The next version of the secure BSD-based operating system supports multiple processors for both AMD64 and i386-compatible hardware. The developers behind OpenBSD, the secure Unix-like operating system ...

"Ubuntu website download pages have stopped advertising traditional i386 images for either desktop, server, or cloud, without any significant backslash and without any noticeable drops in the download ...

For this example I use Linux kernel version 2.2.17. The 2.4.0-test8 kernel that I tried did not size the RAM disk for the root file system properly, leading to a ``not enough memory'' message at boot ...

One of the things you often hear from fans of GNU/Linux is that Linux distributions can provide new life to old computers that aren’t powerful enough to run modern versions of Windows. But it seems ...

AMD and Intel released the first 64-bit CPUs for consumers back in 2003 and 2004. Now, more than a decade later, Linux distributions are looking at winding down support for 32-bit hardware. Google ...

If you have ever studied the early history of the GNU/Linux operating system in its many forms, you’ll have read that [Linus Torvalds] developed his first kernel for his Intel 386-based computer.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released an experimental version of its Linux-based Pixel OS for Windows and Mac PCs. The OS, originally designed to run only on the Raspberry Pi hobby board, comes ...

The Debian project is continuing its cull of older processors and getting rid of support for 586-class and hybrid 586/686 chips. It is all part of a cunning plan which will make older versions of the ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. In December 2012, Linux developer Ingo Molnar sent Linus ...