I guess Iβve just grown out of fireworks. You can watch them on YouTube any time, so they donβt really feel special anymore. Happy new year, I guess. Letβs make 2026 the year of anarchism.
Iβve got a feeling 2026 is finally gonna be the year of the Linux desktop!
So hereβs my list of recommendations, ranked from 1 being my favorite to 10 still worth checking out.
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Every project listed has its own thing going. Secureblue takes cues from GrapheneOS, Bazzite is Fedora-based for gaming, Tails routes everything through Tor, Qubes OS compartmentalizes different parts of your life, and Paldo pushes Upkg further.
So donβt start complaining that this or that isnβt beginner-friendly, I never said beginner, I said recommendation, and these are my recommendations as we head into 2026.
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