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SteamOS proved the Linux desktop works when you stop trying to make it look like Windows

For decades, the path to Linux adoption felt like a desperate game of "Spot the Difference." The prevailing logic was that if we can just make the desktop look enough like Windows, the average user ...
ZDNet

Windows 8 lives again on Linux, and I'm just as confused by it as you

A Linux developer has created a Windows 8 DE. Win8DE looks very much like Windows 8. This new desktop is still in alpha stages. Remember Windows 8? I'm sure I can guess what you remember from that ...
Neowin

AnduinOS Linux: Major updates for Windows 11 clone - what's new and how to install0 0

The Windows 11-like Linux distribution, AnduinOS, has just released three upgrades for its existing releases. This is what's new and how to upgrade. Anduin Xue, the main developer behind AnduinOS, has ...
AOL

5 Things Linux Can Do That Windows 11 Can't

With experiences in Microsoft's Windows being less than stellar, people are looking for alternatives, and many have discovered Linux. It's not just that Windows 11 is a broken mess and Microsoft has ...
AOL

5 Essential Windows Apps You Won't Find On Linux

There is no doubt that Linux has come a long way in the last five years, thanks in large part to Valve opening the door to gaming with Proton. Linux has always been a capable operating system, but its ...
BGR

Over Half A Million Windows Users Are Switching To Linux - Here's Why

Windows 10 is on its last legs: The predecessor to Windows 11 has already reached its official end of support in October 2025, and will continue to limp along with free Extended Security Updates (ESU) ...