Project: elementary OS
Version: 6.0-beta2
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-07-26
Votes: 0
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Not much has improved from version 5.x with the exception of some cosmetic changes.
elementaryOS is still as cumbersome to use as before.
There's an updated elementary Tweaks to assist making it a bit more usable.
Pantheon is just ugly. The icon set is boring and lack luster. The default dock, much like the OS itself, is restrictive (a trimmed version of Plank).
Yes, you can customize things but for a beginner it can be a challenge.
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Project: SparkyLinux
Version: 2021.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-26
Votes: 0
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After testing and installing tons of distros based on Arch, Red Hat, OpenSuse and Debian, both fixed and rolling releases, I've captivated by Sparky.
Pros:
- Based on Debian Testing
- Secure Boot compatible
- Stable (fixed) or Semi-rolling release cycle
- Specialized tools (although less powerful than MX Linux and YAST)
- BTRFS with grub snapshots (Timeshift + autosnaps)
- KDE (+ LXQt, MATE, Xfce, MinimalGUI/MinimalCLI)
- Dedicated Recue CD with Tools
- Support Forum and Wiki's
- AOSP (Android) building friendly
Long story:
- Mint is the 2nd best for me, allowing Home partition encryption out-of-box, but I can't go with Cinnamon and Mate as desktop. LMDE is based on
Debian Stable and takes time to be updated.
- Debian punishes us with the apps not up-to-date and some of my favorites does not work on old versions.
- Red Hat derivativas (Fedora, CentOS Stream, AlmaLinux, RockyLinux) are too much dependent on the company movements, both on interface and packages (see Fedora).
- OpenSuse is rock solid (even Tumbleweed), but it does not allow to change YAST related packages very easily (namely Snapper per Timeshift). Also GeckoLinux does not allow this flexibility.
- Almost none Arch derivative is Secure Boot compatible out-of-the-box (Manjaro, Endevour, Garuda, ArcoLinuxB, Salient, Reborn).
- Lots of others suffer the same "issue" (I know I can disable Secure Boot): MX Linux, Parrot, Siduction, Mageia, NetRunner, PCLinuxOS, Pop!_OS, PureOS, SolidKEE. I didn't test KDE Neon, ZorinOS and NetRunner for other reasons.
- Kubuntu (Ubuntu flavors) should be Secure Boot compatible, but for any reason the "shim" package breaks the installation near to the end. FerenOS is ok, but just tweaks over Kubuntu.
- KaOS and Solus are good, but limited on packages for AOSP building/apps.
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Project: ArcoLinux
Version: 21.07.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-25
Votes: 2
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excellent distro.. i moved from arch as it was sometimes difficult to get a few things to work. Since i moved, i never had any troubles and on top of that ATT is awesome!!!!
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 21.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-25
Votes: 0
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This is a great distro. Based off Ubuntu so it's very easy to use if you're new, or want things easy like me.
It does use around 2-3GB RAM on idle because of GNOME so if you don't have a lot of RAM, switch to XFCE, KDE, or another desktop environment using System76's wiki on how to do that (I switched to KDE for customization).
I've been using this distro for over a year with very few issues, and the ones I did have were easily fixable thanks to the large community, and being Ubuntu based.
I use this on a more powerful PC (Ryzen + Navi) for video, photo, and audio editing and I haven't had any problems using programs or multitasking.
Pop_OS is also regularly updated, so if you want to stay up to date without going to a fully rolling release distro this is a good option.
If you don't like the default programs, themes, or etc. you can easily change it like with most other distros too. But I've just stayed with this distro vs others because it works well for me and I haven't experienced as many problems with it vs others.
Overall it's quite a good distro, hope System76 keeps up the good work, and if they improve this distro, even better.
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Project: Archman GNU/Linux
Version: 20210501
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-25
Votes: 0
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Very pleasantly surprised. Been using Linux since early Slackware days and pretty much tried them all, but more and more I just want a system that works and not something I have to babysit or do a lot of manual configs. Archman not only works perfectly with my hardware, but it also works as advertised. No weird bugs, no strange problems that I have to dig into, just fast, stable performance and I even like the default theme on the Mate version I tried. Very good job!
