This section covers everything Linux. Here, you will find extensive, step-by-step tutorials on how to install and setup Linux distributions in multi-boot environments, as well as reviews of said distributions tested on real, physical hardware. Moreover, I have also published numerous guides, tips and tricks on how to work on the command line, setup and configure your Linux environment, things like compilation, drivers, file and printer sharing, network connectivity, security practices, and more.
A few select, recommended articles are shown as thumbnail previews just underneath this paragraph. A full listing of published articles is available farther below.
Plasma secrets: Spectacle rectangular area screenshot options
Updated November 1, 2024
Plasma 6.2 review - Slowly getting there, but the road is long
Updated October 25, 2024
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 5
Updated October 18, 2024
MX Linux MX-23.4 Libretto review - Slick, elegant, fun
Updated October 10, 2024
Linux desktop freezes, pm_runtime_work hogged CPU error
Updated October 4, 2024
How to tweak the Plasma login, lock screens
Updated October 2, 2024
How to upscale images by hand (in Linux)
Updated September 27, 2024
My Asus eeePC still rocks in 2024 (with MX Linux)
Updated September 23, 2024
Kubuntu 24.04 slowly but majorly improving
Updated September 18, 2024
Slimbook Titan report 4 - The good mojo is gone
Updated September 12, 2024
Upscayl - Enhance your images, with AI, locally, no cloud
Updated September 6, 2024
KDE Dolphin cannot compress compressed files
Updated September 4, 2024
WINE shortcuts in Plasma menu are broken - How to fix
Updated August 9, 2024
Slimbook Titan report 3 - I am happy with the machine, finally
Updated August 2, 2024
Kubuntu & proprietary driver management
Updated July 24, 2024
Plasma 6.1 review - A bit better, not enough
Updated July 15, 2024
Improve Plasma performance, screenshots without borders
Updated July 5, 2024
Kubuntu 24.04 review - Back in 2007
Updated July 1, 2024
Lynis - Robust security audit tool, but is it for Linux home users?
Updated June 28, 2024
A breath of SSD air for a 10-year-old (Linux) laptop
Updated June 21, 2024
HD/UHD Linux desktop scaling tricks mega-tutorial
Updated June 14, 2024
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 4
Updated June 11, 2024
Wayland, where are we in 2024? Any good for being the default?
Updated April 17, 2024
How to install SketchUp Make 2017 in Linux (updated guide)
Updated April 12, 2024
Plasma 6 third review - laptop with Nvidia graphics
Updated April 3, 2024
Plasma 6 second review - Not bad, but more work is needed
Updated March 25, 2024
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 3
Updated March 13, 2024
Plasma 6 desktop - Me early impressions be solid but ...
Updated March 11, 2024
How to use Windows-made Maxwell Render MXS models in Linux
Updated February 23, 2024
How to enable/disable services for programs under WINE
Updated February 16, 2024
Slimbook Titan report 2 - Shaping up nicely
Updated February 14, 2024
How to fix blank windows in SketchUp Make in Linux (WINE)
Updated February 9, 2024
WINE 9 is fine - Much better support for Windows software
Updated January 31, 2024
Maxwell Render, SketchUp plugin - Linux setup tutorial
Updated January 22, 2024
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 2
Updated December 30, 2023
Plasma desktop menu transparency - Tutorial
Updated November 24, 2023
Plasma search, Baloo & exclude filters do not seem to work
Updated October 9, 2023
Slimbook Titan, long-term usage report 1
Updated September 28, 2023
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 1
Updated September 16, 2023
Slimbook Pro2 battery replacement - It's alive, it's alive!
