Forget Synology and DSM, this free NAS distro can revive old PCs as NAS servers
… Take the openmediavault-compose add-on, for example, which brings native support for Docker Compose files to OMV. …
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I'm excited for the next generation of Linux distros, and for one big reason
… One thing to note is that despite offering better gaming support, distros like Bazzite equally focus on the desktop experience. It’s necessary because Windows is a full-fledged OS with software and game support. …
Fedora is becoming the default Linux recommendation, and Ubuntu did this to itself
… Related Ubuntu is the reason Windows users don't want to switch to Linux First impressions matter Choosing Snap over Flatpak Sometimes the standard exists for a reason App distribution on Linux in general can be a bit of a mess, as a lot of different distros support different packaging systems and … …
SteamOS couldn’t revive my old GPU, so I went with this non-Bazzite distro instead
… Related Nvidia stopped supporting my GPU, so I started self-hosting LLMs with it I self-support my gpu now because Nvidia won't SteamOS just doesn’t mesh well with my GPUs And I don’t have a spare Team Red card in my home lab Before you call me out for using aged hardware in 2026, let me add that I… …
I switched from VS Code's marketplace to Open VSX, and Microsoft's is the one falling behind
… It is not tied to a single commercial product or distribution. Extensions hosted on Open VSX can be used across multiple compatible editors without licensing restrictions tied to a specific vendor’s build or service. The registry also supports automated publishing workflows. …
I stopped dismissing FreeBSD after trying out its modern distros
… The web UI is fairly barebones on XigmaNAS, but it supports Samba, NFS, AFS, FTP, TFTP, and iSCSI implementations. …
This Linux distro does one thing and does it perfectly: run Factorio faster than anything else
… You might value stability and support, in which case, Ubuntu or Fedora would be the best bets. …
This GPU driver setting cut my frametime variance in half, and competitive FPS games feel completely different now
… The frametime distribution chart makes this even clearer. With Smooth Motion disabled, this distribution is wide and centered around 12-15ms. With Smooth Motion enabled, distribution is narrow, tall, and shifted hard to the left, with most frames arriving in that 4-7ms window. …
Linux gaming is getting faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features
… 08 / 8 Distros Ubuntu Linux, one of the most popular desktop distributions, is based on which other Linux distribution? …
I stopped recommending most Linux desktops, and here's what I tell people to use instead
… This means that features can arrive slowly, bugs linger, and hardware support often lags behind. …