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Secure your Linux Laptop or PC
How to Make Your Linux Laptop More Secure in 7 Steps. Chances are that part of the reason you broke away from Microsoft and switched to Linux is the open-source OS’s reputation for greater security. That doesn’t mean your Linux distro is impenetrable, though, and certainly not out of the box. Here are seven steps…
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ArchInstall Speeds Up Mirror Loading, Downloads
Archinstall 2.8.2 Arch Linux Installer Speeds Up Mirror Loading and DownloadWork continues on the new Curses-based menu with support for text input menu, scrolling functionality for previews, and more. Archinstall 2.8.2 has been released today as the latest version of the official menu-based installer for the Arch Linux distribution bringing some performance improvements and bug…
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Linux Share All-Time High, Tiny On Desktop
Linux has increased its share of the worldwide desktop operating system market by almost half a percent in a single month, going from 4.05% in June to 4.45% in July. StatCounter is the source of these figures. This can to be seen as a substantial jump, given that in the period from June 2023 to…
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Switching to Linux from Windows 11 on Ryzen 9000
When AMD announced its Ryzen 9000 series desktop processor lineup at Computex earlier this year, the company touted big performance gains thanks to a massive 16% IPC (instructions per clock/cycle) boost. While the company’s claims probably have not been untrue, the overall performance of a processor is the byproduct of not just IPC but the…
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Windows update paralyzes Linuxes again
With the Windows updates from August 13, various Linux installation media no longer boot. This is due to outdated boot loaders that have now been blocked. This article was originally published in German and has been automatically translated. And the Windows update greets us daily: Some Windows computers on which the update released on August…
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Which Distro Is Most Like Windows?
Linux can’t replace Windows, but it can have the look and feel of Windows. The familiarity can help ease your transition from Windows. In no particular order, here is a selection of distros that replicate that familiar experience. Linux is driven by a fundamentally different philosophy than Windows. So while you can pick from dozens…
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