Also: KDE Linux is the purest form of Plasma I've used in months - but there's a catch

The developers of Netrunner have done a great job of designing a Linux distribution that looks great, is easy to use, and performs quite well. I tested a previous iteration of Netrunner and proclaimed it to be a Linux distribution ready for productivity and gaming. How does Netrunner 23 stack up? Let's dive in.

According to the Netrunner site, "Netrunner is a complete Linux operating system for PCs, laptops/netbooks and ARM microcomputers, that makes exclusive use of the KDE Plasma desktop environment."

And what has Netrunner done to KDE Plasma? It includes Dash and Simplemenu, a task manager with expanding icons and a show desktop hotspot. Customizations are moved from System Settings to Plasma Tweaks. There's a unified look for both KDE and non-KDE apps, GTK apps without client-side decorations (so they look like native KDE Plasma apps), Kvantum theme engine, an advance Dolphin (file manager) toolbar, and more.