[Update, 2:00 pm ET, May 31: Ubuntu published a blog post about its Ubuntu Core desktop work after this Ars Technica post was published. Noting that Snaps “are a little famous for having some rough ...

We're less than three weeks away from the release of Ubuntu 18.10, codenamed "Cosmic Cuttlefish," so the team at Canonical is unleashing the final beta of its Desktop, Cloud and Server versions.

Canonical recently released Ubuntu 19.04, the latest version of its flagship GNOME-based Linux desktop. But if you're a desktop user, you might be feeling a little left out. The big points of emphasis ...

Lubuntu and Xubuntu are both Ubuntu flavors. Both default to a familiar desktop layout. One is much more configurable than the other. There are plenty of Ubuntu flavors. There's Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu ...

There are more interesting Linux desktop distributions to choose from than ever before. However, if you’re looking for major distros with a great deal of support, you’ll want to look at the big four: ...

Kubuntu 15.10 sees what are probably the biggest changes, upgrading to version 5.4 of the slick KDE Plasma 5 desktop. Kubuntu also includes the KDE Applications 15.08 package, featuring 107 ...