I've spent decades testing nearly every Linux desktop. Which one should you try today? I've narrowed your options down to five.

Setting up on different PCs can be a hassle, but a portable Linux installation on a USB drive lets me take my setup to any PC ...

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 ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

From wobbly windows to Windows running Linux, the Linux desktop has had one wild ride!

Linux has the technology to challenge Windows, but inconsistent desktop integration, hardware support, packaging, and updates ...

Growing up as a kid in the 1990s was an almost magical time. We had the best game consoles, increasingly faster computers at a pace not seen before, the rise of the Internet and World Wide Web, as ...

Linux Mint's Cinnamon, MATE, and XFCE are all different versions of the "desktop environment" for the same Linux Mint OS.

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...

The annual assertion by open-source developers that the year of the Linux desktop is here may finally be more than a mere catchphrase. According to the web traffic analysis website StatCounter, Linux ...

I'm yet another Windows user not looking forward to Win10 going out of support later this year. At first glance it's looking like the most current version of Linux Mint will serve my purposes as a ...