This Linux desktop runs like an app on your current desktop - and it's amazing ...

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It kills me to say this: The dream of Linux as a major desktop OS is now pretty much dead. Despite phenomenal security and stability–and amazing strides in usability, performance, and ...

While I wasn't there from the very start of Linux. I was an early adopter. Even before Linux, though, I was a Unix desktop user ranging from the early character interfaces such as the Bourne shell to ...

The small but mighty Linux desktop.

Linux is awesome. It’s a powerful, capable, flexible operating system with tremendous potential. But, it’s never going to be a factor on the desktop, so don’t even waste your time considering it. On ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. This is without question the most beautiful desktop environment ...

I just bought a new ThinkPad and am relegating the old one (a T61) to web browsing duties. Though I had Windows 7 on it, I thought it would be a good opportunity to give Ubuntu a shot, as it's been a ...

One of the longest running jokes in our sphere is that the coming year will finally be the year of “Linux on the Desktop.” Never mind that the erosion of the traditional Windows-style desktop form of ...

The 6 Linux distros I expect to rule 2026 - as someone who's tested hundreds of them ...