Perhaps the most popular of all Linux desktop sites, DistroWatch went down over the July 4 weekend. DistroWatch went down because of an issue with its domain register. This would not be the first ...

Also: I've used Linux for 30 years. Here are 5 reasons why I'll never switch to Windows or MacOS In 2001, a website appeared called Distrowatch. According to the site's "About" section ...

Facebook is reportedly removing posts which share links to DistroWatch Other mentions of Linux and open-source OSs also ...

DistroWatch is the premiere desktop Linux distribution site. Over the weekend it mysteriously disappeared and is still unavailable at DistroWatch.com as I write this roundup. But you can reach it ...

Facebook’s bizarre censorship of Linux groups and the wholesome DistroWatch magazine was a mistake, the social notworking outfit has admitted. Responding to reports earlier this week about the ...

Case in point: DistroWatch‘s page hit rankings for Linux distributions. I’ve covered DistroWatch’s top 10 at the end of each of the past two years, and the differences never fail to be striking.

DistroWatch, a website that covers Linux-related content, posted a Linux-related post on Facebook, which was removed as 'malicious software.' Meta later said that ...

In today's open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews Arch Linux. Plus: SuperTux 0.4.0 has been released. And how to hack Linux with the backspace key Arch Linux has a devoted user base that enjoys ...

It doesn’t have the cachet of widespread familiarity. Then why is it the most downloaded Linux distribution on Distrowatch? A bit of a sidebar: I realize that Distrowatch isn’t the bellwether ...

One of the longest running jokes in our sphere is that the coming year will finally be the year of “Linux on the Desktop.” Never mind that the erosion of the traditional Windows-style desktop ...