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Linux is the open-source operating-system kernel and the ecosystem of distributions built on it, spanning desktop, server, and embedded use; distinct from Linux gaming, which has its own topic.

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I switched from Proxmox to its FreeBSD counterpart on my home server – here's how it went

…Rocky Linux, and even though Linux jails are supposed to be experimental, it was able to run typical CLI tools without throwing compatibility errors. Related I tried using a FreeBSD distro as…

Apr 12, 2026 · Ayush Pande

Wine has been translating Windows games to Linux since 1993, but Proton is what made it effortless

…It worked, and it helped noticeably, but some distros ran into issues with file descriptor limits because every synchronization object needed its own file descriptor. Fsync came next, using Linux futexes for…

Apr 1, 2026 · Adam Conway

Bazzite turned my second PC into a console, and SteamOS never felt this polished on the desktop

…Related These are the only two Linux distros I'd use for gaming Bazzite and CachyOS should be primary considerations for gamers looking to get out from under Microsoft Bazzite feels more…

Apr 18, 2026 · Anurag Singh

I ran three home server apps on the Orange Pi Zero 3W to see where it would break, but it hasn't

…The Zero 3W lets you do the same thing and run a full Linux userland in roughly the same envelope, which opens up workloads an ESP32 simply cannot touch. You can run…

May 12, 2026 · Adam Conway

Ubuntu 26.04 now needs more RAM than Windows 11, which says more about Microsoft than Canonical

…So, is this the end of open-source operating systems being the lighter, less bloated option compared to Windows? Have some of the core tenets behind Linux distros finally fallen, spelling doom…

Apr 3, 2026 · Simon Batt

Windows continues to lose gamers to Linux, but they might be jumping ship at a bad time

…If you have a spare drive in your system that's worth trying a Linux distro on, I'd encourage that, but I wouldn't jump in with both feet until we…

Apr 9, 2026 · Ty Sherback

KDE is finally killing X11, and I'm not as sad as I thought I'd be

…Linux system, and the number of Wayland-specific problems I run into has dwindled down to nearly zero. Screen sharing through a browser works without any extra configuration on most modern distros…

May 14, 2026 · Korbin Brown

KDE Plasma 6.7 will finally fix the most annoying part of tweaking your microphone volume

…Then you can adjust the level until it’s just right. (Ramil Nurmanov, KDE Bugzilla #435256 ) Honestly, this will remove the guesswork I have when installing a new Linux distro with Plasma…

Mar 28, 2026 · Simon Batt

The Linux desktop's biggest upgrade was learning when not to ask the user

…Related 6 ways modern Linux distros are less infuriating Thinking about trying Linux? Here's why it's less complicated and annoying than before. The best Linux decisions now happen in the…

May 8, 2026 · Jeff Butts

Your old SSD is too small for games, but perfect for things your main drive shouldn't do

…If you want to try alternatives to Windows 11 or want to switch from Windows 10 to Linux, you could explore some distros on your old SSD. Once you've decided on…

May 4, 2026 · Tanveer Singh

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