One offers more control, the other is a bit more opinionated.

Bucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open-source Linux distribution. Linux ...

Linux Mint has long held a cherished place in the hearts of Linux users seeking a balance between elegance, ease of use, and rock-solid stability. In 2025, that reputation is only strengthened with ...

This distro makes MX look heavy.

Linux desktops can often suffer from performance issues due to resource-intensive compositors. However, using Compton, a lightweight standalone compositor, can significantly improve your desktop's ...

Moving from Ubuntu to Fedora? Use the same desktop scheme and everything looks the same despite differences in the backend, such as in package management (apt, yum, or YaST). Novell consciously ...

I love the illustration for a Linux Haxor story, Obligatory Year-End Positive Linux Predictions. It features Bart Simpson at the school blackboard, which is covered with “Year of the Linux desktop.” I ...

While it sounds simple, it was generally time-consuming, tracking down Linux drivers for all the hardware, downloading hacks and patches to fix BIOS issues, and testing the system to make sure it was ...