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People may joke about “the year of the Linux desktop” always being some five years into the future. But for a whole clutch of PC vendors who sell Linux as a standard preloaded OS on their systems, ...

Some PCs are more difficult to run Linux on than others—it’s all about the drivers. Some laptops are available with Linux pre-installed, but plenty aren’t—even though they may make great Linux PCs.

Switching from Windows to Linux can be a transformative experience, opening up a world of new possibilities and empowering you with greater control over your computing environment. But selecting the ...

This week, Valve announced a new beta version of Steam Play that includes a Windows emulator for Linux. This project is part of Steam's effort to bring more compatible games to Linux, allowing those ...

Why won’t Linux install on modern Lenovo laptops? The discovery of this problem set off a recent firestorm. But contrary to initial speculation, it’s not that Microsoft is forcing Lenovo to block the ...

Update 21/09: It transpires that the 13,621 total we attributed to Windows games on Steam also includes software, demos, DLC and the like. Filtering for games specifically produces a still-lofty but ...

The new M1 MacBooks are finally compatible with Linux. To be more specific, the open-sourced Linux can be loaded onto the M1 MacBook as another option for operating systems aside from Apple's ...

USB drivers included in the Linux kernel are rife with security flaws that in some cases can be exploited to run untrusted code and take over users' computers. The vast majority of these ...