Project: Arch Linux
Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-21
Votes: 0
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Arch is worth more than that but I could not give a rating higher than 10.
I had tried 2 dozen distro before I heard about Arch - I was at that time using a failing derivative Arch distro.
Arch is perfection in the Linux distro world, total control, pure computing. Don't look anywhere else, the small initial investment is quickly paid back, you double your investment in no time.
To make it even better, its wiki is the best maintained existing linux wiki.
No bullshit, this is just the best.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 19-beta2.1
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-09-21
Votes: 0
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was hopping keep this distro or even recommend to friends who thinking go linux from windows xp-win7. Installed on older laptop originally Xp on it replaced debian stable 6 (i think) was running 3 years np.Wanted try a distro more updated software. All worked flawless great speed great and easy desktop.
Then i wanted less resolution on mine older laptop so i changed resolution. What a surprise it broke a system :=)) black screen. Other distro like mint or even windows asking you wanna keep resolution and if you don't say yes or the screen is black it automatic going back the working one :=)
No way i can recommend a distro failing so basic function
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Project: Ubuntu MATE
Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-21
Votes: 0
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I contribute financially recently because this distribution is fantastic. I installed it on all my computers, as well as those of my family. It's pretty, stable and the material recognition is remarkable. I installed it on an Asus UX333FA and everything is recognized out of box. Ditto for my GPD Pocket v1.
Frankly, congratulations to the team.
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Project: Puppy Linux
Version: 8.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-21
Votes: 1
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I started using Puppy Slacko 5.3.1 five years ago.
It was my very first inmersion in linux.
Since then I've used every version that i found: Lucid, Precise, Tharpup, Xenial and, now, Bionicpup.
Though I've tryed other linux distros for my netbooks (some already 12 years old, including Asus eeepc 701, 900 and 901) I allways come back to Puppy linux.
Never matter with the different drivers, perhaps with a very very few exceptions.
Puppy never dissapointed me. It's like a good friend that is in disposal to help you at any time.
My netbooks are still alive thanks to Puppy, and they will be until they break, or at least while Puppy linux is still working with 32 bits computers.
Recently I installed Bionicpup (frugal) on my SONY VAIO series P VPCP11S1E.
This small laptop is a 32 bites machine. It did never work well with Windows, being a very slow machine that desesperates me.
Now, with Bionicpup is a fantastic pocket (almost) machine, very reactive, that allows me be productive at any place.
(Yes fortunately my eyes are very well!) :)
The very exception: videos and sound; but this is a hardware's fault of the design of this computer, not a fault of Puppy linux.
Thanks to Puppy (and other linux distros, of course) many many old computers can be still alive for many years on.
Thank you Barry for your GIFT to all of us, and also for the maintainers of this fantastic and useful distro.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE3-1.00
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-09-21
Votes: 0
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A good solid distro, but nothing special.
Like all Debian and Ubuntu based distros, it is flexible. It's just that being modelled on the Xubuntu flavour of Ubuntu it has the xfce desktop.
All the extra software is not real issue, as they can be simply deleted using the terminal or Synaptic Package Manager.
Sadly, many software packages like Firefox, Thunderbird and LibreOffice are way out of date compared to the current versions used in other Debian based distros. Sort that out and it would be 9/10.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2019.09.15
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-21
Votes: 0
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I started my Linux journey 6 years ago when I left Windows for Ubuntu 12.04. As with most users, Ubuntu was the distro that convinced me to ditch the comfort of Windows, and start looking for solutions when a problem occurs. however, after a few years I found out about Arch and the bleeding edge rolling release convenience it brings. So I ditched Ubuntu 16.04 in favor of Manjaro, because Arch was just too hard to set up. I enjoyed Manjaro for a few years until I finally ditched it in favor of pure Arch. Needless to say there is nothing quite like using pure Arch. But I wanted my non-Linux friends to experience Linux without the bloat of Ubuntu, and without the update delay of Manjaro. So I tried EndeavourOS and oh boy did it work. I tried ArchLabs, ArchBang and Antergos before trying out EndeavourOS, and I have to say, EndeavourOS beats the other Arch distros by miles. It is the closest thing to Arch without the unnecessary apps or repositories that come with Manjaro.
In my opinion, EndeavourOS is the BEST Linux distro yet, and the best way to get laymen experience the power of Arch.
