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• Looking for a polished Linux desktop? Consider KDE

  In the world of Linux desktops, Ubuntu's Unity and GNOME have tended to dominate the headlines in recent months, but there's another contender that many consider an even better choice.

• A bundle of updates give 10 Linux distributions a boost

  With so many Linux distributions to choose from, it can be difficult to keep tabs on them all. Over the past few weeks I've written about Bodhi Linux--a lesser-known but nice (and increasingly popular) flavor of Linux--as well as Arch Linux and Mandriva. But today I'd like to round up other distributions of the free and open source operating system that have released key updates recently.

• K3b 2.0 coming to KDE4 mid-2009, Qt forked for port

  Popular CD and DVD burning application for KDE, K3b is gearing up for its first port to KDE4 with a pending 2.0 release, but part of the Qt toolkit had to be forked to make it possible.

• Mandriva Linux 2009 released

  European software company Mandriva has released the 2009 update to its flagship Linux distribution, Mandriva Linux.