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Project: Slackel
Version: 7.7
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-26
Votes: 0
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I have a asus eee pc 901 and after trying many of the only handful of 32-bit distros slackel seemed to fit the bill the most for what i wanted out of a 32-bit distro. It offers a livecd boots up well detects my wifi and connects to router via nmtui. I opted for the openbox wm which is nice and lite. The look and feel of it out of the box is distinctive but i think it looks good nonetheless. it has many good tools out of the box including an installer and being a slackware variant it has potentially a large package database particularly in slackbuilds.org to keep you happy. its nice to find a i686 distro thats this solid and with a nice style and polish to boot. The best and most interesting 32-bit distro that i have tried and most closely suits my needs.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: tumbleweed
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-26
Votes: 0
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My first choice and after years I go back to opensuse for my workstation. I'm using Manjaro, Void, Calculate for alternative purposes, but for work I choose opensuse. I prefer wm over de and because of this I go to void with hyprland, calculate with qtile and openbox with opensuse. Package managers: emerge is great but very slow, pacman is fast but very unstable, xbps is stable and fast but need some emprovements, zypper is stable and fast and simple for use - one of the best. SystemD vs OpenRC vs Runit: from my point of view openrc is loser, runit is very fast and simple, systemd gives perfomance and great oppotunities - it's not only init system it's powerfull tools for managing system and user defined servicies. With opensuse you never need to find alternativies for software, you take them from tonns of official repositories or rpm-packages.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-26
Votes: 2
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The best 'out of the box' arch based distro experience one could ever get. Endeavour is just perfect even for those people who are not tech savvy people. You just install it and start using it, the distro gets out of your way. Simple as that.
Their wiki is another top on the cake, if you have a question it's answered there, also the helpful forum is there. Their matrix and telegram channels are also very active. I myself helped and also learned alot while helping others. This is what makes this distribution so special. Their community is truly helping, and never acts toxic.
My best expierience so far, and I'm never going to leave this distro family. Not to mention that it is on bleeding edge, so all my hardware always gets the latest and greatest, yet very stable software.
If one would ask, of how would I describe this distro in one single word, I'd answer: passion. Everyone here has a passion towards linux, learning and evolution.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 20.3
Rating: 2
Date: 2025-04-25
Votes: 2
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Mint used to be a very slim distro suitable for old computers.
It is not so much anymore. Instead it got a lot of new design and features mostly well built for Cinnamon.
I like the Xfce desktop a lot better but it has a lower priority and can sometimes even seem to be a little suppressed in Mint.
The install procedure is easy and very tempting also for putting Mint on the same disk as Windows.
However in my experience the technical foundation is not always reliable enough, and that can sometimes make an install too risky. A distro with inadequate technical support is in my opinion not worth much.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 22.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-25
Votes: 3
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Linux mint wokrs on my performance notebook and my son's old notebook. My performance notebook series: Lenovo LOQ i7 and 64RAM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and and Lenovo Legion i7 32RAM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.
I am an AI Engineer and everything works. Also I used PopOS same notebook thats great.
Linux Mint some importants notes:
* Multiple or triple monitor(27 and 32 inch ) works great
* bluetooth (airpods, samsung galaxy buds, keyboards and mouse) works great
* GPU(nividia) works great
* development tools(jetbrains and vs-code)
Thanks Linux Mint Team
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Project: openSUSE
Version: tumbleweed
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-25
Votes: 0
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Holy Crap - what the ever living hell have I been doing without this OS! I remember using Suse way back when - before they went all commercial, and then I fell in love with Debian based OS's and I really did not check back with what Suse was doing since it was RPM based, and used that weird yast stuff - but WOWzers. I found a distro called Rhino Linux - very pretty and I liked trying the rolling, but it seems every time it rolls, something gets mucked up or rolled back to setting I have to change AGAIN! Given that and there is not a lot of info about the developers - it just feels kinda sketch no matter how pretty. Somewhere along the way, as I was browsing and reading about rolling distros - I read someone state "the best rolling version of linux is Tumbleweed - hands down" - hummm I wondered - what the heck, i'll take a look - haven't really looked at Suse or used it since floppies were popular literally - what the hell. Talk about a clean very nice OS - I started playing with it 48 hours ago and have literally replaced every Rhino install I had going. Used chatGPT to convert my needed scripts from Deb/YAD [why Suse woudlnt you have YAD?] based to RPM/Zenity pretty easy, again needed to use chatGPT to help me figure out why DWService refused to work out the gate - [xhost +SI:localuser:$(whoami) was the trick there] and I cannot stop using it. It is absolutely brilliant and the guys building should all commended for such a great looking OS. I've not totally abandoned my Debian love, Made it look a bit more MacOSish like Rhino pretty easily - and it is currently my nonMac desktop of chocie for the time being. Now this could all blow up in my face in a day or two, who knows - but my first impressions are really blown away for my needs (setting up a desktop replacement to use on all those windows 10 computers that MS no longer wants to work on after Oct 2025 - this right here is it! If your looking. Spend a day trying it and tell me different). Ill be giving it a go and see if its upgrades or something else kicks me back to Debian based and if that happens ill come back and date this review (if I can or start a new one). Give it a spin.
