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Microsoft announced today at the Build 2021 developer conference that support for running Linux GUI apps is now available via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The feature was first released one ...

If you're looking to migrate from Windows 10 or 11 and Linux is in your sights, you might want to try one of these desktop environments to ease the transition.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), one of the best reasons to run Windows 11, is now available to Windows 10 users, in the latest version and with all its features. WSL dropped its “preview” label ...

Let’s face it: Not everyone wants to futz with Linux. But within Windows, playing around with Linux is becoming easier and easier—enough that you can get up and running with little more than a single ...

Linux desktop developers may see an increase in adoption in 2025 despite the lack of commercial marketing strategies hawking the benefits of running Linux on consumer computers. The arrival of the New ...

Desktop Linux can run on your Windows 7 (and older) laptops and desktops. Machines that would bend and break under the load of Windows 10 will run like a charm. And today’s desktop Linux distributions ...

Windows 10 will soon be coming to an end. Anyone using the Microsoft OS has until October 14, 2025, to find an alternative. If your PC can handle the increased system ...

Reviving a relic PC with an OS shouldn't make it unusable by modern standards. MX Linux Fluxbox is meticulously created with a desktop environment that is super light but usable. It won't look like ...