Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

Looking to resurrect or transform a laptop or desktop? There are lots of versions of Linux to choose from, all of them free (and awesome). Here's how to decide which one is right for you.

Familiarity. The advantages of sticking with a Linux distribution you’re extremely familiar with will generally outweigh the advantages of adopting a different distribution.

Here, we show you how to build your very own, customised Linux distribution (distro). For creating our distro, we used Ububtu 7.04 as a base and built over it.

Similarly, Ubuntu's brown can look warm and human or dull and 1970s depending on your background. So, when it comes to your own distro, please give some thought to the look and feel – don't just ...

OK, you've settled on which version of Linux you want to load on your old PC. Here's how to make it happen.

If you work with Linux, or you just want to test drive the OS, you can use Hyper-V to create a virtual machine with the distro you like alongside Windows 10.