Essentially, Elementary OS is an Ubuntu-based desktop operating system that traces its own path. It's one of the most well-designed Linux desktop operating systems on the market.

Above you'll see a basic presentation video by the creators of this OS. Below you'll find a demonstration of one of the awesome sets of features included with Elementary OS. Keys for shortcuts on ...

… a demonstration of a desire to create a Linux-based OS that championed consistency and great design. Well, I didn’t want to say anything, but I’m glad someone’s finally trying.

At the same time, Elementary OS doesn't foist specific apps upon you, so you wind up with a desktop that will need the help of some third-party applications, such as those found in the AppCenter.

Once you're up and running, this software shouldn't look all that different from what you're seeing in the demonstration above. Remember that Elementary OS is a BETA, and that this install is even ...

Elementary OS 8 "Circe" is here, based on Ubuntu 24.04, with Wayland support in the Pantheon desktop.… Elementary has its own desktop environment, Pantheon, which resembles a desktop version of ...

elementary OS also sports a dock-style app launcher along the bottom of the screen that is, well, somewhat macOS-ish. elementary OS has taken some flack over the years for being heavily macOS ...

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.

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 ...

Elementary OS 8 vs. the Competition While other Linux distributions also care about privacy, Elementary OS 8’s unified vision sets it apart: Ubuntu: Provides great user experience but ships with Snap ...

Daniel Foré didn't plan on building an operating system. In 2006, Foré was fed up with Windows, and he switched to Linux, the open source operating system. But he didn't just use the OS. Like so ...

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.