During the elementary OS community challenge. I've talked a lot about the designers' vision of how an operating system should function. How apps should be smarter when they're being closed, by ...

The elementary OS Challenge is what I’ll call a community experiment. My hope is that if it resonates, this may be something I replicate for other Linux distributions.

There are several Linux distributions that are designed to mimic the look, feel, and even the workflow of macOS. So, here are ...

Brian Lunduke reviews elementary OS 0.4 (Loki) and talks with its founder, Daniel Foré, about the best features of the open source operating system.

The release last month of Elementary OS Freya version 0.3.2 showed little has changed in this new-style Linux distro that wraps its own lightweight desktop design around the Ubuntu core. Elementary OS ...

The Elementary OS site explains the perspective of the developers: We want users to understand that they’re pretty much cheating the system when they choose not to pay for software.

The elementary OS is presented as a system that puts visual design and speed first – and, holy cow, does it show. The user interface design is truly gorgeous.

We’ll assume elementary’s maintainers aren’t cheaters and that’s what they do. Update: the language on elementary’s blog post has been updated; most notably, the ‘cheating’ part is gone.

Elementary OS is based on Ubuntu, and it suspiciously reminds me of Apple’s OS X operating system. It seems to offer the promise of being a more design-oriented Linux desktop.

Elementary OS is a unique Ubuntu derivative that emphasizes the look and feel. The latest version of elementary OS (version 0.4), codenamed Loki was released last week.