Snap and Flatpak are Linux universal package managers. Both have their pros and cons. Each gives Linux far more apps to choose from. Flatpak and Snap are universal package managers. Both are simple to ...

elementaryOS has been an elegant and user-friendly Linux distribution for some time, but with the release of 8.1 beta, it proves that the development team can still bring the magic while always taking ...

Why it’s great: Ubuntu is one of the most recognizable Linux distributions, and for good reason. It offers a polished ...

Picochess is a chess program for the Raspberry Pi that you can use to carry out analyses, train openings, and master games.

The new pearOS distro is a Romanian project that picks up the concepts behind the original Pear Linux from 2011 and updates ...

PC gaming is in the middle of a quiet platform revolt. Frustration with Windows 11’s direction is colliding with a once‑niche alternative that now runs most of the same games, and in some cases runs ...

Recent benchmarks from Ars Technica show that SteamOS' performance advantage over Windows 11 largely evaporates and sometimes ...

NVMe solid state disk drives have become inexpensive unless you want the very largest sizes. But how do you get the most out ...

Kodi 21.3 adds HDR support on Xbox One, making older consoles better media centers. Linux Blu-ray playback, audio, and subtitle resume issues have been fixed for smoother open-source viewing. General ...

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

The system uses libimobiledevice to trigger encrypted backups with no user interaction required after the initial setup. Once ...

LibrePods, built by a 15-year-old Gurugram student, brings full AirPods features to Android and Linux, earning global praise ...