Updated August 17, 2023
Steam, Linux, how to scale UI on large (2K, 4K) displays
Updated August 1, 2023
The Slimbook Executive is here, and it's majestic
Updated July 10, 2023
The Slimbook is dead, long live the Slimbook
Updated June 27, 2023
MX Snapshot - Superb system imaging and backup tool
Updated May 10, 2023
Fedora 37 Workstation quick review
Updated April 28, 2023
Slimbook Pro2, Kubuntu 18.04 to 22.04 upgrade, changes, fun
Updated April 26, 2023
Slimbook Titan, Kubuntu, impressions a month later
Updated April 19, 2023
Plasma, Dolphin, VLC, intermittent playback, double window
Updated April 17, 2023
MX Linux MX-21.3 Wildflower - Thorny elegance
Updated April 9, 2023
Slimbook Titan, Kubuntu, backup, encryption
Updated April 4, 2023
Plasma 5.27 - Can't say there are many differences, but 'tis ok
Updated April 1, 2023
Plasma, GwenView, increase sidebar font size
Updated March 29, 2023
Plasma, Dolphin, Downloads folder, grouping by date
Updated March 27, 2023
Slimbook Titan, Kubuntu, RGB backlight keyboard
Updated March 24, 2023
Slimbook Titan, Kubuntu, applications, games
Updated March 15, 2023
Slimbook Titan, Kubuntu, installation, hybrid graphics
Updated March 10, 2023
Updated March 6, 2023
Updated February 21, 2023
SimpleScreenRecorder - Does as the title says
Updated December 17, 2022
Firefox, AppArmor & self-update - Tutorial
Updated November 30, 2022
How to install and use Foxit Reader in Linux - Tutorial
Updated November 19, 2022
Going Linux all the way on my hybrid-card laptop
Updated November 10, 2022
Plasma 5.26 review - Pretty reasonable
Updated October 29, 2022
The Unity desktop in 2022 - A trick of nostalgia or the real deal?
Updated October 22, 2022
Firefox & AppArmor hardening - Custom rules
Updated August 8, 2022
OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 - The return of the old Gecko?
Updated July 14, 2022
Kubuntu upgrade - from 21.10 to 22.04 - Smooth as silk
Updated July 8, 2022
Perf Trace, Private Tux - Solving Linux mysteries
Updated July 4, 2022
Notepadqq - A powerful text editor, somewhat forgotten
Updated June 24, 2022
Fedora 36 Workstation review - Yeah naah
Updated June 10, 2022
Plasma System Monitor & custom graphs
Updated June 1, 2022
How to install and use IrfanView in Linux - Tutorial
Updated May 30, 2022
How to install and use Notepad++ in Linux - Tutorial
Updated May 13, 2022
Kubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish review - Okay, not LTS-y enough
Updated May 11, 2022
Meld diff software - So good I'm melting
Updated May 6, 2022
Moving from Windows to Linux - Disk management
Updated April 27, 2022
How to install and use KompoZer in Linux - Tutorial
Updated April 15, 2022
How to install and use Kerkythea in Linux - Tutorial
Updated April 8, 2022
Slackware 15 - The old brigade
Updated April 4, 2022
Plasma secrets: How to customize Dolphin to perfection
Updated March 28, 2022
How to edit themes in Gnome 40+ - Tutorial
Updated March 25, 2022
Does Linux need an occasional cleanup?
Updated March 23, 2022
Moving away from Windows - the software checklist
Updated March 9, 2022
Plasma secrets: custom shortcuts and actions
Updated March 7, 2022
Updated February 28, 2022
Moving away from Windows - It begins
Updated February 21, 2022
Slimbook & Kubuntu 18.04 - Combat report 14
Updated February 14, 2022
How to install and run SketchUp Make 2017 in Linux - Guide
Updated February 11, 2022
Plasma makeover - Make it look like Gnome, whaaat
Updated February 4, 2022
CentOS 9 Stream - Too early to have full-blown desktop fun
Updated January 31, 2022
KDE Connect is getting better and better
Updated January 14, 2022
Manjaro 21.2 Qonos Plasma - Very nice, high five
Updated January 10, 2022
Wireless network does not auto-reconnect in KDE
Updated January 7, 2022
Linux Mint, HD scaling, fractional scaling
Updated January 5, 2022
Manjaro 21.2 Qonos Gnome - It's an alright distro, but ...
