Project: SystemRescue
Version: 7.01
Rating: 1
Date: 2020-11-26
Votes: 0
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absolutely bizarre "data rescue" distribution, cannot and will not mount any drive that isn't the flash drive it's installed on, tried on 3 separate computers and could not mount any hard drive or ssd
i guess if you want an xfce desktop with a firefox web browser and everything as root, this is the distro for you
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 18.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2020-11-26
Votes: 0
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Pros: good for newbies, good support by community (many answers, a lot of repositories).
Cons: bloated, snaps by default, painful memorable experience with Unity, Gnome freezes too often (heavy on resources), buggy built-in app store.
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Project: Lubuntu
Version: 20.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2020-11-26
Votes: 0
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Installation routine quite messy. Partition manager error messages are not displayed, so you have to pretty much guess why things do not work. Desktop depends on Pulseaudio and is de-installed along with it, so no choice for me.
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Project: antiX
Version: 19.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2020-11-26
Votes: 3
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Installed for replacement of rev 17.4 , libreoffice was quite ancient ( rev 5 )
I had difficulties to connect to wifi , connman ist not at all an improvement ! Ceni & Connman seems not consistent !! With wifi-swicht in menu applications , it's better it seems .
Also to add french langage to libre office and firefox , it has been long and difficult !
A lot of time loosed prior to set synaptic parameters to "buster-backports " ,........Without that , impossible to install : dependencies & brooken packs ...etc .
But fortunately , I know this distro and for a "old" Asus Eeepc laptop , it works correctly with only 1 Go Ram .
Of course , I ranked previous revision higher as I had none matters .
Good distro but poor documentation , please try to improve it ....
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Project: PCLinuxOS
Version: 2020.1015
Rating: 9
Date: 2020-11-26
Votes: 0
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Good,stabile except VLC can't remove him from taskbar,only solution to that problem is to restart.
Other than that no complaints.
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Project: Q4OS
Version: 3.12
Rating: 9
Date: 2020-11-26
Votes: 0
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Q4OS is one of the most pleasing OS that I've worked with since 1985. I've used other Linux distros that worked okay, but Q4OS stands out with its ease of use upon installation. While it is based on Debian, it isn't like Ubuntu, Mint, or a few other Debian based distros. It stands well on it's own.
If I never used the terminal program, Q4 would still function like most other OSs out there. However, I do use the terminal for doing everyday boring stuff like updates. I wrote an alias for doing that, so all I do is type upd on the CLI, and it does the hard work. alias upd="sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade"
The one complaint I have is about printer installation. TDE has its own web-based printer installation. Sometimes they work well. Other times you couldn't beg bribe or beseech your printers to work. The trouble is, I can't get rid of their drivers. They're stuck in my system like a barnacle on steroids. I have an HP 2600 printer, and a Brother HL-L2360D laser printer.
I'm going to try to install the 4.1 version. I tried before but the installer had a few bugs that they have since ironed out.
Give Q4 a try. I think you'll be pleased with the Trinity (TDE) Desktop.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-26
Votes: 0
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Mint is a preferred distro for me and my family. It's almost 5 years or more since first install and today we have 7 pc with 19.3 cinnamon working stable over the years. It's easy to install, setup and use. And for me - it's preferred Linux for migration from Windows.
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Project: KDE neon
Version: 20201029
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-26
Votes: 1
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Been my current distro at work for the past 6 months. The upgrade to 20.04 went smooth. KDE neon has been solid and stable for me. I don't even tweak it outside of a few things.
GOOD!!!!!!
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 20.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-26
Votes: 3
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My first ever and, hopefully, last choice of a Linux distro. Really, I've heard many not-so-good things about distro-hopping, and I tried to avoid that behavior right from my very first steps into the Linux world. And I'm happy! I made my choice mostly because I learned that PopOS supports Nvidia cards I've been using for ages by default. Also, as a person coming from a bloated Windows 10 environment, it contains almost all I need to start and run a descent PC. The rest can be added later and easily.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 20.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-26
Votes: 4
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Just the perfect linux environment with minimal looks and great UI. The auto-tiling with pop-shell is awesome. The pop os shop is great and better than ubuntu's snap store. Have been using ubuntu for 3 years,tried out so many distros and switched to pop os and now i am never going back to ubuntu.
