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Click around in the Linux world long enough and you'll no-doubt come across mentions of Canonical. It's an influential entity within the world of Linux and free software, which is why it's helpful to ...

Welcome to a new spotlight series called "What I Love About X Linux Distro." To kick things off, I want to highlight some aspects of Ubuntu Budgie I've fallen in love with, and why they've stood out ...

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One of the more pragmatic aspects of Intel-powered Macs was their ability to run alternative operating systems, including Windows and Linux, without much effort at all. Apple even included a Windows ...