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Project: Garuda Linux
Version: 210720
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-25
Votes: 1
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A beautiful, fast and convenient system. Especially for beginners
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Project: openSUSE
Version: tumbleweed
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-25
Votes: 3
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I always go back to openSUSE because of its robust, has a ton of packages and is stable as hell considering is a rolling release. I don't have to worry about checking the forums like in arch just in case an update is breaking something, in openSUSE if an update is corrupt it doesn't get released thanks to openQA.
Having snapshots enabled by default gives you a sense of relief because you can go into your system settings withouth worries.
Having a DE like KDE Plasma that releases versions quickly makes Tumbleweed the perfect distro for me.
I use openSUSE Leap for an old desktop and Tumbleweed in my laptop. Both are awesome and easy to use.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 20.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-24
Votes: 4
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Thought I'd give a big 'shout out' to Linux Mint and its team.
I bought a new laptop a few days ago so it's hardware is fairly spanking new. Full disclosure: I tried putting another distro on first, one I'd been using for a long while, but I got such a headache trying to find this and then that driver.. so I threw the latest Mint offering on instead.
PRO's: Installed in a matter of minutes.
Cinnamon is a sexy DE, and needs about 650MB ram on start up.
Out of the box Flatpak support.
Just about everything works fine.
CON's: Only just about everything works: the wifi card didn't kick in during installation. I had to sort it out
afterwards (just had to enable the driver in the driver manager)
'No bluetooth adapters found'. I'm still tinkering with that one.
The brightness keys don't actually alter the brightness. I'm adjusting it through the power icon on the
panel.
The cons I listed aren't deal breakers; the OS does everything I need it to and does it well. I believe updates are on offer until 2025. Mint is very good all round. Hardware is 10th gen i5, 8GB ram, 512GB ssd. None of that touchscreen nonsense!
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2021.04.17
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-24
Votes: 5
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This is by far the BEST distro I've tried. It's bloat free, concise, ships with just the right programs you're actually going to use in a daily driver, has the best default theme in terms of both aesthetics and functionality out there. And the resources they give you tell you exactly how you can tweak things if you want to do specific things while not forcing it on you.
This has been my Distro journey so far:
Ubuntu (3 months) -> Linux Mint (1 year) -> Debian (3 years) -> EndeavourOS (3 months).
I'm pretty sure that EndeavourOS is going to make a big splash in the Linux community and I won't be surprised if this is going to be the default Linux people are going to know by 2025 instead of Ubuntu.
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Project: ArchLabs Linux
Version: 2021.05.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-24
Votes: 1
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I'm loving this, the setup is intuitive even for a linux newbie
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Project: Slackware Linux
Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-24
Votes: 5
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Slackware is a very clean, simple, stable and well organized distribution. You have total control over the system and install what you want. Slackpkg and pkgtool are two powerful tools. We have a "Changelog" on the official site to keep track of everything that happens in the system.
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Project: Solus
Version: 4.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-07-24
Votes: 0
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Great performance, very gentle with resources & quite,
Offers wide modification tools and super desktop experience.
The app pack is suitable and the look is exceptional
Two issues need to be considered to top this OS:
1. Grub issues on dual boot - Grub is not recognized .. a solution is out there but its not readily available .. Solus forum solution doesn't work in most occasions
2. Time shift and proper back-up utility is needed.
Many thanks for great efforts & wonderful OS
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Project: OpenBSD
Version: 6.9
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-24
Votes: 1
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Security solutions on Linux usually add a lot of complexity, right? See SELinux, for example: it assumes your system is insecure, and therefore put restrictions on everything in the hopes of minimizing damage.
OpenBSD has a different approach. Every part of the system is carefully built to be secure. Its default web server is called 'httpd', but it's not Apache; it's another web server developed in-house, and it runs in a chroot jail. The configuration file is more verbose and leaves less room for errors.
