You can install Notepad++ on Linux using an unofficial Snap package with the command "sudo snap install notepad-plus-plus".

Use your Windows 11 USB port to build a retro gaming arcade, create a portable troubleshooting toolkit, assemble a mini ...

If you're troubleshooting a Linux computer and need to identify the graphics card, you've come to the right place!

The wooden crate in the truck's bed represents the workload (applications) running on the computer. For a desktop OS, this ...

Check in for a recap of Linux app releases in September 2025, including updates to gThumb, Apostrophe, Rio Term, MPD Client Euphonica and more!

There already is an immutable KDE-based Fedora called Kinoite, which The Register looked at way back in 2021. Kinoite sticks ...

CPU benchmarks are in for the latest release of Windows 11, version 25H2, and results stacked up against Ubuntu aren't looking particularly flattering for Microsoft's latest and greatest. In ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. In the decades that I've been using Linux, I have not needed a single Windows app because Linux has all the software I require. However, I ...

Linux has long been an alternative for those who can't (or don't want to) upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11. I think this is the best attempt yet at easing that transition.

Four years after launching Windows 11 and prodding PC owners to update, Microsoft has finally decided that it's time force everyone to use it. On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing security ...

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