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Run Linux from a USB drive with Universal USB Installer

Universal USB Installer is quite simple to use. Select a Live Linux Distribution, ISO file and flash drive, then click Install and you're ready to run Linux from a USB.

By Erik Orejuela, October 18, 2021, 3:26 PM

Software Microsoft

Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux is now available as a Microsoft Store app

It works in Windows 11 and Windows 10

By Cohen Coberly, October 12, 2021, 7:04 PM 12 comments

Software Download of the Week

Create a bootable USB drive with multiple operating systems using YUMI

YUMI is a USB boot tool that can create a multi-purpose bootable USB drive containing several operating systems including Windows and Linux installers, antivirus utilities, diagnostic tools and many more.

By Ivan Franco, September 29, 2021, 11:28 AM

Hardware Gaming

AMD's new Linux CPU driver for the Steam deck is showing promising results

The same performance-per-watt improvements are coming to Zen 3 CPUs and APUs

By Adrian Potoroaca, September 22, 2021, 8:13 AM 14 comments

Software Download of the Week

Kali Linux hits version 2021.3, offers virtualization improvements

As seen on Mr. Robot, Kali Linux is a distribution that specializes in security penetration. It can run natively, from a live USB, or within a VM.

By Erik Orejuela, September 15, 2021, 4:26 PM

Gaming Software

Budding PS4 emulator starts to show progress, can run hundreds of games

Spine is pushing ahead as the first PS4 emulator capable of running commercial games

By Adriel Teixeira, September 14, 2021, 12:26 PM 12 comments

Hardware

System76's new AMD-powered Pangolin laptop is here

The perfect lightweight laptop for Linux fans

By Adrian Potoroaca, September 2, 2021, 8:47 AM

Hardware

AMD's new RDNA2 PCI IDs on Linux driver suggest a RDNA2 refresh might be coming

Far from official, so keep your grain of salt handy

By Joao Silva, August 27, 2021, 1:18 PM 11 comments

Electronics

Pine64 introduces the PineNote, a $399 e-ink reader running Linux

The manufacturer claims it will be the "most powerful e-ink device available on the market"

By Joao Silva, August 16, 2021, 12:46 PM

Hardware Gaming

AMD and Valve are developing an improved Linux CPU driver that will benefit the Steam Deck

Steam Deck is making AMD care about Linux again

By Adrian Potoroaca, August 2, 2021, 1:47 PM 29 comments

Gaming

Soon, users will be allowed to enable DLSS on Linux through Steam Proton

Support for Vulkan titles is coming this month, DirectX support only in the fall

By Joao Silva, June 2, 2021, 7:33 AM

Software Security

Linux Foundation drops the ban-hammer on University of Minnesota over controversial 'research' experiment

Intentionally submitting kernel vulnerabilities to test the approval process just makes maintainers mad

By Cal Jeffrey, April 23, 2021, 1:14 PM 35 comments

Software Apple

Someone ported Linux to the new Arm-based Mac Mini

It is 'completely usable,' but still very much an early POC

By Cal Jeffrey, January 21, 2021, 3:07 PM

A Beginner's Guide to the Linux Command Line

FEATURE By Himanshu Arora, December 17, 2020, 8:12 AM TechSpot Software

#tbt Do you think of the command line as an antiquated leftover from the past, or an old fashioned way of interacting with a computer? Think again. In Linux, the command line remains the most flexible and powerful way to perform tasks.