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The Best Linux Distros for Beginners
In this article, I want to explore three of the best Linux distributions for beginners, and which ones should be avoided. I wrote a VERY long article with detailed reviews of about a dozen distros, but I’ll spare you the details and provide a summary. Unfortunately, you’ll often find bad advice on the internet about…
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One Year with a De-Googled Android and What I Learned
UPDATED (August 31, 2025): Google has changed the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) with Android 16, which includes omitting Pixel device-specific source code. That complicates custom ROM development for groups such as CalyxOS and GrapheneOS. Because Android is significantly changing, two key developers are leaving CalyxOS (my previously recommended de-Googled system), and all developments and…
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Things I Wish I’d Known When I Switched to Linux
In this article, I want to help you get started with Linux when switching from Windows. I’ll share some of the things I’ve learned in my transition from one OS to another. Consequently, the following is a hodgepodge of topics that I wish I’d known when I first began this journey. Get Help First, if…
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How to Switch from Windows to Linux
Are you thinking about switching from Windows to Linux? More people are making the switch every year. Before 2020, Linux was running on about 1.6% of desktops. Over the past few years, Linux has been running on 3-5% of desktops. While it may still be a somewhat obscure option for the average person, it’s the…
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What Is OrthoPenguin?
I have started this website to have a place for my musings on life and technology. My theological writings can be found on OrthodoxRoad.com As governments become increasingly totalitarian, I think it’s important that we Christians find ways to minimize the collection of our personal data. If we use the internet, go in public, pay…
