Wine Patches Bring Newer Versions of Adobe Photoshop to Linux

Wine project logo in an orange picture frame on a yellow background.The lack of Adobe creative software on Linux is an oft-mentioned drawback by those who would use Linux full-time, but can’t wean themselves off a software that forms part of their professional or creative workflow. You can already run Photoshop on Linux through Wine if you are willing to faff about. Old versions like Photoshop CS6 work well on Linux, while newer Creative Cloud versions can be made to work – with a catch: you install Photoshop on Windows (e.g., a virtual machine) and then copy the files to your Linux Wine prefix. Being able to run the official installer […]

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Multicolumn Dock GNOME Extension Rethinks What a Dock Can Do

A dock is a dock, right? A line of icon shortcuts for quick access to your apps. The Multi-Column Dock extension for GNOME 45-47 takes that simple idea, but adds organisational features. A GitHub description describes this as: “a customizable multi-column dock for GNOME Shell Keep your apps neatly organized with grouping, smooth scrolling, easy drag-and-drop reordering, auto-hide, and full multi-monitor support.” The main draw is that you can group related applications together in the dock, give each grouping a label and background colour and then collapse or expand them on the fly. If you’ve often use a bunch of […]

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Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Brings Gen AI to Raspberry Pi 5

Product show showing AI HATE plus 2 on a Pi 5.A new version of the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ has been released with enough grunt to run popular generative AI (GenAI) models, including Qwen and DeepSeek. The first generation Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ add-ons were designed for on-device acceleration of vision-based neural network models, but wasn’t powerful enough to run more generalised large-language models (LLMs) – something the new AI HAT+ 2 solves. Described as the company’s “first AI product designed to fill the generative AI gap”, the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 packs in a Hailo-10H NPU with 40 TOPS (INT4) of inferencing performance and is paired with 8GB […]

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Linux Rescue and Repair Distros in 2025: Your Safety Net When Things Go Wrong

Linux Rescue and Repair Distros in 2025: Your Safety Net When Things Go Wrong

No matter how reliable Linux systems are, failures still happen. A broken bootloader, a corrupted filesystem, a failed update, or a dying disk can leave even the most stable setup unbootable. That’s where Linux rescue and repair distributions come in.

In 2025, rescue distros are more powerful, more hardware-aware, and easier to use than ever before. Whether you’re a system administrator, a home user, or a technician, having the right recovery tools on hand can mean the difference between a quick fix and total data loss.

What Exactly Is a Linux Rescue Distro?

A Linux rescue distro is a bootable live operating system designed specifically for diagnosing, repairing, and recovering systems. Unlike standard desktop distros, rescue environments focus on:

  • Disk and filesystem utilities

  • Bootloader repair tools

  • Hardware detection and diagnostics

  • Data recovery and backup

  • System repair without touching the installed OS

Most run entirely from RAM, allowing you to work on disks safely without mounting them automatically.

When Do You Need a Rescue Distro?

Rescue distros are invaluable in scenarios such as:

  • A system fails to boot after a kernel or driver update

  • GRUB or systemd-boot is misconfigured or overwritten

  • Filesystems become corrupted after a power failure

  • You need to copy important files from a non-booting system

  • Passwords or user accounts are inaccessible

  • Malware or ransomware locks access to a system

In short: if your OS won’t start, a rescue distro often still will.

Top Linux Rescue and Repair Distros in 2025

SystemRescue

SystemRescue remains the gold standard for Linux recovery.

Why it stands out:

  • Ships with a modern Linux kernel for wide hardware support

  • Supports ext4, XFS, Btrfs, NTFS, ZFS, and more

  • Includes tools like GParted, fsck, testdisk, and ddrescue

  • Offers both CLI and lightweight GUI options

Best for: advanced users, sysadmins, and serious recovery tasks.

Rescatux

Rescatux focuses on simplicity and guided recovery.

Key strengths:

  • Menu-driven repair tasks

  • Automatic GRUB and EFI boot repair

  • Windows and Linux password reset tools

  • Beginner-friendly interface

Best for: home users and newcomers who want step-by-step help.

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