1: Innovation The developers of GNOME 3 and Ubuntu Unity seem to bring the best in innovation to the Linux desktop. This, when coupled with desktops such as Enlightenment and XFCE, gives you more innovation around the Linux desktop as compared to any other area. 2: Variety Variety is something Linux desktop seems to be enjoying the most. There’s hardly any other platform that offers you so much variety to choose from. If you are looking for something traditional, you can go for KDE. However, for a more multi-touch friendly, which is completely different desktop, you can either go for GNOME 3 or Ubuntu Unity. 3: Features Every Linux desktop boasts of a unique selection of features, which range from the standard to the extraordinary. Linux has always been king in this area. Not many can compete with the dexterity and capability of open source developers to bring to life such a profusion of features. 4: KDE 4.8 activities With the rollout of 4.8, KDE activities have been made simpler to use. They perform better and look more reliable now. In fact, KDE activities can be aptly called desktop organization extravaganza. It features a quick access button, preconfigured activities, and allows you to work far more efficiently and cleanly. 5: GNOME 3s progress If you used GNOME 3 you must be aware that, it was not only filled with bugs, it was a barely usable replacement for the most efficient and stable desktop available. But it was then! GNOME 3 has come now become very reliable and efficient desktop and not many pieces of software can claim such enhancement over such a short span of time. 6: Desktop-centric distributions After the change Ubuntu made in Unity, several distributions reacted by creating releases based on particular desktops. But even though majority of these desktops have been around for a while, they didnt take pleasure in their current success prior to Unity, which also improved the status of such distributions as Xubuntu and Kubuntu. 7: Linux Mint Many experts believe that if Ubuntu Unity hadnt been born, Linux Mint would not have been where it is today. Linux Mint is one of the finest desktop distributions of today. They have taken GNOME 3 and expanded it to incorporate several extensions to make GNOME 3 a mashup of Classic GNOME and GNOME 3. 8: Ubuntu Unity Ubuntu Unity can be included for different reasons. First and foremost, it proves that Canonical masters the process. Almost every desktop of the Linux-verse is enjoying new life and development. Even if you hate Ubuntu Unity, you have to give the credit for reviving the Linux desktop. 9: GNOME 3 libs The modern iteration of GNOME has given us the underpinning libraries dubbed as GNOME 3 libs. These libraries have helped dramatically enhance performance and make development much easier. 10: Style With plenty of choices available on the Linux desktop, you are bound to identify a style to fit your taste and style. The renaissance seen on the Linux desktop these days reminds of the mid-to-late 90s, when there were so many Linux desktops, it was difficult to choose one. Now style has been mixed in with user-friendliness along with other features that are needed for both home and company usage. So, when you are using the Linux desktop, why not to do it with style?
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:43:27 +0000
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