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Linux desktop users get new options from distro releases

Beefy Miracle released as Spherical Cow set to Acquire a Window Seat.

A busy week on the Linux Planet as a new chapter is written in the saga of the company once known as Mandrake Linux.

The third major new kernel release of 2012 is now generally available.

When Peter Volkerding built the Slackware Linux distro back in 1993, the Linux Planet was a very different place.

This week's Linux Top 3, once again has a strong desktop component.

The Precise Pangolin dominated the Linux news cycle last week, but it wasn't the only piece of Linux news.

There lots of big event on the Linux Planet calendar in any given year. Twice a year we get to celebrate a new Ubuntu release, its wacky name and its interesting new innovations.

Kubuntu gets new sponsorship, ChromeOS gets a new look and Debian stick with the tried and true

Familiar names dominate the Linux kernel landscape as developers outline their top gripes and an open source cloud battle erupts.

Red Hat sets a new revenue milestone as development on upstream kernel and rival distributions continue.

New mainline kernel and a new unbreakable kernel.

New releases of the Red Hat clone and a new desktop release for Linux Mint.

New Ubuntu, Fedora and Linux kernel releases are all on the way.

Ubuntu is headed to Android, and Mozilla is partnering to build its own mobile OS.