Linux articles
I must admit, I’d never heard of the Linux distro CachyOS until it was mentioned to me by a good friend who recently installed it alongside Windows in a dual-boot system. When I asked my friend why he chose CachyOS, he replied that it is […]
Much has been written recently regarding Linux as an alternative to Windows. Windows 11 has not been generally well-received, and Microsoft’s insistence on permeating the operating system with AI has only served to increase user unrest. Whenever transitioning from Windows to Linux has been discussed,
In my recent article Why Thousands Of Gamers Are Leaving Windows For Linux, I said I would install Linux on a spare gaming machine, and I completed the mission over the weekend. I’m fortunate to have plenty of hardware to play with, and since I
Fellow DCT authors Jim Hillier and Terry Hollett have written extensively about Linux in its various forms, not least the growing number of Windows users migrating to Linux. There are many reasons for this, but one of the main ones is the extraordinary lengths Microsoft
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With Windows 10 now passing its end-of-support date, and with millions of PCs unable to meet Windows 11’s stringent (ridiculous?) requirements, users are seemingly flocking to Linux as an alternative. Reports are circulating that over 100K users downloaded Zorin OS 18 within a 48-hour period
For Linux newbies I’ve been singing the praises of Ventoy, a free and open source tool for creating multi-boot drives, for some time now. In what’s been a barren freeware landscape, Ventoy has been like a breath of fresh air – innovative, simple, and highly
Best Free Windows Alternative With the popular Windows 10 nearing the end of its support, many people are interested in exploring alternatives, and Linux is an eminently suitable option. However, for those who are new to Linux, the sheer number of available distros (operating systems)
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This article, first published in March 2018, discusses why Linux and Mac have been unable to make inroads into Windows dominant desktop market share, and the reasoning holds as true today as it was back then. According to the well-respected analytic site Net Market Share,
Sometimes, as in Windows, you may need to know the version of Linux you are running. Open Terminal and type the following, hitting Enter after: cat /etc/os-release The result: For more Linux information click here. —
I was trying to install “Wine” in Linux but I can’t seem to get it to work properly. So I had to uninstall it and start over from scratch. To uninstall an app in Linux using terminal, do the following. If you don’t know the
I got Waydroid working but couldn’t get Google apps to install. Here is what I did. To get Waydroid to work with Google apps, open up the terminal and type the following: sudo waydroid init -s GAPPS -f It downloaded and installed the GAPPS version
Do you want to use Android apps on your Linux computer? Waydroid may be the answer. If you are using Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop this might not work. You’ll need to install a desktop version called “Plasma (Wayland)“. Open up “Terminal” and type
I have Linux Mint on an HP 15-bs023ca and I started to use the touchscreen capabilities of the laptop only to have my system go crazy on me opening and closing windows and screens and moving things around. I was going to call an exorcist
I’ve been experimenting with Linux Mint on my HP laptop and wanted to check the Device Manager. There are Terminal commands you can perform to get this information. To open the Terminal, click on the Start button then Terminal, or click on it in the
