The desktop environment determines your day-to-day experience, making it far more important than the distro.

In my many years of using Linux, I've worked with just about every desktop environment ever created for the open-source platform. Some of those desktops are highly customizable, while others are less ...

Linux desktops can be wonderfully flexible, but many still feel built around old habits. You get panels, menus, window buttons, workspaces, and a familiar layout that works well enough. That’s fine ...