I'm switching to Linux for gaming — here's why
…This isn't just for SteamOS, like you might expect, but on any Linux distribution you prefer. And most of the games you cannot play on Linux are those with kernel-level…
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Linux gaming needs immutable distros more than it needs freedom
9h agoI ditched VMs for Linux containers, and my home server finally has room to breathe
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1w agoLinux desktops finally learned restraint, and that's the upgrade Windows still hasn't made
1w agoDual-booting Windows and Linux stopped making sense once my hardware got good enough
…hosted tools, and learn their way around Linux. You can deal with a minimal performance trade-off in some tasks, and unless you need kernel-level access, unrestricted entry to PCIe hardware…
Linux on the desktop isn't winning, but Linux on my handheld already has
…Sign in to your XDA account The Linux desktop debate has been ongoing for a couple of decades now. The narrative changes every few months with the release of a new kernel…
Linux is the best way to run Android apps on your PC, and it's not close
…This is a technology that allows Linux-based operating systems to run in a containerized environment while still sharing the host Linux kernel and having more direct access to the hardware. LXCs…
I tested every Linux desktop and realized fragmentation isn't a problem anymore
…system, and they share the same kernel as your host machine, so there isn't complete abstraction, which is a good thing for performance. Related Linux distros can't agree on how…
COSMIC desktop surprised me, because it's the Linux DE I've been waiting for
…Distributions further adopt a desktop environment that adds a GUI on top of the Linux kernel. While there are many popular desktop environments like KDE , XFCE, GNOME, and more, nothing excites me…
Linux has too many desktops, and that's why beginners give up
…One of the great things about Linux is how much you can customize your system down to the deepest level. You can switch between different kernels, drivers, desktops, and apps, making everything…
Linux is finally ready for gamers, but gamers are still not ready for Linux
…Even now, the progress we see in Linux gaming has been achieved by translating Windows games on Linux through Proton , not by running them natively on Linux as much. Gaming on Linux…
Microsoft desperately needs to steal this one Linux feature to fix Windows 11, and it's not the package manager
…Valve simply took the Linux kernel, stripped the desktop layer down to a controller-native, gaming-first shell, and built a hand-crafted experience that Windows handhelds have consistently failed to match…
Ubuntu 26.04 is the first LTS that feels like it chose the future instead of hedging its bets
…Related As Linux begins to drop X11 for Wayland, Phoenix wants to keep the X server ball rolling It has some very ambitious goals, too. Security and kernel defaults finally assume you…