I would love to support EndeavourOS by programming for them.
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Project: Gentoo Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 0
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a solid, stable distro with awesome community and developers
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 1
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This is the first time I have seen some glitches in a Linux Mint XFCE distro. The one that bothers me the most is setting up LAN printers, specifically Ricoh laser printers. The problem may be the drivers, but I do not see the same problems when I use MX Linux. Otherwise there have been a few minor glitches in using Firefox, but again this may not be the fault of the Mint distro. I might be moving in the direction of LMDE 3 in the future. I tried it a few months ago and it did not have the same problems I was experiencing with Linux Mint. It is a little behind in the repos, but it is more stable. My computer is an older Dell tower computer with a 4 core Intel processor. There is no problem with the speed of Linux Mint and the core is stable, just some of the apps do not seem to interface as well as on some other distros.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 5
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I've been using 18.3 since it was released. It has been working great. No problems. I use it for surfing, communication and for program development: Kotlin, Scala, Elixir, Erlang, Racket using Intellej and visual studio code editors. Everything works flawlessly. Debian does not have all of the tools I need. I like the balance of small footprint and most necessary tools in MX. I know many people don't like the vertical left panel, but I like it. It is very convenient and it saves real-estate on a wide screen. I use the CPU monitor and the Internet traffic apps on the panel. Everything works flawlessly. I like Mint, but I'm putting MX on most of my machines now since bugs from the past have been solved and the MX distro is very dependable.
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Project: Whonix
Version: 15.0.0.3.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 0
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I get to know Whonix from Version 14 but didnt use it for long cause 15 arrived. One of the best concepts in Tor ecosystems and even security itself. Anyone interested in separation with VM's, Tor or anything else in Tor ecosystem should at least test it. And really good wiki and forum.
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Project: Parrot
Version: 4.7
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 1
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Can I rate it more than 10? :)
It is an awesome distribution based on debian but it is more secure, dependable, looks very nice and comes with many features . I have been using it for about a year now. I installed the HOME version and if I wanted any pentesting tool, I would just install it using apt-get.
Try it and see for yourself.
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Project: Parrot
Version: 4.7
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 4
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Usable as a Daily Driver!
Offers different versions for users, you can use the HOME package which includes privacy and security upgrades, but without the pentesting tools.
Has been very solid and dependable. Migrated from Ubuntu almost 1 year ago, and been very pleased with the reliability, and user experience.
Anonsurf is AWESOME
Have tried both Mate and KDE DE, on two different computers, have settled on KDE.
Highly recommend to anyone with basic understanding of Debian based linux, especially for those who want a more secure and privacy oriented distro.
Remember to use:
sudo parrot-upgrade
or
sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade
and not:
apt-get upgrade
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 4
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I installed Manjaro as only my second attempt at Linux. Had problems with Mint.
So what do I think, excellent. Of course there has been and still is a learning curve. Its installed on an Aspire ES15 and i havent had so much as a flicker!
My partner was so impressed that she now has the same installation, working beautifully on her tiny Aspire R11, which is now a very fast and easy to use bit of kit.
She did experience a couple of "frozen" screens when transfering photos from her Android to start with but she put this down to unfamiliarity and seems to have solved whatever it was.
Also she has not been able to get the touch pad to function but the tactile screen has always worked. Anyhow I got her a small wireless mouse, so she is well chuffed.
EXCELLENT. Many Thanks
bing
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Project: Parrot
Version: 4.7
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 5
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One of the best distros I have used. I started with Parrot Security Edition 3 years ago as dual boot, then a year and a half ago got rid of windows and set ParrotSec as my main DE (laptop) and never looked back. Helpful and responsive dev team and user community that you can reach on the forums or via Telegram chats.
If you are a pentester, hacker or a security professional this one is a far better distro than Kali IMO...more organized tools sets and better overall funcionality. I prefer the MATE interface, but if you like "pretty" give the new KDE Plasma a go.
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Project: Peppermint OS
Version: 10
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 0
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Great job with PEPPERMINT ....runs smooth, fast and easy to use. Not a resource hog so that's a big plus......found all my hardware and installed the drivers without me having to pull out my hair like with some distros (Debian). My wifi works right out the box...to me that's a great big THATA BOY in my book.