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Project: Pisi Linux
Version: 2.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-25
Votes: 0
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I tried Pisi Linux hoping it will be great as a daily driver. Here was my experience. Install was easy and had a very beautiful design, Kaptan is also useful if you want to setup your desktop much easier. But, when I started doing my first update on the system, it was completely bricked. You couldn't open any app and it would go straight to sleep, upon opening, sddm was gone, I couldn't install or update anything anymore with the Pisi package manager as it needed urlgrabber(it was installed). I have tried this like 5 times, with different methods, none worked. On reboot, sddm appeared again but it was in a login loop. If it works on your computer, that's great! Pisi Linux is really good for people that want to take a break from Debian/Ubuntu based distros and would like to go with something easy, not to get on the curve of Gentoo or Arch.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-25
Votes: 1
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So far I am enjoying this distro. Unbloated, bare minimum, everything else you need you can almost always get through pacman and yay. A few others software like spotify can be added by installing flatpak.
It's clean and lean distro, fast and reliable, I haven't faced any problem for the past two weeks I've been using it.
I opted for GNOME DE since that's my favourite linux flavor.
I wanted to do an Arch distro to replace my ubuntu desktop, and read that this distro is basically Arch with a gui installer. You can add recommended cli tools during installation like duf, hwinfo, inxi etc. and after complete what's missing easily, in my case I added lsd and yazi.
The only tool I removed was tldr and replaced it with the fastest tealdeer app.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-25
Votes: 0
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Chose the xfce version since I have an nvidia card and only xfce plays nice all the time. Well choice is a thing I was tricked into, I chose xfce and got an installer with a kde DE and it wouldn't install since kde was likely using xwayland and it really doesn't work and it also uses Qt which is "quite terrible" to use with nvidia so in the log windows it was debugging more than installing endeavour. They might think kde is nice but it's like a bully when it's on a system with nvidia so debugging is all it did then it couldn't pacstrap so instead of keeping all the files it spent 45 minuted downloading it just dumped the install with an upload to the web with the error pacstrap failed. That is a fail since the failure was to not have an xfce live DE to install the xfce version I chose on their website but that was online install and kde was the only offline so they should have saved me hours downloading and a failed install twice. Just make an xfce installer for xfce who are mostly nvidia users since beside a few WM's it's the only DE that works well with nvidia, gnome kind of works and kde is hot trash and buggy on it's own but with nvidia it's like a drunk that is blindfolded, worst choice possible and the one the decided to use that because it's pretty should not be making that choice again since they did not use logic just preference for their system. I like endeavour before and now it's the one that I deleted from my list of good smart distro's for this massive blunder in installer choice. I'd give it a -200 if I could for my wasted day and evening but that is impossible.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 25.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 0
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I tried it. But while it did run well for the most part, I ripped it out anyway.
I have been running Mint for a long time. And Mint just runs flawlessly. I use Mint to run my TOR relay. Mint just runs and runs and runs. No so, UC.
First and right after the initial install I ran into a blueman error or blue tooth. That was a input/output error which was constant. Worse in the two days I ran UC I saw a bunch of those I/O errors for different things. Those errors were here and there, just smail, annoying things. I had to install Timeshift too. Why? That shouild have been included with the install.
On the second day I let UC, which I had UC completely setup, run quietly over lunch. An hour and a half later I came back and it was locked put tight. Everything I tried gave that input/output error. I tried to open a terminal, nope. Another I/O error. Yup, I had to boot it...again.
One thing I didn't like was that warm, medium brown color scheme that Ubuntu seems to love. Not me. Ick!
Nemo gave me trouble too. I wanted to set it 'my way' to which Nemo said no way. That was a reboot to fix when it shouldn't have been.
Lastly, I gave it a 7. UC is one of those you slip back in the oven because it is not quite done. I score it half baked.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 22.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 0
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I have a couple PC's I just installed Linux Mint on. A Samsung Galaxy Book 4 and a Lenovo Ideacentre Mini.
All positives with both installations, everything works and it is so nice to see RAM use come way down from what Windows 11 was using. I was beyond being done with Microsoft and its incompetent Windows team.
Been using Windows since the 3.11 edition but I cannot look past the mess that is Windows 11. Windows 10 really was not so bad but its near the end so I had to find a alternative. I tried Ubuntu and had no issues other then I am not a fan of Gnome flavored Linux distro's. Cinnamon in Mint compares far more to what I grew up with in Windows UI. It just feels more familiar to me and navigating Mint reminds me so much of Windows 7 days. I have dabbled in Linux desktops for years but never decided to fully switch until Windows 11. No OS is perfect but I kept finding less and less reasons to stick with Windows. Most of what I do is within browsers and applications available on both Windows and Linux. Making the switch these days is easier then maybe even 5 years ago. Can't recommend Mint enough and its simple enough to make a USB bootable of Mint and try it out before ever installing it.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 1
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After using Arch for YEARS, EndeavourOS is a fantastic, and easier to use Arch based distro.
I have done the unthinkable and decided against Arch itself for my own sanity. EndeavourOS is currently the leading, user friendly, AUR ready distro, so I decided to give it a try. Now this is likely going to be my main system for a LONG time. The install process (bare-metal) was by far one of the cleanest I've seen, albeit not baby-proof.
