You hear declarations every year about the long-told "year of the Linux desktop" arriving this year, having arrived years ago ...

You can revisit the early days of Linux through MiDesktop, a modern fork of the original KDE 1. It's a must-try nostalgic experiment.

Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks.

I'm all-in, baby. I'm committed. If upgrading any distinct component of my PC didn't require me taking out a loan right now, ...

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 new pearOS distro is a Romanian project that picks up the concepts behind the original Pear Linux from 2011 and updates them. It's not going to turn the distro world upside down, but it's fun, ...

The Lumina Desktop Environment desktop is a standout in the crowded field of Linux graphical user interface choices. Lumina is a compact, lightweight, XDG-compliant graphical desktop environment ...

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 ...

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 ...