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  • Distributions

    Distributions

    Arch Linux

    ArcoLinux

    BunsenLabs

    Clear Linux

    Condres OS

    Debian

    Deepin

    Elementary OS

    Fedora

    Garuda Linux

    Gentoo

    KaOS

    Kubuntu

    Mageia

    Manjaro

    Netrunner

    NixOS

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux

    Redcore Linux

    Sabayon

    Siduction

    Solus

    Ubuntu

    Ultramarine

    Void Linux

    openSUSE

  • Distribution Reviews

    Distribution Reviews

    Arch Linux

    Arch Linux Review [20190701 Bootstrap Image]

    July 28, 2019, 10 p.m.

    ArcoLinux

    ArcoLinux Review [ArcoLinuxB 19.07.9 Community Plasma Edition]

    Oct. 18, 2019, 4:44 p.m.

    BunsenLabs

    BunsenLabs Helium Review

    Aug. 26, 2018, 9 p.m.

    Clear Linux

    Clear Linux 28210 Review

    June 4, 2019, 3 p.m.

    Condres OS

    Condres OS 19.09 Review [KDE Plasma Edition]

    Oct. 1, 2019, 10 p.m.

    Deepin

    Deepin 15.4 Review

    May 1, 2017, 9 p.m.

    Elementary OS

    elementary OS 5 Juno Review

    Nov. 9, 2018, 9 p.m.

    Fedora

    Fedora 32 Review [KDE Spin]

    May 21, 2020, 11 p.m.

    Fedora

    Fedora 28 Workstation Review

    June 1, 2018, 9 p.m.

    Fedora

    Fedora 22 Review

    July 15, 2015, 9 p.m.

    Garuda Linux

    Garudal Linux Review [KDE Dragonized (D460nized),231029

    April 3, 2024, 9 p.m.

    Garuda Linux

    Garudal Linux Review [KDE Dragonized (D460nized),210621]

    Oct. 26, 2021, 9 p.m.

    KaOS

    KaOS Review [2019.10 Release]

    Nov. 29, 2019, 9 p.m.

    Kubuntu

    Kubuntu 20.04 LTS Review

    May 21, 2020, 9 p.m.

    Mageia

    Mageia 7 Review

    July 1, 2019, 3 p.m.

    Netrunner

    Netrunner Rolling [201511] Review

    Dec. 5, 2015, 9 p.m.

    NixOS

    NixOS 14.04 Review

    Oct. 30, 2014, 9 p.m.

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Review

    July 7, 2023, midnight

    Redcore Linux

    Redcore Linux Hardened 1908 Review [KDE Plasma Edition]

    Sept. 4, 2019, 10 p.m.

    Siduction

    Siduction Linux 2024.1.0 (Shine On) Review [KDE Plasma Edition]

    Feb. 21, 2025, 8:20 p.m.

    Solus

    Solus 4.1 Fortitude Review [Plasma Edition]

    Feb. 28, 2020, 6 p.m.

    Solus

    Solus 3.9999 Review

    Oct. 11, 2018, midnight

    Ultramarine

    Ultramarine Linux 39 Review [KDE Plasma Edition]

    April 11, 2024, 9 p.m.

    Void Linux

    Void Linux 20171007 Review

    May 24, 2018, 9 p.m.

    openSUSE

    openSUSE Tumbleweed [Snapshot 20161204] Review

    Dec. 15, 2016, 9 p.m.

    openSUSE

    openSUSE Leap 42.1 Review

    Nov. 25, 2015, 9 p.m.

    openSUSE

    openSUSE 13.2 Review

    May 1, 2015, 9 p.m.

  • Distribution Specific Guides

    Distribution Specific Guides

    Arch Linux

    An Arch Linux Installation on a Btrfs Filesystem with Snapper for System Snapshots and Rollbacks

    Nov. 2, 2021, 9 p.m.

    Arch Linux

    Installing an Epson Multifunction Printer on Arch Linux and Derivatives

    Aug. 3, 2021, 6:23 p.m.

    Arch Linux

    Installing Arch from an Existing Linux Installation

    July 24, 2019, 1 a.m.

    Arch Linux

    Booting Arch and Arch Based Distributions with another Distribution's GRUB

    May 1, 2015, 9 p.m.

