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.
Slimbook Titan report 7 - Nope, I'm not happy (again)
Updated November 5, 2025
Ubuntu upgrade adventures, a rollercoaster with mostly down
Updated October 22, 2025
Scale up stubborn programs in Linux with xpra and run_scaled
Updated October 15, 2025
Optimize dd write performance and progress notification
Updated October 1, 2025
How to set up VirtualBox repo in Ubuntu 24.04
Updated September 26, 2025
Slimbook Executive report 10 & 22.04 to 24.04 LTS upgrade!
Updated September 24, 2025
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 9
Updated September 17, 2025
Linux - Recreating old problems with new tools
Updated September 5, 2025
How to install and test KDE Linux as a virtual machine
Updated August 20, 2025
Linux Mint 22.1 Xia Cinnamon review - Reasonable, rounded
Updated August 8, 2025
Ma-ma-ma-ma my Fedora - Good and bad lessons from '42
Updated July 30, 2025
Kubuntu 24.04 LTS - Fresh install, hybrid graphics test
Updated July 23, 2025
MX Linux 23.6 on a Nvidia-powered laptop, behold results!
Updated July 18, 2025
Wayland Fedora Gnome vs KDE neon Plasma, plus X11 data!
Updated July 9, 2025
Wayland vs X11, AMD graphics, KDE neon, 4K and WebGL data
Updated July 8, 2025
Wayland vs X11 on an Nvidia hybrid graphics laptop
Updated July 7, 2025
Alternate reality - Ubuntu with Plasma
Updated July 4, 2025
Plasma 6.4 Wayland vs X11, processor and power benchmarks
Updated July 4, 2025
MX Linux MX-23.6 Libretto review - A bundle of awesome
Updated July 2, 2025
Plasma 6.4 Wayland vs X11 desktop performance numbers
Updated July 1, 2025
Plasma 6.4 review - A worrying trend
Updated June 26, 2025
Long live Xorg, I mean Xlibre!
Updated June 13, 2025
Plasma desktop & the curious case of missing icons
Updated May 30, 2025
Fedora Workstation 42 review - Strangely good and bad
Updated May 23, 2025
VeraCrypt and Linux kernel encryption conflict
Updated May 16, 2025
Slimbook Titan report 6 - Yup, I'm happy
Updated May 13, 2025
How to optimize WINE-run KompoZer on HD screens in Linux
Updated May 9, 2025
WINE-run SketchUp Make 2017 iertutil error, how to fix
Updated May 7, 2025
Kubuntu 22.04 updates after April 2025
Updated April 30, 2025
Zorin OS 17.3 review - Would you pay for your Linux desktop?
Updated April 16, 2025
Updated April 4, 2025
Dolphin file manager, rar files & available space problem
Updated March 26, 2025
Writing a nonfiction history book with (mostly) Linux and FOSS
Updated March 14, 2025
Plasma 6.3 review - Slick, fast and buggy
Updated March 7, 2025
Another laptop, another SSD revival, plus a dash of Linux
Updated March 5, 2025
Fedora & FlatHub story - Alas, it ain't 1986 anymore
Updated February 21, 2025
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 8
Updated February 18, 2025
Slimbook Titan report 5 - The mojo has returned ...
Updated February 7, 2025
Plasma secrets: icons-only task manager & selective grouping
Updated January 31, 2025
Kubuntu 24.04 third review - It's shaping up nicely
Updated January 29, 2025
How to install and set up DaVinci Resolve in Ubuntu 24.04
Updated January 24, 2025
Updated January 17, 2025
How to view and convert HEIC images in Linux (Kubuntu)
Updated January 10, 2025
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed - Okay, but glory all be from the past
Updated January 9, 2025
Plasma power management woes and solutions
Updated December 27, 2024
How to install iTunes in Linux (and why you shouldn't)
Updated December 20, 2024
Network Manager, IPv6 connectivity setup
Updated December 18, 2024
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 7
Updated December 13, 2024
Fedora Kinoite 41 review - My first taste of immutability
Updated December 11, 2024
Copy local music to iPhone with KDE Connect
Updated December 6, 2024
Fedora 41 KDE review - Solid, rough, plus some subpar choices
Updated December 4, 2024
Ubuntu 24.10 review - Oracular but not spectacular
Updated November 27, 2024
Slimbook Executive, long-term usage report 6
Updated November 20, 2024
Kubuntu 24.04, it's been a few months now ...
Updated November 6, 2024
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
Older articles
If you are looking for Linux-related articles published BEFORE 2023, please check my Linux archive page.