Linux distribution Netrunner has a rocky past but a promising future


Netrunner has a rather interesting past. Every time the Linux distribution seemed to gain some semblance of traction, it would falter and have to be relaunched. It was once a rolling release--then it was not. It was once based on Kubuntu--then it was not. It was nearly an Hawaii-themed distribution--then it was not.
Netrunner has morphed into so many different iterations that it's hard to remember if I tried them all.
In the end, this is technology, so it's where you are and where you're going...not where you've been. And right now, Netrunner seems to have found its stride.
Netrunner's present
At the moment, Netrunner is based on Debian "Buster" and sports a customized KDE interface. The biggest customization is the desktop menu, which is actually called the Application Dashboard. This take on the KDE menu is more an amalgamation of KDE's Kickoff and the GNOME Application Overview, and it works really well.
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