Ubuntu Unity 22.04 is out, and it’s better than ever. This throwback to the glory days of Canonical’s in-house desktop might easily usurp your daily driver as your Linux distribution of choice. I have ...

The Linux desktop has been around for more than a decade now. Despite its best efforts, and Microsoft’s dumbest missteps — I’m looking at you, Vista — it’s never owned more than a fraction of the ...

Using Rhino Linux's new Lomiri snapshot took me back to the glory days of Unity ...

Perhaps one of the most missed Linux desktop environments is Ubuntu Unity Desktop, developed by Ubuntu’s parent company, Canonical. It was either loved or hated by users otherwise endeared to the ...

When Microsoft introduced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) the common refrain was that you could use it to run Linux’s beloved Bash tool but full Linux desktops were out. Turns out that wasn’t ...

Ubuntu was my Linux distro of choice for a couple of years. I loved it. Sure, the old “everything is Orange and Brown” color scheme made my eyeballs want to go all hari-kari. But, other than that, ...

The Unity desktop environment that was recently made default in Ubuntu Linux has been nothing if not controversial, as has the alternative GNOME 3. Fortunately, thanks to the customizability that has ...

In today's open source roundup: A survey indicates that a strong majority of Ubuntu users use the Unity desktop. Plus: GOG to release classic LucasArts games, and has Microsoft finally fixed its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. May 12, 2020, 08:50am EDT May 19, 2020, 05:09am EDT This article ...

My ongoing quest to live in every Linux Desktop Environment – for one week at a time – has brought me to a relative newcomer — the elementary OS project’s “Pantheon” environment. Last week, I was ...

Ubuntu 11.04 has been out for a few days now and while, generally speaking, I like Ubuntu’s new Unity interface, I know some people really dislike it. So, who better to explain why Unity looks and ...

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update coming in August includes an unusual feature aimed at developers: an Ubuntu sub-system that lets you run Linux software using a command-line interface. Preview ...