Ubuntu might be considered the face of Linux, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best distro. In fact, some of Ubuntu’s own spin-off flavors offer tools and features that can make them better suited for certain users and use cases. Here are three such Ubuntu flavors that can actually outperform the original.

Ubuntu flavors are officially supported Ubuntu-based distributions that take the Ubuntu core, but replace the desktop environment or add some extra spice. Most of these flavors are fun, some are “meh,” but a few are genuinely useful—sometimes even more so than Ubuntu itself.

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if you’re trying to get into the terminal app on your Ubuntu computer, why not start with some lighthearted fun? There are some command line Easter eggs that won’t do anything but entertain you, and I’ve gathered some of the best.

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Using the watch command

As you probably already know, the watch command repeats any command at set intervals. You can use it with the find command, the bat command, and many other Linux commands.

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Want to start leveling up your terminal skills? The Linux command line has a wealth of flexible commands for file management.

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The command line can be a daunting place to hang out in, even if you’re familiar with a few commands.

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Running a Plex server starts out as a tidy experiment and then quietly turns into infrastructure. At first, it is a few movies in a folder, maybe a TV show or two that you swear you will organize later. Then one evening you open the library and realize half the metadata is wrong, some files refuse to match, and someone has just messaged you asking if you can “add that one show with the guy” (this description is somehow expected to be sufficient).

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The Vim statusline is endlessly customizable, with a set of standard variables available, plus the ability to host almost anything using Vim script. But all this tweaking still takes effort; effort that others have already gone to, so you don’t have to.

These plugins all offer similar upgrades, with a full-featured, attractive statusline to replace the boring default. Each has its own benefits, though, so be sure to choose the one that suits you best.

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You’ve probably heard of the Emacs text editor, but did you know it’s often repurposed to replace full-blown desktop applications? It’s not common knowledge, but Emacs has a very mature ecosystem and is multi-functional beyond its original purpose.

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