    Fedora

    Upgrading a Fedora 39 Installation on a Btrfs Filesystem with an openSUSE Style Subvolume Layout to Fedora 40

    May 18, 2024, 9 p.m.

    Fedora

    A Fedora Installation with an openSUSE Style Btrfs Subvolume Layout and Snapper Integration for System Snapshots and Rollbacks

    March 29, 2024, 2 a.m.

    NixOS

    NixOS Configuration

    May 1, 2015, 9 p.m.

    Sabayon

    Sabayon: Converting to Hybrid Source/Binary Package Management System

    Oct. 1, 2015, 9 p.m.

    Sabayon

    Sabayon: Using Portage to Build a Binary Package for Installation by Entropy

    Oct. 1, 2015, 9 p.m.

    Siduction

    Installing Kvantum from Source on Siduction (Debian Sid)

    March 2, 2025, 11 p.m.

    Solus

    Building a Package on Solus for Installation by eopkg from a Custom Local Repository

    Feb. 28, 2020, 6 p.m.

    Ubuntu

    Converting an Existing Ubuntu 24.10 Installation on Ext4 to Btrfs with an openSUSE Style Subvolume Layout and Snapper Integration for System Snapshot Management

    Oct. 22, 2024, 6 p.m.

    Void Linux

    Void Linux: Creating Binary Packages Using xbps-src

    May 30, 2018, 9 p.m.

    openSUSE

    openSUSE Tumbleweed [Snapshot 20161204] Nvidia Hybrid Graphics

    Jan. 1, 2017, 9 p.m.

    openSUSE

    Build an RPM Package for Installation and Management by the System Package Manager

    Feb. 23, 2016, 3 a.m.

    openSUSE

    Repository Management in openSUSE

    May 1, 2015, 9 p.m.

  • Product Reviews

    Product Reviews

    Audio

    Headphones

    Bowers & Wilkins PI3 Review

    July 9, 2021, 3 p.m.

    Headphones

    Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT Review

    Oct. 11, 2019, 3 p.m.

    Headphones

    Anker Soundcore Life NC Review

    Oct. 4, 2019, 3 p.m.

    Headphones

    Audio Technica ATH-DSR7BT Review

    Dec. 13, 2017, 9 p.m.

    Headphones

    LG Tone INFINIM [HBS-900] Review

    June 1, 2016, 9 p.m.

    Headphones

    LG Tone INFINIM [HBS-910] Review

    June 1, 2016, 9 p.m.

    Computers

    Laptops

    Lenovo LEGION 5i PRO 16ITH6 Review [82JF002RUS]

    April 12, 2022, 9 p.m.

    Laptops

    Dell G5-5587 Review for Linux Users [G5-5587-7037RED-PUS]

    June 17, 2019, 3 p.m.

    Laptops

    Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition [VN7-592G-70EN] Review for Linux Users

    Nov. 1, 2016, 9 p.m.

    Peripherals

    Monitors

    AOC 16T2 Portable Monitor Review

    Jan. 25, 2022, 9 p.m.

    Software

    Android Apps/SSH Clients

    Reflection for UNIX [Android Edition] Review

    Aug. 26, 2018, 9 p.m.

  • General Guides

    General Guides

    Bootloaders Desktop Environments Firmware Hardware Software

    GRUB

    GRUB for EFI Systems

    June 20, 2015, 9 p.m.

    Plasma

    Enabling a Native File Dialog for Firefox on Plasma Desktop

    May 19, 2020, 4 p.m.

    Plasma / Dolphin

    Using SSH in KDE's Dolphin File Browser

    July 13, 2019, 9 p.m.

    UEFI

    EFI System

    June 20, 2015, 9 p.m.

    Graphics

    Graphics / Nvidia

    Nvidia Optimus on Linux

    Oct. 19, 2022, 7:14 p.m.

    Graphics / Nvidia

    The Best Distributions for Problematic Nvidia Optimus Hybrid Graphics

    May 19, 2020, 7 p.m.

    Backup and File Transfer

    Backup and File Transfer / rsync

    Using rsync

    Feb. 1, 2018, 9 p.m.

    Benchmark

    Benchmark / Phoronix Test Suite

    Introduction to Phoronix Test Suite

    Feb. 18, 2018, 9 p.m.

