Here’s what people were reading the most on FOSS Force during the month of October, 2025.
Pop!_OS 24.04 and COSMIC Betas Have Arrived — We’ve Got Screenshots by Christine Hall: Cosmic’s Rust-powered debut is here! Dive into Pop!_OS 24.04 beta and get your first look at the modern desktop that’s rewriting Linux history.
ElementaryOS 8.0.2: Not a Grand Slam, but a Solid Base Hit by Larry Cafiero: Although downloading the distro might feel like a confrontation with an overzealous panhandler, once installed, elementary rewards users with a robust Linux experience.
MX Linux 23.6 Libretto: High Performance on Legacy or Bleeding-Edge Hardware by Larry Cafiero: Whether reviving old gear or maxing out new silicon, MX Linux 23.6 Libretto stays cool, collected, and gets the job done.
CachyOS — Distrowatch’s Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features by Larry Cafiero: CachyOS delivers top‑tier performance, modern desktop choices, and hassle‑free software management — a standout among Arch‑based distros.
Why Bazaar Is the Best Flatpak App Store You’re Not Using by Jack Wallen: Some think that Bazaar is on its way to being the go-to Flatpak app store in the Linux world — often preferable to standard app stores. It’s certainly worth trying, whether you’re a new or experienced user.
Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’: More Excellence From a Consistently Outstanding Distro by Larry Cafiero: Our Linux distro gadabout takes a look at both the Cinnamon and Mate editions of Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara,” and finds nothing to complain about. However, he did find that one question stands above all others: What happened to the name starting with the letter “Y”?
How to Run Windows Apps on Linux Using Bottles by Jack Wallen: It’s a rare occasion that I have to run a Windows app on Linux. When I do, I always know there are several possible means to that end. One of these is Bottles, an app that supplies a compatibility layer for running Windows apps on Linux. It’s built on top of Wine and includes a user-friendly GUI for managing your apps.
EndeavourOS: A Distro That’s All Things to All People by Larry Cafiero: Our look at the popular Dutch Linux distribution EndeavourOS reveals an impressive distro that’s both easy to use and powerful enough for experienced users—thanks to its Arch Linux foundation.
Austria Says ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to Proprietary and ‘Willkommen’ to Open Source by Christine Hall: The Austrian Ministry for Economic Affairs drops foreign clouds for a homegrown Nextcloud and LibreOffice solution, showing Europe’s steady move toward digital independence.
Gnoppix KDE 25.10 Mixes Innovative Excellence With Rough Edges by Larry Cafiero: This Debian‑based distro fuses privacy‑first AI with KDE polish and speed, although not everything is flawless.
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