I left GNOME for COSMIC, tried KDE next, and only one felt right in the end
Korbin Brown Jun 8, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT Korbin is a Linux system administrator who spends most of his time in a terminal figuring out how things actually work. Over the…
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Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead
5d agoI tried Winpodx, WinBoat, and WinApps for running Windows software on Linux, and one is clearly ahead
5d agoEvery major Linux distro is converging on the same defaults, and here's what we lose when they do
1w agoThe Steam Deck didn't make Linux gaming viable — it made Windows gaming look bloated
1w agoValve's Steam Machine delay forced me to DIY, and honestly it's better this way
…Bazzite made more sense to me, as it's more actively supported with frequent updates for Linux itself, and it targets a much broader range of hardware. Basically, any PC should be…
I practically live in the terminal now, and these 6 apps are why
…Related 6 CLI tools I install before anything else on a new Linux machine I've set up these terminal utilities on every Linux system in my arsenal htop A process viewer…
I connected my local LLM to Home Assistant through MCP, and now my smart home manages itself
…And that’s just the apps that natively support LLM integrations. Once I started setting up MCP servers, I was able to integrate LLMs with everything from my NAS OS to my…
Home Assistant just made every infrared device in your house controllable, and you probably already own them
…For that, it needs a manufacturer or community support to write the integrations. At the time of writing, only official LG integration supports the brand's infrared devices. Integrations from Samsung, Sony…
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…
I ditched my dedicated GPU for integrated graphics and cut my power bill in half
…Sign in to your XDA account Integrated graphics have come a long way, especially when looking to transcode media. I've gone from network-attached storage (NAS) enclosures with weak processors and…
Someone ported the OG Xbox dashboard to PC, and yes, it launches Steam games
…in Windows, Linux, and DIY electronics. Sign in to your XDA account Summary OG Xbox dashboard ported to PC — the reverse-engineered dashboard for pure nostalgia. Adds Steam integration via Title Maker…
Denuvo is finally dead, and the industry's response could be far worse than piracy
…harder for gamers on Linux. Denuvo was never invincible But it was pretty effective Denuvo was the result of years of iteration on anti-tamper technology, integrating deeply with game code and…
Home Assistant finally replaced Google Home when I stopped trusting the cloud with my smart home
…Smart TV and streaming devices were easy to integrate. I skipped adding cloud-only devices to avoid messy integration since I was building a locally responsive smart home. I installed Zigbee2MQTT integration…