My only complaint about my installer was that I use a hidden network at home, and the WiFi detection (unless in terminal) didn't offer a connection method for hidden networks, this is very minimal and can easily be fixed with a non-hidden WiFi or a wired connection.
Post install, the EOS welcome package was very informative and showed that I already had 'yay' available for use. The AUR itself is a huge bonus to any Arch based distro, and I've never seen it so quickly available to use.
My only complaint about post installation, I had to manually add flatpak support. I don't know if this was something I missed in the installer or if EOS does not offer this "out of the box".
If you're an intermediate to advanced user, this is a very solid choice. If you're scared of a terminal (however minimal), then stay away from Arch-based.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 0
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I cannot rate this negative. Only reason I would is someone dropped the ball, I tried with Nvidia drivers, default install efi, and the safe one. I'm upset now since I tried like 5 times to install it, boots fast and they must have used a vm to test this iso since it boot into a blank screen with the cursor that moves fine and nothing else, waited around a 1/2 hr and nothing else loaded. Someone needs to add quality control back to endeavour since it's acting like the shuttle did and is failing hard and they made a good installer before but now it's really bad.
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Project: Commodore OS Vision
Version: 3.0
Rating: 4
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 5
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Took the time to test it on a real i3 10105 16GB NVME 250GB PC. Strangest distro I tested by far. Music not only is annoying, it autostarts even if you stop it with the icon manually. Also, there is some sort of accessibility option that reads stuff and couldnt turn it of. So those 2 things run ON TOP of any game or app you run, making it an unbearable experience.
Also there is a stupid somewhat fun joke if you dont agree terms and conditions that will ask you several times stupid stuff as a joke.
Selection of games is really nice, has a LOT of games to test, and has a LOT of emulators already preloaded (RPCS3 for example).
Its a nice experiment which I think it sould be tuned so it isnt annoying as hell and make it usable.
Reminds me of a joke OS, but weights 30GB.
Will try future releases.
Also font is ugly and difficult to read.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 25.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 1
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I’ve tried 9-10 Linux distributions over the past 10 years and I seem to always come back to Ubuntu. This new Ubuntu Cinnamon installed easily and is working as-advertised with no glitches. If MS Windows 11 does go ahead and includes their evil Recall “feature” in the next release I suspect there will be a stampede to Ubuntu and Linux Mint— as there should be. Unless they have to for work, I can't understand why anyone is still using any Windows OS bloatware/spyware/adware. My main OS is Mac OS, but I love the Linux OS, too.
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Project: Void
Version: 20250202
Rating: 6
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 6
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I wouldn't recommend this distro to newbies, nor even to intermediate users. I personally found it harder to set up than Slackware or Arch.
Installing the base system from a rootfs tarball via an already running system was dead simple. I'm using the glibc version with no boot loader (I'm already using refind as boot manager).
I'm running multiple distros on this laptop; they each have a dedicated 200MB boot partition. Void is the only one that cannot host 2 kernels by default because its initramfs is huge (100MB). Debian and Arch use 23MB and 28MB resp. and that includes a 4MB plymouth theme. Manually removing unused firmwares (amd/nvidia) dropped the image to 84MB which is still way too big to start up a system.
Many packages are missing: you have lightdm but you miss lightdm-sick-greeter; you have cinnamon and xapps but you miss xviewer, etc. Compiling the missing software is a real pain because you have to handle all the dependencies yourself. There has been some pull request to add them (for example slick-greeter) but they received no attention, no comment, and got automatically closed with no reason given.
All in all, once set, the system is running perfectly fine (it has been for a month now). It requires some efforts in the beginning but it's then a very good alternative to the major distros.
Pros :
- It's an independant distro (not based on something else).
- No systemd
- Its packages are relatively up-to-date.
- Apart from firmwares, Void is very light with as little bloat as possible.
Cons:
- You're not getting any help from the OS when you want something done. For example, if you install a package that has a service (sshd, lightdm, dbus…), you are responsible for both configuring it and enabling it. This contrasts with distros like Debian or even Arch where the package manager does it for you.
- Setting up a working DE from scratch reminds me of all the dirty tinkering we used to do in the late 90s.
- The documentation is very succinct, lack a lot of crucial information, and is almost useless if you don't already have a very solid linux background.
- Setting up the sound system was quite difficult.
- Lack of software support.
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Project: antiX
Version: 23.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 3
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I just started using Antix after having run Lubuntu for a period of time but also having tried others. Antix thus far has demonstrated superior performance compared to Lubuntu and some others when it comes to running mulitple programs simultaneously. It does not page excessively or become unresponsive leaving me sitting unable to work. I am using an older Dell dual core 64 bit machine with 4G ram and a physical hdd. Antix is not thrashing it too pieces or overloading the hdd with too much work. I am impressed. This is how I experienced Linux years ago; runs like a tractor and is as reliable as one. This machine still has life left and with Antix I will probably get it and I can acually get some work done on it. It has proven itself to be a great distro in my situation.
