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

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The lack of Adobe creative software on Linux is an oft-mentioned drawback by those who would use Linux full-time, but can't ...

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Fresh is an easy-to-use and poweful text editor for the terminal. It takes many things we love about modern graphical editors ...

Chromebooks, known for their lightweight design and cloud-centric approach, have gained immense popularity due to their user-friendly interface and seamless integration with Google applications.

Wine lets you run 16-bit, 32-bit, and 64-bit Windows x86 binaries on modern Unix and Unix-like OSes. This release eliminates ...