Plug your laptop in, power it off, plug in your USB thumb drive, then power back on. Right after you hit that power button, start repeatedly pressing your BIOS key and your laptop should load up its ...

With these operating systems, you can revive an old machine and make it run as though it were new. Here are five Linux distributions that are perfectly at home on older (and even newer ...

We’ve seen DOS, EPOC, Windows, WinCE, Palm OS, Linux distros and more in tiny form factors over the years, yet few have made a significant mark. The prospect of a “proper” computer in your ...

Once upon a time, using Linux without the terminal was unthinkable. Now? For average users, the terminal is totally optional.

I decided to put the claim that Linux runs well on older hardware to the test. I would install the lightweight Xfce desktop and use it mainly for simple tasks like checking email, surfing the web ...

and a Linux-based operating system. Designed and built by an Indonesian hardware hacker who goes by mongkeelutfi on reddit, it’s also a fun example of upcycling old hardware. While many DIY ...

Purchase a new computer that supports Windows 11. Switch to an Apple device. Switch to Linux. Only one of the above options is free… switch to Linux. For those who've never used Linux ...

The Debian update repositories were of course gone, but changing these to the archive version allowed for some (very old) updates. This raised the question of whether modern Linux would even run ...

to make it simple and easy to run a simpler Linux OS on older x86 machines. This means you shouldn't expect these distros to provide blistering performance, but they can allow you to bring an old ...

If you’re on any older Linux Mint 20.x release, be on the lookout for an upgrade path opening up through the update manager.

Some previous-gen Pixel phones just got a major kernel upgrade with the March 2025 update, bringing them in line with the ...