How to rescue an old laptop by installing Linux on it

Linux offers a lightweight, simple operating system for your aging hardware. Try this before trashing your old laptop or ...

Ubuntu’s latest version now needs more RAM than Windows 11

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS requires a dual-core 2GHz CPU and 6GB RAM, which is more than Windows 11's 1GHz and 4GB minimums.

I tried Peppermint Linux: How this bare-bones distro lets you build your ideal OS

Peppermint Linux was once a minimalist distribution for out-of-date hardware, but has grown into something much better.
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Linux Users Surpass 5% Representation on Steam

Valve's Steam Hardware and Software Survey for March 2025 shows that 5.33% of Steam gamers now use Linux. That's a huge jump ...
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AntiX 26 is the Linux distro that makes a 2009 laptop feel faster than a modern Chromebook

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KDE is bringing back the Oxygen and Air themes, here's what they look like

KDE cited technical debt and maintenance burden as reasons for removing the Oxygen and Air themes from Plasma. Now it is ...