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This new Linux desktop runs like an app on your existing desktop - and I highly recommend it  ZDNET

Locked out of Linux? Here are 2 safe ways to reset your password (no reinstall)  How-To Geek

Two years after launch Intel Meteor Lake offers 93% of original performance on Linux, tests show  VideoCardz.com

Zorin OS says Windows users drove nearly 1M downloads, so I installed it to see why  How-To Geek

FOSS Weekly #26.01: Distros of 2026, Terminal Customization, CachyOS Server Edition and More Linux Stuff  It's FOSS

Linux App Release Roundup (December 2025)  OMG! Ubuntu

This looks to be a wrap on 2025, Happy New Year to all the Phoronix readers over the past 21+ years. This year on Phoronix there were 226 original Linux hardware reviews and featured benchmark articles written by your's truly. Plus another 3,286 original open-source/Linux software and hardware news articles this calendar year. Here were the big topics of 2025 for the featured Linux hardware reviews and benchmark articles...

Ncurses 6.6 was released today prior to closing out 2025. This programming library update for creating terminal-based text user interfaces (TUIs) features a variety of great improvements for ending out the year...

Prominent Asahi Linux developer Sven Peter spoke at this week's 39th Chaos Communication Congress "39C3" in Hamburg, Germany. He provided an update around the still-in-the-works Apple M3 / M4 / M5 SoC and device support as well as other outstanding features like getting DisplayPort working on Apple Macs under Linux...

Asahi Linux Has Experimental Code For DisplayPort, Apple M3/M4/M5 Bring-Up Still Ongoing  Phoronix

Escaping The Linux Networking Stack At Cloudflare  Hackaday

Installing Linux is easier than Windows 11 now (here’s what changed)  How-To Geek

This one Linux terminal tool replaced half my text-processing commands  How-To Geek

As part of the various end-of-year annual benchmarking comparisons and the like on Phoronix, today is a look at how the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H "Meteor Lake" performance has evolved under Ubuntu Linux in the two years since launching. Plus with next-gen Intel Panther Lake laptops expected to be showcased next week at CES, it's a good time for revisiting the Meteor Lake performance to see the difference two years have made for Intel Meteor Lake laptops on Linux.

Intel Meteor Lake On Linux Two Years Post-Launch: 93% The Original Performance  Phoronix

Puppy Linux vs. Linux Lite: Which distro is right for your old Windows 10 PC?  ZDNET

What exactly is Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu?  How-To Geek

Ahead of the January 2026 ISO refresh for Arch Linux, Archinstall 3.0.15 released today as the newest update to this convenient text-based OS installer...

Arch Linux Installer Adds CUPS, rEFInd Boot, IWD, COSMIC & Power Management Options  Phoronix

This fully atomic Linux distro is a challenge to install but a treat to use  ZDNET