Shortcuts are a little different so takes time to get used to, great gaming support and dark mode is uniform and great gnome support
When you want to work you want a system that just works and not have to tinker a lot.
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Project: Xubuntu
Version: 20.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-25
Votes: 1
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I tried this OS last night and it rocks! Everything I tried works well and it's very fast. It even installed in dual boot mode with Linuxmint and ran perfectly. Guess I landed on a new OS for awhile . . .
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Project: SparkyLinux
Version: 2020.09
Rating: 2
Date: 2020-11-25
Votes: 0
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I tried SparkyLinux Mate last night but it didn't work at all. Oh, it ran in live mode on a USB but when I tried to install in dual boot mode with Linuxmint it lost Grub somewhere. After I fixed that and booted it looked nice but when I tried to change the theme it blew that up also. Nothing but white on the menu, background and letters and couldn't change it back. I guess it wasn't my night but I don't have time to fix an install like this. I do expect it to some what work . . .
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Project: Garuda Linux
Version: 201119
Rating: 5
Date: 2020-11-25
Votes: 1
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My review is for the Cinnamon "Lite" edition.
Pros:
~Super easy installer.
~Beautiful desktop. Maybe i should say "lavish". A work of art.
~Fast & responsive. A joy to use.
Cons:
~Refused to install both of my WiFi printers. Returned a "CUPS server internal error" message on both. One is an HP and the other is a Funai. If I can't install a printer, I can't use the distro. So sad. This really is the most polished Cinnamon desktop I've ever seen. I was looking forward to living in it awhile.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-25
Votes: 6
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It's been the distro which I have used for the longest period. I like the environment and interface. I have not had any issues.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-25
Votes: 7
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polished, beautiful, extremely stable (easy to rollback), low footprint (installed in AWS for just 79mb used in memory)
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Project: FreeBSD
Version: 12-STABLE
Rating: 9
Date: 2020-11-25
Votes: 1
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Very stable. Safe. Not easy. Even my developmentenvironment (Lazarus) works properly
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Project: Redcore Linux
Version: 2004
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-25
Votes: 0
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Redcore Linux is an amazing distro. Yes, there is a slight learning curve. I've learned that all program installation, deletions, etc. need to be done with Sisyphus GUI and nothing else if you want your system running properly. After using Redcore for several weeks, I have no desire to try any other distro.
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Project: Obarun
Version: 2020.07.01
Rating: 5
Date: 2020-11-25
Votes: 0
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In my opinion this distro could be good in the future but now is not easy for me, i failed with the installation (with Plasma) many times, always got stuck, i tried with minimal and this worked but i didn't know how run services properly as the 66 documentation is unintelligible for me, one time, only one time of 10 i was succesful with Plasma installation, can run Plasma from the tty but when i tried to enable sddm the boot got stuck forever and i can't get to the login. Maybe it's me but when a distro don't boot to the graphical after the installation, this cannot be a practical distro, they have a lot of work, both of the Obarun project and S6 project, and i wish them the best because is great to see alternatives to the main streams of GNU/Linux.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 8.2.2004
Rating: 8
Date: 2020-11-25
Votes: 1
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After working for many years with CentOS (from CentOS 5 to CentOS 7) I moved on to other distros, but CentOS still remains the best for stability and use. I must say that I miss working with CentOS.
CentOS intends to be an enterprise-type server distro and I would say that they have achieved the goal.
It makes no sense for this distro to discuss desktop or user functionality, or even the graphical interface, as in my personal vision CentOS should be used with minimal installation and SSH interface. Despite this, I have to say a few words.
There is no doubt that being able to install a light and intuitive graphical interface, the management of the server is more comfortable, but in the latest version, the too minimal interface of the desktop leaves me very perplexed. I prefer a more standard interface (IMHO), more similar to windows because the ergonomics of use improve.
As for the server-oriented use, unfortunately, the conservative policy does not make it suitable even for the management of commercial web servers due to the backwardness of updates on PHP and other environments. When a platform version update forces you to update PHP (perhaps for security reasons), and CentOS doesn't make it available for a long time, you don't become particularly satisfied. Therefore for use as a webserver you need to add external repos, which sometimes make CentOS less stable and a more negative impression in people's heads.
For use as a DB server, firewall and other types of services that do not require technological updates, it is the best linux distro.
