If you prefer your desktop operating system to be prettier than the average bear, then Linux is where it's at.

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Ubuntu Summit The Register FOSS desk sat down with Canonical's vice-president for engineering, Jon Seager, during Ubuntu Summit earlier this month. This is a heavily condensed version of our ...

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Read on for a recap of smaller Linux app releases in October 2025, including updates to BleachBit, Bazaar, Calibre, DigiKam, Resources and more!

On the flip side, the Linux ecosystem has several flavors that feature a bare-minimum number of packages and services.