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Project: Mabox Linux
Version: 26.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-10
Votes: 0
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Fun, Full of surprised, Easy on the eyes and dripping with character. Well featured, and opinionated in a fun way. Solid little arch distro. Running on 13 year old mid-range laptop hardware: snappy enough to use as a daily. Plays nice with the software I care about.
I Love the integrated internet radio, and random music which came pre-selected: again opinionated and very fun. The automatic themeing works very well: pulling colors from your wallpaper and applying them systemwide are a breeze. Favorite in a while
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Project: Fedora
Version: 43
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-09
Votes: 0
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Finally, Fedora has made it into the 21st Century with 44-Beta! I started using Fedora in 2011 as my daily driver, but around 2013 it took a turn for the worst, and started to fall behind other distros like Mint, Ubuntu, Manjaro, and many Debian derivatives. When Fedora 43 was released I decided to revisit this legendary distribution and was mildly surprised. With 44-Beta, Fedora performs like the best of them, even MX-Linux. It's easier to install, with very few bugs, has a solid and stable software installer, easily connects to WIFI and printers, and is now even LIVE. Who thought that would ever happen? Fedora now feels, performs, and looks professional grade, and office ready. Congratulations to the Red Hat team and Fedora for returning this legacy operating system to its past glory.
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Project: Artix Linux
Version: 20260402
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-09
Votes: 0
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Installed Plasma-kde dinit
The pre-configured versions(plasma, xfce, mate, ect) have a full gui for install the same as every other distro I have used in the past, only the base version needs to be built up.
Perhaps not as beginner friendly as other arch based distros as some things needed some steps to get working(steam being the only one). As someone who has used linux for a long time without getting much into terminal useage in many years it has been refreshing to relearn things that I thought lost as I was spoiled with by guis in other distros. As I said not beginner friendly and some terminal familiarity(even long unused) is something you will need. I switched to Artix to leave behind systemd and have been impressed by the boot times with dinit as well as the documentation on it. It has been a motivation to do basic things myself like creating .desktop files, fstab configuration, ect. A couple things need to be installed after like nvidia drivers as the open ones are not so good. Dolphin did need a tweak to the environment file to generate folder icon previews(copied process from artix forum).
Setting up steam was the only hurdle but there is an Artix forum post that walks you through the process and once completed no further issues with steam or games via proton.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: tumbleweed
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-09
Votes: 4
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In 1999 I started with SUSELinux 6.2, 6.3 and 7.1, then came Red Hat Linux 7.0 and finally Debian 3.0. FreeBSD from 4.5 to 5.2 were also used. From 2004 to 2025 I used MAC OS X or macOS the most. But in VM's I continued to try distributions, including Slackware.
As of November 2025 (since I was tired of proprietary software) I bought Acer Swift 16 × AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 w/ Radeon 860M with 1TB SDD and 32GB RAM. I then tried the following for each distribution for several weeks: Mint, LMDE (both always froze for me), Fedora (works great), Debian (I used the most of all, is very good, but far too conservative for a desktop) and of course Arch Linux, which is not bad but had problems with the printer.
Luckily I still had an ace up my sleeve and that was OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. OpenSUSE Leap is also conservative for me, I prefer Debian, but Tumbleweed is what I was looking for. A rolling release that is more stable/reliable than Arch Linux. Of course I uninstalled Yast2 because the tool is already outdated and no one needs it. Myrlin and Cockpit are more modern, although I don't use them either. Zypper is awesome and almost as good as pacman and dnf and anyway much faster and just as good as apt. Since then I haven't had to touch any other distro. Can highly recommend to users with some experience.
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Project: Void
Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-08
Votes: 8
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I switched from Debian after almost 20 years. I did a lot of research for a new distribution because I don't want to keep switching all the time.
I've used Slackware, Debian, and several others, some I installed just out of curiosity.
Void was a great satisfaction. It had been a long time since I felt in control of a Linux distribution.
Fast, stable, and the XBPS package manager is incredible.
For those who work with servers, Void offers considerable stability.
There are problems, obviously (with any system), but with Void I realized there's no need to spend hours researching to solve a problem. It's simple, easy, and at the same time, robust, stable, and performs very well.
So far, after a year of using Void, I haven't encountered any of those situations where the problem seems like witchcraft that has to be magically solved by digging up a command on the internet.
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Project: Solus
Version: 4.8
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-08
Votes: 1
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Why I Love Solus
* I’ve never seen a distro using systemd for PID 1 boot this fast
* KDE feels incredibly responsive
* No bloatware
* Independent distribution
* Developed by a small team of Linux enthusiasts
* Stable rolling release model
* Updates arrive every Friday (with changes posted on the Solus Mastodon forum)
* Far fewer updates compared to Arch-based distros or openSUSE Tumbleweed
* I haven’t had a single issue in a year
* Supportive and friendly community
Just try it out yourself :)
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Project: Origami Linux
Version: 2026.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-08
Votes: 0
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While I have never really seen a use for atomic images in my workflow, I had a need when the PC running Fedora I was using to watch shows and sports from other countries was randomly breaking due to driver versioning problems. Fedora isn't really the nicest distro to use as a media platform due to its views on codec licensing. To avoid the driver issues, I felt it was finally time to try an atomic distro to do real work. I was interested in Origami specifically because COSMIC is very usable as a multimedia interface and I prefer Flatpack over Snap.
Despite being Fedora based, it was no surprise, not only did it work excellent with no driver issues at all, but my previous issues with atomic distros slow load times had disappeared. It was actually fast! It worked so well in fact that I replaced Fedora Cinnamon on my workstation with Origami as well.
