So where is GNU/Linux headed on the desktop? I think things will continue on as-is for the near future. I don't anticipate GNU/Linux usage on the desktop to surge.

People have been talking about switching from Windows to Linux since the 1990s, but in the world of open-source operating ...

An early distribution, Yggdrasil, used the term "Linux/GNU/X" in 1992, and shortly thereafter the terms "GNU/Linux" and "GNU+Linux" began showing up in Usenet and mailing-list discussions. Debian, ...

Glyn Moody has been writing about the internet since 1994, and about free software since 1995. In 1997, he wrote the first mainstream feature about GNU/Linux and free software, which appeared in Wired ...

Open-source GNU/Linux operating systems, ... Even the preceding description is a vast simplification. Some of the most common desktop environments are GNU's GNOME, KDE's Plasma, ...

If you're all set on using a GNU/Linux distro and nothing else, your easiest option is to buy a dedicated laptop or desktop from one of the hardware vendors mentioned above.

The Linux-Libre 3.2 kernel provides the core of the OS, which also features LibreOffice 3.5 and version 19 of Abrowser, a Firefox derivative that does not recommend non-free software but offers ...

Desktop icons in popular GNU/Linux desktop environments. First, a little background. GNOME is a popular desktop environment that’s available for a large number of GNU/Linux-based operating systems.