Linux Mint is my top pick for Windows escapees—stable, familiar, and frequently updated. Cinnamon menu gains moveable search ...

If you prefer your desktop operating system to be prettier than the average bear, then Linux is where it's at.

Ubuntu is by far the most mainstream Linux distro out there, and that’s both its biggest strength and its biggest weakness.

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