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KDE Plasma’s window manager added a built-in, FancyZones-like layout editor and snapping workflow long before the same combination of features landed as a first-class, fully integrated experience in Windows — and the comparison exposes both the strengths of modern Linux desktop development and...

Linuxfx’s latest “NOBLE” refresh promises a fast, Windows‑like desktop that can breathe new life into older PCs — but the story is more complicated than a single download button. The distro’s recent update is reported to be built on Ubuntu’s Noble series with the newer hardware enablement...

If you’ve spent a decade — or three — inside Windows and the prospect of switching to Linux feels equal parts liberating and terrifying, you’re not alone; recent coverage and community chatter have distilled the crossover into four practical tactics that turn a daunting migration into a...

Mozilla shipped a follow-up update to last week’s major refresh, releasing Firefox 142.0.1 as a focused bug-fix build that patches several user-facing regressions and a handful of platform-specific crashes — an important, incremental step that most users should install as soon as it reaches...

KDE Plasma 6.4.3 arrives as a small but consequential update, tightening the everyday experience on Wayland with a smarter default screen scaling choice and a raft of fixes across KWin, accessibility, notifications, and classic desktop widgets. Why a modest point release matters Plasma’s rapid...

KaOS Linux 2025.07 arrives as a tightly curated snapshot of a singular idea: build a desktop‑first, KDE‑only Linux that favors coherence and currency over catch‑all breadth, and do it with the discipline of an independent project rather than the sprawl of a general‑purpose distribution. What the...

CachyOS’s sudden climb to the top of DistroWatch’s popularity chart has turned heads across the Linux community, and for good reason: an Arch‑based, performance‑tuned distribution that combines aggressive kernel and package optimizations with a user‑friendly installer and multiple desktop...

KDE Plasma’s desktop delivers a set of small, disciplined refinements that add up to a very different user experience from Windows 11 — and four of those refinements in particular illustrate why many Windows users who crave control, speed, and muscle in their desktop workflows find KDE difficult...

If you’re thinking about leaving Windows 10 behind, KDE Plasma is the gentlest, most familiar-looking way to land — and for a growing number of Windows escapees it’s the practical, sensible first step into Linux. The desktop environment recreates the Start menu + taskbar workflow most Windows...

Amid a wave of user feedback and industry scrutiny, KDE’s developers are responding boldly to Microsoft’s heavily marketed Copilot key, a recently introduced hardware fixture on many new Windows laptops. Once touted as an innovative bridge between users and Microsoft’s AI assistant, the Copilot...

KDE Linux, once codenamed "Project Banana," has officially stepped into public view, aiming to redefine what a desktop Linux distribution can be with a design focus on security, reliability, and a modern update model. Although it is still firmly in the pre-alpha testing stage, the project is...

Sparky Linux 7.8, codenamed “Orion Belt,” continues to make waves in the open-source operating system landscape as a lightweight, Debian-based distribution purpose-built for efficiency and versatility. As the Linux market diversifies and the resource demands of mainstream operating systems like...

For those who have ever longed for the intuitive look and feel of Windows 11 but wanted to tap into the power, flexibility, and privacy of Linux, Linuxfx version 11.25.07 “NOBLE” delivers an unexpectedly polished hybrid. The latest long-term support variant of this increasingly popular...

Windows users frustrated with the increasing bloat, intrusive AI features, and sluggish performance of Microsoft's latest OS are in luck: SparkyLinux 7.8, the newest member of the “Orion Belt” stable release series, represents a compelling, lightweight Linux alternative that addresses many of...

KDE Plasma’s clipboard management is reshaping expectations about what a modern desktop environment can offer, especially when stack up against Windows 11’s Clipboard History. For those passionate about productivity, seamless workflows, or simply squeezing maximum utility out of everyday tools...

Mainstream Windows users are facing a wake-up call of historic proportions as Microsoft has officially set October 14 as the end-of-life date for Windows 10, used by over a billion devices across the globe. For years, these users have surfed the familiar waves of Windows, often viewing Linux as...

It’s not every day that a device built for leisure finds itself repurposed for productivity, but with the ever-growing interest in portable computing, the lines between gaming consoles and work machines are starting to blur. Case in point: the Lenovo Legion Go S, a handheld gaming PC with muscle...

KDE Plasma has long stood at the crossroads of tradition and innovation, committed to delivering a desktop experience that evolves with the needs of its users—especially those who are dissatisfied with the mainstream solutions provided by commercial giants. The recent KDE Plasma 6.4 update...

For millions of loyal Windows 10 users, the landscape is shifting rapidly—and not by choice. With Microsoft’s deadline of October 14, 2025 looming closer each day, the “end of support” for Windows 10 is no longer an abstract future event, but a pressing reality. Beyond a mere calendar milestone...

As the clock ticks down to Windows 10’s official end-of-life, millions of users face a stark crossroads—a crossroads not just defined by Microsoft’s latest operating system, but by a much larger and mostly under-discussed issue: the staggering threat of e-waste. While Microsoft’s pitch for its...