While I initially assumed atomic distros would be slow, bloated, and difficult to manage, after using it for a couple weeks, I don't even think about it being atomic anymore. Its just Fedora with COSMIC on the desktop and a quick bail-out method on the very rare chance I need to revert back an update. Im not sure I have a need to go back to non-atomic Linux these days.
Such a cool find and I'm hooked. Well done!
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Project: PikaOS Linux
Version: 26.04.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-08
Votes: 0
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Let me start with a prediction, PikaOS will be one of the most popular linux distro probably in a year or so. It is stable, fast and shows all the great characteristics like mxlinux. I am using the gnome version (traditional layout) right now and extremely satisfied with it. The easy option of switching layouts will make life easier for any new user migrating from windows or mac. The pikman package manager is a great addition as well. Excellent performance with the custom kernel. Till now no issues at all. Used multiple browsers, Using VS Code, github desktop, pgadmin, onlyoffice, bitwarden, sublime text and many other applications (just mentioned the most frequently used apps I use) on it without any issues. Give it try guys, I am pretty sure you will like it.
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Project: Artix Linux
Version: 20260402
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-07
Votes: 4
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I've been using this distro for a while now, and I can honestly say it's excellent. The team's repository maintenance is truly impressive, and everything is set up so that a regular Arch user feels right at home. Arch without systemd – that's all I need. By the way, KDE Plasma 6 runs flawlessly. On my less powerful netbook, I use LXQt – also without any issues, a real pleasure to use. The only thing is, I prefer a more vanilla Plasma look, but that's easy enough to fix. I think the distro could benefit from its own branding, and the DE presets are a good starting point for that, though I'd personally tweak them to feel a bit more modern. This distro has finally put an end to my distrohopping – I'm completely satisfied.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 16.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-07
Votes: 3
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For me everything is perfect. Now I use LEAP 16 since release. It is on my iMac18.3(2017), because my apple support ended, and my hardware works great.
After 16 years of Distrohopping on my laptops, I decided for Leap 16 on my iMac as my Main Distro. No problems. No crashes. Everything is fine.
I can totally recommend it.
I use it primary for office and digital content creation, and music production.
My history of experiences since 2010 of using Linux: Ubuntu (Gnome2, then Unity), Ubuntu Studio, Linux Mint, MX Linux, Arch Linux and OpenSuse Tumbleweed.
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Project: Kubuntu
Version: 26.04-beta
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-06
Votes: 2
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I've been using Linux-based operating systems exclusively since 2007 (I started experimenting with Linux in 2001). I've tried many distros over the years on a large variety of hardware and Kubuntu has been the most reliability easy to setup and maintain, which is why I have used it on my desktop systems at work (Caltech / NASA) since 2016. Kubuntu offers the best overall KDE experience of any distro I've tried (which I personally think is a bit odd, since KDE Neon should theoretically be the best way to use KDE). It has all of the main strengths of being in the Ubuntu family without the insistence on using Snaps.
Kubuntu 26.04 is amazingly good, even though it's still in beta. It should be quite easy for almost anyone to set it up and use it without much fuss. This is largely because of the improvements in the latest version of KDE Plasma, but also due to the overall stability of the foundations on which Kubuntu is built.
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Project: Fluff Linux
Version: 2026.04.03
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-04-06
Votes: 0
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I’ve been using Fluff Linux for a bit now and I genuinely like how it is currently.
The whole setup process was actually smooth ^-^ like I wasn’t fighting for my life trying to install it. The installer guides u through everything in a way that just makes sense, and I didn’t feel confused at all. As someone who isn't tech-savvy, I appreciate the developers a lot :D ! After setting it up, everything just feels clean and stable. I use it now and it hasn’t been stressful or annoying.
Nothing feels random or thrown together. I can tell they really put some effort and thought into all of this.
However, I do wish there was a bit more documentation and forums available. Like if one were to be confused or have any concerns and comments, I think it would be best if they make themselves more approachable.
Despite that, I genuinely enjoy using it!!!! I have high hopes for this distro :3 keep it up
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Project: BigLinux
Version: 2025-12-30
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-04-06
Votes: 5
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I'm fairly new to Linux, I started at the end of November 2025. BigLinux is an easy to use and easy to install distro. Everything (for me anyway) worked out of the box. I only have a few annoyances, I guess the easy way to state this distro lacks a bit polish. I installed the US English version but, the driver manager is still in Portuguese, This is true of a couple other apps as well. These are not deal breakers, the distro works, I rate this as an annoyance (lacks polish). I am currently using CachyOS but may switch to BigLinux again. I'm on an aging MSI Raider-GE76 (Intel i7 7th Gen and Nvidia RTX 3060m)
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Project: Artix Linux
Version: 20250407
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-06
Votes: 4
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Using Artix + KDE Plasma* + OpenRC**.
Artix is not for the general populace yet like EndeavourOS because there's a bit more minute configuration necessary beyond `pacman -Syu` and such. But for those who don't shy away from the terminal, don't have the patience for an Arch install procedure, and just want an instantly working operating system with the least amount of fuss and bloat, yet still want extensive customizablity, then Artix is for you. That Artix is not for the average person yet is not a downside, but indicates that the distro does as advertised.
It's satisfying to use despite some trivial cosmetic issues and some config issues which are mostly a me-problem coming from ignorance by taking things for granted due to having been spoiled by other distros. Most software I absolute require ran out of the box, like "keyd" and "Espanso". Also "Betaflight" for quadcopter configuration works via standard procedure, similarly for "Steam" but with a minor setup change.
Their forum is quite active and welcoming; no arrogance found so far. I do dislike them still accepting a creeptocurrency—i.e., pyramid scheme—as donation, but that lapse of judgement doesn't seem to impact the operating system for now.
In any case, I highly encourage trying it out and ending the systemd monopoly.
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* Waiting for Cinnamon's Wayland support to become official, not experimental.
