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 ...

Is the Year of the Linux Desktop Finally Here? Intel CTO Dirk Hohndel thinks that the year of the Linux desktop is finally here. In his speech to top Linux engineers and developers, Hohndel said, ...

Also in today's open source roundup: How Remix OS will eat the world. And goodbye open source, hello free software Much has been written, over and over again, about the fabled (and some would say ...

At long last, after years of waiting for the "Year of the Linux desktop," we're getting somewhere. According to the US Federal Government Website and App Analytics, which I trust far more than I do ...

The Year of the Linux Desktop has become something of a sad meme in recent years, but the truth is that Linux as an alternative to Windows and macOS has never been more popular — both in terms of ...

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Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks.