With laptops powered by Linux becoming commonplace, nows the best time to dive right into the open-source OS if youre into ...

We've taken you through a tour of Window Managers in Linux, and now it's time to show you the Window Manager's bigger brother: the desktop environment, or DE for short. With a sea of choices out there ...

When working in shell sessions on Linux, it is sometimes necessary to investigate the settings for that particular environment, and the env command can help with that. In this 2-minute Linux Tip by ...

There's no shortage of ways to customize your Linux installation, but one of the biggest is choosing your desktop environment. Some distributions have a preferred one, but you can always change it.

As we've seen over the last 18 months or so, Linux has stormed up the league tables in terms of server-side operating systems. Many people, in fact, are now beginning to see that there are options ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Snaps, a relatively new development in the Linux world, are ...

Whether you're customizing your Linux install or choosing a distro to go with, one of your many options is the desktop environment you use. There are tons to choose from, all with different benefits ...