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Debian goes retro with a spatial desktop that time forgot

Trixie plus a carefully configured MATE setup, and absolutely nothing else The Desktop Classic System is a rather unusual ...
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6 CLI tools I install before anything else on a new Linux machine

When you’re using terminal commands for everything from moving files and installing apps to editing configurations and ...

This lightweight distro loaded with apps is not your father's GNU/Linux - here's why

Lightweight Linux distributions get a bad rap for shipping with minimal reinstalled software. Besgnulinux, loaded with old-school charm, is the exception.

AMD hints you could buy a mobile Ryzen and drop it into a desktop PC

At CES 2026, AMD is blowing minds with the possibility that you'll be able to buy a socketed version of a Ryzen AI 400 laptop ...

Want to try the original KDE desktop from 1996? I did, and it took me back - here's how

You can revisit the early days of Linux through MiDesktop, a modern fork of the original KDE 1. It's a must-try nostalgic experiment.