You're probably thinking that the "security" in OpenBSD makes it harder to use, but it's quite the contrary. You'll see.
The init program is controlled by the 'rcctl' program. The commands are similar to systemd. "rcctl enable httpd", "rcctl start httpd", "rcctl stop httpd" and so on.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-23
Votes: 0
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I have used openSuse for several versions in the last 10 years, version 15.3 is the most solid rock distro. You have all the best part from Yast, solid package manager zypper, and rarely get problem so far. All software are tested and proven to be stable, never had any issue.
I use it for desktop and developing program in python. Altough python version is a bit dated (Python 3.6), I can still use docker to choose newer Python version.
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Project: Linuxfx
Version: 9.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-23
Votes: 0
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When you reboot, hang in version linuxfx10.4.2-wx-lts on MacBook
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Project: KISS
Version: 2021.7
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-23
Votes: 0
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KISS is just the best distro I've used. It let you use whatever you want. You can maintain your own repositories if you wanted to. And you only install the packages you really need. No unnecessary packages with increments both security and performance. Such a beautiful distribution that gives you the power to do things on your own way.
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Project: Refracta
Version: 10.2-20201114
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-23
Votes: 2
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Everything you like about Debian, minus the systemd(isease)!
I tried the Chimaera experimental build. Refracta in many ways is more minimal than even Devuan. AbiWord being installed instead of LibreOffice is a part of it, but the lack of metapackages installed by default helps keep the package count low. It also uses trusty old ALSA instead of PulseAudio (yet more Poettering software to avoid...) for sound. Very stable, even with a development branch repository.
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Project: AcademiX GNU/Linux
Version: 2.6
Rating: 5
Date: 2021-07-23
Votes: 0
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Se a proposta é uma distro voltada à educação, os preceitos didáticos deveriam ser utilizados e o sistema deveria ser mais intuitivo e fácil mesmo de mexer. O acesso aos app educacionais são complicados e os pacotes são complicado de gerir. Isso porque sou adulto. Para crianças, então, é péssimo.
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Project: Kaisen Linux
Version: 1.7
Rating: 7
Date: 2021-07-22
Votes: 0
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Not bad, but not quite ready to switch from Parted Magic.
Live boot needs more work instead of stopping at boot prompt. What is the different options, such as forensic? Menu options that run CLI tools needs a little more work to be more effortless in function.
Clonezilla for example when exited, leaves shell open.
Can see potential with this one in time.
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Project: RebornOS
Version: 2021.06.09
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-22
Votes: 3
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I think I have a new favourite distro in RebornOS. I've used Mint for many years, but started to go towards Manjaro the last 2 years or so. I just lost my Manjaro laptop to a hardware issue, went back to Mint and started finding all sorts of shortfalls. Several things I run for stats which I produce refused to work (python and geo data issues). RebornOS passed the test - it is all the goodness, minus all the bloat that seems to be drowning several of the older, more 'established' distros.
Pros:
- Arch repos
- stable, fast, light
Cons:
- ....?
A computer is a tool for getting jobs done. Which distro gets all of those jobs done gets the vote.
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Project: Debian
Version: testing
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-22
Votes: 9
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For full disclosure, I am a long time Debian user.
I have been using Debian 11 (Bullseye) since around December to prepare for the release. It has been flawless. Yet another fantastic release.
I decided to use BTRFS and zram (like Fedora 34). Fantastic! Recent installers have added support BTRFS subvolumes (but only one sub volume: @rootfs) is created. If you want @home or @snapshots, you need to manually do that during the advanced install. Not a gripe, but a wish for 12.
I am really excited to see:
- podman supported
- better touch pad/screen support
- BTRFS support in great shape
- same great stability
Finally, one of the things that I hear is disto x has this or that problem. Everyone talks about Debian’s stability, but Debian is also much less opinionated than many distros. That, is you have a lot of flexibility easily available. Make it yours!
