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Best Linux distros

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The Desktop Classic System is a rather unusual hand-built flavor of Debian featuring a meticulously configured spatial ...
Fresh from the July 28 DebConf24 conference in South Korea comes a new open-source community project, eLxr. It is a Debian derivative with intelligent edge capabilities designed to simplify and ...
AutoTux is a fully automated Linux distribution that is literally a hands-off event from start to finish. It goes a long way to adopting Linux a no-brainer for Windows and macOS converts. AutoTux’s ...
There are some nifty tools in PowerToys for everyday users – people scared of the BIOS, even – that can make a real ...
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