Arch Linux may seem overly complex, but I still prefer it over the safer and boring experiences of other Linux distros.

Arch Linux is well known for being one of the more complicated distributions on the market. Although not on the level of Gentoo's difficulty, Arch does pose many a challenge for those new to the world ...

The November snapshot doesn’t introduce new features by itself, it’s a frozen image of current Arch, but a few details are worth calling out: Ships with a Linux 6.17.x kernel, including improved ...

Dealing with app compatibility on Linux can be a pain, but Vanilla OS aims to fix that by letting you install software from ...

During my two dozen years of writing about open source and reviewing hundreds of Linux distributions, I have developed a keen interest in Linux offerings that break out of the traditional Linux ...

Millions of people use Linux every day, but we rarely stop to think about how the operating system feels about it. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what Linux really thinks about open source, Windows, Macs ...

Linux (come on, you knew it’d be Linux) takes a different approach: no locks, no guardrails, no limits. That’s what makes Linux a real operating system, something its competitors, dwarfing it in ...

The Linux operating system is a powerful, flexible, secure, and reliable platform that can serve just about any purpose you need. From server to desktop, IoT to containers, embedded systems, and much ...

As Ars Technica confirmed in May, two months ahead of its official reveal, Valve is about to re-enter the hardware space with its first portable PC, the Steam Deck. This custom x86 PC resembles an XL ...