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Nowadays, everyone uses Ubuntu, most people have used Fedora, and many folks have tried openSUSE. SimplyMEPIS ... not so many.

That's a shame, because this relatively obscure Debian-based desktop distribution from Morgantown, WV. is an outstanding desktop operating system.

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols on November 21, 2008 Share Comments Nowadays, everyone uses Ubuntu , most people have used Fedora , and many folks have tried openSUSE .

I spent a lot of time trialing and testing Linux distributions during the year 2007. My goal was to find a suitable free operating system for my 2nd hand laptop.

In the process I tried just about every popular distribution, but now in late December I finally feel like I have a winner.

Before launching into my list, let me preface it by saying that this is a list of what I consider relatively easy to use desktop distributions.

So, while Debian is a great distribution, I haven't included it because to get the most out of it you should be an experienced Linux user.

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Cyber Cynic: "One of the pleasures of Linux is that you can try out different distributions to see which one works best for you."

If you use desktop Linux chances are you've used Ubuntu, Red Hat/Fedora or SUSE Linux/openSUSE, but there are others that are worthy of your attention.

Linux.com: "KDE 4.1, released last month, brought a great number of improvements to the popular desktop environment.

It's the best desktop I've ever used -- but that doesn't mean it couldn't be better."

Share Print Comments KDE 4.1, released last month, brought a great number of improvements to the popular desktop environment.

It's the best desktop I've ever used -- but that doesn't mean it couldn't be better. 2009 will see the release of KDE 4.2.

Here are 10 features that would be great additions to a future KDE release that I hope the developers

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