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6 Linux apps I always run at startup (and why they’re worth it)

If you're setting a lot of applications to autostart on your Linux PC, you may want to learn other ways to optimize for speed ...

Should you run Linux straight from a USB? I tried it, and here's my expert advice

Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS directly from a USB drive, but is that the right approach? Here are the pros and cons.