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Project: Trisquel GNU/Linux
Version: 9.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2020-11-24
Votes: 1
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Coming from Devuan. I wanted to try a FSF only distro. Trisquel looks and behaves very well without any blobs or nonfree components. The only missing piece is wireless. But since my machine is wired no problem. The system with mate is fast, beuatifull and efficient. Using it for web browsing with Triquels own abrowser, office and music production on a low-latencey kernel
9 points due to lacking wifi wich was what i expected. So no surprices. Just happiness.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2020.09.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-24
Votes: 5
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An amazing Arch based linux. Can pick what type of kernel you want. No bloat preinstalled. Has AUR already set up.
I can highly recommend EndeavorOS.
No issues with my r5 3600x and rx 5600xt.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-24
Votes: 1
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It is just one of the best GNU/Linux for setting up a workstation on the go.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 20.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-24
Votes: 0
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Aside from the truly ugly graphics, this is a very nice distro. It's package installer Eddy, is one of the best I've used, and I like the way it handles multiple windows. The installer is a bit different and assumes a full installation on a clean HDD, but the most recent versions have made installing to an external drive or SD (I'm running it right now on a 32 GB SD) much easier. Replace the graphics with your own and it's very nice.
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Project: Archman GNU/Linux
Version: 2020-11-12
Rating: 8
Date: 2020-11-24
Votes: 0
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Archman is a suprisingly good distro as long as you're familiar with pacman, the package management system used by Arch Linux.
It's easy to install and has a great number of desktop environments that you can choose from. I've been using Archman with KDE Plasma for a week now and I'm very happy with the look and feel. I had no problems installing it as my main operating system on my desktop computer.
It seems to be a problem free Linux distro and also easy to install software. Again, however, the only drawback for newbies is you have to type "pacman -Syu" on the command line once a day or so to keep your system updated.
Like Archlinux, Archman is a rolling distribution. When you're done you will effectively have an Arch installation with very few modifications. The name of the distro, Archman, is derived from the "Arch" in Archlinux and the "man" in "pacman."
So as long as you're comfortable with updating a Linux system with the above mentioned simple pacman command, you'll always have an up-to-date computer.
After building a new computer I had problems installing Archlinux again because I previously had old hardware on a pre-EFFI machine. Installing Archlinux the old-fashioned way didn't work easily for me anymore, so I went with Archman and had no problems installing the system.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 20.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2020-11-24
Votes: 6
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i tested many Linux distributions debian, ubuntu, arch, manjaro, arco, mx-linux, mint but no one solved my switchable graphics problem on laptop with integrated amd apu and discrete amd gpu, i was unable to turn off discrete gpu causing laptop to run hot..
well it works perfectly in pop os out of the box.. keeping power profile on balanced it will turn off discrete gpu even if you connect charging adapter, which does not worked on other distros.
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Project: EasyOS
Version: 2.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-24
Votes: 3
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This latest release is even better then previous ones. Improvements include simpler menus and a new bluetooth manager. This distribution is THE best portable distribution in my opinion. To install it on a USB flash drive, just etch the image file using EasyDD or a similar application on the USB flash drive. Setup starts automatically upon first boot.
This distribution relies on JWM as a windows manager, which is extremely light and very functional, much lighter than even XFCE. So this distribution works fine on even the weakest, oldest computers. I was able to install Microsoft Teams from the .deb package.
Another great feature is the containers which can be used so that every application runs on a separate file system. For example, you can browse the web in a container, which isolates potential malicious codes from the rest (it comes with Seamonkey, but Firefox and Chromium are available as SFS packages). You can do the same and create a container with LibreOffice to open safely files with potential malicious macros.
Containers are managed through a graphical interface. No need to know programming. Also, containers share a common directory, allowing to transfer files from one container (ex. downloaded by the browser), to another container (ex. to open by LibreOffice).
(For the more tech-inclined, it is also worth it to take a look to the Dunfell 0.98 version of the distribution, still in alpha phase, which is compiled from source and is even more streamlined. This other release can also run in a container under the 2.5 release!)
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Project: Garuda Linux
Version: 201119
Rating: 8
Date: 2020-11-24
Votes: 0
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I use the "Xfce lite" version of "Garuda" it is much faster than Manjaro "xfce": 1min30 (Manjaro) against 35 seconds (Garuda) for a 10 year old pc with a 2.6 ghz + processor 6 gb of ram + a gt710 nvidia card with 2 gb of ram ... no time to test the gaming.
some small bugs for example: you have to tinker with the Firefox config to have it in full screen and the ad blocker extension is imposed by default and cannot be removed.
