Linux

I run my favorite Windows apps on Linux, and this free tool makes it effortless  MakeUseOf

Page Cache Sharing Looks To Be Very Beneficial For EROFS Containers  Phoronix

My 5 favorite distros of Linux past - and why I'm still thinking about them  ZDNet

We Have Another New Linux Phone Before 2025 Ends...And It's Not For You (or Me)  It's FOSS

Linux postmarketOS 25.12 Adds More Devices and UI Updates  gHacks Technology News

Linux postmarketOS 25.12 Adds More Devices and UI Updates  gHacks Technology News

CachyOS vs. Nobara: Which obscure Linux distro is right for you?  ZDNet

Arch Linux Drops Support for NVIDIA Pascal and Older GPUs  TechPowerUp

Arch Linux Drops Support for NVIDIA Pascal and Older GPUs  TechPowerUp

Arch Linux Drops Support for NVIDIA Pascal and Older GPUs  TechPowerUp

Elementary OS 8.1 rolls out with a stronger focus on system security  Help Net Security

Surfshark’s Dedicated IP Is Now on Linux  VICE

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Besgnulinux, a Debian-based Linux distribution with the lightweight JWM window manager as the preferred desktop user interface, has been updated to version 3-2. The new release is available in three separate editions - "Full", "Simple" and "Core". While the first two come with a full graphical environment (the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The postmarketOS team has announced a new version of its operating system for mobile devices and desktop computers. The new version, 25.12, is based on Alpine Linux 3.23 and includes several improvements from the upgrade, along with updates to the distribution's user interfaces. "As always we target the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. elementary OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution which runs the Pantheon desktop environment. The project's latest release is version 8.1 and it incorporates several small improvements and enhancements all across the desktop, package management, and display stack. Support for ARM hardware has also improved: "Today, we are proud to....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Talos, a specialist Linux-based operating system for running Kubernetes, has been updated to version 1.12.0. This release introduces new network configuration documents, new user volume types, and updates to disk encryption: "Welcome to the v1.12.0 release of Talos. What's new? The Kubernetes API server in Talos has been....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Qubes project has a new stable release, Qubes OS 4.3.0, which updates the project's templates for Fedora, Debian and Whonix. The release announcement shares the key changes: "We're pleased to announce the stable release of Qubes OS 4.3.0. This minor release includes a host of new features,....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Barry Kauler has announced the release of EasyOS 7.1, an updated build of the project's experimental Linux distribution built from Devuan: "woofQ2-built EasyOS has version numbering starting from 7.0. It is built from Devuan 'Excalibur' (equivalent to Debian 'Trixie') binary packages, with major structural changes, including based on....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Synex distribution is based on Debian's "Stable" branch and offers a range of desktop variant along with a specialist server edition. Synex 13 "Server" offers predictable networking settings and a custom storage manager which simplifies LVM and encryption management. "ServerHub continues as the modular framework for enterprise....