One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows.

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

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For many, Windows is the only desktop operating system they've ever used. For them, there's a familiarity that makes dealing with the usual troubles associated with Windows (random restarts for ...

Zorin OS 18 has topped 2 million downloads, with more than three-quarters coming from Windows users as Windows 10 support ...

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For years now, the most popular end-user operating worldwide has been Linux. Or, to be more precise, it's Android. According to the Irish analysis site Statcounter's most recent numbers, Android had ...

Some people hate the idea of adding proprietary software to their desktop Linux. For these people, there are Linux distributions such as gNewSense that use only free software. For the rest of us, who ...