Our reviewer looks at Garuda Linix and finds a rolling-release Arch derivative with eye-catching visuals, a friendly installer, and a smart setup assistant that fixes the distro's lean default install.
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Larry Cafiero is a journalist and a Free/Open Source Software advocate and is involved in several FOSS projects. Follow him on Twitter: @lcafiero
More than a novelty from north of the 49th, this Debian‑based distro uses Canadian and EU privacy principles to offer a telemetry‑free, ready‑to‑work Cinnamon desktop.
AnduinOS 1.4.2 pairs Ubuntu's already easy-to-use foundation with a heavily customized GNOME desktop and Flatpak apps to ease the transition from Windows to Linux.
A polished Arch-based distro with a stellar installer, sane defaults, and plenty of choices to keep power users happy.
Think of Bodhi Linux 7.0 as a digital walk for peace: a lightweight Moksha desktop, a small install footprint, and just enough polish to keep your aging hardware serene.
From white-hat hackers to casual users: Italy's Parrot OS 7.1 Home Edition flies beyond its security reputation with a surprisingly polished KDE Plasma desktop.</em
From hand‑me‑down laptops to brand‑new desktops, this Debian-based distro with Trinity or KDE Plasma keeps things fast and familiar.
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‘Trixie’ doesn’t reinvent Debian so much as reaffirm it, with updated packages, subtle polish, and the same rock‑solid base that keeps it the go‑to choice for many serious Linux users.
When Lilidog Linux 26.02.06 was released on Friday, our Larry Cafiero opened it up and took a look to become one of the first to review it. As you will see, he was pleasantly surprised by what he found.