BunsenLabs Carbon is a mishmash of Linux desktop components, which shines through when you go to customize the desktop.

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Opinion I've run Linux desktops since the big interface question was whether to use Korn or Bash for your shell. Before that, I'd used Unix desktops such as Visix Looking Glass, Sun OpenWindows, and ...