Linux Desktops of the Year - What's the Best Linux Desktop Environment of 2018?

It's the third annual Unplugged Tuxies; our community votes on the best projects, distros, desktops, and services of 2022.

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Links:

• VIM Homepage
• Visual Studio Cod — Code Editing. Redefined.
• Kate — Get an Edge in Editing.
• Pop!_OS by System76 — Pop!_OS is an operating system for STEM and creative professionals who use their computer as a tool to discover and create.
• NixOS — Reproducible builds and deployments.
• COSMIC by System76 — Computer Operating System Main Interface Components
• KDE Plasma — Do it all in a beautiful environment that adapts to your needs, and with the safety, privacy-protection and peace of mind that the best Free Open Source Software has to offer.
• Ubuntu Server
• Debian — The Universal Operating System
• Jellyfin — The Free Software Media System
• Nextcloud — Online collaboration platform
• Steam Deck
• HP Dev One
• Home Assistant — Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
• mastodon — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community.
• Asahi Linux — Asahi Linux aims to bring you a polished Linux® experience on Apple Silicon Macs.
• AbdBarho/stable-diffusion-webui-docker — Easy Docker setup for Stable Diffusion with user-friendly UI
• Umbrel — A personal server OS for self-hosting.
• immich — Self-hosted photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone.