How to rescue an old laptop by installing Linux on it

Linux offers a lightweight, simple operating system for your aging hardware. Try this before trashing your old laptop or ...

I tried Peppermint Linux: How this bare-bones distro lets you build your ideal OS

I tried Peppermint Linux: How this bare-bones distro lets you build your ideal OS ...

The Best Lightweight Linux Distros to Revive Your Old Hardware

This comprehensive guide to lightweight Linux distros for aging PCs recommends Q4OS Trinity for low-spec machines, running ...

Linux is finally dropping support for a 37-year-old Intel chip.

The Intel i486, originally released in 1989, will no longer have kernel support on Linux 7.1, as Phoronix reports. Of course, anyone still hanging onto an i486 can always stick to a long-term support ...

Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field

The Arch Linux ecosystem is quite broad, and some parts are not happy. One of the maintainers of the Arch-based Garuda Linux, ...
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Windows just saw a dramatic drop in OS market share on Steam as gamers move to Linux

Steam gamers on PC are playing on Linux, with Valve's own SteamOS being the most popular variant. Meanwhile, Windows market ...

Wine 11 might be the tipping point that finally pushes gamers from Windows to Linux

Wine 11 brings near-native performance to Windows games on Linux. Thanks to NTSYNC, performance bottlenecks are a thing of ...