ZDNET's key takeaways Both Kubuntu and Fedora KDE Plasma are great distributions.One is based on Ubuntu, and one is based on ...

Now, Cinnamon is the flagship desktop environment of Linux Mint, which is generally the best distro for experiencing it.

In the Introduction to this book, I mentioned that there are several distributed versions of Ubuntu. These include Edubuntu and Kubuntu, both of which are Ubuntu but with a different default ...

While Ubuntu's Unity Shell provides users with a new way to interact with their computers, the learning curve may be costly to businesses that need a more stable, intuitive computing environment like ...

Big changes are barreling down the pipeline for Kubuntu. Developer Jonathan Riddell recently announced that Kubuntu 15.04 will feature KDE’s next-generation Plasma 5 desktop environment by default.

I wanted to give Linux a try on my new desktop seeing as I've finally got a decent linux supported video card.<BR><BR>The problem I'm having is that after the initial locale and keyboard selections, ...

On the surface, they might seem similar, but they are actually quite different. Let's dive in.

For years, proponents proclaimed the Linux operating system would someday be a viable competitor on desktop PCs to its rivals, Windows and Mac OSX. When someone on an internet message board says ...

The pre-built Linux Kubuntu Focus Iridium laptop line is an unexpectedly good alternative to running any Linux operating system on converted Windows PCs. Born almost five years ago, Focus Computers ...

Ubuntu 15.04 wasn’t the only new Ubuntu desktop released last week . Seven of the nine official Ubuntu “flavors” released new versions based on Ubuntu 15.04. These all use the same low-level Ubuntu ...