XDA Developers on MSN

WSL is powerful, but these 3 reasons are why it won't beat a real Linux desktop

WSL uses Windows' native hypervisor (Hyper-V) to create lightweight virtual environments. The Linux distro that you install ...

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great

Posts from this topic Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. is a senior reviews editor ...
XDA Developers on MSN

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 ...
GitHub

Nested Hyper-V / WSL2 fails on AMD with Cloud Hypervisor (KVM backend): HCS_E_HYPERV_NOT_INSTALLED

On an AMD host with kvm_amd nested=1 and Cloud Hypervisor v0.47, a Windows Server 2025 guest with Hyper‑V + VirtualMachinePlatform + WSL features enabled cannot run nested Hyper‑V workloads (WSL2 or ...
The Verge

Screw it, I’m installing Linux

I don’t like where Windows is going. Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable. Time to give it a shot. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics ...
Bleeping Computer

Russian hackers abuse Hyper-V to hide malware in Linux VMs

The Russian hacker group Curly COMrades is abusing Microsoft Hyper-V in Windows to bypass endpoint detection and response solutions by creating a hidden Alpine Linux-based virtual machine to run ...
Ars Technica

Installing Ubuntu 25.10 (ARM) on Surface Laptop 7 = Boot loop

I have a Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM. 1TB SSD). I really like the hardware, and I decided to try Ubuntu on it. Downloaded the ISO for the ARM version of 25.10. Put it on a ...
BGR

How To Install Ubuntu On A Chromebook (And What You Should Know Before You Try)

Chromebooks are low-cost laptops that mostly target students and educators. While running ChromeOS under the hood makes them efficient, they lack a strong upgrade path and full-featured options ...
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 ...
ZDNet

Installing apps on Linux? 4 ways it's different than any other OS - and mistakes to avoid

When I first started using Linux in the late 90s, there was really only one way to install an application. You would download the app, unpack the archive, run the ...
ZDNet

5 of the easiest, quickest Linux distros to install - and I've tried them all

I remember back in the day when Linux was a challenge, even for computer scientists. It was all text-based; you had to manually format the hard drive, understand how networking functioned, and use the ...
Android Authority

I activated the Linux terminal on my Pixel, and you should too

This means common commands and utilities usually beyond the reach of Android users can now be issued on the phone. The terminal supports installing packages, retrieving information on the phone, and ...