Linux distributions rely on ...

At first glance, Canonical dropping support for 32-bit Ubuntu Linux libraries looked to be interesting -- the end of an era -- but of no real importance. Then, Canonical announced that, beginning with ...

Linux got its start in the 1990s as an alternative operating system for older PCs that didn’t have the horsepower to run newer versions of Windows. So it seems a bit ironic, but not totally surprising ...

The story of Linux so far, as short as it may be in the grand scheme of things, is one of constant forward momentum. There’s always another feature to implement, an optimization to make, and of course ...

It doesn't take a crystal ball to figure out that 64-bit processors are the future. The latest 64-bit offerings from Intel and AMD are compelling and reasonably priced. 64-bit technology may soon ...

With the announcement of LibreOffice 6.3 Beta 1, the open source office suite has stopped providing 32-bit binaries for the Linux platform although 32-bit compatibility has not yet been removed from ...

With the many choices and factors to consider, choosing a laptop of any kind can be a considerable challenge. Choosing one for use with Linux, however, brings its own special set of considerations, ...