CachyOS is dethroning Windows at the one thing it owned for decades
…Proton is a downstream fork of Wine, and its main goal is to "translate" Windows games into something that a Linux distro can handle. That way, game developers don't need to…
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Sailfish OS showed me what Linux phones could actually be, and we need more of it
4d agoDeepin's security problems just cost it another major Linux distro
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…Sign in to your XDA account Summary Linux users get passionate about distros and will defend their choices fiercely. Ubuntu 26.04 folders were tweaked last week from a gray-based design…
I moved my entire Linux home directory to a second drive, and nothing broke
…In practice, Linux handles it better than you might expect . Sometimes the best Linux upgrade is not a new desktop environment or a different distro, but giving your files a better place…
Winpodx is like a Linux Subsystem for Windows, and it's just as exciting (and useful) as it sounds
…Related Linux distros can't agree on how to install apps, but Distrobox makes that problem disappear Why limit yourself? Winpodx appends Windows apps as icons on the Linux UI When it…
Fedora 44 gets delayed again as installer and KDE setup bugs block release
…Fedora was the Linux distro that got me off Windows, and one of its main fortes, in my opinion, is its stability. I've very rarely had issues with the OS, and…
This hidden Proxmox setting may sound cursed, but it’s really useful for coding and DIY projects
…Not only are these machines ancient by today’s standards, but the latter’s single-core performance is terrible for any Linux distro, let alone the likes of Windows 11. You see…
Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive
…Developed by Elizabeth Figura at CodeWeavers, it used Linux's eventfd system call to handle synchronization without bouncing through the wineserver. It worked, and it helped, but it had quirks. Some distros…
I turned an 8th Gen Intel PC into a retro console, and it surprised me
…With that in mind, Linux distros are the clear winners. Batocera, for example, makes things easy . It can make the retro-gaming machine feel more like a console and less like a…
Fedora Atomic is the desktop OS I keep recommending to people who don't want to think about Linux
…Related 3 atomic Linux distros I trust for a stress free PC Having an "undo" button for your entire PC is so nice Fedora Atomic is for the Linux fan who doesn…
Your old laptop is too weak for Windows 11, but somehow strong enough for containers, VMs, and a homelab
…There are ample lightweight GUI distros like Q4OS, AntiX, MX Linux, and more. Or you can go with Ubuntu Server to build a lean Linux system and then begin installing tools and…