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Windows 10's demise could be Linux's gain if the flood of defectors is anything to go by

Are droves of Windows 10 users heading to Linux? One distro saw 100,000 downloads in just two days after Microsoft ended support.

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If you regret not living through the floppy disk era why not try this 3D printed Linux project that uses the cartridges to launch games

Pointless? Maybe, but count me in.

PC Gamer

Commodore needles Microsoft over end of Windows 10, tries to lure disgruntled users to its Linux-based OS Vision 3.0 — 'Microsoft may be leaving you behind. We Won't.'

Hesitating about the move to Windows 11? Part of you wants to upgrade to Commodore OS Vision 3.0.

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NordVPN just made its Linux GUI app open-source, and there's more on the way

NordVPN has open-sourced its Linux GUI app and updated its Snap package to include it, with Meshnet set to be next.

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PureVPN Linux apps found to leak IPv6 traffic and mess with your firewall – here’s how to secure your data

PureVPN confirmed that it is working to patch these issues by mid-October, while ensuring that no other apps are vulnerable. Here's what you can do about it right now.

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Windows 10 End of Life guide: How to delay, avoid or survive the switch to Windows 11

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and after that it will become increasingly unsafe to use. Here's how to delay, avoid or survive having to upgrade to Windows 11.

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I've been using Linux for a quarter of a century, so why do I keep coming back to Ubuntu?

Ubuntu Linux has formed a large part of my Linux journey, and I think it is the best Linux for all levels of users.

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Ultra-thin Linux laptops pack Ryzen AI 9 365 muscle with silky 120Hz displays and room for massive storage and memory

Slimbook Evo laptops debut with Ryzen AI 9 power, Linux preinstalled, up to 128GB RAM, 16TB storage, and high-refresh displays.

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ASRock's revamped AI Quickset WSL virtualization tool makes it easy to run Linux AI apps on Windows

ASRock has developed a new iteration of its AI Quickset tool that provides users with an automated method of deploying Linux-based AI models on Windows with the help of virtualization.

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I tried WINUX — a promising Windows 11 experience inside a Linux distro, and I think they've nailed it

WINUX is an interesting idea that should make switching from Windows 10 or 11 to Linux much less jarring by offering a very similar experience. And it does.

Windows Central

This Windows-style Linux distro lets you enjoy a Windows 11 experience without Microsoft's red tape — as Windows 10 nears its end

Winux is a Linux operating system heavily inspired by Windows 11 and 10, from the Start menu to desktop icons — allowing users to maintain their workflow without Microsoft's bureaucracy.

Windows Central

20-year-old ATI Radeon GPUs are still getting driver updates and extensions — old ATI Radeon R300 GPUs receive Linux updates from the community

Two-decades old ATI Radeon R300 GPUs get updated Linux driver love.

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You don't need to wait for SteamOS to ditch Windows: I've been running Linux for the past 2 months and the revolution is already here

1v1 me in SuperTuxKart.

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Orphaned Linux drivers for floppy disks gets first patch of any significance in three years - cleanup effort implies floppies spared the axe for a few more years

Linux gets it first floppy disk driver patch in three years.

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Linux is 34 years old today — Linus Torvalds meekly announced this free new OS in the comp.os.minix newsgroup on this day in 1991

On this day 34 years ago, an unknown computer science student from Finland humbly announced that a new free operating system project was 'starting to get ready.'

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds calls RISC-V code from Google engineer 'garbage' and says it 'makes the world actively a worse place to live' — Linux honcho puts dev on notice for late submissions, too

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has publicly dismissed a RISC-V code contribution from a Google engineer as 'garbage.'

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It’s ‘everywhere’ – Mozilla ramps up access with VPN now available on all Linux distros

Mozilla VPN is now available on all Linux distributions, as the service expands its availability from Debian-based setups to a wider range that includes Fedora and Arch.

Windows Central

With Windows 10’s fast-approaching demise, this Linux migration tool could let you ditch Microsoft’s ecosystem with your data and apps intact — but it's limited to one distro

Operese is a Windows-to-Linux migration tool that lets users make the transition to the free and open-source operating system with all their files, settings, and installed apps.

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Can't (or won't) upgrade to Windows 11, but afraid to switch from Windows 10 to Linux? This app might make the transition easy

It's still under development, but a new tool called Operese aims to deliver an in-place upgrade to Kubuntu from Windows 10.

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Linux users are about to face another major Microsoft Secure Boot issue

A signing key supporting Secure Boot on Linux will expire soon.

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VyprVPN review

VyprVPN is an impressively feature-packed VPN – but there are issues here, including pricing.

PC Gamer

'There are no plans to drop support for SteamOS': The Finals devs commit to Steam Deck and Linux players despite new kernel-level anti-cheat

Embark Studios may be embracing kernel-level anti-cheat, but they're not abandoning their Linux players.

MusicRadar

14 of the best plugins and DAWs you can use on Linux

We continue our adventure into the world of Linux-based music-making with a round-up of the best Linux-friendly software tools

PC Gamer

Developers of Linux distro Fedora propose dropping 32-bit support entirely, but it's being claimed that the change 'would kill off projects like Bazzite entirely'

And the Fedora community seems to be completely split 50-50 on the idea.

PC Gamer

Security mitigations in Intel's GPUs rob up to 20% of their compute performance but it's unlikely to be a problem in games

If you're an OpenCL coder on Linux, though, you might want to consider disabling them.

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