** I chose this arbitrarily on how straightforward and pleasing each respective init system's website is to me. I know nothing about init systems and had no clue how to choose which one.
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Project: Artix Linux
Version: 20260402
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-06
Votes: 21
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Not much to say here. Artix is just Arch without the obvious elephant in the room. It's what Devuan is to Debian. If you know your way around Arch, you'll immediately feel at home. Very solid distribution, has all the obvious perks and quirks of upstream Arch Linux. Runs wonderfully here with KDE Plasma and OpenRC, Qt (KDE) Community ISO worked like a charm. For those with legacy graphics switching with Intel+Nvidia devices, I strongly recommend opting for an LTS kernel. Arch and Artix may load into a tty or show a broken SDDM greeter the first boot, but manually starting the Plasma session should correct that.
Only thing I'd like to see one day is a more customizable graphical installation, or archinstall-like script. The old school manual installation method remains an option though.
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Project: deepin
Version: 25.0.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-05
Votes: 5
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if you are looking for a rock-solid debian based distro, with a very well integrated KI playground, an amazing beautiful desktop and a nearly immutable way the core parts are protected - thats where you should have a look at. Beside of this a have some old and not so common hardware working like an old dat streamer for backup reasing - everything works fine. The community is very friendly and helpful - some things you have to do by yourself - like apparmor, firewall, security optimization ... but not everybody needs its / likes it - so this was fine to install it by myself - for me its a 10 of 10 :-)
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Project: Ubuntu Studio
Version: 26.04-beta
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-05
Votes: 0
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It does not yet feature the latest versions of certain design and video software. However, it is still possible to work—even professionally—without installing anything. Knowing how to work with it is a tremendous advantage.
The choice of Kdenlive—and its integration with other programs such as Inkscape, GIMP, and Krita—is a real luxury. I will be eagerly awaiting the .1 update of this new version so I can install it on my machine; with the previous LTS release, the installation failed, and I had to purchase a new hard drive to avoid losing the data from the old one. In this new Beta version, videos appear to skip—as if they were playing at just 15 frames per second—which is another issue that needs to be fixed.
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Project: CuerdOS
Version: 2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-05
Votes: 5
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A Translation of the Japanese earlier:
This review is from Japan.
I found it very lightweight and the performance was excellent. I had a very positive impression.
I installed the XFCE version.
My PC has the following configuration: CPU: Celeron G1820T / RAM: 4GB / 32GB SSD.
The things that trouble us Japanese users are the IM (Input Method) and dictionary, but I installed Synaptic and then set up Japanese. It works properly in a Japanese environment.
The screen design is modern and beautiful. I also think the icon placement is good.
Regarding settings, there are many convenient tools available for XFCE. The tools are grouped together, making access easy.
I played YouTube videos, and they played smoothly. My internet connection is 5G network, with speeds of around 200Mbps.
For performance comparison, I compared it to a Core i5-8000, but there wasn't a significant difference in performance. (There is a big difference in advanced calculations.)
Even though it's based on Debian 13, it uses X11, so I felt the operation was stable.
It runs practically on 4GB of memory, so I think it's fine even with an older PC and a small budget. It's a very budget-friendly distribution for me.
Developing it must be tough, but please keep up the good work. I'm rooting for you!
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Project: Fluff Linux
Version: 2026.03.23
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-04
Votes: 3
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The actual rating is 8.5/10 but seeing with how fluff improves with each version I can tell that it's just a matter of time until it becomes a 10/10 for me. It becomes easier and easier to use.
Although I am not a massive computer nerd, the most complex thing I do on a computer is probably video editing / modding old games.
Both of which are just as easy as it was on Windows!
The rest of my time on my laptop is spent browsing the internet, playing games, chatting with friends on discord & telegram, doing work with documents and watching moveis.
What I love about fluff in particular is that unlike W*ndows Fluff thinks about the average computer illiterate fool like me and I can really feel it. For example, I loved the screenshot feature on Win10 and I was surprised to find out that Fluff not only had that, but it had a better version of the feature, the one you can even record a really specific part of your screen!
Fluff is very customisable, games run smooth, everything works as it should, and if it doesn't fluff usually gives me an error message with an explanation on why what I tried to do didn't work.
As someone who's computer illiterate and new to Linux, Fluff was the perfect thing to switch over to from the forced Win11 update.
The only thing I sometimes struggle with is navigating my files, but I assume that's mostly because I'm much more familiar with Window's directories
Overall, I love it. I don't have much else to add but the review requirement is 250 words and that's annoying as my initial review was gong to be
"Fast, works, feels smooth, easy to get used to, great for those windows refugees like me, love the subtle details where the average joe like me has been thought of, you'll notice the care and thought put into the distro once you start using it and discover features that make life much easier."
Welp! Hope the site is satisfied with my word salad!
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2026.03.06
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-04
Votes: 4
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No problem with it. Just amazing Arch flavour. I use i3wm on it and I realized it just fast and easy to configure.
My pc is a bit older, Intel I3 videocard embedded Broadwell. Using a browser like Vivaldi it consumes just 1.5Gb RAM.
It consumes 550 MB RAM without browser, so it's my best choice on Arch distros so far.
Calamares installer helps on installation just with a few clicks, less than 30 min to install it.
Using your CLI tools in almost everything you won't have issues with it.
I use ranger as file manager, audio and video command line converters and everything works fine.
No heavy troubles related with this awesome Arch distro. I advise you try it due to avoiding unecessary troubles on installation on Arch.
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Project: Artix Linux
Version: 20260402
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-04
Votes: 1
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Started with Artix KDE (dinit). The Calamares installer worked flawlessly out of the box: smooth partition setup, no hiccups during install. Enabled AUR, installed Noctalia with Labwc: zero issues, everything just worked.
