I’ve been a PC gamer for over 30 years, and during that time, Microsoft’s operating systems (first MS-DOS, then various ...

Linux offers a wide range of software designed to meet the diverse needs of students. Here are some of my favorites.

Gaming on a Linux or Android-based handheld can come with a lot of variety, but also takes more setup work than just slapping ...

Ubuntu Game Pack includes Steam, Lutris, Itch.io, and Game Jolt, as well as PlayOnLinux, CrossOver, Wine, DosBox, ScummVM, and more. Some of those options are free, while others are pay-to-play or ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Running Linux from a USB drive is possible.You can boot just about any distribution you want from ...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series processor made a big splash when they first hit the scene last year, because they were the first Arm-based chips for Windows PCs that promised competitive performance ...

Sure, you can play games on your Steam Deck -- but did you know that with the right software, you could create music, read ...

Privacy and user control: Zorin OS 18 respects user privacy and isn’t bogged down with AI extras like CoPilot and Recall. You ...

When shopping for a new laptop, there's a lot of focus on hardware specs, like the CPU and GPU, but once it's in your hands, there are a few apps you need to download immediately. Otherwise, you're ...

Spanish PC company Slimbook has been partnering with the developers of the KDE open source desktop environment to sell KDE Slimbook-branded laptops since 2017. Like every model in the lineup, the new ...

A new LTS version means that the oldest LTS falls off the end. Kroah-Hartman also released kernel 5.4.302, which is the last ...

Debian is the classic server Linux, but tends to be the second choice on desktop hardware. It'd be wrong to write off Debian on the desktop.