This is a series of cornerstone articles highlighting essential system tools. These are small, indispensable utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users of Linux based systems.
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Category: Desktop
daedalOS – desktop environment in the web browser
daedalOS takes a different approach to the traditional desktop environment such as GNOME and KDE. The aim of the daedalOS project is to make a web-based desktop environment that’s suitable for everyday use.
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36 Excellent GNOME Desktop Extensions (Updated 2022)
Add additional functionality to a GNOME desktop with these great GNOME extensions. This roundup showcases 36 excellent GNOME extensions.
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33 Excellent KDE Plasma Widgets (Updated 2022)
KDE is one of the most popular desktop environments. It’s also one of the most configurable. KDE widgets (sometimes called Plasmoids) help to improve the user experience. Here are the widgets we love.
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24 Great KDE Plasma 5.24 Themes
When it comes to customization, arguably no other desktop comes anywhere close to KDE Plasma 5. Here’s 24 Plasma themes that have garnished our attention.
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Linux Candy: Rusty Aquarium – monitoring by visualization
Rusty Aquarium is a utility that’s billed as a “monitoring visualization as an aquarium” program.
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Excellent Utilities: Deskreen – live streaming desktop to a web browser
Deskreen turns any device with a web browser into a secondary screen for your computer.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Managing Users – Part 15
We investigate how to manage users using both the GUI and the command-line. This article is part of the Linux for Starters Guide.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Open Source Replacements for Proprietary Windows Desktop Software – Part 8
We consider popular Windows proprietary software and recommend great open source replacements that run under Linux.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Installing Software – Part 7
We show you how easy it is to install software in Linux. This article is part of our Linux for Starters series.
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