…However, after finding his home at MakeUseOf in February 2019, he would eventually move on to its sister site, XDA, to bring the latest and greatest in Windows, Linux, and DIY electronics…
…Windows Subsystem for Linux gives users an environment to run Linux apps, commands, and graphical tools. That pitch is accurate, and the fact that you can access Linux without dual-booting or…
…my Linux system. When I used WSA, the resource usage was on the higher side as I had to run a complete OS (Windows 11) and an Android virtual machine and divide…
…Related I tried Linux Mint as a lifelong Windows user, and the customization blew me away Linux Mint is on a whole different level Windows will probably be fine (for now) It…
…made for Linux, it can work there, and sometimes even better than it does on Windows 11. And it's not perfect yet, but the Steam Deck has become and remained one…
…Sudo lets you run Windows commands with elevated privileges from an unelevated terminal without having to open a new elevated window, and Windows long lacked a clean, Linux‑style equivalent for this…
…Windows 10 normalized forced updates and aggressive telemetry , and Windows 11, of course, raised hardware requirements, pushed Microsoft accounts harder than ever, and continued the trend of integrating online services into what…
…with Windows. I did that for the longest time, until recently, when I decided to try Bazzite . It follows in SteamOS’s footsteps to make Linux great for gaming, and in some…
…So I then tested a separate laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 7 268V chip, first running Windows 11, and then Linux. And this time around, things worked perfectly. Playback was completely…
…One I particularly appreciate is the ability to force apps to open in windows and share the desktop with the host Linux system. This causes problems for some apps, but for my…