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Project: Commodore OS Vision
Version: 3.0
Rating: 7
Date: 2025-04-23
Votes: 1
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An interesting project aimed at retro gaming enthusiasts with a LOT of inbuilt games, both native Linux (200+) and obviously Commodore 64 and Amiga games too. But so it should have with a massive 35 GB ISO to download (use the torrent option, it's well seeded and downloads quickly)
It has an annoying sound demo that autoplays and get's quite irritating till you learn how to shut it up. But then it just comes back anyway! I couldn't find a way to permanently stop it because the settings manager(s) didn't work running it live from USB.
Based on MX Linux but with a heavily customised MATE DE, it's certainly different and it's clear a lot of effort has been put into the gaming side, but perhaps not enough on getting other OS features working properly.
I think 7 is a fairly generous rating for what seems like a work in progress, but worth checking out.
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Project: CachyOS
Version: 250422
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-23
Votes: 1
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This brought my older laptop back to life. I initially had Mint on it. It was having troubles with Wifi for whatever reason. Honestly, I prefer kde plasma over gnome. It seems more polished and overall decent looking. Everything worked right out of the installation of CachyOS. The best part of this is it based off of Arch. The way it compiles and sets up the kernel to work right with your hardware is truly amazing. I noticed a performance boost because of it. This is not going to provide a "miracle" to certain types of hardware. You shouldn't expect it to. The way it handles updates provides robust stability and security. Some may find themselves having to still use commands to get some things to work. This doesn't bother me. I had to use a few commands to get my printer working. It was super easy to do. Linux distros have come a long way. CachyOS is a major step in the right direction. You can easily try it out for yourself either in a virtual machine or booting from a USB/CD.
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Project: CachyOS
Version: 250422
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-23
Votes: 2
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Flawless configuration and gaming experience, OOTB. I have a Intel desktop with a Geforce 4070 card.
It is really awesome that CachyOS builds and provides additional software (that is not part of the regular Arch repos), like Heroic Launcher.
Been using for regular browsing, studying, coding, gaming (Steam, Heroic Launcher with Epic and GOG games) native games and also Windows games using Proton. No headaches, no hiccups, everything is fast, even software updates. The wiki is a great complement to the Arch Wiki. Ah, of course, the community is really supportive.
Props to ptr1337 & team!
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Project: Commodore OS Vision
Version: 3.0
Rating: 4
Date: 2025-04-23
Votes: 3
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Almost nothing to do with Commodore other than being plastered with logos. Full of animations and sound effects that get old quickly.
Its loaded with prepackaged emulators and roms. Does it work? Yes, but not something I would ever want to daily drive. For a retro gaming station? I would prefer a UI that is more geared towards just that.
Its their "vision" of a future Commodore operating system if you ignore Amiga and its OS which still gets updates, or Aros and Morph OS which are actual descendants.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 23.6
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-23
Votes: 10
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MX Linux is a beautiful balance between control and user friendliness that I've never seen in a linux distro before, I'm not a great programmer or linux user by any means but many distros always feel like they are focused on one of those two traits entirely and so they either end up missing features or packing in way too many needless features, but MX Linux seems to be running pretty fast and stable while having lots of decently accessible customization, builtin utilities, and easily interpreted documentation. Its not as simple as something like ubuntu but I think if you're on this website reading this your probably more than capable of handling it because its certainly easier than something like a base debian install even with a preinstalled Desktop Environment.
One of the cool features is the mx package manager because it allows you to install packages from a few different repositories like debian-testing and once its done installing it'll automatically disable the repo so if you install with a different method you don't have to manually update the sources list. I tried both the kde and xfce version and personally i prefer the kde version because it looks a little nicer but the fact they support/maintain the xfce version is awsome aswell for older hardware where ever bit of resource usage.
I think these people deserve all the support and and encouragement they can get and hope they stick to their curent philosophy unlike some other big linux distros because its been very relieving to finally find that balance between function and form :)
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Project: Commodore OS Vision
Version: 3.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-04-23
Votes: 3
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If you are looking for an Linux OS with that classic Commodore OS feel this is the best option. It a highly customized version of MX Linux which is already really good. my only concern is in making Commodore OS Vision is that some of the drivers were cut out. For example MX Linux runs just fine on an older Macintosh hardware but Commodore OS Vision has issues, I think C=OSV would do better if it more of these hicups are cleared up since its foundation is already solid with MX Linux & Debian as the base. Hopefully version 3.0 is better at working with a larger range of hardware our of the box.
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Project: OpenMandriva Lx
Version: 24.12
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-23
Votes: 7
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After a few months running ROME 25.04, I feel I can give a good idea of what OpenMandriva is like.
Linux distros are a dime a dozen. OM is a unique distro, unlike any other and must be approached as such. Do not go into it thinking, "I already know how to do this." They do things a bit differently. A quick is a sure way to kill your system. Read the errata and ask some questions. Do it right and this is a solid performer. I have Steam running and gaming is painless.
Now, lets talk about what sets OpenMandriva apart. The community is great! Everyone just seems to get along. The dev team has grown a bit in the past few months and I am impressed by what they accomplish. File a bug report and it will be worked on. File a bug report on something that should be upstream, and it gets fixed and taken upstream. File a package request and it gets worked on. It's not an overnight thing, but they address them, first come, first served, for the most part. I have never seen a group of people work so hard to make everyone happy.