CONS....Well depends on the user I guess, for me I don't like the flag in my panel but was easy to remove so not a huge issue...comes with Firefox for the browser don't understand why not Firefox lite or Pale Moon but that to is easy to fix...
I'm running Peppermint off a USB stick and everything is running great.
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Project: PCLinuxOS
Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 8
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This is one of the easiest, straight forward distros to install. It work on every piece of hardware that I have, two laptops and two pc; which are Dell hand me down from work, about 5 to 7 years old.
I like that as you install it, asks you want to use the whole drive and automatically partitions the drive into root, swap and home partition.
Pretty much up to date with recent kernels although never too new to create problems.
It just works and it has plenty of different packages in their repositories.
Mate is my desktop of choice.
I am sure it will not work with every piece of hardware out there, but give it a try.
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Project: deepin
Version: 15.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 12
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Maybe migrating to Arch base (updated software) would be the best Linux distro in the world !!! Congratulations to developers and community. The best distro I've tested after many years without Mandriva. I'm very happy to see this happen with Linux.
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Project: Mageia
Version: 7.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 0
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The system didn't start in live mode on my laptop (it doesn’t even throw it on the command line, it just blinks with white line in upper right corner endlessly).
Okay, I tried installing from a dvd iso-image, the installation process completed without disturbances and problems, but after rebooting, I ran into same problem with the screen blinking.
I am very disappointed, and this is typical for both 6.1 and 7.1 versions of the distribution.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 19-beta2.1
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 0
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Tried the 19 Beta 2.1 this past weekend. It has a lot going for it, but I had to default back to 18.3 as 19 is way too unstable still and froze, requiring re-installation, when I attempted to load the GeForce drivers. 18.3 is rock solid though!
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 5
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For me as an average user - best choice! tried many different distros but linux mint cinnamon was always top for me.
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Project: OPNsense
Version: 19.7.4
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 0
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Was using pfsense on netgate sg-1100. The netgate hardware failed after 3 months. While waiting for the replacement I put opnsense on a pc engines APU2 board and am very happy with it so far.
The GUI is easier on the eyes and the options are laid out better, IMHO.
Don't think I will be going back to pfsense on netgate.
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Project: Alpine Linux
Version: 3.10.2
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 1
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I bet this is a very good distro for building jails, containers and such. However after wasting hours upon hours on trying to set it up as a RDP kiosk I gave up. It definitely has its strong points - small size, quick to pick up, easy to start, boots fast and package manager is dead simple to use.
However in my case the cons overweight the pros - after a quick start there's quite a lot of configuration work needed to get it properly tailored. The hardest part about it is that the wiki is a mess, many pages are half-written and often contain inaccurate, incomplete, sometimes even outdated or downright wrong information. musl libs doesn't support locales. Package selection is disappointingly small. Some packages have a soft dependency on others (like Remmina needing freerdp-plugins to actually being able to connect to a RDP server), but it isn't mentioned anywhere. It renders some programs non-functional and one has to wade through log files in search for hints to what is missing, and then try to fix things on his/her own, because there's no word about it in the wiki and forum is nonexistent.
Overall I think this would be a very good distro with a broader usage if it was only better documented and supported, otherwise it largely boils down to how much time one is willing to sink into it.
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Project: VyOS
Version: 1.2.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 2
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I'm someone that uses VyOS both privately and commercially and it does practically everything I could want it to. As I happen work for an ISP, one of our most important use cases is to be able to run full BGP tables without any issues. We have been using VyOS for this for years now and it has worked absolutely flawlessly.
Simple to learn, and simple to set up -- I'd definitely recommend VyOS to anyone needing a stable routing platform.
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Project: CloudReady
Version:
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 0
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Very stable core of ChromeOS. Install once and forget.
No android, but a stable crostini-linux.
Virtualbox works.
For users that mainly consume online media and browse the web it is ideal.
it is also ideal for allowing guests on their own accounts.
For enthusiasts/power-users it is ideal if you mainly like doing things that are possible in Crostini Linux. If you are heavy into MS-Office use and / or DAW or Video-editing it is not really for you. Neither is gaming.
Cloudready allowed me to replace Windows because I can use WPS-office and Libreoffice, Musescore, Audacity and some other tools.
