Why use up 4GB of RAM when a few hundred megabytes will do the trick?

Whether you opt for bare metal servers or virtual machines, you'll need a rock-solid distro. These are my four go-to favorites. I’ve had several incarnations of the self-hosted home lab for decades.

Omarchy Linux delivers a highly customizable Arch-based operating system. Creator DHH includes Hyprland and AI tools for ...

It's still no "Year of the Linux Desktop," but the open-source OS keeps climbing as it's boosted by the Steam Deck's popularity. The Year of the Linux Desktop has become something of a sad meme in ...

Bazzite is one of the most-recommended Linux distros for gaming, and it's what I'd point to if someone wanted the SteamOS ...

RENO, Nev., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CIQ, the founding support and services partner of Rocky Linux, today moved RLC Pro AI to Linux 6.18, the latest long-term kernel. Enterprises get the ...

Intel announced Friday that it is stopping support for Clear Linux OS, bringing an end to the decade-old distribution. Clear Linux appealed mostly to developers and other pros. It was optimized for ...

Linux 7.3-rc2 shipped heavier than usual, with fixes across networking, graphics and filesystems. Torvalds blamed a missed ...

A heritage of dumb terminals and 1980s workstations still leaves Linux rooted in text tools and unconventional window ...

So you're on the hunt for a single-board computer (SBC) for your embedded systems or networking projects. In your search, you've probably run across dozens of recommendations pointing to the Raspberry ...

Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...