Linux 7.1 is finally ending support for Intel's 37-year-old 486 processor
…Keep using an LTS kernel or older distro if you run an i486; modern kernels may drop support. Linux is well-known for supporting old hardware. If you have an aging PC…
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After Europe ditched Windows, China follows suit with its own home-grown Linux distros
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I always disable this one feature in every UEFI / BIOS
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These 5 Windows defaults don't exist on Linux, and that's exactly why I prefer it
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CachyOS beats Windows 11 in Cyberpunk 2077 and Space Marine 2 in a new gaming benchmark
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Ubuntu on Android isn't a gimmick — it's how I manage my homelab from anywhere
…Then I did realize that it wasn't pretending to be Linux — it genuinely behaved like a lightweight Linux distro. pkg install proot-distro -y proot-distro install ubuntu proot-distro login…
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…Because Linux Mint is some people's first Linux distro, people are getting hit with a bright pink screen and have no idea how to proceed with it. Fortunately, going back to…
SteamOS scared Microsoft into making Windows less like Windows
…So, when Linux distros running Proton began running games and managing hardware better than Windows (including on Microsoft's own branded console ), people began taking note. Linux distros could now let you…