Time spent on updating in a year: a couple of re-boots of 15 secs each.
Time spent on updating anti-virus, removing pups, scanning. 0 secs.
With U2F and encrypted data I am much less concerned about loss or theft.
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Project: Artix Linux
Version: 2018.10.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 2
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Artix is running and booting fast. Very clean system without the D which I personally do not like. It introduces crazy dependency chains and forces keeping bloat.
I still have to learn some new tricks but Artix feels good. Found and installed all the software I needed. Brother drivers were from AUR but no issues with them.
I have been reading in the forum for last couple of months. You can see users getting chided but clear Artix related questions are receiving clear sensible and understandable, (even to me as a Linux newbie) answers.
Learning to live with Linux after terrible Win 10 is at first not so easy, Artix is teaching me my decision to change was very sensible, it works, does not block me for hours with updates and runs fast on my somewhat older hardware.
Came from Manjaro and Antix which I both tried alongside Artix, Mint, Ubuntu. Mint, Ubuntu too effects loaded for my 9 year old hardware with only 1GB Ram memory.
Left Manjaro because it self destructed during update, console was broken and I found no way to fix it.I want stability..
Antix because looking at the way new users are treated by resident master of delusion and crazy screenshots troll in their forum no way I would waste my time and risk his style of mobbing.
Artix is rolling release and based on Arch so the forum tells me it will break on occasion. I will accept that, keep good backups and see how I get along. Manjaro said enjoy the simplicity, for me it simply broke itself.
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Project: Void
Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 9
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Void is a minimal independent distribution that is not a fork of Arch like Manjaro, Antergos (rip) or artix. It comes in many DE flavors, or a minimal install if you prefer to build the system exactly like you want. What separates Void from the previous distros that I tried are it's unique package manager, xbps, and it's init system, runit.
Xbps is probably the fastest package manager that I ever tried, and despite the small team that mantains void, every package that I needed so far was available and updated to the latest version. IF you don't find something void also provides xbps-src as a smart way to package whatever you want.
Runit is an alternative to the ever-growing parasitic systemd. Runit is under 1500 lines of code, while systemd is probaly over a million at this point. Managing services with systemd is extremely easy, and the boot times are also really fast.
Now, this is not a shilling review, I want to point out that void has a couple flaws too. There's no 64bit wine in it's repos, but if you want to game on void there's always lutris that will install the proper version of wine. The only other downside I can think of is the lack of locations for repository servers, If you live in Asia or South America, you are going to experience sub-par download speeds.
I'm going to keep using void despite it's small community, and I hope nothing but further growth for this amazing distribution, 10/10.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-18
Votes: 2
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I have been using Manjaro KDE for two years, and I couldn't be happier. I usually distrohop a lot, but this distro made me stay. It's popular, with one of the biggest support and community of the Linux world. It's easy to install, simple, lightweight (maybe it's not the most lightweight distro but it's not bloated, it runs smooth in a very basic laptop that I own). The software repositories are always stable, very minimal bugs, and they receive the newer updates pretty quickly.
It's also based on Arch, which is great. You can also receive support from the Archwiki and from arch users, and you can use the AUR.
My top 1, by far.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-09-18
Votes: 2
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I can't say anything bad about Manjaro apart it apparently being really poorly optimised. Could be my specific hardware, I wouldn't know. It is simply not able the get the best possible performance out of my laptop.
I tried all its flavours and decided to go with the LXDE one. It was quite promising because when idle the system was using only about 280 mb.
Then I tried to create a video using the Adobe Spark web application. It was horrible. It took me hours to complete a 4 minute long video. My laptop was constantly hanging and eventually freezing to the point I had to use hard reboot. I probably hard rebooted around 10 times before I finally managed to finish the job. Frustration, frustration, frustration, I just thought that was all my hardware could do. Wrong.
I then installed MX linux and gave it a try. The laptop never froze, the page crashed once in Google Chrome but simple reload fix it. It felt like I was using a different laptop. Linux Mint xfce did even a better job which didn't surprise me because based on my experience it is the most optimised distro out there and I really need to stop distro hoping and stick with it.
Based on my experience Manjaro is just not what one should use if he wants to get the most out of his hardware. I guess this shouldn't be an issue with good enough hardware but on lower performance hardware Manjaro seems to just drag even in its lightest desktop environments. Pity.
