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Get the most out of Earth’s best open-source operating system. We highlight the best Linux distros, software, and games, plus share useful tips for anyone switching from Windows or macOS.

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Using fedora on arch with distrobox
This Linux tool lets me mix distro packages without breaking everything

No need to distro hop anymore.

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Linux on the Macbook Air
I tried 4 lightweight Linux distros on a 4GB laptop, and one surprised me

It's always the one you least expect.

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Hyperlnd on MacBook Air M1
I switched to a tiling WM and stopped wasting time on window management

Tiling window managers promise to change the way you work on Linux, so I spent some finding out if that's true

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MacBook Air running Asahi Linux with a terminal window open
These free Linux apps made leaving Windows easier than I expected

I thought I’d lose my workflow. Instead, I upgraded it.

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The Flatseal app
The one Flatpak setting I change on every Linux machine — and why the default is wrong

Maybe don’t go with the defaults.

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ASUS ROG Ally running Bazzite
I installed a Linux gaming distro and got better frame rates than Windows on the same PC

Time to move on.

Tiling in KDE
This extension finally turns KDE into a tiling window manager

Finally feature complete.

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The KDE desktop with the Windows 7 Aero theme
I left GNOME for COSMIC, tried KDE next, and only one felt right in the end

Nothing is truly perfect.

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Laptop displaying a Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop.
After months of desktop hopping, I finally understand why Linux users can't agree on anything

Linux desktops solved different problems, but every polished workflow came with new compromises.

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Laptop running NixOS with terminal window open.
NixOS forced me to declare my entire system, and now I can't imagine Linux any other way

My OS is now just… config.

lsof hidden connections
I used one Linux command to see exactly what my apps were doing to my system

One command revealed a side of my system I never knew existed.

Ollama running locally.
I switched to Linux for local LLMs and setup that took hours on Windows took minutes

What looks simple on Windows quietly turns into hours of troubleshooting.

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NixOS on the Legion Go
I installed NixOS on my gaming handheld and immediately regretted it

Some things are not meant to be.

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Linux Mint 23.2 Zena with terminal open on a laptop
I finally tried Linux and realized every reason I avoided it was outdated

Linux in 2026 feels nothing like most people still imagine.

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Neoftech on WSL2 on a Windows 11 laptop.
I switched to Linux without losing my Windows workflow — here's how WSL made that possible

I stopped choosing between Windows and Linux.

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Running Windows and Linux side by side
I stopped dual-booting and found a better way to run Windows and Linux together

WSL2 lets you run Linux inside Windows without rebooting, a second machine, or any of the setup you're dreading

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Using the strace  Linux command
There's a Linux command that shows you exactly what any running process is doing

Within seconds, you can see which file it's waiting on or why it's stuck.

Tiling in Gnome using PopOS's extension
I got all the benefits of a tiling WM without ever leaving GNOME

No configuration file required

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Running JamesDSP
This app fixed my Linux audio in ways I didn't think a free app could

Low volume no more.

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Using the Gnome desktop
I can use GNOME without these 5 extensions, but I really don’t want to

I'm still mad about dependency hell though.

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