ZDNET's key takeaways Pop!_OS and Ubuntu Budgie are similar, yet different.Both distributions are based on Ubuntu and perform ...

Not all Linux desktop environments are created equal. Some desktops are better suited for skilled Linux users. There are some desktops that make new users feel right at home. One aspect of Linux that ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Both Linux Mint and Zorin OS are great operating systems.You'll find ease of use and a wide range of ...

I love a customized desktop. Anytime a developer (or team of developers) can deliver a unique take on any of the Linux desktop environments, I'm all for it -- and Bluestar Linux does not disappoint.

This time I’m really going to do it. I am going to put Linux on my gaming PC. Calling it now. 2026 is the year of Linux on ...

I don’t care where the application comes from, if it’s helpful I’ll use it. But with the Linux desktop, there are numerous ways to install an application. You ...

Here’s a scenario. You have a microcontroller that reads a number of items — temperatures, pressures, whatever — and you want to have a display for your Linux desktop that sits on the panel and shows ...

A Linux distribution on the desktop is an amalgam of the tortoise and the little train that could. Ever so slowly, it continues to move onward and upward, ticking away the market share percentages by ...

We took Gnome Boxes for a quick spin—it has promise but needs more work. I generally describe virt-manager as “simple”—and in many ways it’s much simpler than Boxes is—but there are different ways to ...