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Netrunner is a Linux distribution for all.
Based on Debian, Netrunner uses a tweaked KDE desktop.
Netrunner might not win design awards, but it works very well.
KDE Plasma is one of the best desktop environments on the planet. It's smooth, beautiful, user-friendly, and highly configurable. I would go so far as to say that KDE Plasma has surpassed GNOME as the most popular desktop environment for Linux.
Some Linux distros, such as KDE Linux, ship with a fairly untouched version of KDE Plasma, whereas other distros ship with customized versions. Netrunner takes KDE Plasma and bends it into a hybrid of KDE Plasma, GNOME, and Windows 11. As a result, the Netrunner desktop distribution should be immediately familiar to anyone who has used a PC over the past decade. Some might consider that a bold statement, but it really is true.
Also: KDE Linux is the purest form of Plasma I've used in months - but there's a catch
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