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I tried building a home lab with Hyper-V as a Proxmox user – here's how it went

Personally, I’m a staunch member of the Proxmox faction and wouldn’t trade it for anything else. But after falling down the ...
Road to VR

Google Launches First-party ‘PC Connect’ Virtual Desktop App for PC Productivity & Gaming on Android XR

Google is rolling out a beta version of PC Connect, a free first-party virtual desktop app for Android XR. With the app, users can stream content from their Windows PC. Desktop apps work, of course, ...
Linux Journal

Bringing Desktop Linux GUIs to Android: The Next Step in Graphical App Support

Android has long been focused on running mobile apps, but in recent years, features aimed at developers and power users have begun pushing its boundaries. One exciting frontier: running full Linux ...
Campus Technology

Gartner Forecasts Increased Spending on Desktop as a Service as Cost Optimization, Sustainability Drive Adoption

While secure remote access remains a key driver of DaaS adoption, a growing number of deployments now focus on broader efficiency goals, according to Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Desktop as a ...
The Verge

The Framework Desktop and Linux have shown me the path to PC gaming in the living room

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry ...
Hackaday

Linux Fu: Windows Virtualization The Hard(ware) Way

As much as I love Linux, there are always one or two apps that I simply have to run under Windows for whatever reason. Sure, you can use wine, Crossover Office, or run Windows in a virtual machine, ...
Android Authority

Hands-on: We ran full desktop Linux apps on an Android phone!

An upcoming Android update will significantly upgrade the Linux Terminal app, enabling it to run full-fledged graphical Linux programs on supported devices. The feature is currently experimental, ...
ZDNet

Linux desktop frozen? My 5 go-to tricks to try - before forcing a hard reboot

If your Linux desktop freezes, don't panic; there are ways to fix it. You can use keyboard shortcuts, virtual consoles, SSH, and other tricks. These tips can help avoid a hard reboot. I started using ...
LinuxInsider

The Year of the Linux Desktop? This Time, the Data Says Yes

The annual assertion by open-source developers that the year of the Linux desktop is here may finally be more than a mere catchphrase. According to the web traffic analysis website StatCounter, Linux ...
ExtremeTech

5% Of All Desktop PCs in the US Are Now Running Linux

Linux is now the fourth most popular desktop operating system in America, according to the latest report from StatCounter. This comes at a time of record adoption for the niche OS, which has now ...
ZDNet

Linux has over 6% of the desktop market? Yes, you read that right - here's how

At long last, after years of waiting for the "Year of the Linux desktop," we're getting somewhere. According to the US Federal Government Website and App Analytics, which I trust far more than I do ...