Linux Mint is my top pick for Windows escapees—stable, familiar, and frequently updated. Cinnamon menu gains moveable search ...

On the flip side, the Linux ecosystem has several flavors that feature a bare-minimum number of packages and services.

The demise of traditional x86 PC processors in favour of leaner, more efficient Arm chips has been predicted since, well, it seems like forever. For that notion to gain any traction for PC gaming, ...

It looks very similar to the previous release, Devuan 5 "Daedalus", which we reviewed in August 2023. Perhaps the most ...

Steam’s October 2025 survey shows Windows 11 at 63.57%, while Linux at a record 3.05% and macOS at 2.11% gained more new ...

The Flatpak 1.17.0 pre-release enables direct installation from an OCI image and supports sideloading from OCI repositories.

Linux is now used by 3% of gamers on Steam, as handheld PCs and rising Windows frustrations fuel fresh momentum.

Sometimes it's the simple things in life that matter most, and in this case, Sapphire has absolutely made a difference with a ...

When picking operating systems for a closer look here in the Daily Drivers series, the aim has not been to merely pick the next well-known Linux distro off the pile, but to try out the ...

As of October 2025, Linux has broken a new record among PC gamers. It's gaining new users... almost as fast as Windows is ...

If you're looking for a minimalist Linux distribution that doesn't force specific apps on you and runs well, Synex might be the one.

Ubuntu Summit The Register FOSS desk sat down with Canonical's vice-president for engineering, Jon Seager, during Ubuntu Summit earlier this month. This is a heavily condensed version of our ...