To me, Artix is a fantastic option if you love minimalism and modern Linux, or simply hate systemd for political or technical reasons. It's clean, fast, and puts you fully in control of your system.
No bloat, no forced bloat dependencies. systemd-freedom where the init system is just an init system. Highly recommend giving it a shot.
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Project: Tails
Version: 7.6
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-04
Votes: 2
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Tails is my every day OS run on a disk less Dell laptop
It does everything I want my laptop to do.
it is simple to install and use
I like Thunderbird being moved into additional software, its something I use daily and additionally lucky that my email provider uses an onion address for their mail sever, which I can log into from tails...perfect..
The reason behind the move was explained perfectly well in Tails documents.
I look at the Distrowatch top ten of distributions, every now and then, apart from re inventing the wheel, new colours etc there is nothing I feel that beats Tails..
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Project: Artix Linux
Version: 20260402
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-04
Votes: 19
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Arch, but better, without the bootlicking submission to systemd and its implemented age verification. Yes, some might argue it's just a harmless entry in a JSON file, but no, it’s a foot in the door. They know very well that a fully featured, imposed age restriction would never have been accepted in the Linux community, so baby steps it is, toward a very predictable goal.
Now back to Artix. My first install went so smoothly and so fast. The installer is perfect: choose your locale, your language, your password, and you are up and running in no time. I can compare it with the vanilla systemd Arch that I just overwrote with Artix, and the boot is much faster.
I was expecting some friction with OpenRC and XLibre, but so far, after two weeks, not a single problem. I am new to OpenRC, but the learning curve is almost nonexistent, and it is much closer to the simplicity spirit of the original Arch Linux philosophy.
From my point of view, Artix Linux is what Arch should have become. Many thanks to this community, which is way more welcoming. No politics, no CoC, just beautiful software.
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Project: iDeal OS
Version: 2026.04.03
Rating: 4
Date: 2026-04-04
Votes: 8
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A basic re-spin of a vastly superior parent distro in the form of MX Linux, a polished Debian derivative that doesn't use systemd. You can see this is really MX with a few security focused tweaks and a few devolution's. Who, for example, wants to waste time on mandatory manual partitioning? The security add on's are mildly interesting but for the most part inconsequential and not anything you could not build into MX Linux if you felt so inclined. I can see no reason why I'd opt for this over MX Linux.
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Project: antiX
Version: 26
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-03
Votes: 4
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antiX turned my 13-year-old Packard Bell (Intel N2805, 2GB RAM, 32-bit UEFI) from a sluggish mess into a rocket. Installation was easy, and the system is amazingly fast. The automatic swap setup is a lifesaver with only 2 GB of RAM.
After installation, the system runs like a rocket. Boot time is extremely fast, and the desktop feels snappy – something I never experienced with Windows on this machine. What impressed me most is that antiX automatically set up a generous swap partition. With only 2 GB of RAM, this makes all the difference. I can browse with multiple tabs while running a text editor in the background – no stuttering, no lag.
Extremely lightweight (150-250 MB RAM usage after boot)
Runs on old and exotic hardware (including 32-bit UEFI)
Automatic swap setup out of the box
No systemd – noticeably more responsive
Simple, straightforward installation
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Project: Neko-Void
Version: Beta-5
Rating: 5
Date: 2026-04-03
Votes: 1
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Distro parece boa, rápida mais o instalador "automático não funciona para boot efi" e a instalação sudo void-installer da erro no grub!
Resumindo infelizmente não consegui instalar esse sistema!
Uma pena pois eu estava querendo usar esse sistema!
Sei que os problemas que tive podem são simples e eu mesmo poderia ter, resolvidos mais eu procuro um void linux facii de usar/instalar pois se for para ter muito trabalho eu prefiro usar o próprio void padrão!!!!!
Mais tirando isso eu adorei o sistema mesmo só usando ele em Live CD
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Project: CuerdOS
Version: 2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-03
Votes: 5
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日本からの書き込みです。
とても軽快で動作が素晴らしいと感じました。私はとても良い印象を持ちました。
インストールしたのは、xfceバージョンです。
PCは、CPU:celeronG1820T / RAM:4GB / 32GB-SSD という構成です。
わたしたち日本人が悩むところは、IM(Input-Method)と辞書ですが、私はsynapticをインストールしてから日本語を設定しました。きちんと日本語の環境で動作しています。
画面のデザインもモダンできれいです。アイコンの配置も良いと思います。
設定に関しては、xfceのツールがたくさん用意されていて便利です。ツールがまとめらているので、アクセスが簡単です。
youtubeの動画を再生しましたが、スムーズに再生できました。通信環境は5G-networkで、200Mbpsくらいの速度が出ています。
性能の比較として、Corei5-8000と比べましたが、動作に大きな違いはありませんでした。（高度な計算では大きな差が付きます）
Debian13ベースでも、X11を採用しているので、動作が安定していると感じました。
4GBのメモリで実用的に動作するので、古いPCと少しの予算でも大丈夫と思います。私の財布には優しいディストリビューションですね。
開発は大変だと思いますが、頑張ってください。応援しています。
From Japan ,
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Project: BigLinux
Version: 2026-03-28
Rating: 5
Date: 2026-04-03
Votes: 1
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I've been using it for about six months. They recently added parental controls to the system. I'm the only one using my laptop and one account. What the hell do I need your parental controls for? Should I control myself?
Overall, it's a nice and beautiful distro, but the bugs and random crashes are making it a negative experience.
My localization crashed, then came back on its own.
Some programs won't launch after installation. Not at all. Even if I delete them and reinstall them, even FROM other sources, the same thing happens: they won't launch. Why, how, what's the problem?
