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Why use the Pantheon desktop for Linux Elementary OS

This article is part of a special series on Linux desktops. Get a much-loved Mac OS feature on Linux with the Pantheon desktop for Elementary OS.

Use the Window Maker desktop on Linux

This article is part of a special series of 24 days of Linux desktops. Take a step back in time with Window Maker, which implements the old Unix NeXTSTEP environment for today…

Modernize your Linux desktop with Enlightenment

This article is part of a special series of 24 days of Linux desktops. Enlightenment offers a smooth, appealing, and modern Linux desktop experience, even on older hardware.

Why and how to handle exceptions in Python Flask

My Linux story: Covering open source in Spanish

Meet Lorenzo Carbonell, who brings GNU/Linux and open source to the Spanish-speaking community through his blog site, El Atareao, and applications.

Monitoring Linux and Windows hosts with Glances

The Glances tool offers more information about system performance than other sysadmin monitoring tools.

How to install Java on Linux

Embrace Java applications on your desktop, and run them on all of your desktops.

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