Affinity is a great Adobe alternative, but these underrated open-source apps are even better
… I’ve covered plenty of open-source graphics apps , but not all of them are made equal or even available on Linux like you’d expect. …
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Ubuntu Phone failed, but running full Linux on your phone is actually possible now
… That's not to say you could install a DE, because it's still Linux. You just might not want to, and it launched without hardware acceleration or audio support. …
The most underrated Windows feature is the built-in OpenSSH server
… Linux servers, cloud instances, and even network devices all rely on it. Before this shift, Windows was the odd one out, requiring separate tools or protocols. With OpenSSH built in, you can manage Windows and Linux machines using the same approach. …
I switched to these 5 Linux apps on Windows and cancelled my subscriptions
… The app is useful for tasks like resizing images, removing backgrounds, adjusting colors, cleaning up photos, creating web graphics, and preparing thumbnails or banners. It also supports layers, masks, selection tools, and plugins, which gives it enough depth for more advanced editing work. …
Wine has been translating Windows games to Linux since 1993, but Proton is what made it effortless
… Gdi32 for graphics. Advapi32 for security and registry. Ntdll for the deep kernel-level calls. Each library added support for thousands of applications that suddenly worked on Linux. …
I'm excited for the next generation of Linux distros, and for one big reason
… A steady shift to gaming Gaming is becoming a priority If you used Linux a decade ago, you can recall the pitiful state of gaming on it. The support was so bad that if you were even a tad bit serious about gaming, you couldn't just stick with Linux. …
Winpodx is like a Linux Subsystem for Windows, and it's just as exciting (and useful) as it sounds
… Now, the lack of native GPU passthrough support is not a deal-breaker by any means. If anything, it’s probably the closest thing we have to a simple WSL2-like tool for integrating containerized Windows instances with a Linux machine. …
PacHub finally lets you manage pacman and the AUR on Arch without touching the terminal
… Maybe, but it's worth the adjustment period PacHub takes the terminal out of using Arch Linux's popular services Everything is packaged into a tidy UI As spotted by Linuxiac , you can check out this cool project over on the PacHub Github page . …
Microsoft finally admitted Windows 11 was broken, but I've already moved on
… And things aren't all that different on Linux. App support may be a little more spotty, but there are very good alternatives to everything I need. In fact, all the tools I just mentioned are the same on my Mac and my Linux laptop. …
You can build a Steam Machine right now, but Valve's optimization is the part worth waiting for
… There are already hundreds of mini PCs with powerful AMD graphics that can handle Steam games with reasonable results. But many of these systems come with a party trick in the form of eGPU support. …