Linux is the best way to run Android apps on your PC, and it's not close
…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…
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SteamOS tricked me into switching to Linux, and I'm not going back
17h agoLinux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead
1w agoI tried Winpodx, WinBoat, and WinApps for running Windows software on Linux, and one is clearly ahead
1w agoEvery good thing in Windows 11 started as a third-party tool Microsoft eventually bought or copied
1w agoThe year of the Linux desktop already happened, just not on desktops
…But in 2018, Valve introduced Proton, a compatibility layer based on Wine with a major focus on enabling Windows games to run on Linux without emulation. It had humble beginnings, but it…
Claude can now automate your entire desktop, but with a serious limitation
…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…
Someone merged SteamOS with NixOS, and the result is the strangest Linux distro I've ever loved
Anurag Singh Mar 31, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT Anurag is an experienced journalist and author who’s been covering tech for the past 5 years, with a focus on Windows, Android…
Opera GX on Linux gets a lot right, but there's one flaw gamers can't overlook
…Not only are there plenty of Opera GX fans who left Windows for greener pastures, but gamers are adopting gaming-based Linux distros more than ever. While the Linux old guard may…
AI is arriving on Ubuntu, and it's open source, local, and nothing like what you're worried about
…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…
I switched from Windows Terminal to WezTerm, and the difference is night and day
…Over the last decade he's written hundreds of articles about Linux configuration, troubleshooting weird problems, and using open-source tools in the real world. He also works a lot with Windows…
SteamOS finally went Super Saiyan with the Steam Deck, but other handhelds proved that wasn't its final form
…The tight integration between the hardware and software allowed for a degree of standardization that was never seen on Linux before. Proton, Vulkan, and Mesa existed before the Steam Deck , but the…
I can't install Windows 11 on my old PC, but I can run it fine in a VM instead
…But Microsoft wanted to harden security practices to make Windows less vulnerable than it already was. So it added features like Virtualization-based security , Memory Integrity, Secure Boot to prevent rootkit modifications…
Valve isn't ditching Windows or x86, but it's quietly making both optional
…Valve has to translate Windows-on-x86 to Linux-on-Arm, which means CPU instruction translation through FEX and a full Windows-to-Linux translation through Wine, DXVK, and VKD3D-Proton, stacked…