Linux Mint beats Windows 11 in more ways than I expected, but switching still comes with real trade-offs.

Steam Machine could be the tipping point for Linux gaming, from its cost efficiency to the new Proton compatibility layer ...

Basically it’s an operating system that uses a Linux kernel, the WINE compatibility layer for Windows applications, and the ReactOS userland, plus a few other odds and ends to let you run Win32 apps.

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