KDE

KDE Plasma offers an elegant desktop. Image: Jack WallenThe truth is, there's a lot to be found with KDE, but not all of it is necessary.With that said, what's the best way to get, test, and enjoy the latest version of KDE Plasma? The answer is KDE Neon.What is KDE Neon?KDE Neon is a Linux distribution that is developed by the KDE team and is based on Ubuntu. KDE Neon offers two different versions of the operating system:User Edition, which is the stable version for everyday usage.Testing Edition, which is for…

One major benefit of using iOS is that it makes it incredibly easy to sync between your iPhone and your Mac desktops and laptops. On the other hand, Android isn't quite so embedded into other systems (besides, of course, Google). That doesn't mean there aren't ways to sync Android and your desktop or laptop…especially if your desktop/laptop OS is Linux. With the KDE desktop, there's a handy tool called KDE Connect that makes it incredibly easy to do things like receive notifications from your phone to your desktop, easily…

I love it when a distribution dares to be different. We have enough clones of the Windows desktop metaphor and macOS has pretty much perfected the dock/topbar layout. So when I see a distribution that takes a standard desktop and flips it on its ear, it immediately gets my attention.Such is the case with KaOS 2022.06, which takes the KDE desktop environment and gives it an out-of-the-box twist to give it just enough unique flavor, without adding an extra layer of complexity for users.Before I get into this subtle twist,…