Cons? They could use more team members and some funding would be nice. I wish I could afford to donate some big money.
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Project: Commodore OS Vision
Version: 2.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2025-04-22
Votes: 0
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As the old advert used to go…
Are you keeping up with the commodore?
the commodore is keeping up with you. ..
except the real commodore didn't.
for all its fans, it was a failure, losing market share to Amstrad, Apple IBM and MS-DOS PCs.
as for this tribute skin
it has far too much many bells and whistles / unwarranted attack surface for my liking.
If you are interested in nostalgic computing
check out the AWB (Amiga Work Bench ) demonstrated by the Arcan project.
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Project: Lubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2025-04-22
Votes: 0
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Wanted to give a friend an old netbook. Thought Lubuntu would be ideal.
No such luck. Software updater missing from base install. Required command line install.
Mouse pad requires file configuration for tapping instead of button use.
System is slow and unresponsive.
It's neither intuitive nor simple for older folks with aged hardware.
System is slow and unresponsive.
Altogether a disappointing experience.
I don't see my friend being up to the task of updating every 2 years.
He's not a fool, just not tech savvy.
All I wanted to do was save him some money.
Would not recommend.
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Project: Kubuntu
Version: 25.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2025-04-22
Votes: 1
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Very good distro, but a recent bug caused all upgrades from 24.10 to brick the computer and force to go into the tty. It's not a big issue if you know what you're doing, but kubuntu is suppose to be an easy disrto where non-linux fans can start. I use to recommend it to everyone, because it's ubuntu with a windows-ish desktop tat looks familiar. I can't recommend it when smaller distro don't release with a major, system breaking bug when doing things as simple as updates. I hope they'll take care of it soon and that the next update will be stable at least.
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Project: Murena
Version: 2.9
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-22
Votes: 2
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We're not allow to connect our phones to the network at work unless they are running an approved OS. Apple and Google are not (European parent company rules), but /e/OS is.
Installation was not nearly as onerous as I expected. I have bricked phones, so I'm always nervous.
I've seen some poorly executed custom ROMs, so I was bracing for something terrible but it's really quite awesome, particularly for my primary purpose as a PDA but with call/text capability.
Right now, I run it on an old Pixel, but I will make it my daily driver on my next phone. Very pleasantly surprised. 🙂
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Project: CachyOS
Version: 250330
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-22
Votes: 2
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Great distro, all hardware within the PC works right out of the box. Configuring my HP Color Laserjet, and my HP Inkjet were easy as well. It's fast, very fast in fact, and because of how well it runs I haven't used my dual boot configuration to even bother with Windows anymore.
I am able to do all of my normal work with Web and Graphic design. Documents like spreadsheets and word processing are handled by Libreoffice, Thunderbird easily replaces Outlook, etc.
Gaming is another great point with this distro, Both with Steam and with games installed via Lutris. World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, and Marvel Rivals all play absolutely flawlessly!
I couldn't be more pleased with how well it all runs and "feels" in CachyOS!
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Project: Ubuntu Unity
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-22
Votes: 3
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If you like streamlining, this could be a great distro for you. I wasn't in the Linux community back when Unity was the "official" Ubuntu desktop, but I wish I was after seeing this.
Even though the website warns that Ubuntu Unity is not technically considered stable, I have experienced few issues with this high quality distro, and after using this, I think that the Unity desktop should not have been completely discarded by Canonical.
The user experience is smooth, the system is stable, and Unity has features like the HUD, which allows you to search through the main menu of an app, helpfully located in the same location (the top bar) no matter what app you use, assuming of course that they support integration. Plus, all the apps, surprisingly including snaps, like Firefox, are well integrated and preform very well.
I was surprised, but pleased that the default file manager is now Nemo, instead of Nautilus. I don't know if Nemo was originally unique to Cinnamon, but it fits right in with Unity. The themes are getting more consistent with every release, and I appreciate the work going into it.
Overall, this Distro is not the lightest, though not the heaviest, but certainly the most beautiful distro I have used with the exception of Kubuntu or Debian with KDE, and I have used Elementary OS, so that's saying a lot. While it is less customizable than many Distros, I have found that this is because the desktop is already so efficient, anyone would be hard pressed to improve it. However, if you want to customize it more (read obsessively) then since it runs with Compiz, there's more potential than anything else I've seen, possibly tying with KDE, and easily surpassing Cinnamon. (Just be careful- as ccsm warns, configuring Compiz is best left to those who know what they're doing. This is not legal advice.) It is an absolutely wonderful daily driver that I depend on for stability and usefulness on two PCs already- and I rarely install the same Distro twice.
I highly recommend this. However, if you've already decided that you don't like Unity... then why are you reading this review?
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Project: Kali Linux
Version: 2025.1a
Rating: 3
Date: 2025-04-21
Votes: 0
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I really like kali when it works.
With the update problems, not so much.
Oh no something has gone wrong screen, changes everything.
As soon as I load the updates the system is unusable, and can't be logged into.
I wrestled around with the fixes a little bit, to no resolution on my end.
I had kali gnome on three different computers, the updates killed them all.
So on one laptop I reinstalled the march 19 iso.
It worked grreat until I installed the updates again.