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Project: PCLinuxOS
Version: 2019.09
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-18
Votes: 9
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PCLinuxOS has been a favorite of mine since back in the day when Texstar first made it available. Wasn't long after it was introduced that it climbed to number one on DW's page hit rankings and stayed there a considerable amount of time. Since then, to the present day, it continues to improve on its winning formula, with the latest 2019.09 Mate' release (my personal favorite DE) upholding that long standing tradition.
If you're new to the world of desktop Linux (we all were at one time) PCLinuxOS is an excellent choice as a polished introduction to what the excitement is all about - a distro you simply won't go wrong with.
If, like me, you've been a desktop Linux fan for a very long time and you're looking for something you can simply install and put to work right out of the box, PCLinuxOS precisely fits that requirement as well.
This newest version, after just a brief time with it, is a 'Keeper' in every regard! Give it a try and see for yourself!
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Project: CloudReady
Version:
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-18
Votes: 0
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Very stable core of ChromeOS. Install once and forget.
No android, but a stable crostini-linux.
Virtualbox works.
For users that mainly consume online media and browse the web it is ideal.
it is also ideal for allowing guests on their own accounts.
For enthusiasts/power-users it is ideal if you mainly like doing things that are possible in Crostini Linux. If you are heavy into MS-Office use and / or DAW or Video-editing it is not really for you. Neither is gaming.
Cloudready allowed me to replace Windows because I can use WPS-office and Libreoffice, Musescore, Audacity and some other tools.
Time spent on updating in a year: a couple of re-boots of 15 secs each.
Time spent on updating anti-virus, removing pups, scanning. 0 secs.
With U2F and encrypted data I am much less concerned about loss or theft.
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Project: PCLinuxOS
Version: 2019.09
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-18
Votes: 6
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Hooray!
At last a distro with the nVidia drivers included by default with full information and the ability to choose the frequency and aspect ratio from a logical control menu.
Simple, clean,no-nonsense installation screens. A prompt to remove the installation medium.
All worked ideally first time.
Cons: Nothing worth writing about.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-18
Votes: 3
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I have been using Manjaro going on 3 years, yet still consider myself novice with Linux. I am using the community edition with the Cinnamon desktop and find it visually appealing and easy to use.
Manjaro has never froze, lagged or had a bad upgrade. Its been flawless on my Acer Aspire Timeline laptop. I also appreciate being able to use the AUR repository and have been able to install several pieces of software from AUR that do not appear to be in other distro repositories.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 1
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I am an Electronic Engineer and use CAD, CAM and Programming tools. I'm used to the Windows world and Manjaro in its XFCE4 version with the Package system makes project development simple and powerful.
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Project: antiX
Version: 17.4.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 24
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Stable, lightweight, and easy. Cannot ask for more. Thanks developers for this excellent OS.
Ryzen 3700X | 32GB 3000MHz | RTX2060 6GB | 500GB MNVe 3000Mb/s
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Project: Fedora
Version: 31-beta
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 11
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A stable distro with up-to-date software packages? Pinch me, I must be dreaming!
Been Fedora 31 for about a week now and I've been extremely pleased with it so far. I did a minimal install from the "Everything" iso and installed KDE on top of it. I find the Spins to be too bloated, so this way I get to tailor make my perfect desktop with only the apps I want.
I'm on an Optimus laptop and this version of Fedora ships with the Xorg patches needed by the latest Nvidia drivers for on-demand GPU switching. Simply install the Nvidia drivers the way you normally would and you're set.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 1
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Excellent desktop distro. I use if everyday as my standard desktop environment
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Project: Zorin OS
Version: 15-r1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 0
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One of the easiest distros to install and manage. Beautiful DE. recommended for Windows users wishing to switch to Linux. A delight to use.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 19.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 0
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I couldn't install opera web browser. Pop OS is good to use, i suggest it to who searchs for a distro to use. I am new at linux but i think i could install opera if it were in store, i also tried terminal... But still there is so much app in store, so if who searchs for a distro to use do not mind opera web browser, than i still suggest this Pop OP to try ! I would give 9 point if i could install opera, but as you would understand why, i will give 8 point.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 15
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An outstanding Distro! Easy install, minimal futzing with choices. Pretty solid. Reminds me of the early SuSe versions back in the 90's. This has cured me of Ubuntu, Mint AND Opensuse! I briefly tried the 19.1 Beta but it was not quite primetime ready.
