SteamOS tricked me into switching to Linux, and I'm not going back
…KDE Plasma is one of the closest experiences you can get to the Windows desktop, but it actually feels a bit more responsive, so maybe switching to Linux wouldn't be so…
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Picking a Linux distro is the wrong first question — here's what you should ask instead
…Once I had gotten to grips with KDE Plasma, I could use that as a stepping stone to try all kinds of distros. KDE, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE, EndeavourOS, Parrot OS, you name…
The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes
…Sure enough, one update caused my KDE Plasma desktop to go into a bootloop, so I restarted my PC and loaded up a previous kernel from GRUB. Sure enough, everything was fixed…
I stopped using my Steam Deck as just a handheld after discovering Desktop Mode
…The system will drop the gaming compositor and spin up the Wayland-powered KDE Plasma environment. You can now set up your local sudo password. Open the terminal application (called console), then…
I tested every Linux desktop and realized fragmentation isn't a problem anymore
…And some desktops are heavily customizable, too, so if you want an easier choice, you can go with something like KDE Plasma to make things easier, and then customize it later on…
I stopped distro hopping when I realized the desktop environment was the real upgrade
…I then gravitated toward KDE Plasma, and it became the "lens" through which I distro hopped. If a distro supported KDE Plasma, I would install it and use the desktop environment as…
The Linux desktop's biggest upgrade was learning when not to ask the user
…GNOME, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, and others still expose meaningful control. Still, they’re less eager to interrupt just because something happened. Notifications are cleaner, update flows are calmer, and many routine system…
Ubuntu 26.04 will block your upgrade on Thursday if your containers still use cgroup v1
…06 / 8 Features What is the name of Ubuntu's default desktop environment since version 17.10? A KDE Plasma B Unity C XFCE D GNOME Correct! Since Ubuntu 17.10, GNOME…
I ran Windows 11 and Linux side by side for a year, and a clear winner emerged for productivity
…Still, on a desktop like KDE Plasma, animations still exist, but generally play out faster to keep things smooth. Related Microsoft finally admitted Windows 11 was broken, but I've already moved…
I tried Fedora and learned why it's not the beginner Linux distro everyone assumes it is
…To put it shortly, if you're getting Fedora, the KDE Plasma flavor is the way to go to make things easier on yourself, though it's not a problem with the…