Same issue,
Another thing that is weird about kali.
One iso for live testing, and one iso to install the system.
All the other big linux names have live, and install on same usb iso.
I can see having an update issue now and then?
But, to not be able to login at all is too big of an issue for me.
So I am abandoning a system I had great promise for.
Terry
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Project: Fedora
Version: 42
Rating: 4
Date: 2025-04-21
Votes: 0
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I have installed Fedora on a Testingsystem with two SSDs and a 2TB harddisk. Installing was a little difficult compared to Mint, MXLinux or SuSE and some other systems I have tested.
But, I don´t wanna use Wayland and there wasn´t an alternativ choice. A no-go for me.
And the KDE-Desktop is not the first choice using with Fedora, I think.
But what kills me is, after installation and downloading over 2GB Update-Files, the system want to restart and I get an restart-screen looking like Windows!
I want a Linux and NOT something looking like Windows!!!
Never!
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Project: FunOS
Version: 24.04.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-21
Votes: 2
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I’m running FunOS on two PCs: a brand new $99 Amazon mini PC and a 13-year-old i7-2600. It runs great on both. FunOS lets me run the latest Ubuntu LTS, and up-to-date apps, but with the feel of a stripped down Openbox distro circa 2012. Joe’s Window Manager is similar to Openbox except FunOS has broken down the JWM configuration into 8 easy-to-edit files. (This compares with the 1,000 line XML nightmare that configures Openbox.) Major changes I made to the install I use as my daily driver: I replaced the JWM panel with a Tint2 panel and substituted the Cinnamon Nemo file manager. The rest of the apps are the ones I always install. If you want an extremely bare bones Ubuntu, FunOS is a good starting point.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-21
Votes: 8
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Some time ago I used EndeavourOS in Dualboot, but now I installed it as the only OS, before that I used Nobara OS (which is very good) but chose EndeavourOS because of the rolling release of updates. The system is flexible and customizable, and it behaves stably. Getting the latest kernel versions, I don't experience any problems with the operation of the entire system. Having installed everything I need for everyday use, it has only 1250 installed packages. A big plus for me is that there is no need to use flatpack, as the AUR repository has many different programs.
Endeavour OS runs incredibly fast and stably, the flexibility and deep customization options are truly noteworthy, grants you complete control over your system.
In conclusion, Endeavour OS is an excellent operating system that combines the power of Arch Linux with ease of use. It's a superb option for those seeking a reliable, fast, flexible, and pleasant OS to work with. Highly recommended!
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 22.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-21
Votes: 0
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I’ve been using Linux Mint 22.1, nicknamed "Wilma," for a bit now, and wow, it’s fantastic! This version runs on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, which means it’s super stable and supported for years. It’s perfect for anyone, whether you’re new to Linux or a total pro.
The Cinnamon desktop looks great and feels so easy to use. It’s like a mix of modern and familiar, so you won’t feel lost. Everything runs smoothly, even on my older laptop. Apps like Firefox, LibreOffice, and GIMP come ready to go, so you’re set from day one.
Mint 22.1 has some cool updates. The Software Manager is quicker now, and finding new apps is a snap. The icons and themes got a nice refresh, making everything look fresh and clean. It also feels faster, and my battery lasts longer. The new audio system, PipeWire, makes music and videos sound crisp and clear.
I love how safe Mint feels. It gets regular updates, and there’s a simple tool to set up a firewall. Plus, Timeshift is a lifesaver—it backs up your system, so you can fix things if something goes wrong.
Honestly, Linux Mint 22.1 is a joy to use. It’s simple, reliable, and makes switching from Windows or Mac a breeze. If you want a free, powerful system that just works, give Mint 22.1 a try. You won’t be disappointed!
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 22.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-21
Votes: 0
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The easiest Linux to install and use in my opinion. On my old PC (i5 4440, GTX 960, 8GB DDR3) just works. Tried to experiment with Ubuntu and Fedora but there is always something wrong. Mint Rules! .
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Project: Arch Linux
Version: current
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-04-21
Votes: 14
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I used Arch for over 10 years and eventually switched to Void Linux. I was tired of being a test pilot of untested software and I was tired of endless system maintenance. The system should work and not create an endless monotonous meaningless task. Arch is not as light and not as customizable as it is usually believed. Most other distros also allow individual installation of packages, so you can build a light DE without extra dependencies on any Linux with a standard installer. Maybe have to tinker a little with the list of packages.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-20
Votes: 5
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After getting frustrated with various issues across several Linux distributions—excluding Fedora, Ubuntu, and openSUSE—I finally landed on something that just works. I wanted a distro that provides the latest packages out of the box, with minimal need for tinkering. Enter EndeavourOS (Arch-based), and it’s been flawless. Everything—from the system setup to development tools—is running on the latest versions and working smoothly. Hats off to the Arch and EndeavourOS teams for putting together such a solid and up-to-date platform. You've absolutely nailed it.
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Project: Kubuntu
Version: 25.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-20
Votes: 0
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I burned the ISO image to a USB flash drive, but it hasn't booted properly on my old 2008 laptop. It boots, but as soon as it displays the GRUB screen, it immediately reboots and doesn't continue. I try again and again, but it still fails to boot. Other distributions like MX Linux, Zorin, Manjaro, and Arch work normally. I have no idea why this happens, but I think it has to do with the removal of hardware compatibility, which is an increasingly common practice among Linux distributions. Incidentally, FreeBSD has no boot issues whatsoever, and all the hardware even works.
