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What is the Arch User Repository (AUR)? The Arch User Repository (AUR) is a community-driven repository for Arch Linux users, containing package descriptions known as PKGBUILDs. These PKGBUILDs allow ...

Maybe it was one piece of malware too many, maybe it was realizing that while Windows 7 doesn’t look like XP, there really wasn’t that much better about it, in any case the day had come when you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. This article is more than 5 years old. If you're wading into Linux ...

Lifehack.org's Kyle Pott details how to run Linux as a virtual machine on your Windows desktop for the absolute beginner. We recently covered how to run Windows apps on your Linux desktop, so this ...