Linux gaming still breaks in ways that make normal people give up
…All it would take to make it work would be a simple software toggle. In other titles, the anti-cheat was never intended for Linux from the start, making the likelihood of…
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Linux finally has working HDR, but you still can't use it for most streaming services
1d agoLinux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead
2d agoI tried Winpodx, WinBoat, and WinApps for running Windows software on Linux, and one is clearly ahead
2d agoI ran Linux for two years without actually understanding it, and WSL2 made that possible
1w agoYour old GPU can still run big LLMs – you just need the right tweaks
…GPU's VRAM. This lets models run fast even without a discrete graphics card, which is why tools like Ollama and LM Studio perform so well on Macs. 07 / 8 Software LM…
Windows is learning Linux's best tricks, while Linux is learning Windows' best tricks
…Winget, Microsoft's package manager, is a direct lift of the apt/dnf/pacman model that has defined Linux software installation for decades. Even sudo, perhaps the most iconic Linux command, now…
I tried Fedora and learned why it's not the beginner Linux distro everyone assumes it is
…For one thing, software updates are very frequent and Fedora sticks pretty close to the bleeding edge of Linux development. That includes, for example, the Linux kernel, where the latest release is…
Linux just made 8GB VRAM feel like enough for the Steam Machine
…bring about a foundational change in how Linux handles GPU memory under pressure. These new Linux kernel patches, created by one of Valve's Linux graphics engineers, alter how allocations and evictions…
Linux has quietly become more forward-thinking than Windows, and these 6 features prove it
…Related I tested every Linux desktop and realized fragmentation isn't a problem anymore Choose your desktop worry-free Linux package managers still feel generations ahead Installing software shouldn’t involve hunting…
Proton is better than ever before, but here's why I still prefer gaming on Windows 11
…Related Windows still dominates these 3 major arenas, and Linux won't catch up anytime soon No amount of distro-hopping can fix these problems My Nvidia GPU simply behaves better on…
I turned an 8th Gen Intel PC into a retro console, and it surprised me
…Linux distros can turn old PCs into a proper retro console Some even come with emulation frontends to deliver a console-like experience The hardware is just half of the equation; software…
The Orange Pi Zero 3W beats the Raspberry Pi 5 on paper, but it can't use half its own hardware
…the proprietary userspace and the kernel module source for the GPU. For the GPU, Radxa ships the kernel module as portable source with Linux version code checks up to 6.8, so…
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 put a Linux box in a place you'd normally have to put a microcontroller, not the other way around. The software isn't there yet, but…