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One of the cooler changes from Cinnamon 6.6 is the remixed application menu. It's a pretty big deal because the application ...

In 2025, rescue distros are more powerful, more hardware-aware, and easier to use than ever before. Whether you’re a system ...

If you use a Linux distribution based on Debian or Ubuntu, the upgrade path is almost always painless. I've had maybe one Ubuntu upgrade in over a decade that had problems, and even that was a fairly ...

One of the most recommended Linux distros for Windows users has received a fresh update, improving usability, stability, and ...

The best Linux gaming distribution? Linux has much to offer gamers these days, but the sheer range of distribution choices can also be confusing. A writer at Softpedia recently shared some of his ...

One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows.

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Linux got its start in the 1990s as an alternative operating system for older PCs that didn’t have the horsepower to run newer versions of Windows. So it seems a bit ironic, but not totally surprising ...

I've done some reading about immutable Linux distros and, well, I guess I don't get what all the fuss is about. The idea seems to be to 'harden' a system by making it hard to modify, but. . . Isn't ...

There are many different Linux distributions available, but not all distros are created equal. ITworld has a list of nine Linux distributions that are worth watching in 2015. Bryan Lunduke reports: ...