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Project: Debian
Version: 10
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-24
Votes: 7
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I'd played around a bit with linux back in the mid-2000s (redhat & openSuse). I found it interesting, but lacking polish at the time, and not really knowing what to with it, I stuck with windows. early 2010's got me into raspberry Pis, and more exposure to linux, specifically Raspbian.
Then came Windows 10...I tried to like it, but it was the final breaking point for me with forced updates breaking it on a regular basis, candy crush garbage, failing at the worst possible times (doesn't it always?) and all the work I had to do to keep fixing what the updates broke. This was the push for me to get off windows.
having used raspbian on my Pis, Debian seemed liked the natural way to go for my PCs, So in mid 2019, I went with Debian Buster (stable), settling on KDE desktop. There was of course a learning curve, especially with package management/software installation which is a whole different way of doing things from windows, and some very odd naming conventions for applications in KDE (looking for file manager, I need to use "Dolphin" or CD Burner/writer I need to "k3b" ...not particularly intuitive names for someone just starting to use this from new, but that's KDE not debian)
All said and done, once I got over that initial learning curve, it's been an excellent system, and I haven't looked back. In fact just this last couple of weeks, I replaced my last windows machine (which was a media server running mediaportal) with Debian running nextpvr. (headless,no graphical desktop, just bash) I tried ubuntu for my media server first, but had issues, so went with Debian Buster stable again, and it's been solid.
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Project: KDE neon
Version: 20201029
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-24
Votes: 4
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Very stable kde distro and the best out of the box it's not overloaded...
Only the Important packages!!
It's easy to load another U like or need....
GOOD!!!!!!!
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 20.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 5
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Finally a version that I can use all day every day
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Project: Fedora
Version: 33
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 0
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I'm using fedora from version 28 to 33.
Use for work and gaming. I went through several fedora updates without any problems. It is a wonderful, elegant, robust and very stable distribution. Sometimes I think about replace the distribution but the fedora has many qualities that always make me choose it as my favorite day-to-day GNU/Llinux distribution.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 20
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 3
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The best distro that I have ever seen. Nvidia and wifi run out of the box. Stable as hell.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 20.10
Rating: 2
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 0
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I really wanted to like Pop_OS had a clean fresh look and was pretty easy to navigate. My issue is that it keeps freezing with the only way to recover is to power off. Had been running MX on it, & also had used Linux Mint on the same laptop. Never ran any other versions of Pop_OS so I can't compare it to other versions as far as stability goes. I do see that others have had the same issue.
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Project: ClearOS
Version: 7.6.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 0
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I installed ClearOS on a laptop which I use to check and try various distros and which worked with almost anything I installed. The installer is text-mode but it finished installation. When I tried to boot I got a black screen. I tried to get help but there is almost no community to help. I do not think this distro is of any value.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 20.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 1
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I tried it when searching for Linux OS that would support all the software I need and to my surprise Pop_OS, which I tried our of curiosity without big hopes since I don't like Ubuntu itself, was just fitting all my needs. It's works perfectly with my 3 screens, printer, microphone, Nvidia GPU and any other piece of tech I own, which wasn't the case for any other distro I tried before. It also allowed me to flawlessly switch to Linux full time as previously I used to keep Windows 10 partition for games.
I used version 20.04 and switched to 20.10 just after its' release. I had no major problem with any of them.
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Project: Devuan GNU+Linux
Version: 2.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 5
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What a wonderful distro ! Fast, appealing, good software, excellent repository (Synaptic Program Manager).
Not too little - not too much and all seems to work just nicely - well integrated. I installed the XFCE flavour and I'm loving it :)
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Project: Fedora
Version: 33
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 2
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Very impressive distro. The Gnome implementation is super fast and smooth, like it has been tuned for speed and stability. I am torn between this and PopOS for my daily. Graphics are certainly faster and smoother than Pop, let's see how it goes... Will update in 2 weeks...
Cheers
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Project: SolydXK
Version: 10.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 0
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Al ready for many years a top notch desktop os.
Never problems.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 0
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Just Amazing and great packages. All is wori,g well and the customization with kernals is awesome.