For the past few months, after booting, the Wayland session and the SDDM screen I selected have disappeared. Instead, the LXDM screen launches with a primitive window and only through an X11 session, and it's a mess: the window design is broken, the corners are sharp instead of rounded, some pop-up windows open in the top corner of the screen, I have to enter the root password for the Wi-Fi network immediately after logging in, and much more. Again, I have no idea what's wrong with this or where to look for the cause. No matter what I do, the problem persists. Then it resolves itself and the Wayland session is available again... Until the next reboot, when everything breaks again. And this has been going on for several months.
The virtual on-screen keyboard doesn't work either. At all. Not at all. Keep in mind who needs this.
There are other bugs and problems that I don't even want to list.
And I also don't like the utterly horrific clutter of built-in themes, cursors, icons, color schemes (there are over fifty of them!), and over a hundred hideous, ugly AI wallpapers, and none of them can be removed! Only with root access, digging through the system directories.
Overall, I liked this distro, but I'll look for something more stable and pleasant to work with.
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Project: Fluff Linux
Version: 2026.03.23
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-03
Votes: 1
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Been using Fluff for the past half year, and as someone that's been using Windows for my entire life it has for sure been a big change for me but I can thankfully say that with enough time I was able to get used to Fluff and found it to be an overall very smooth and convenient shift. I mostly use my computer for browsing and gaming and occasionally other recreational hobbies like video editing and such so I can at least attest that Fluff gets the job done and allows me to feel like everything I need generally speaking just works. And considering it's my first proper experience with Linux on my own main personal computer it's very surprising how I was able to get so comfortable and situated with it that I can't see myself going back to Windows in general now.
Also having switched from my old AMD GPU to a newer Nvidia GPU and just having all the Nvidia drivers pre installed ahead of time on the OS was really convenient. It saved me from having to set up drivers manually.
Overall a worthwhile easy to set up distro with a lot of quality of life compared to your average Linux distro that just allows your average computer user do what they like with little to no hassle.
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Project: NixOS
Version: 25.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-03
Votes: 7
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NixOS is a complete paradigm shift in operating system management. After years of dealing with configuration drift, broken updates, and the fear of experimenting on a production system, NixOS has provided a level of control and reliability I did not think was possible.
The core concept of a single configuration file describing the entire system state is deceptively simple but incredibly powerful. Every package, every system service, every kernel parameter is declared in one place. Rebuilding the system is an atomic operation. If an update fails or a configuration change breaks something, you do not spend hours debugging. You simply select the previous generation from the bootloader and you are back to a fully working state in seconds. There is no equivalent to this safety net in any other distribution.
Reproducibility is not a buzzword here. It is the foundation. Setting up a development environment is no longer a manual process of installing dependencies and hoping for the best. A single command checks out my configuration and rebuilds my entire environment exactly as it was on another machine. The concept of a broken system due to a partial upgrade or a forgotten dependency simply does not exist.
The learning curve is real. The Nix language and the concept of pure functional package management require you to think differently. However, the investment is repaid many times over in stability, reproducibility, and the sheer joy of using a system that does exactly what you tell it to do and nothing more. It has made system administration predictable and dare I say it, enjoyable. It is the final destination for anyone who values control, reliability, and reproducibility in their computing environment.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 22.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-03
Votes: 10
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🏗️ The Setup
My laptop is a classic workhorse: an **Intel i7-3520M** with **16GB of RAM** and dual graphics (NVIDIA/Intel). While this hardware is several years old, Linux Mint 22.3 makes it feel like a brand-new machine. It’s snappy, efficient, and everything worked right out of the box.
🚀 What’s New and Why It Matters
1. Better Troubleshooting (System Information)
The old "System Reports" tool has been completely overhauled and renamed to System Information.
The "USB" and "GPU" pages are lifesavers. If you’ve ever struggled to figure out why a webcam isn't working or if your graphics card is actually doing its job, these new pages show you exactly what’s happening in plain English. No more digging through confusing terminal commands.
2. A Cleaner, Faster Menu
The Cinnamon 6.6 desktop introduces a redesigned application menu.
It now features a handy sidebar for your favorite apps and folders (like Documents or Downloads).
It’s much more organized, letting you get to your work faster without scrolling through a massive list of software.
3. Smarter File Management (Nemo)
The file manager, Nemo, got some "quality of life" upgrades that you’ll notice immediately:
Pause and Resume: You can now pause large file copies. If you’re moving a big folder and need to unplug your drive for a second, you can just hit pause and finish later.
Template Manager: It’s now easier to create "templates" for new files (like a standard text note or a spreadsheet) so you can start a new project with a simple right-click.
4. Better Notifications
We’ve all missed a pop-up message while away from the desk. Now, if you miss a notification, a small badge (a little number or dot) appears on the app icon in your taskbar. It’s a small change that makes a huge difference in staying organized.
🛠️ Performance on Older Hardware
Despite being a "modern" OS with the new Linux Kernel 6.14, Mint 22.3 is very light on resources.
Memory Usage: On my 16GB system, it idles at a very low percentage, leaving plenty of room for heavy tasks like web browsing with 20+ tabs or coding.
Battery & Heat: The "Zena" update includes better power management. My ThinkPad stays cool, and the fans don't ramp up unnecessarily.
🏁 The Verdict
Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is the perfect balance of "it just works" and "I can customize everything." It doesn't force unnecessary changes on the user, yet it feels modern and polished.
If you have an older laptop sitting in a drawer or you’re tired of the complexity of other operating systems, "Zena" is a fantastic reason to switch. It’s supported until **2029**, so you can set it up once and enjoy a stable experience for years to come.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 24.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2026-04-02
Votes: 1
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It's good, I like it.
