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Valve and Collabora Announce Official Arch Linux ARM64 Port for Steam Frame

Steam Frame uses an ARM64 processor, so Collabora, in collaboration with Valve, has been developing Holo Core as a full AArch64 port of Arch Linux intended as the base for the operating system that will power the gaming VR headset. Since Arch Linux has no official ARM64 support, Collabora had to build new tooling and CI infrastructure from scratch.

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HackRF Pro SDR covers 100kHz to 6GHz with FPGA-based processing

The HackRF Pro follows the same general architecture as its predecessor but introduces several RF, processing, timing, and connectivity improvements. These include a flatter frequency response, removal of the characteristic center-frequency DC spike, an onboard temperature-compensated crystal oscillator, additional memory, RF shielding, and a USB Type-C connector.

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I tried the most "bloated" Linux distro, and it's still better than Windows

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Apr 27, 2026

Quoting: I tried the most "bloated" Linux distro, and it's still better than Windows —

Linux has a reputation for being lightweight—the go-to solution for breathing life into old hardware that Windows gave up on years ago. You can install Linux on machines with 512MB of RAM and a processor from 2008, and they work surprisingly well. However, that doesn’t mean all Linux distros work equally well on aging, low-powered hardware.

You see, there are some distros that are specifically optimized for old and weak hardware. Likewise, there are also performance-oriented distros that are more concerned with giving you a polished, full-featured experience—an experience that’s only possible on more modern and capable hardware. Ubuntu firmly falls in the second camp—and it’s one of the most bloated and demanding distros out there.

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