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Project: Fedora
Version: rawhide
Rating: 6
Date: 2020-11-23
Votes: 1
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Whilst the distro installed well and looked good (Gnome variety) I was disappointed with the meagre offer of programs.
I got all my calender files of the last 10 years in the ics format. Thunderbird is available but WITHOUT the "lighning" attachment to use the calendar. No "orage" calendar available. I didn't try "korganizer" because that thing wasn't working properly since 2013.
I got many of my documents of the last 10 years in the *.abw format. No Abiword available. No Double Commander. No stick formatter. No iso writer and I could go on. What I did notice were the countless little games that were available.
Sorry, I'm past the game stage and I'm looking for productivity.
If you just want to play and fiddle around, "Fedora" is the perfect tool for you.
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Project: Septor
Version: 2020.5
Rating: 7
Date: 2020-11-22
Votes: 0
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Cannot get OS to boot directly from the hard disk drive no matter what I try. It will only boot, after HD installation, if the installation thumb drive remains installed in a usb port on my computer. Never had this issue with any other distro.
Otherwise, not a bad Linux distribution.
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Project: Android-x86
Version: 9.0-r2
Rating: 8
Date: 2020-11-22
Votes: 1
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It runs Android 7.1.2 based on LineageOS. It is very old Android version so not sure about the security. With UEFI booting and grub, it can detect my windows and debian dual boot partition, and into windows, debian, or AndroidX86 OS depending on my preference .
Popular Android apps Firefox, Gmail, Google, YouTube, Spotify...etc runs smoothly..etc. In fact, they are so smooth and quiet now that it seems that these Android apps use less system resources than their X86 counterparts running in Debian.
Games like Angry bird and Real Racing are playable with App Compatibility setting enabled, but my laptop is missing a bunch of hardware sensors like accelerometer sensor or gyroscope...so I can't take full advantage of the game experience.
Bluetooth is also not detected. But USB keyboard and mouse hardware are fine. So is the touchscreen.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 20
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-22
Votes: 7
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A bit ugly but change to dark-aqua theme and it very nice.
Everything just works out of the box.
All the best software is there.
X-apps is simple and perfect.
Always keep coming back to Mint Xfce for daily use...
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Project: OpenIndiana
Version: 2020.10
Rating: 7
Date: 2020-11-22
Votes: 0
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The only version of Solaris worth using. Sadly it's not good at all with hardware compatibility on most machines, which should definitely be a top priority if the dev team wants this to gain any traction. But all things considered this is an absolutely great operating system
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Project: Debian
Version: 10
Rating: 9
Date: 2020-11-22
Votes: 5
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I have tiried many distros debian is the best one........for me !!
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Project: Slackware Linux
Version: current
Rating: 9
Date: 2020-11-22
Votes: 11
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Very good for Server. Simple additionaly software without trash like other distributions and no systemd. Not good: no KVM.
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Project: Linux Lite
Version: 5.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-22
Votes: 5
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Have used other Debian/Ubuntu derivatives and Linux Lite is as good as Mint at a minimum.
Probably as close to a windows experience as you can get on Linux
Highly recommended.
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Project: RebornOS
Version: 2020.09.01
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-22
Votes: 1
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RebornOS is something special, something that i haven't seen in a distro for ages. The installer is neat, you only need a iso (unlike choosing a iso that has one DE built-in) and also allows you to install apps alongside the OS. Bonus points : Follows the Arch repository. This is the best Manjaro alternative, alongside EndeavourOS.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: 20.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2020-11-22
Votes: 0
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I feared it would break still stable using it inside virtual box, waiting for it to break so far it works.
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Project: Peppermint OS
Version: 10
Rating: 10
Date: 2020-11-22
Votes: 5
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Used Peppermint for a long time and love the lightweight morphing of lxde with xfce. It's quick enough on old hardware and looks good too with a bit of minor tweaking. Idle RAM only around 350mb with Plank and conky running.
Whilst PM10 is still based on previous Ubuntu LTS, the system feels modern enough with some in-house additions that differentiate it from similar distros.
Also done a full install of Peppermint on a cheap Sandisk usb, and that worked well on several machines. For new users, installation is simple using Calamares and hardware compatibility good too. Like Ubuntu, Software Manager is present for those who prefer that way of installing/updating packages.
Overall an excellent no-nonsense distro that's fun to use.
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