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Project: ALT Linux
Version: 10.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-20
Votes: 1
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There’s a huge user base and comprehensive team behind ALT and it really shows here. Although version 11 of the KWorkstation is still not fully released the ISO available and used in my tests is faultless. One example. Unless you want to use the Flatpak version, Birdtray for Thunderbird is still in countless repositories but hasn’t worked for months. The ALT version for the normal installed version of Thunderbird does. KDE6 looks and feels properly integrated and not just a new desktop version with stuff cobbled together to fit with it. Only a few of the third party widgets previously available for Plasma5 are no longer supported. Most have alternative choices albeit maybe not as good but hopefully the devs will catch up with these and release a Plasma 6 version as with the weather widget. The ALT installer is also unique but in a good way with great defaults or a manual option plus the chance to add extra software during the installation. The one downside that may irk some users is the obligatory double reboot with every update but considering I’ve never had an ALT update break IMO this is a small inconvenience. Kubuntu should be like this but it doesn’t even come close.
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Project: Ubuntu MATE
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-20
Votes: 0
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I've been using the LTS Ubuntu MATEs since 20.04, then 22.04, and now 24.04.
I like to take video games with me if I travel, and I do machine learning and video streaming as side projects; so I like a light-weight, portable mid-tier gaming laptop.
Ubuntu MATE, in this setting, works brilliantly.
It has a familiar, traditional 'desktop' experience, but supports different looks e.g. 'Windows-like' with a bottom panel and start menu, or 'OS-X like' with a dock, and global menu in the top panel etc.
Most importantly, it is light on resource usage. Everything feels snappy.
Secondly: Ubuntu MATE has a great community!
The installer has had ups and downs - 25.04 installer is looking much improved. There are some neat and tidy MATE-specific desktop applications (I really like Disk Usage Analyzer). I typically have few or no issues with day-to-day configuration or interaction with the system.
Everything has run well for me; Wine or Proton-enabled games, Firefox (although it is now provided as snap), VSCode, OBS studio, being the main ones in my case.
Having test-driven the Ubuntu MATE 25.04 recently (in a VM), some bugs are creeping in. The version of MATE desktop shipped in 25.04 is getting quite out-of-date, and as GLib and other libraries evolve, this is causing bugs or regressions.
It's still a great distribution for new and experienced users, even if it might be just about past its peak.
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Project: Fedora
Version: 42
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-19
Votes: 1
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I downloaded Fedora 42 and put it on a USB with Ventoy. USB had another partition with private stuff. After installing Fedora, I was unpleasantly surprised that my other partition with private stuff and the Ventoy bootable partition were deleted, leaving only free space on the USB.
I didn't believe so. I installed Ventoy again, installed Fedora from USB, to found that the same thing happened again.
This never happened on any other distro.
Needless to say that I didn't stick to Fedora, and installed another distro with Ventoy, and the problem didn't happen.
Leaving a 1 rating for losing the partition with private stuff.
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Project: Crunchbangplusplus
Version: 12.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-19
Votes: 1
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More people should be aware of CBPP.
While people are out there arguing over Gnome vs. KDE and drowning in the bloat that accompany both, here's a distro without either, that just works. And it works brilliantly.
The desktop environment basically comprises of Openbox, tint2, compton and conky. I have my own configs developed and evolved over many years (stemming from original Crunchbang) so it's the only distro where I can get things exactly the way I want - easily.
The only challenge is how, or if (and I hope it does), CBPP migrates to the Wayland world.
For now, X11 is fine for me and the minimalism, speed, stability and reliability of the environment is worth it.
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Project: CachyOS
Version: 250330
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-19
Votes: 0
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Nice Linux distro. Pretty fast and clean...
...but...
None of my printers/scanners (USB) Canon or Brother work. I tried everything I could find on the Internet. Playing with CUPS configuration, re-installation, disabled, enabled, several different commands sequences in Konsole. No help. Drivers installation via Octopi did not help. The Internet is full of complains regarding printers not working with CachyOS.
"Printers" section does not even show up in the Systems Settings menu.
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In any of my previously used distros (too many to list here ;), they worked. I could simply install 'deb files drivers provided by the printers' manufacturers, without any circus tricks with cups, cups slots, cups paths, etc, etc... and the printers/scanners worked.
...
Honestly, if the printers worked, the rating would be 10.
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Project: Zorin OS
Version: 17.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-18
Votes: 13
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Zorin OS is a fantastic operating system that delivers a polished, user-friendly experience out of the box. It offers excellent support for everything I’ve used it for, from day-to-day tasks to more niche software needs. The interface is clean, modern, and welcoming, especially for users coming from Windows or those who are newer to Linux. It strikes a nice balance between being beginner-friendly and powerful enough for more advanced users to customize if they want.
One of Zorin OS’s standout features is its built-in support for running Windows applications through tools like Wine, which are pre-installed in certain editions. This can be a huge plus for users who rely on specific Windows-only programs but want to enjoy the benefits of a Linux-based system.
