Truths about dual booting I learned the hard way.

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The Arch Linux project has temporarily disabled adoption of Arch User Repository (AUR) packages after a surge in malicious ...

Next comes the display: It's a beautiful matte-finish 16-inch LED IPS panel at 165Hz with a 2560 x 1600 resolution. You get a ...

Valve's long-awaited Steam Machine is finally here, but it's not as affordable as anyone had hoped. I've pieced together parts to help you build four alternative PCs that are cheaper, punchier, or ...

The distro formerly known as Raspbian has received some modest tweaks – and a whole new kernel version. Raspberry Pi Ltd is a little capricious when it comes to version numbering for Raspberry Pi OS, ...

If you dual-boot Windows and Linux, you've probably run into this issue before. You boot into Windows to get some work done, open File Explorer to grab a file from your Linux drive, and the drive just ...

4. Flash the Arch Linux ISO to a USB drive (8 GB or larger): If you're on Linux/macOS, you can flash the ISO to your USB drive using dd command: dd bs=4M if=archlinux-*.iso of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync ...

Update the BIOS/UEFI firmware on your Minisforum MS-S1 Max mini PC directly from Linux — no Windows installation, no VM, no dual boot needed. This guide uses the built-in EFI Shell to flash the BIOS ...

Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. is a senior reviews editor who’s been testing tech since 2007. Previously at Wirecutter and Maximum PC. Current fixations: ...

This guide will use the Arch Linux install script now bundled with Arch as it is far easier to use with little need to error/fault find. If comfortable installing Arch without this tool, skip to step ...