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Linux is a free and open source operating system. Linux is hidden away inside billions of consumer devices — everything from Android phones to smart toasters — and most servers run it, but it's also a desktop operating system you can use for any kind of computer task. We cover the big news about major distros like Ubuntu and Mint, computers that run Linux out of the box, hacker boards like Raspberry Pi, and the latest moves by Microsoft to integrate Ubuntu into Windows 10.

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Sean Hollister May 18

Imagine never formatting a flash drive to make it bootable again.

Today I learned about Ventoy, which makes an entire USB drive bootable — then, you just drag and drop ISOs to it!

I now have Win 11, Win 10, Arch Linux and HoloISO on a single stick, which shows up as a single drive with plenty of space for regular files, too. I might never use the dependable Rufus again.

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Dell’s XPS 13 Plus is the first laptop certified for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Jul 21, 2022

Xbox Cloud Gaming looks worse on Linux — here’s why it’s bad and how to fix it

Jul 8, 2022

Inscryption, the delightfully unsettling card-battling roguelike, comes to Mac and Linux

Jun 23, 2022

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Feb 28, 2022

Nvidia’s DLSS has come to Linux gaming (but not the Steam Deck obviously)

Nov 26, 2021

Nvidia and Valve are bringing DLSS to Linux

Jun 4, 2021

Chrome OS’s Linux app support is leaving beta

May 20, 2021

How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel

Apr 30, 2021

University of Minnesota banned from contributing to Linux kernel

Apr 22, 2021

Microsoft enables Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers

Apr 21, 2021

Richard Stallman returns to the Free Software Foundation after resigning in 2019

Mar 22, 2021

Linux has been ported to run on Apple’s M1 Macs

Jan 21, 2021

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Raspberry Pi made a cheaper version of its most powerful PC

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Linus Torvalds returns to Linux development with new code of conduct in place

Oct 23, 2018

With Linux’s founder stepping back, will the community change its culture?

Sep 21, 2018

Linux apps on Chrome OS coming to 18 more Chromebooks

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Jun 28, 2018

Samsung’s Chromebook Plus now supports Linux apps

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Jun 5, 2018

The new Raspberry Pi has 5 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2

Mar 14, 2018

Hackers have turned the Nintendo Switch into a functional Linux tablet

Feb 19, 2018

Intel’s Spectre fixes are ‘complete and utter garbage,’ says Linux inventor

Jan 23, 2018

Intel’s processors have a security bug and the fix could slow down PCs

Jan 3, 2018

How to set up a Pixelbook for programming

Nov 16, 2017

Huawei’s HiKey 960 is a high-end alternative to the Raspberry Pi

Apr 27, 2017

Ubuntu abandons its phone efforts, will switch back to GNOME

Apr 5, 2017

Wine 2.0 is out, ready to disappoint you once again

Jan 26, 2017

Would you pay $800 for a Linux laptop?

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Jan 26, 2017

Endless is bringing its cheap, user-friendly Linux PCs to the US

Jan 5, 2017

Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, 15 years after Ballmer called it 'cancer'

Nov 16, 2016

Nintendo makes its NES emulator the same way everyone else does

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Nov 7, 2016

Microsoft really does love Linux

Sep 15, 2016

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Jul 19, 2016

Sony agrees to pay millions for abandoning Linux on PS3

Jun 22, 2016

App distribution for Linux just got way better

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