The desktop is definitely more of a beta at the moment, so viewer discretion is advised. It is currently going through a transition period, so I wouldn't advise you to use this if you're doing a "let's try Linux" challenge.
That said, it is improving day-by-day and I no longer find things that can't be done in it. I can play Windows games thanks to Steam on Cosmic. I can run VSCode and all my Electron apps.
It's not very performant due to the desktop being so new and I still prefer Nautilus over Cosmic Files and some of its apps are a little bare, but it's functional.
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Project: Solus
Version: 4.8
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-02
Votes: 3
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I’ve finally found my ideal Linux distribution: a rolling release that’s genuinely stable, without the constant stream of daily updates. The system is fast, responsive, and fully usable right after installation.
On my laptop with an NVIDIA RTX GPU, the only thing I had to do was disable the Nouveau drivers on first boot; after that, installing the proprietary NVIDIA drivers took just a single command.
Everything works flawlessly — the repositories are complete, and Flathub support is available out of the box.
I can definitely see myself sticking with this distribution for a long time
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Project: Zorin OS
Version: 18-r3
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-02
Votes: 15
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très content de cette alternative à Windows ! Tout est rapide, facile et joli à regarder. Les animations sont fluides et la prise en charge simple.
Merci le monde libre. L'installation était rapide, tout a fonctionné dès le début. J'utilise de manière active LibreOffice, et j'ai pu raccorder mon NAS facilement. Je vais installer Zorin dans les prochains jours sur de vieux PC que j'avais gardé et les distribuer à ceux qui peuvent en avoir besoin. Windows ne tourne plus, mais je suis certain que Zorin fonctionnera :-).
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Project: Kubuntu
Version: 25.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-02
Votes: 3
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New plasma 6.x is so comfortable to use, I don't even think of other Desktop Environments. It is very stable and efficient.
Platform: Lenovo Legion 5 Pro
CPU: Intel Core i7-12700H
GPU: nVidia RTX 3060
Proprietary nVidia drivers: working and stable
The nVidia drivers works well, everything is stable on Wayland, no artifacts, no freezes, just a stable running OS. The major advantage of running latest 25.10 release is the newer kernel (6.17 as for today), which is more relevant to users with newest hardware. In future I consider going along with rolling versions (aside from LTS) due to the kernel updates.
I used to use KDE Neon (kernel 6.12) for the latest KDE environment, but it wasn't as stable as current Kubuntu 25.10 with kernel 6.17. I think the kernel version is important here when installing on quite fresh hardware, because I kept KDE Neon on 2 legacy (10 years old) PCs and Neon drives there well and is stable.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 24.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2026-04-02
Votes: 1
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I find it odd that Pop Os has a good Intel chip compatability. The 24.04 version had issues with screen rotation and onscreen keyboard after the surface kernel installation. I tried to find solution in every corner of the net for it but to no aval.
I find that the touch screen is very responsive but without the screen rotation and the onboard keyboard working, this operating system in Surface Pro 6 is not good enough. I also tried using the Gnome Extension app at the cosmic store, all the extensions I tried are all incompatible with the 24.04 build. what the heck Pop OS? if you want to be better, make those things work and provide at least a link for the solution. I am disappointed at this point and going back to Ubuntu. it may be sluggish for me but everything works like a charm. The only thing that turns me off with Ubuntu is the latency and thats all.
Please, provide us Surface Pro users solution to these issues. just a link, we will be happy...Cheers
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Project: Devuan GNU+Linux
Version: 6.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-02
Votes: 9
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recently installed Devuan on my aging Lenovo V310, and the results are impressive. Despite its age, the laptop runs incredibly smooth and feels faster than ever. The system is rock-solid and hasn't encountered a single issue since the installation. If you're looking for a stable, systemd-free distribution that can revitalize older machines, Devuan is easily the best choice. Highly recommended for its reliability and performance.
I’ve been testing several distributions on my aging Lenovo V310, and Devuan is the clear winner. I previously tried installing Ubuntu, but the experience was disappointing; the system felt heavy, sluggish, and struggled with basic multitasking.
Switching to Devuan changed everything. It is incredibly lightweight and runs flawlessly on this older hardware. The stability is top-notch, and the entire system feels much more responsive without the overhead of systemd. If you have an older laptop that feels 'slow' on mainstream distros, I highly recommend giving Devuan a try. It’s rock-solid, fast, and very reliable.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: tumbleweed
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-02
Votes: 6
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Long-time (30 years) distro hopper, tried many many candidates.
Somehow this one had evaded me till now. What a catch !
Smooth installer.
Great balance between freshness and stability.
BTRFS combined with zypper is really comfy (unless you get bad RAM, boom ! bad luck happens). You revert those rare problematic updates under a minute.
Finally a usable KDE Plasma / Wayland with no glitches at all.
A few idiosyncracies if you dig enough, but nothing too annoying.
Finally, YAST is a solid no-nonsense, efficient feature of this distro.
Bottom line : really great daily driver, a true keeper !
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Project: Vendefoul Wolf
Version: 20260301
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-01
Votes: 1
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Installed it on my old 2015 intel MacBook pro. I installation was painless and had no issues with the drivers. The defailt SonicDE and XLibre performed better than what Linux Mint has by default when it came to gaming with an intel graphics card. The MacBook now has a new life and can now do my indie game development on the go.
The only downside was setting up the new app store. Which required reading the repository urls for some reason. But after two simple commands it was fixed and ready to go.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 22.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-01
Votes: 12
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Linux Mint 22 is the perfect blend of simplicity, stability, and power — never leaving you stranded, even if you’re just starting out.
You can use it as your main system, for desktop work, media, or even to learn Linux gently.
✅ Stability and Simplicity
Mint 22 is extremely stable, perfect for beginners or anyone who wants a reliable system without complications. No need to touch the terminal for most tasks.