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Project: Garuda Linux
Version: 210720
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 10
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surprisingly polished and smooth experience. powerful and helpful tools, a lot of quality of life features, but at the core arch + KDE. (or the DE you prefer)
i like the bold and modern design with smooth animations. this is not a niche gamer distro, this is a serious contender to manjaro. thumps up!
another plus is the progressiveness of used tech, btrfs filesystem, auto snapshots before updates, utilization of ram for snappy responsetimes, general tweaking for performace and responsiveness.
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Project: GhostBSD
Version: 21.05.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 1
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Hi, look here. I installed 19.10 around one year ago and enjoyed it for months. But I found I am not able to upgrade to next major version without breaking anything. So I standstill on version 19.10 for almost half year. Then I give GhostBSD 7 point rating.
Today, I found the value of this distro and I am respectful to it. So I come here to give another 10 point rating. There are still some problems, but it is trying to make BSD installation easier.
Now I installed with 21.05.11 newly and enjoy it.
I will recommend you to try it if you are seeking a choice to run FreeBSB with a openbox Desktop Environment.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 1
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Now I have to correct my review of Leap 15.3. Although Suse has a long tradtion to promote the KDE Desktop, I had some issues running Plasma on a NVIDIA Notebook without Intel-Graphics. Desktop and Wifi have al lot of bugs in Plama 5.76 or 5.83. Even disabling desktop effects didn't help.
But Gnome 3.34 is a stellar experience with opensuse. I thought, Plasma must be because of historical reasons. Never had issues with DE stability and performance since. My old HP workhorse runs like a charm, much better than with win Vista, 7 or 10.
Best looking Gnome DE enhancements are the Mac Mojave Theme Artworks & Plank Dock. The original Gnome or Unity Look isn't for me.
Although Gnome takes 1,3 Gig of my 4 GB RAM in comparison to 700 MB of KDE it's better overall.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 20.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 4
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This is the only distro I would recommend to new Linux users without any reservations. The Cinnamon desktop environment strikes a perfect balance between modern and traditional. All hardware I've tried this on has worked flawlessly without any tweaks. The Software Center includes fairly up-to-date packages and flatpaks for virtually every program, and .deb files and custom repos can fill in any gaps. The default setup comes with a sleek theme and little to no bloat.
There are better distros for specific purposes or more advanced users, but nothing beats Mint in terms of accessibility and sane defaults.
If you're not a complete beginner and have older hardware, I'd recommend the Debian edition over the Ubuntu one; it has even less bloat at the cost of older/less readily accessible packages. Unfortunately, LMDE4 doesn't work on newer hardware (due to an older kernel), but I'd keep an eye out for LMDE5 after Debian 11 releases.
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Project: Robolinux
Version: 12.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 2
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I've just installed Roboliux on and old HP/Compaq 6910p laptop, originally built to run XP (apologies).
I have used Robolinux before and have felt it lacking, compared to other Ubuntu based distros.
Not this time, It's sleek, fast, and delivers on all fronts. There are all the normal packages, and others, either already installed or available by using Synaptic Package Manager.
Many thanks to the team for a very polished distro. Everything working flawlessly out-of-the-box.
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Project: Bedrock Linux
Version: 0.7.21
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 1
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Really cool thing! Been using it for a week now with arch/void/debian, works great! Hope this becomes more popular
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Project: Mabox Linux
Version: 21.07
Rating: 3
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 0
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Needs work. Failed 3 times to finish installing. Could be a nice system when fixed
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Project: antiX
Version: 19.4
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 2
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I have abandoned win in 2005 and starting from that moment I used Ubuntu derivate distros, or debian ones.
For 4 years I used Antix (mainly 17.x) with great satisfaction.
I had some difficulties in setting up the program according to my likes, and what on other distros (mainly Peppermint and Q4OS) was easy, with Antix was an headhace.
Par contre I was rewarded by a program very fast and stable, where I had no probs at all till the next "fresh" install. And this for me is a super premium advantage of this distro.