Updated December 27, 2021
Linux, AMD GPU, black screen on boot
Updated December 23, 2021
Linux Mint 20.2 Uma - A mixed bag of good and weird
Updated December 15, 2021
MX Linux MX-21 Xfce - A wild ride
Updated December 1, 2021
Plasma wonder tools: Digital Clock
Updated November 24, 2021
MX Linux MX-21 KDE - Now, here's a verily splendid distro
Updated November 17, 2021
How to change the Plasma system menu height
Updated November 15, 2021
Devuan Chimaera - Back to the future, forward to the past
Updated November 12, 2021
How to change the color of active windows in Plasma
Updated November 10, 2021
How to install Steam in KDE neon
Updated November 8, 2021
KDE neon 5.22.5 - When you come undone
Updated October 8, 2021
Fedora 34 KDE - Modern but not polished
Updated September 29, 2021
My 2009 LG laptop is running KDE neon
Updated September 27, 2021
Atheros Wireless in Alma, CentOS and Rocky Linux
Updated September 24, 2021
How to scale GRUB menu on 4K displays
Updated September 20, 2021
How to scale the Plasma login screen on HD/UHD screens
Updated September 17, 2021
AlmaLinux 8.4 on my IdeaPad 3 - Decent, with a snag or two
Updated September 10, 2021
My 2010 HP Pavilion laptop (also) running KDE neon
Updated September 8, 2021
How to rearrange system tray icons in Plasma
Updated September 3, 2021
Old Asus Vivobook & new KDE neon - Freshly fresh
Updated August 23, 2021
Gnome desktop & HD scaling tricks
Updated August 13, 2021
AlmaLinux 8.4 mini review - A clever community take on RHEL
Updated July 14, 2021
My IdeaPad Y50-70 now runs Linux, too - Nvidia, 4K, details
Updated July 12, 2021
How to install Steam on Rocky Linux
Updated July 7, 2021
Three is the lucky number? Fedora 33 on IdeaPad 3
Updated July 5, 2021
Plasma desktop customization guide - How to for newbies
Updated July 1, 2021
Dedoimedo interviews: KDE's pointiest stick, Nate Graham
Updated June 25, 2021
Plasma desktop, HD scaling & snaps
Updated June 23, 2021
How to turn Rocky Linux 8 into a perfect desktop
Updated June 21, 2021
Rocky Linux 8 & how to get better font clarity
Updated June 10, 2021
Krunner - Not AI but an actually useful desktop helper tool
Updated June 4, 2021
Tiled Menu in Plasma - A Windowsy Linux experience
Updated June 2, 2021
Updated May 28, 2021
Kubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo review - Life is a vicious circle
Updated May 17, 2021
MX Linux Package Installer review - Nice but can be nicer
Updated May 12, 2021
The Plasma desktop is miles ahead of everything else
Updated April 30, 2021
Make Plasma look like Windows 10 guide
Updated April 26, 2021
Make Linux look like Windows - 2021 edition
Updated April 19, 2021
Desktop Icons NG - Get some icons onto your Gnome desktop
Updated April 14, 2021
MX Linux MX-19.3 patito feo - A year later, things be spiffier
Updated April 7, 2021
Garuda Linux review - Fighting me, fighting you, aha
Updated March 31, 2021
Gnome 40 - The anti-desktop desktop
Updated March 29, 2021
EndeavourOS review - It en-devoured my disk ...
Updated March 22, 2021
How to fix video tearing in Linux (with Intel graphics)
Updated March 19, 2021
White or black lines in Konsole output with Plasma scaling
Updated March 15, 2021
Material Shell - Some nerds need me, some nerds use me
Updated March 10, 2021
Plasma 5.21 review - Very slick, just one or five oily patches
Updated March 8, 2021
CentOS 7 - Ah ah ah stayin' alive (in 2021)
Updated March 5, 2021
Updated March 1, 2021
Remap custom keyboard keys in Linux - Tutorial
Updated February 24, 2021
Plasma secrets: additional languages and keyboard layouts
Updated February 17, 2021
GeckoLinux Static 152 - sussing out the desktop experience
Updated February 10, 2021
Best Linux distro - The last decade - 2011-2020
Updated February 8, 2021
How to bulk-copy images only of certain size in Linux
Updated February 3, 2021
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 & Manjaro - Surprisingly excellent
Updated February 1, 2021
Linux audio - only speakers or microphone available, not both
Updated January 29, 2021
Best Linux distro - The last five years - 2016-2020
Updated January 27, 2021
My 10-year-old HP Pavilion doesn't boot modern distros anymore
Updated January 20, 2021
OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 essential post-install tweaks
Updated January 6, 2021
Older articles
If you are looking for Linux-related articles published BEFORE 2021, please check my Linux archive page.