A tour of elementary OS, perhaps the Linux world’s best hope for the mainstream With its new release, pay-what-you-want OS project now has a pay-what-you-want app store.

Like most GNU/Linux distributions, you can download elementary OS for free (or make a small donation) and install it on pretty much any computer released in the past decade.

The founder of elementary OS shares two experiences that may change how users and other Linux distributions think about donation models.

An OS that “just works” while putting them in control of their data. Whether you’re a Linux newcomer or a seasoned user looking for a polished, privacy-respecting desktop, Elementary OS 8 is well ...

This article is more than 5 years old. Introducing new features into any operating system -- whether that's Linux, macOS or Windows -- is a tricky proposition.

Elementary OS is a new style Linux distro that wraps its own sophisticated desktop design around a solid Ubuntu core. This distro first appeared in 2011. Its developers released the second major ...

Here, let me re-print the meat of the announcement. “Luna is the latest version of elementary OS, a design-oriented and open source Linux-based operating system for desktops and laptops.

The Elementary OS team have released a stable version of Loki which previously went through two betas. Loki is built on top of Ubuntu 16.04 and provides a number of improvements over Freya.

The release last month of Elementary OS Freya version 0.3.2 showed little has changed in this new-style Linux distro that wraps its own lightweight desktop design around the Ubuntu core. Elementary OS ...