Now I want install Antix 19.4 on my main pc, unfortunately it's 3 month that I try to setup the microphone entry in order to use Skype and Zoom (in this Covid era the communication sw are mandatory) with no success at all.
On the same hw it works with no problems at all with all the other distros (included MX), but not with Antix.
Now I have thrown in the towel.
It still remains a very good Swiss Army knife for rescue situations, or for a very basic usage, but I cannot give my advice to use it as the main system.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 20.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 6
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Pour quelqu'un qui recherche une alternative à Windows, ou simplement quelqu'un qui recherche une distribution Linux simple à utiliser (sans rechercher l'originalité souvent synonyme de complexité dans certaines distributions) Mint reste vraiment un choix privilégié. A mon sens plus qu'Ubuntu qui me paraît un peu moins orienté poste de travail, bureautique... (même si Ubuntu est une excellente distribution).
J'apprécie beaucoup la version Cinnamon de Linux Mint car elle est vraiment très ergonomique. Le menu est très clair et tout est accessible de manière logique et rapide (même le menu Windows aujourd'hui est plus compliqué). Les raccourcis clavier et l'ergonomie sont très proches de ceux de Windows. Pour ceux qui souhaitent essayer Linux à la place de Windows, c'est un plus...
J'ai beaucoup aimé l'application "WebApps" qui permet de créer des raccourcis de sites web pour en faire des "applications". Pour faciliter l'accès aux webmails par exemple, c'est vraiment super. La possibilité de créer des favoris (accessibles dans le menu) à partir de fichiers (ou de dossiers) est également très pratique (j'avoue avoir conservé quelques applications Windows).
Bref, après quelques incursions sur d'autres distributions, je suis revenu sur Linux Mint avec beaucoup de plaisir, et notamment celui de retrouver un environnement familier et très facile d'utilisation.
En aparté, j'ai vu dans les commentaires qu'il n'était pas possible de télécharger d'anciennes versions de Linux Mint pour de vieux ordinateurs. Après 30 secondes de recherches, j'ai trouvé un lien sur un forum Linux Mint, avec toutes les versions disponibles...
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Project: Kaisen Linux
Version: 1.7
Rating: 4
Date: 2021-07-21
Votes: 0
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I tried out the rescue edition and the MATE edition, for a (duh) data rescue, and a test on actual hardware. A very complete toolset for data recovery and poking around - in both editions. The rescue runs on xFce, but the MATE looked and behaved almost identically - they managed to break MATE?
Very promising new distro, needs quite some polish to come up to daily driver and live up to it tagline "for Professional IT". I will be watching subsequent releases with great interest!
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-20
Votes: 35
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Wow... Just loaded MX onto my laptop and what a difference it made.. no issues picking up my Wan signal and network printer right from the live usb.. ruuning non-stop now for 3 weeks without any hick-ups at all. I especially like how I can close the lid now (as before it would shut down) and open up the laptop to resume right where I left it.. big bonus.. very happy :)
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Project: Porteus
Version: 5.0-rc2
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-20
Votes: 0
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Tried Porteus v-5.0rc2 Cinnamon edition last year, and was impressed by the full desktop experience from this tiny os running as a persistent live usb. Latest Porteus v-5.0rc3 doesn't show obvious differences on the surface, but even on a 13 year old laptop it performs brilliantly from a decent usb stick. A choice of browsers are available to add on as modules, and my various Appimages work great as well - very useful for this type of system. The release candidate doesn't have the USM package manager functioning, but does contain the current Slackware changes. Anyway, this quick booting snappy system is an advanced & modern portable offering with all the main DE's to choose from. A generous amount of software is included for it's diminutive size together with security/privacy options. Another great release.
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Project: Debian
Version: 10
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-20
Votes: 7
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Good old stable Debian. I've tried many other distros, but I always come back to Debian because of the stability that is so valuable to me. Back in 2009 I started my Linux walk with Debian Lenny Gnome 2, which was not to recommend for any beginner, but I'm glad I tried it because I learned a lot. And now that I've discovered Debian mixed with Plasma 5, I have found perfection.