✅ Intuitive Interface (Cinnamon)
The Cinnamon desktop is elegant, customizable, and feels very close to Windows/macOS — ideal for a smooth transition to Linux.
✅ Secure and Regular Updates
Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Mint receives security patches quickly, with a slight delay to ensure stability — a great balance between security and reliability.
✅ Pre-installed and Useful Software
Everything you need is already there: browser, office suite (LibreOffice), media player, management tools… no need to install everything from scratch.
✅ Excellent Hardware Support
Drivers, Wi-Fi, printers, external displays — everything usually works out of the box, even on newer hardware.
✅ Active Community & Clear Documentation
Lots of tutorials, forums, and guides in French. The Mint team is responsive and focused on user experience.
✅ Wayland Available (for the curious)
You can try Wayland if you wish — but X11 remains the default for maximum compatibility.
But here are some limitations of Linux Mint 22 (it depends on your need) :
⚠️ Slightly outdated kernel and software
Mint follows Ubuntu LTS, so kernel updates (e.g., 6.17) and app versions arrive a few weeks to months after Ubuntu — which may frustrate users who want the latest features or performance improvements.
⚠️ Wayland not enabled by default
Although Wayland is available, X11 remains the default session. This means users miss out on Wayland’s benefits (security, performance, HiDPI) unless they manually switch — which many beginners won’t know how to do.
⚠️ Cinnamon desktop can feel “heavy”
While highly customizable, Cinnamon may seem less lightweight than XFCE or LXQt — not ideal for older PCs or users seeking a minimal, fast experience.
⚠️ Fewer cutting-edge updates than rolling-release distros
If you crave the latest GNOME, KDE, or software versions, Mint (based on LTS) may feel too conservative — especially compared to Fedora, Arch, or openSUSE Tumbleweed.
⚠️ No advanced dev tools pre-installed nor for gaming
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Project: Artix Linux
Version: 20250407
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-01
Votes: 9
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Best distro I have ever used. So far I have tried the big players (fedora, mint, Mx linux, debian, OpenSuse, cachyos).
Artix has no bloat. It needs a bit of work on your part to install what you want (I have octopi with chaotic-aur enabled), but after that...it has no competition. I'm running the kde plasma version with dinit. It's fast as hell. I haven't encountered any issues with it yet. Also, if you fancy the X11 DEs instead, the guys have implemented Xlibre, so you can have the best of that world too.
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Project: SpiralLinux
Version: 12.231120
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-01
Votes: 0
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Top. Use it on 2008 satellite l300 with celeron 575 singlecore, hdd en 2gb of RAM with zram ofcourse....
Everything worked out of the box, easy install. Only the snapperGUI for recreating your settings etc in Spirallinux didnt function, so installed Timeshift instead. Downloaded some windows wallpapers and icon themes etc....Looks very nice and works pretty fast considering the older harware!
Tried different distro's on many seperate notebooks. depending the hardware it's just about finding the right match. This is primarely based on hardware type. The low 'bloat' and user friendly GUI combined with an excellent standard package makes SpiralLinux a worthy contender for the majority of pc's and notebooks, and certainly suitable for seemingly old laptops..2008 and newer. Bid thumbs up and thanks!
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Project: Plop Linux
Version: 26.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-01
Votes: 0
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does what it says on the box:
plop the live ISO on a CD or USB, plop that in your computer, away you go...
basic all-rounder & recovery OS, light on resources & 32b version can run on _really_ old machines.
if you need a full-on rescue disk, get that,
if you need a full-on desktop distro, get that,
if you need something in-between, get this ;)
it's helped me out a few times, e.g. when i've messed-up grub or fstab ;P
i keep it, & SystemRescue, on a couple of USBs, on-hand for just-in-case...
note: live runs as root!
(also: 'from ram' seems to still keep ISO mounted on loop-back, bug?)
for more in-depth, read Jesse's review from 2011 of an old version...
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Project: Omarchy
Version: 3.4.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-01
Votes: 1
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My introduction into Linux. I never want to go back or switch. All the customization I need i can make at any point that I want, with none of the jank that comes with setting up a fresh Arch.
If you'ŗe the type of person that doesn't want to spend a million years personalizing your experience and want it to "just work", while also learning lots of useful keybinds and features you never knew existed, this is the OS for you. Most Arch users spend more time setting up their work environment, to the extent that when eventually they have a good routine going, if they were to just work using inconvenient keybinds and the default workspace environment, they might have gotten their work done faster. With Omarchy, however, I can confidently say that it's made me faster and more efficient and it didn't take any time at all to set it up. My dual boot with windows is slowly becoming an Omarchy-only desktop and I could not be happier.
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Project: Elive
Version: 3.8.50
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-03-31
Votes: 2
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Works quite well and has a unique look to the way that enlightenment is setup, but I feel it's fitting for enlightenment. It uses Debian 12 as the base which still works quite well. Looking forward to the next version based on Debian 13. It introduces a new music player developed by the elive developer that works great at playing your music collection. Elive sets up everything you may need, including backkports which is much needed for this version of Debian and includes a fairly recent 6.11 kernel.
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Project: BunsenLabs Linux
Version: carbon-1
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-03-31
Votes: 0
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Early in my distrohopping days, I discovered CrunchBang (aka#!), which then become BunsenLabs, both of which I used possibly longer than any other distro save Debian. After trying some of the more popular distros, each for several months, I'd inevitably return to Debian, but I prefer a minimalistic approach and using keyboard shortcuts, tiling, and using the keyboard as much as possible. After reading about BunsenLabs and the reviews, I decided to give it a spin first on VM, then on metal. Yes, there's a learning curve since BL has come a long way since the early days, but I'm impressed with how it functions and looks. So far, everything works as I expected and I've experienced no bugs. That said, I haven't tried out tweaking configs, etc. and may not need to at this point.
