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Distrobox: The Last Frontier of Installing Linux Things

Distrobox is a universal way to run virtually any Linux application. Want to install a Debian package on Fedora? Are you tired of Linux distributions screwing around with software or failing to update it? Are you sick and tired of installing every single Linux package under the sun? Here鈥檚 some of the cool ways Distrobox can serve you!

March 22, 2026 路 11 min 路 Trafotin
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Debugging Desktop Linux and Its Users With GNOME's Jordan Petridis

I got speak with GNOME鈥檚 release manager Jordan Petridis, his journey into open source development, the work GNOME has done with Flatpak and accessibility, and how open source developers deal with harrassment from Linux losers.

June 23, 2025 路 3 min 路 Trafotin, Jordan Petridis
Trafotin with an unsettling smile holding up a knife to the Firefox logo.

Cutting Mozilla Out of Firefox With a user.js!

Tired of Mozilla screwing around with unnecessary features, sponsors, and settings? Firefox comes with robust administrative policies, but it鈥檚 not exactly easy. Forget Firefox forks and clones, because it鈥檚 time for you to make it your own!

April 2, 2025 路 9 min 路 Trafotin
Trafotin laughing at the Chromium logo looming over a sweating Linux Foundation logo.

Debunking the Linux Foundation Chromium Conspiracies

The Linux Foundation does nothing for desktop Linux, so they must be evil! Well, that鈥檚 what their armchair critics would have you believe. Here鈥檚 what the Linux Foundation is actually doing.

February 1, 2025 路 9 min 路 Trafotin
A image of Trafotin screaming with Steam and various utilities with the text: Literal hacking.

How to Use Steam on Linux (Some Hacking Required)

Ever wonder what it takes to play Steam games on Linux? This is almost everything you need to know: Proton, environment variables, anti-cheat, and mandatory hacking skills.

January 19, 2025 路 10 min 路 Trafotin