MX Linux 21 Is The Best Linux Distribution Of 2021 As is tradition, each year at FOSS Post we take a tour around Linux distributions released during the year, and compare them to see which one was best suited for Linux desktop users. There is no universal “best”, of course, and things are quite subjective and debatable around that term. But in our selection, we […] January 1, 2022January 2, 2022
elementaryOS 6 Odin Is Beautiful, Yet Could Be Better elementaryOS 6 Odin was released few days ago, with many interesting features. The distribution is based on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, and hence, is going to receive updates for few more years. The main highlights in the new release can be listed as: Having an AppCenter that only displays applications made for elementaryOS, all of them […] August 14, 2021August 14, 2021
EndeavourOS is a Wholesome Arch-Based Distribution Most readers may probably remember the Antergos Linux distribution which was discontinued in 2019. It was an Arch-based Linux distribution that aimed to be beginner-friendly, easy to install and easy to use. Making the average life quite possible with Arch Linux as a base. It featured a graphical installer with multiple options to install various […] October 28, 2020June 29, 2021
BunsenLabs Is The Continuation of the Legendary CrunchBang Linux CrunchBang Linux was a minimal Linux distribution that is based on Debian, focusing on being lightweight yet full of useful and nifty functionalities for users. Sadly the distribution got discontinued on 2015 by its main developer, but the community behind it didn’t let it go. They gathered their selves and created what is known as […] August 18, 2020May 26, 2021
Linux Mint 20 Continues to Excel in All Tasks Few weeks ago Linux Mint 20 was released, based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The Mint team always base their distribution on the LTS versions of Ubuntu, so that it can enjoy the long-time updates support and the stability LTS releases generally have compared to the 9-month-cycle releases. We are going to explore the new Linux […] July 17, 2020May 27, 2021
Lubuntu 20.04 Is an Absolute Nightmare of a Linux Distribution I tried Lubuntu 20.04. I wish I didn’t. I have never seen any more horrible Linux distribution than this in my entire lifetime. And I assure you that I have tested at least +200 Linux distributions in that short life so far. We did a review a year ago about Lubuntu 19.04, citing many bugs […] June 19, 2020May 26, 2021
Let’s Discover Xubuntu 20.04 With Xfce 4.14; A Review One of the most gorgeous flavors of Ubuntu is Xubuntu, which is shipped by default with the Xfce desktop. Xfce is a very practical desktop environment that not only “just works”, but is also beautiful in its own characteristic way. Xubuntu 20.04 is the first LTS release to ship with Xfce 4.14, making it also […] June 3, 2020May 26, 2021
Ubuntu MATE 20.04 Is More Polished, Beautiful & Stable Than Ever We chose Ubuntu MATE 19.10 to be the distribution of the year back in 2019 on the FOSS Post. The release was quite unique and full of newly-introduced features back then. With Ubuntu MATE 20.04 LTS, the comfortability of using Ubuntu MATE as a daily driver for most consumer users has reached new levels. The […] May 23, 2020May 28, 2020
Hands on Ubuntu 20.04: The Long-Awaited LTS Around 2 weeks ago Canonical announced the availability of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. An LTS that has been awaited for a very long time since Ubuntu switched into the GNOME desktop by default. It is true that 18.04LTS was there, but it was still a new user experience at the time and many users were hesitant […] May 9, 2020May 26, 2021
Best Distribution of 2019 Goes to Ubuntu MATE 19.10 Each year, the FOSS Post chooses the best desktop Linux distribution released during the year. To do that, we apply a wide-range of reviewing criteria on all of the major Linux distributions released during that year. Some of them have separate complete reviews for them, while others were just tested but not released on the […] December 22, 2019February 16, 2020
Ubuntu 19.10 Review: Another Retrofitting Release Ubuntu 19.10 was just released few days ago. The new release comes with some interesting features to talk about, along with great software updates that will enhance your everyday usage. The new changes include experimental ZFS filesystem support during the installer, turning Chromium browser’s Deb package into a Snap, GNOME 3.34, offline NVIDIA drivers installation […] October 21, 2019February 16, 2020
Lubuntu, A Once Great Distro, Is Falling Behind Lubuntu used to be that Linux distribution that you referred a friend to in case he wanted a very lightweight, newbie-friendly yet elegant alternative for Windows. Up to its 18.04LTS release, it indeed worked as expected, but starting with 18.10 where the development team switched to using the Qt-based desktop LXQt instead of traditional LXDE, […] September 23, 2019February 16, 2020
Slax is a Nifty Linux Distribution That Works from USB Slax is a portable Linux distribution that runs from USB, it aims to create a modular, modern and lightweight Linux distribution which can be carried anywhere in a USB stick. It’s also Debian-based, which allows you as a user to access tons of packages provided by Debian using the apt command. Slax 9.6 was released […] December 17, 2018December 16, 2021
elementary OS 5.0 Juno Review: A New Polished Experience elementary OS is a Linux distribution which aims to be a modern, fast & beautiful replacement for Windows and macOS. It also tries to mimic a lot of design decisions from the latter, it’s very similar to macOS in terms of UI and usability, and is used by millions of beauty lovers around the world. […] October 17, 2018February 16, 2020
