ZDNET's key takeaways Running Linux from a USB drive is possible.You can boot just about any distribution you want from USB.There are some things you should consider before going this route. I've used ...

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Ubuntu MATE uses the MATE desktop (which is lightweight yet full-featured), which makes it easy for new users to hop onto the Linux bandwagon. MATE is as easy as it gets, with a bottom panel, a top ...

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The Radxa Dragon Q6A is a credit card-sized computer that looks a lot like a Raspberry Pi. But it’s an interesting little device for a few reasons. One is that it has an m.2 slot with support for PCIe ...

Pop!_OS wraps Ubuntu in a sexy new COSMIC Desktop Environment and flaunts a user-first approach to operating systems.

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Qualcomm QCS6490-powered Radxa Dragon Q6A Arm single board computer gets official Windows 11 support (preview).

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The Steam Deck can do more than just play games from Steam. Using this free app, you can wirelessly transfer game and other ...

Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS is available for download, the first version of the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution to use System76's ...