    Web Browser

    Web Browser / Firefox

    Installing Multiple Versions of Firefox Including Multiple Profiles

    May 1, 2015, 9 p.m.

  • Web, Cloud, Server, Etc.

    Web, Cloud, Server, Etc.

    Network Services Software Software Development Web Development

    Network File System (NFS)

    Introduction to Network File System (NFS)

    Sept. 14, 2022, 9 p.m.

    RDBMS

    RDBMS / IBM Db2

    Getting Started with IBM DB2 on Linux Part II: Installation With DB2 Setup Wizard

    Aug. 3, 2021, 3 p.m.

    RDBMS / IBM Db2

    Getting Started with IBM DB2 on Linux Part III: Manual Installation

    Aug. 3, 2021, 3 p.m.

    RDBMS / IBM Db2

    Getting Started with IBM DB2 on Linux Part I: Background and Installation Preparation

    Aug. 3, 2021, 3 p.m.

    RDBMS / IBM Db2

    Getting Started with IBM DB2 on Linux Part IV: Fundamental Concepts

    Aug. 3, 2021, 3 p.m.

    Python

    Python / Environment

    Using pyenv to Install a Specific Version of Python

    Aug. 27, 2019, 3 p.m.

    Version Control

    Version Control / Git

    Adding a Git Client Node in an Individual Developer Centralized Workflow

    Feb. 9, 2023, 7:06 p.m.

    Front-End Frameworks

    Front-End Frameworks / ZURB Foundation

    Co-Installing Zurb Foundation 5 and 6 on the Same Machine

    May 1, 2017, 9 p.m.

  • Virtualization

    Virtualization

    Virtualization

    VirtualBox

    VirtualBox / Host-Guest File Sharing

    Sharing Host Computer Driectories with VirtualBox Guests Using NFS

    Sept. 14, 2022, 9 p.m.

    VMware Workstation

    VMware Workstation / VMware Hypervisor Installation

    VMware: Installing Workstation Player 12.1.0 on Ubuntu 15.10

    Nov. 30, 2015, 9 p.m.

  • Opinion

    Opinion

    GNU-Linux Distributions Technology and Society

    openSUSE

    openSUSE / Kernel

    openSUSE Tumbleweed Needs True Multiple Version Kernel Support

    June 1, 2017, 9 p.m.

    Monetization of User Data

    Why Buy a Blackberry Passport In 2017?

    June 1, 2017, 9 p.m.

  • Blog

    Blog

    Desktop Environments Distributions Filesystems Software

    Plasma

    Using a TV As a Second Monitor with Plasma Desktop

    May 19, 2020, 4 p.m.

    The Effect of the KDE Plasma Baloo File Indexing and File Search Framework on System Performance

    March 11, 2018, 9 p.m.

    Arch Linux

    Btrfs with Snapper Saves Arch System After IBT Conflict with NVIDIA Driver Kernel Module

    April 9, 2023, 9 p.m.

    Clear Linux

    Clear Linux / Clear Linux Installation

    Preparing to Install Clear Linux [28210] on Bare Metal

    June 5, 2019, 1 a.m.

    Garuda Linux

    Garuda Linux Benchmark Comparison Versus Solus

    Aug. 6, 2021, 6:27 p.m.

    Solus

    Btrfs

    Not Enough Space on Btrfs Filesystem Due to Exhausted Metadata Block Group Allocation

    April 25, 2023, 9 p.m.

    Benchmark

    Benchmark / Phoronix Test Suite

    Garuda Linux Benchmark Comparison Versus Solus

    Aug. 6, 2021, 6:27 p.m.

    Benchmark / Phoronix Test Suite

    The Effect of the KDE Plasma Baloo File Indexing and File Search Framework on System Performance

    March 11, 2018, 9 p.m.

    LaTeX

    LaTeX / TeXLive

    Switching to a TUG TeXLive Distribution

    March 12, 2021, 5:52 p.m.

    System Snapshot

    System Snapshot / Snapper

    Btrfs with Snapper Saves Arch System After IBT Conflict with NVIDIA Driver Kernel Module

    April 9, 2023, 9 p.m.

  • Specials

    Specials

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    Jan. 7, 2020, 8 p.m.

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