I think that even a beginner might find that combo easy enough. Except maybe for the installer that is a bit difficult, since it asks so many questions that some people might not know the answer to. So it would be good to have an Ubuntu type installer, but I think that the Debian installer is way better than the Calamares one.
Some people might complain that many packages are old, but you can always backport or do a deb install. If stability is the most important thing, like it is for me, then Debian is the only option. Now that Mint doesn't offer KDE anymore I have no interest in that distro, since Gnome is too slow for my computer, and I also like to be able to configure my desktop any way I want.
True, with Debian you might need to put in a little bit of extra work to set things up to your liking, since nothing comes pre-configured, but combined with Plasma 5 that's also a plus since it gives you the possibility to get things just the way you want them, especially with a net install.
Combined with Plasma 5 you get a GUI that simplifies things and lets you configure your desktop to your liking, at the same time as the Debian base brings stability to Plasma. A perfect match according to me.
On an old laptop from 2012, Debian Buster and Plasma 5 have worked very well for me, but the few Gnome applications I use are painfully slow. So I wouldn't recommend Debian (or any other distro) combined with Gnome on an old computer.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2021.04.17
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-20
Votes: 16
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Come for Arch.
STAY FOR THE COMMUNITY !!!
I still can't believe how good this distro is (so close to vanilla Arch, still can tweak it infinitely from the get go to suits your needs).
The only thing better is the astonish community!!! Those people are amazing.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19.3
Rating: 5
Date: 2021-07-20
Votes: 0
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I have version 19.3 on my desktop and 18.1 on my laptop. Both work well; however, the planned obsolescence is frustrating. Both of my computers are older computers -- nothing wrong with the hardware, but when moving from an older version to a newer version broke GPU on the desktop. Looked everywhere for drivers to run graphics on the newer version and tried multiple "fixes" for about 6 months and finally had to buy a new graphics card. Hesitant to move to version 20 for both as I don't want to have to deal with the hassle again if something breaks. I would have rolled it back to the version that did support my old graphics card, but Mint stopped allowing it to be downloaded (it got disappeared). Looking now for another distro that won't leave folks in the lurch.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 20.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-20
Votes: 2
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Linux Mint really does everything well what i need in an operating system. It is stable, fast and i can install every app that i want. For me the most important things are online accounts, printing, good office and mail software. The only thing i dont like about Mint is the look.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 20.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-20
Votes: 31
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Mint seemed to be the only operating system that has never failed. Fast and stable, so what more could you want. Using the terminal in the search for something new makes it more exciting to work with.
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Project: Mabox Linux
Version: 21.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-20
Votes: 4
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I've been using mabox for a year or two.
And I like it so much that I also run on triple screens.
what makes mabox better than other systems, one is very fast, safe to use and very stable.
You can set it up to your own taste, I myself have already updated mabox to a new version for 2 years and no version update has failed.
is the system for everyone , no not really , but if you can get away with short keys then it is one of the fastest I have tested , also the ram after reboort hangs somewhere between 320 a 340mb ram memory.
if we have to talk about the design of mabox and its beauty then mabox belongs to the top of linux development.
I would say try it out.
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Project: Mabox Linux
Version: 21.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-19
Votes: 2
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Good work in VMware, i will switch from Windows 10 to it instead of 11.
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Project: Peppermint OS
Version: 10
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-07-19
Votes: 0
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Looks fresh. Unfortunately crashes while installing. Soooo imaginary number 1 for the nice foreplay...
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 21.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-19
Votes: 3
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My laptop runs smoothly and stable, although I don't like the default navigation, the customization offered allows me to adjust it to the way I want.
