One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows.

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Making the switch to Linux has never been easier, as Microsoft continues to bloat or break Windows 11 on a routine basis.

One is the world's oldest Linux distro, the other isn't Linux at all. Each delivers superb stability - let's compare.

Pop!_OS is a new Ubuntu-based Linux distribution from System76, flaunting the COSMIC Desktop Environment and available on either a PC of your choice or one of many US-made laptops or desktops. While ...

OK, brace yourself for this one, peeps. Linus Torvalds, the software developer who created the Linux operating system and one of the most iconic figures in the indy computing scene, says the bad rep ...

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The first time I ran any Linux operating system was when I took an introduction to programming courses. Ubuntu was installed on all the computers in the lab because it was lightweight and ...