How-To Geek on MSN

Linux has an identity crisis—and it's holding back desktop PCs

The OS of a thousand faces.
How-To Geek on MSN

Customizing your Linux desktop is a waste of time: Here's a better way to get what you want

Incessant customization is a rabbit hole you should avoid.

Love to customize your Linux desktop? This lightweight distro is great fun for newbies and experts

Love to customize your Linux desktop? This lightweight distro is great fun for newbies and experts ...
CNET

Red Hat hears desktop Linux calling

Traditionally, it has produced Linux for servers. But cost and security issues with Microsoft's software, and the Mozilla browser's arrival, pique Red Hat's interest in the desktop. Stephen Shankland ...

When KaOS Linux dropped KDE Plasma, I worried - now I'm loving the new default desktop

The rolling release distro switches to Niri, a scrollable, tiling compositor that's a lot cooler than you'd think. See why.
Hackaday

My Winter Of ’99: The Year Of The Linux Desktop Is Always Next Year

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 ...
TechSpot

Linux market share on desktop computers reaches an all-time high

What just happened? In the ongoing rivalry between Windows and macOS, Linux has been consistently gaining market share on desktop computers in recent years. The latest data suggests that the combined ...