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Minisforum M2 Pro

Minisforum M2 Pro Mini PC running Linux – Benchmarks

November 5, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Minisforum M2 Pro Linux benchmarks compare CPU, Arc B390 graphics, memory and SSD performance against Intel and AMD mini PCs.

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BOSGAME VTA-439

BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC Running Linux: Thief

November 3, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Thief benchmarks on the BOSGAME VTA-439 with Radeon 890M graphics, comparing 1080p gaming performance on CachyOS and Windows 11.

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Minisforum M2 Pro

Minisforum M2 Pro Mini PC Running Linux – Introduction

November 2, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Minisforum M2 Pro mini PC running Linux. I examine its Intel Panther Lake processor, Arc B390 graphics, design, connectivity and features.

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Linux Distributions

GenesiOS – CachyOS-based Linux distribution for local AI

October 29, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

GenesiOS is a CachyOS-based Linux distribution with local AI workload tuning, KDE Plasma and Hyprland desktops, and developer tools.

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BOSGAME VTA-439

BOSGAME VTA-439 – Total War: WARHAMMER III Linux Gaming Performance

October 29, 2026 Steve Emms Games, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Total War: WARHAMMER III benchmarked at 1080p on the BOSGAME VTA-439’s Radeon 890M, comparing CachyOS, Windows 11 and RTX 3060 Ti.

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BOSGAME VTA-439

Lemonade Server – local AI server on the BOSGAME VTA-439

October 22, 2026 Steve Emms Reviews, Scientific

I test Lemonade Server on the BOSGAME VTA-439 under Linux, comparing CPU, ROCm, Vulkan and XDNA 2 NPU performance for local AI.

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BOSGAME VTA-439

BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC Running Linux: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

October 19, 2026 Steve Emms Games, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

BOSGAME VTA-439 runs Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on CachyOS. See Radeon 890M 1080p benchmarks and comparisons with Windows 11.

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BOSGAME VTA-439

BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC Running Linux: Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

October 12, 2026 Steve Emms Games, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands on the BOSGAME VTA-439 under CachyOS, testing Radeon 890M performance at 1080p across five quality presets.

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BOSGAME VTA-439

BOSGAME VTA-439: Gaming on Linux – Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

October 7, 2026 Steve Emms Games, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Let’s see how the Radeon 890M integrated graphics performs.

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Building the PH4NTXM ISO on CachyOS

September 25, 2026 Steve Emms Tutorials

Build the PH4NTXM Abyss or Ghost ISO on CachyOS, including the live-build setup and PATH fixes needed for Debian build tools.

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Minisforum M2

MINISFORUM M2 – Does Linux Schedule Panther Lake Correctly?

September 10, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

See how Linux schedules the MINISFORUM M2’s Panther Lake P-, E- and LP E-cores across single-threaded, bursty, FFmpeg and full-load tests.

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Linux Distributions

Margine – immutable Linux desktop distribution built for creators

June 27, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Margine offers a polished GNOME desktop with a tiling workflow, a CachyOS/BORE kernel, atomic upgrades and rollback, a complete media stack.

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Why I moved over to CachyOS from Manjaro

May 7, 2026 Scott Donaldson Blog, Opinion

Here are some of the reasons why Scott decided to switch from Manjaro to CachyOS.

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