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Project: Arch Linux
Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-19
Votes: 11
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Like most passionate Linux users, I've been distro hopping for quite a while, and always battled to settle on one that really suited my needs. They were either too bloated, too limited, or too behind in terms of software. Arch Linux completely solves all of these problems by being as adaptable as you want it to be. You're given a base to work off of, and from there you can change and tweak the system until it does exactly what you need it to.
With Arch Linux I've been able to swap out desktop environments, window managers, packages, and Linux kernels on the fly. Pacman is by far my favourite package manager yet, and the latest iteration now allows parallel downloads, cutting down signficantly on update time.
Arch Linux isn't a great choice if you're brand new to the world of Linux, but if you're willing to learn and experiment, it can represent the pinnacle of modern computing without having to delve into more complicated distros like Gentoo. Arch is easy to manage, extremely stable, the pacman syntax is simple and powerful, and you have access to the the AUR, including the tens of thousands of packages that it has on offer.
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Project: Solus
Version: 4.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-19
Votes: 9
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Solus is beautiful and gorgeous to look at, and it has all the potential to be your daily driver,be it gaming, office,content creation or what ever you want,solus supports it all.
the distro inclues Linux Steam Integration, aimed to improve Steam gaming performance on linux.
then there's the software center,the one and only thing you need for all your software needs. their repository is not as large as Debian's, but majority of all applications are supported.
If you want to experience Budgie properly,solus it the way to go.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 20.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-18
Votes: 21
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Awesome!
I've been using Mint as the OS on one desktop and three laptops for years. The latest version with Cinnamon is simple to use, reliable, but still surprisingly easy on the resources. Used to use MX and I've tried it out from time to time since to see if it's changed much but it hasn't. Don't get me wrong. MX is a great distro. But Mint is so, so much easier to use, especially for an old Microsoft user who's gone from MS-DOS 5.1 to Windows 10 with everything in between. Mint IS a Windows replacement.
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Project: Mageia
Version: 8
Rating: 6
Date: 2021-07-18
Votes: 0
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Didnt meet my needs as a live distro.
I like that it has full featured vim, and it looks like emacs is there too, but the default terminal doesnt have the sudo command, which I would consider essential to getting anything done in the terminal, and development tools like gcc are also not there.
inkscape isnt included in the live image, and trying to install the rpm has a glibc dependency that requires a reboot, which means there's no way to get it running live.
On the positive side, its a nice looking distro, and I had no hardware support issues when running live on my toshiba netbook.
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Project: Garuda Linux
Version: 210621
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-07-18
Votes: 3
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Nice work.good interface.try it, i have used it over 6 months.for me is like dreams come to be true , i find every thing i went and more (like : penetration testing, coding,....)
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 20.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-18
Votes: 26
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one of those Operating Systems wich have the perfect balence between convinience and a "Linux-feeling".
It looks spectacular and runs really fast, even on older Hardware.
Installation process is trivial and good for people who just came from windows to linux.
At the time Mint is mine of my favourite linux distros out there.
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Project: Void
Version: 20210218
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-18
Votes: 7
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Hopping from Arch to Void, and I could notice a significant difference in the boot time and when opening some applications. Which is ironic to say the least, since systemd is supposed to be made to be the fastest. It's very easy to install, just a few clicks and you're done. Plus, it will only install what you want, nothing more. It's a very clean environment, without a lot of pre-defined settings, which lets you know almost everything about how the system should act, which services you want active, etc.; something I particularly like, and that left a little to be desired in Arch packages. The repositories here aren't that vast, but most of what I looked for was either available there, or as a "restricted" package as it's called in the Void documentation, so I didn't miss anything in my migration experience. I am currently using it as my main desktop and for work, and I have nothing to complain about. Everything is working well and stable, I haven't noticed any bottlenecks or anything like that. Pretty nice I must say.
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Project: Peppermint OS
Version: 10
Rating: 4
Date: 2021-07-18
Votes: 0
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Very nice interface, and very fast.
However, be careful while installing, I've tried thrice, and two of the three times it broke my grub in the install, leading my installed OS to also fail to boot until I was able to set aside the time to restore grub.
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