![]() It seems the distro is designed especially for audio and video editing tasks, based on the number of apps it includes for these tasks. That said, for all intents and purposes, Modicia is a general purpose distro that can be used for all types of desktop tasks, straight out of the box. The latest release of Modicia is based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and uses the Xfce desktop that’s been very innovatively customized. The desktop has a slew of menus, including a unique circular one and its windows Exposè view is appealing too. Behind the scenes, the developers have also tweaked several aspects of the distro to maximize performance. The project is complemented by a diverse support infrastructure, which in addition to text-based documentation also includes several video tutorials for common desktop functions.Īll in all, Modicia’s desktop tweaks make the distro fairly attractive and do a nice job of hiding away the complexities of managing a typical Linux installation.Īnother distro that sports an attractively tweaked Xfce desktop is MX Linux (opens in new tab). The distro looks great and performs adequately even on resource strapped machines. MX Linux takes pride in its user-friendliness, which it achieves through a selection of custom utilities. The desktop boots to a welcome screen that contains useful links to common tweaks as well as its custom set of tools. In terms of apps, the distro includes everything to fulfill the requirements of a typical desktop user, including a handful of games. ![]() MX is built on the current Debian Stable 10 release but includes updated versions of several apps and also backports newer versions from Debian Testing. The custom MX Linux tools are all designed to assist users manage their installation. Some of the noteworthy ones are a snapshot tool for making bootable ISO images of the working installation and a remaster tool to create your own customized version of the distribution. Package management is handled by a custom tool as well, which is again designed to take the pain out of discovering and installing apps. The distro takes a pragmatic view and offers several popular proprietary apps in the mix as well. You can also browse and install Flatpaks from the flathub repository right from this utility as well. The development of Netrunner (opens in new tab) is supported by Blue Systems, which also sponsors the development of the KDE desktop. It’s no surprise then that Netrunner uses the KDE desktop as well. However, instead of the stock KDE, Netrunner ships with a customized rendition with some extra applications and other conveniences to make it attractive to Linux beginners. ![]() Netrunner is based on Debian stable and includes several everyday desktop apps. Simple desktops spaghetti full#īy default it uses KDE’s full screen application launcher. The developers have also leveraged KDE’s famed configurability to ship with a desktop that’s easy to use. For instance, the task manager displays expanding icons and there’s a show desktop hot spot in the lower right corner. The developers have also tried to simplify the KDE System Settings so as to not overwhelm new users. Netrunner highlights some of the apps for creating and consuming multimedia and also lists several popular webapps in its menus such as Skype Web, Telegram and WhatsApp. The distro doesn’t have an onboarding utility like some of its peers and also relies on the distro-agnostic Calamares installer to help users anchor the distro to their disks. Linux Beginners can use the KDE Discover app store to find and install apps, while there’s also Synaptic for the experienced campaigners. The distro also has adequate documentation and support options and there is a link to some introductory documentation on the desktop, which is really thoughtful.
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