PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

For years, Windows users frustrated with constant changes, aggressive updates, and growing system bloat have flirted with switching to Linux. But 2025 marks a noticeable shift: a new generation of ...

The first step in integrating Ollama into VSCode is to install the Ollama Chat extension. This extension enables you to interact with AI models offline, making it a valuable tool for developers. To ...

Rust has a long, rocky will-they-or-won't-they history when it comes to official support for both Proton and Linux, and with a new Steam Machine on the way it's no surprise to see those conversations ...

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Last week, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10, forcing users to either extend support in a few limited ways, upgrade to Windows 11, or switch to a non-Windows operating system if they ...

There's a new release of Asmi Linux. You can download a version based on Ubuntu or Debian. With a little bit of work, Asmi Linux can be a wonderful desktop OS. There ...

No doubt you’ve been hearing a lot about the use of containers for a variety of automation software applications. The most recent news on this front comes from Beckhoff, which has release TwinCAT for ...

This is important because: Microsoft is closing the side doors to offline setup. As familiar workarounds disappear, most people are guided toward a Microsoft account on day one, which narrows choice ...

Google is working to improve the performance of graphical Linux apps on Android, which currently run slowly using inefficient CPU-based rendering. This will be achieved by implementing gfxstream, a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. 2025 might have been the year for Linux gaming, but there's still a way to go until I switch from ...