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 ...

One of the best things about KDE 4, the newest release of the mainstream Linux desktop manager, is something it doesn't do—force you to adapt to its way of running a computer desktop. Sure, the ...

You can customize nearly every last inch of your Linux installation to fit your liking, and it starts with choosing the right desktop environment. Whether you're a ...

Linux is all about choice. From my earliest experiences with the OS, this has been the case. If you're coming from Windows, you're probably accustomed to being able to switch your web browser, office ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Snaps, a relatively new development in the Linux world, are ...

Over on the Parrot blog, the team has announced the general release of Parrot OS 7.0. Codenamed "Echo" after the parakeet ...

I have spent some time looking at independent Linux distributions – that means those that are built from scratch and not derived from one of the larger, generally better-known distributions (Debian, ...

The KDE community announced yesterday the official release of version 4.3, a significant new version that brings a number of compelling improvements to the popular open source desktop environment.

Last week, the KDE community officially released KDE Software Compilation 4.4, a significant update of the open source desktop environment and its associated application stack. The new version ...

Having multiple choices of desktop environments is one of the Linux OS’s strong points — as well as its potential nemesis. This lack of a uniform desktop strategy means confusion for Linux newcomers ...