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About the Articles & guides category Articles & guides The comments section for articles and guides on linuxblog.io. Also, feel free to share resources from other sources.	0	402	April 15, 2022
Why Small VPSs Feel Slower Than They Used To Articles & guides	9	41	January 29, 2026
Best Linux Compatible Laptops Articles & guides laptops , desktop , hardware	23	3253	January 26, 2026
Why Your Linux Server “Looks Idle” but "Feels" Slow Articles & guides	1	25	January 22, 2026
Linux desktop adoption up 500%+? Articles & guides microsoft-windows , desktop	4	86	January 22, 2026
Immutable Linux Distros: Are They Right for You? Take the Test Articles & guides distros	42	4079	January 14, 2026
Windows 11 vs Linux: A Year Later, I’m Switching Back Articles & guides	25	1110	January 13, 2026
How I’m Continuing to Use CSF After ConfigServer’s Shutdown Articles & guides	6	186	January 12, 2026
Finding Linux Compatible Printers Community Picks desktop	30	2345	January 8, 2026
I was wrong! zswap IS better than zram Articles & guides	4	351	January 6, 2026
What is Linux iowait? (Explained With Examples) Community Picks sysadmins	1	587	January 5, 2026
Choosing a Network Switch - 6 Essential Tips Articles & guides	3	120	January 5, 2026
ThinkPad Laptops with Linux Guide (2026) Articles & guides laptops , desktop	14	7746	January 4, 2026
Self-hosted Projects That Earn (Make money from your Home lab) Articles & guides	6	566	December 31, 2025
CDN Benchmarking: How to Compare the Performance of Different CDNs Articles & guides	1	203	December 31, 2025
Pinebook Pro - My First Impressions and Setup Tips Articles & guides	1	34	December 31, 2025
Linux Desktop: Do we need better Workspace Management? Articles & guides	5	81	December 25, 2025
90 Linux Commands frequently used by Linux Sysadmins (updated to 100+) Community Picks tools , command-line , sysadmins Read the full article: 90 Linux Commands frequently used by Linux Sysadmins (updated to 100+) If you are interested in Linux commands frequently used by Linux sysadmins and power u…	16	8604	December 24, 2025
Boost Battery Life on Your Linux Laptop with TLP Articles & guides laptops , desktop , tools	5	450	December 22, 2025
9 Most Stable Linux "Rolling Release" Distributions Articles & guides kali-linux , arch-linux , distros	7	1107	December 21, 2025
Raspberry Pi Performance: Add ZRAM and these Kernel Parameters Articles & guides raspberry-pi , kernel	26	1416	December 12, 2025
Learn Linux: 4 Devices to boost your Linux skills (2026) Articles & guides home-network , command-line , desktop	13	679	December 10, 2025
How I Chose the Best Managed Network Switch for My Home Lab Articles & guides	8	1693	December 10, 2025
Steps for installing modern Nvidia drivers on Debian Stable Articles & guides gaming , hardware , nvidia-drivers	2	984	December 10, 2025
Cloudflare outage on Nov 18, 2025 - Waking up to a broken internet Articles & guides	9	139	December 2, 2025
20 Best Network Switches Under $100 (2025) Articles & guides	4	613	December 1, 2025
Best Linux Distro (2026) Community Picks distros	80	9458	November 30, 2025
Free Linux Server Monitoring and APM solutions for SysAdmins Articles & guides web-server , monitoring , sysadmins	1	328	November 23, 2025
Firewalla Gold Plus vs. Ubiquiti UDM Pro Max Articles & guides	2	199	November 21, 2025
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