It may very well become my daily driver.
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Project: CachyOS
Version: 260308
Rating: 5
Date: 2026-03-31
Votes: 1
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Depuis la dernière version ils ont complètement supprimé "X11".
J'avais décidé de réinstaller "Cachyos" car mon temps de démarrage devenait très long...environ plus de 2 min sur mon pc trop vieux qui a plus de 15 ans.
En consultant les discussions du forum de "Cachyos" j'ai découvert qu'ils supprimaient depuis la nouvelle version de "Cachyos" la prise en charge de "X11".
L'écran d'authentification restera bloqué et vous empêchera d'accéder à "Cachyos" car maintenant c'est "Wayland" qui est obligatoirement activé par défaut donc plus du tout de "Plasma X11".
J'ai une très vieille carte graphique Nvidia GT710 à 2 Go de vram qui n' est pas du tout compatible avec "Wayland"...et le drivers "Nouveau" fonctionne très mal pour le gaming.
Adieu "Cachyos"'...
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 25.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-03-30
Votes: 22
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Awesome distro. Been using it now for around 1 year. I'm still using the XFCE on my desktop, but have tried out the KDE desktop and all works perfectly fine as expected.
The real high point for me is the USB support allowing robust encrypted overalays to be used - which in practical terms means you can have a copy of your full MX environment running from a live USB (i.e. you get the compatibility to run it on almost any machine without hitting wifi or other hardware issues), but with an encrypted overlay that means losing the USB will not put any of your data at risk. Stay logged into browser sessions between uses etc with full confidence that losing your USB won't result in anyone being able to hijack those sessions. I've now been running my primary USB for over 8 months and not had any issues even though I'm doing regular apt upgrades.
As a dsitro it's been bullet proof. No issues, everything just works. Looking forward to the full encrypted USB experience being fully supported with systemd which will also open up KDE for that side of it as well.
It's just an awesome and trouble free distro.
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Project: CachyOS
Version: 260308
Rating: 7
Date: 2026-03-30
Votes: 5
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I've been using CachyOS for a few months, eventually deciding to stop and look for a different distro. It's definitely simple to use, features a good set of optimization tools, configuration and kernels to choose. It struck me as a disto with a good take on Arch, being easy to install even for a beginner, with a clear documentation included. The reason I stopped using it comes from the recent developments: it became too oversized with packages, while including only an online installation and refusing to provide some sort of offline version. I noticed someone on reddit mentioning this issue, just to end up being mocked for having a slower internet connection. That's the another reason: community surrounding it became very dismissive and elitist, sometimes speaking low on any other distribution when mentioned. There are still of course people who are very helpful and nice, and big thanks to them, but then there is this other group coming to sight, with a visibly toxic behaviour.
Important to mention is also the reaction to the recent age verification topic. CachyOS developers, to all the questions about this issue, reacted with silence at first, then eventually posting about it in an emotional manner, calling people who were looking for answers "radical" and deciding to ban any mentioning about it. I feel like the matter could be handled and communicated in a much better, mature way.
Personally, I wish well for CachyOS developers and just hope that their communication practices could be improved upon, because it's a really promising distribution. I switched to EndeavourOS myself since, and I'm pleased with the change.
Pros
+ Easy to install and use for an Arch distro, even for beginners
+ Good optimizations in many aspects, from kernels to tools and schedulers
+ Good hardware support
Cons
- No offline installer and no plans to add one
- Growing elitism and toxicity in the community, though you can still find people who are very nice and helpful
- Distribution rapidly becomes heavier and overpacked
- Not great communication practices from the team
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Project: CachyOS
Version: 260308
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-03-30
Votes: 20
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I have started my journey in Linux not so long ago (maybe a year or so) and have used quite a few distros (Linux mint, Endeavor OS and CachyOS) and out of all them CachyOS is the most inspiring and easy-to-use. I like both the philosophy of it and the perfomance it gives.
First things first, the gui installer. I would say it's amazing, it's fast, reliable and gets the job done. I've been able to configure everything I needed and install it in ~30 minutes.And then there's the Cachy Hello app that managed installing my browser and all the stuff I need, removing the block from pacman and many things else.
CachyOS kernel manager is wonderful app that lets me quickly change kernel version without any trouble so I could compare the performance of all of them (I think bore is the best of them yet).
So after switching from mint to Endeavor I felt a significant increase in the difficulty of updating all the packages (flatpaks,aur etc.) but on CachyOS the experience in updates are somewhat similar to mint in it's simplicity. Cachy Update handles everything for me and I just have to confirm few thing here in there.
My setup perfectly worked out of the box (NVIDIA 3060 card, amd ryzen 5600 processor and all peripherals), expect for my Brother HL2140R printer. I had to download the brlaser package from aur for it to function, which wasn't the case for Mint experience. But I guess it's overall arch problem since it was the same on Endeavor OS.
The overall performance increase that system gives is either significant (15-30 fps compared to others) or none at all. It really depends on a game you are testing in. System stability is quite good, in my month of usage I haven't run in any problem with the system expect for some issue with Hyprland ( not a CachyOS problem, rather an update problem).
Pros
+ Sometimes increase in perfomance in some games
+ Ease of installing and using
+ Good community and technical support
+ Good hardware support
Cons
- No offline installer (for me, as a resident of censored country it could be an issue)
- Lesser community than some of other mainstream distros (though it keeps growing)
- I've run into some issues with secureboot
- No implementation of apparmor or SElinux
I would recommend this distro both to experienced and inexperienced linux users, as it has stability of Linux Mint and power of Arch linux. Documentation seems nice and through and you can find most answers on forums and reddit. That's definitely a go-to distro.
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