First Descent OS 5.0 Alpha Is Ready for Testing, Based on Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS | Linux Today

First Descent OS 5.0 Alpha Is Ready for Testing, Based on Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS

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Marius Nestor
Feb 26, 2016

Descent OS’ interface aims to be as modern and user-friendly as possible while offering a small footprint with big performance. As you can see from the screenshots published in the gallery at the end of the article, the desktop consists of two panels, one at the top of the screen and the other one at the bottom, as well as an always-visible dock on the left side of the screen.

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Marius Nestor

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