There are approximately 600 actively maintained flavors of Linux available. Making the right choice for what you need on your ...

Our own Les Pounder recently listed his favorite six Linux flavors for reviving an old PC. There, he talked about Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi Desktop, Fedora, MX Linux, Linux Mint and Manjaro.

If you work remote or run your own business out of your house, consider my picks for the best Linux desktop OS.

Ultimately, however, end-users will decide whether the Google OS will succeed. Linux-based netbooks have seen slow adoption, with many consumers preferring the familiarity of Windows.

Once I logged in, I was immediately impressed with how well the developers were able to configure GNOME to resemble Windows 11… all while still retaining a bit of Linux flavor.