In terms of hardware, I’ve mostly run it on machines with at least a second-gen Intel i5, and it performs reliably and smoothly. While it’s not quite as lightweight as something like Q4OS or other distros designed specifically for legacy hardware, Zorin OS still holds up well on older systems, provided they meet a basic performance threshold.
Overall, Zorin OS is a great choice if you're looking for an accessible, reliable, and attractive Linux distribution that works well out of the box and can bridge the gap for users transitioning from Windows. For extremely old hardware, I’d recommend something even lighter like Q4OS, but for most users, Zorin OS is more than capable.
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Project: NixOS
Version: 24.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-18
Votes: 2
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Best distro for who likes a easy and solid system! Once you have a good config, just relax and do what you need to do.
It may seem difficult at first, but once you understand how to configure it, it will seem like this is exactly how Linux should be.
Both the philosophy and the proposed use of Nixos have real applications that make a difference in our routine. I wish I had learned how to configure Nixos before. Now there is no going back, the other distros no longer make sense. In fact, after learning how to configure Nixos, I understood and learned how to use Ansible to manage servers that are not Nixos. The philosophy of Nixos is something very good, important and useful, as is the quality of the system.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 23.6
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-04-18
Votes: 0
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Just tried 32 bit versions, main Xfce and fluxbox. I'm very impressed with Xfce , looks promising, lot of tools, htop shows around 460mb of ram after live session boots. With that left side panel looks bit like Ubuntu, nice conky monitor design, powerful aps out of the box. That's for the Xfce. Fluxbox edition is bad, needs lot of work and I recommend to look at Sparky minimal and take some inspiration there - much better lightweight distro based on Debian - MX fluxbox is using lot of apps written for different desktops and that makes it heavy. Can imagine using this distro with Xfce as daily. But my potato 2005 Acer needs lightweight system and that's why I'm staying with sparky minimal.
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Project: Garuda Linux
Version: 240428
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-18
Votes: 15
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Ventoy is definitely convenient for multiboot setups, but unfortunately, it doesn’t always work smoothly across all Linux distributions. I ran into issues myself. On Arch-based distros like Garuda, booting from a Ventoy USB gets stuck during the systemd boot sequence — those lines of logs that show services being started and checked before reaching the desktop. It just freezes there, with no clear error.
On Fedora and other Red Hat-based distros, it’s even worse: the system suddenly shuts down completely, as if the power was cut — despite the hardware being fine.
When I switched to using balenaEtcher or a simple USB Image Writer (just writing one ISO per USB), all these distros booted up and worked normally. So while Ventoy is powerful and flexible, it seems there are still some bugs or incompatibilities, especially with certain kernel/init system combos. Definitely something to consider if you run into similar issues.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-18
Votes: 2
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I am a fairly experienced Linux user now, full-time on Arch derivatives since 2020, and previously 2 years on Debian. I came to EndeavourOS from Manjaro, whose training wheels were much appreciated when I started, but whose repository sync problems became less and less convenient over time, particularly when I started using their Sway community edition. Sway is not officially supported on EOS either, while the slower and bulkier i3 is; oh well, at least I have some experience now to set up Sway, and the official repositories and AUR work well.
I was looking for a fast, stable system with minimal clicking or typing required. EOS Sway, the way I modified the waybar, is just great! I've only had a couple of issues - grub, mainly - with my dual boot setup. Even on my 4GB Celeron laptop, things are zippy and memory overload is rare. I update weekly, or when a new LibreWolf comes out.
EOS has been solid and fast for web browsing, bookkeeping with GnuCash, letters and spreadsheets in LibreOffice, streaming videos and audio, etc. There are occasional low-memory problems when compiling AUR packages on 4GB, especially the Rust variety, so I usually stick to pre-compiled versions. I avoid snaps, flatpaks and appimages, because they always seem to drag much of a different window manager in with them.
My wish list is a more stable Sway install, with official support. Right now the install script changes from week to week, sometimes taking away things I needed. Glad I saved the install scripts I found at first!
I know this is supposed to rate the distro, but I'll also say the EndeavourOS community is fantastic! This is not your father's Arch!
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Project: CachyOS
Version: 250330
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-18
Votes: 11
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After another round of distro hopping, I've now landed on CachyOS again. Absolutely clean, fast installation. No unnecessary baggage like many other KDE distributions with what feels like 100 automatically installed apps that I'll never need. CachyOS does this really well: minimal baggage, not a single "foreign app." Even YAY isn't pre-installed, but it's quickly done using the terminal. Then you quickly install your desired configuration and can get started.
All hardware such as printers, scanners, etc. are immediately recognized and integrated out of the box.
CachyOS runs quickly and without any bugs on my system, what more could you want?
Compared to my previous favorite, Siduction, the list of installed apps is at most half as extensive.
As already mentioned, completely unnecessary stuff like various terminals, multiple media players, and even two screenshot apps, what's the point?
I had to uninstall a massive amount of apps to get a clean, lean system. With CachyOS, it's the exact opposite: a bare-bones system that's easy to customize.
In summary, an absolute recommendation, and thanks to the Arch background, it's always equipped with the latest versions of the kernel and all programs.
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