For years, PC gaming was synonymous with Windows gaming. DirectX was the go-to API, and if you wanted to play the latest and greatest games on your killer rig, you did it under the auspices of ...

If you're familiar with the Alienware X51, you know you've only had it available with Windows software out of the box until now – now you'll find Ubuntu leading up the show. This machine brings on a ...

Linux gaming has seen massive growth in the past two years, ever since Valve began openly supporting the open source operating system. That growth is nothing compared to what it will be after the ...

It's been tough to parse Alienware's position on the Linux-based SteamOS. At E3 they told us that the Steam Machine will increase Linux gamers by "20, 30 fold, overnight". But with the first Steam ...

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Dell is one of the few PC makers that attempts to cater to Linux users with its computers. The company’s “Project Sputnik” laptop, a developer-centric version of its XPS 13 that comes with Ubuntu, is ...

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The Ubuntu flavor of Linux has received a major endorsement from Dell with its announcement that it will offer the OS as an option for its Alienware X51 gaming rig. The diminutive PC starts at just ...

Alienware, one of the world’s leading gaming PC hardware manufacturers, has revealed a new variant of its Alienware X51 gaming PCs that comes complete with Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux operating system.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. The announcement holds deeper implications than merely being a ...