Siduction Linux 2024.1.0 (Shine On) Review [KDE Plasma Edition]
Siduction Linux is a rolling release distribution based on the unstable branch of Debian, permanently assigned the codename Sid, from which the name of the distribution is derived.
The distribution provides installation images featuring the KDE Plasma, LXQt and, Xfce desktop environments, as well as an X Window System only version without a DE and minimal version without even the X Window System.
The standout feature of the current incarnation of Siduction is the …
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