Is there an operating system beyond Windows, Linux, or macOS? Actually, there are many, and we've dug to find some of them for you.

Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for July 2025 show Linux's market share growing ahead of a potential full SteamOS ...

SteamOS is growing in popularity for gamers, especially those using handhelds, and the new Steam Hardware & Software survey is indicative of that.

This idea is similar to the C:\Documents and Settings feature in Microsoft Windows. When a user boots the Linux operating system, the default working directory (e.g. /home/tom) is the user directory.

You might think that Windows and MacOS do a great job of keeping you connected, entertained, or productive without fail but if you're using an OS other than Linux, you're missing out.

The problem with Windows, Mac OS X, the various distributions of Linux, Android on mobile and all other computer Operating Systems (OS)s, is that users - and indeed technical professionals - all ...

The idea that Microsoft’s Windows is the world’s most buggy and vulnerable operating system is pants, and it is so-called cast iron operating systems like Linux and macOS which are the worst.

Linux is a very powerful operating system, but it may not be for everyone. Due to a smaller user base, Linux systems have less software support than Windows or Mac.

Last, but never least, you can use it to provide a SSO (Single Sign-on) regardless of the user’s native operating system. [ And the best Linux desktop distro of all is… ...

The Linux operating system is the most successful in the free, open-source category. It is not a product by any company like it is the case with Windows (Microsoft) or Mac (Apple).

But then that siren song of Linux just wouldn’t let go. Sure, I’d continued using Linux as my go-to operating system (still do to this day), but I hadn’t written about tech in a while.