My top 5 Linux desktops of 2026 (so far) - and I've tried them all

I've spent decades testing nearly every Linux desktop. Which one should you try today? I've narrowed your options down to ...

KDE Linux is the purest form of Plasma I've tested - but the install isn't for the meek

Linux distros present KDE Plasma with a version customized for that particular OS. KDE Linux offers the purest version.
Rock Paper Shotgun

From the C: to the /Mnt/s, Linux is better than ever for PC gaming – and easier to switch to from Windows

For radical, picture me skateboarding ungainly while installing Linux - or, to be more precise CachyOS - on my PC. Windows 11 ...
The Hacker News

Over 1,000 Exposed ComfyUI Instances Targeted in Cryptomining Botnet Campaign

Over 1,000 exposed ComfyUI instances exploited via unauthenticated code execution, enabling Monero mining and botnet expansion.

Ubuntu’s latest version now needs more RAM than Windows 11

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS requires a dual-core 2GHz CPU and 6GB RAM, which is more than Windows 11's 1GHz and 4GB minimums.