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5 Linux Distros That Play Nice With Brand-New Hardware

CachyOS is one of the most popular Linux distributions on the scene right now, and it's all thanks to the distro's preference ...

5 Reasons You Should Move To Linux Instead Of Windows 11

With support for Windows 10 ending in late 2025, you might be thinking of updating to Windows 11, but you'd be missing on all ...

Microsoft's Hyper-V upgrades finally unlock confidential Linux security

Microsoft Hyper-V support has received some upgrades and will arrive in Linux 6.18. Among the changes are support for Kexec ...

LMDE 7 release could be imminent as ISO undergoes final checks

The stable version of Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 (LMDE 7) is near release. The ISO is currently undergoing last minute ...
CNET

VA Linux leaves hardware, lays off workers

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...
CIO

The new Linux user’s hardware buying guide

In a previous post I discussed how to introduce users to Linux, where the focus was on the software side of the conversation. This post is all about the hardware. The reason I put hardware second is ...
techtimes

Linux Steam Gamers Can Use Hardware Acceleration Via New Steam Client Update

Gaming on Linux has long been considered one of the most difficult things to do until the addition of Steam Client. As the service progresses, new updates are being released to make the experience ...
EDN

Embedded Linux Design: Hardware and Drivers

In previous articles, we looked at how to configure the kernel as well as the key components of an embedded operating system (OS). This new article focuses on the hardware components of embedded Linux ...
Forbes

Linux Has A Hardware Problem And We Need To Solve It

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. I once had a conversation with an Ubuntu Budgie developer who ...
PC World

Dell’s Linux laptop has good hardware, decent toolkit

Plenty of specialized companies out there sell PCs with Linux, but Dell is one of the very few mainstream contenders to have done so over the years. After some spotty initial offerings, it’s taken a ...
MUO on MSN

Linux isn’t really free—you have to pay the DIY tax

Linux isn’t free in the way most people imagine. Once you dive into using it on the desktop, you quickly realize there’s ...
Ars Technica

Oldest hardware Linux will run on

I was just thinking about old systems and Linux. Now I am wondering what is the oldest hardware Linux supports and still be usable, that is, as a desktop? Another thought I have is, how far should ...