Not only is the Steam Deck an incredibly convenient handheld gaming machine, but it's incredibly versatile, thanks largely to its Linux-based OS.

No, it doesn't require systemd.

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KDE Plasma 6.6 is now available to download, adding text extraction to screenshots, per-app volume control in the taskbar and the ability to create your ...

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After a year on Arch Linux, CachyOS showed me how much time I was spending on maintenance instead of actually using my PC.

Zellij is a modern terminal multiplexer similar to Tmux, offering a clear, organized interface and efficient session management.

For the longest time, Linux was considered to be geared specifically for developers and computer scientists. Modern distributions are far more general purpose now -- but that does ...

Hyprland is a hot topic among Linux users and will only continue to grow in popularity. But which distributions make this new(ish) desktop viable for the average user?

Valve have released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for January 2026, showing Windows getting a small bump ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Moving from Windows to Linux doesn't require much of a learning curve and brings some real benefits, but you need to accept a few compromises. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 ...