I've been doing linux in various flavors since the late 80's. Now I want something that simply works and Mx-linux is the answer.
My one complaint is the shutdown button is separated from the Menu and defaults to the end of the panel. I would prefer it to be ON the Menu or at least next to it.. I know it can be moved but I had to find ONE fault to bitch about...
I know why Mx is the leading distro and rightfully so. I predict it'll replace all the rest pretty quickly until it becomes bloated like the others.
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Project: deepin
Version: 15.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 10
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Installed it on a older Macbook Pro (mid 08?) to replace OSX as its not updated on older models any more. Super easy install. Very familiar to people used to OSX. All hardware worked out of the box. Only used it for a week or so, but no complaints yet!
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Project: Debian
Version: 10
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 38
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I am a software developer and I switched from Manjaro to Debian 10 as frequent updates was causing issues with software development on Manjaro
Pros:
+Debian seems to be much faster than Manjaro for compiling, video encoding, and in benchmarks
+Very stable and tested packages
Cons:
- Some apps in repository are very old
- Even after the claim that they have the largest package database offering over 43,000 packages. I had to hunt on google to find repositories for some basic packages
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Project: Zorin OS
Version: 12.4
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 3
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I do tech support for non-technical users of old limited-resource computers running Windows 7 or XP. We need a Linux distro that promises ongoing support for 32-bit x86 machines with minimal memory and storage requirements, and that installs with persistence to USB drives. Zorin appeared to be the answer, but needs a way to make a persistent install to USB drives without undue complication.
A large population of computer users worldwide, especially in the 3rd world, must continue using old small 32-bit machines because they can't afford to buy a new computer every time the industry decides to switch systems. It appears the Linux community for the most part has abandoned this population, with a few apparent exceptions such as Zorin. Congratulations Zorin, please hang in there!
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Project: Devuan GNU+Linux
Version: 2.0.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 7
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I am very pleased that i did finally take the plunge the second time.
The distro is extremely clean and functional -- aesthetics are better than stock debian and it appears more responsive.
I have it on VB VM running under W7 .. -- I only use W7 because a criminal outfit named Adobe has destroyed pdf generation for US Fed. Govt. .. you can't open ANY PDF created by US Govt. on any Linux machine !!!! You must use windows platform and have their daiily nay hourly updated versioning !
I didn't use their desktop .. I like Xfce and it works well -- only minor gripe is slow mirrors for update -- but that's not really too slow -- total install time was about 40 minutes.
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Project: Zorin OS
Version: 12.4
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-09-16
Votes: 0
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I do tech support for non-technical users of old limited-resource computers running Windows 7 or XP. We need a Linux distro that promises ongoing support for 32-bit x86 machines with minimal memory and storage requirements, and that installs with persistence to USB drives. Zorin appeared to be the answer, but needs a way to make a persistent install to USB drives without undue complication.
A large population of computer users worldwide, especially in the 3rd world, must continue using old small 32-bit machines because they can't afford to buy a new computer every time the industry decides to switch systems. It appears the Linux community for the most part has abandoned this population, with a few apparent exceptions such as Zorin. Congratulations Zorin, please hang in there!
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 19.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-16
Votes: 0
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I just installed Pop! _os 19.04 and it is amazing! I realize that it is based on Ubuntu, but Pop blows Ubuntu out of the water! Everything works and there is no bloatware. Googled how to enable DVD playback and it is easily remedied. I prefer the Cinnamon desktop to Gnome with Linuxmint but this distro just works! I have solely installed it on our old Gateway N55S laptop I have no issues! Way to go System76!
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Project: Qubes OS
Version: 4.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-16
Votes: 1
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I've been using Windows on my desktop system for many years and Linux, mostly Debian, on different servers. Since I got more and more into Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the demand for a highly secure desktop system emerged.
Now I am using Qubes OS 4.0 for about a year and I really like it. It's great to run every hot wallet in a seperated virtual machine, playing around with shady altcoin software in another VM while having to maintain only one operating system in the so-called "template vm". But feel free to have different template VMs to fit your needs.
I am using VMs based on the newest Fedora template for "untrusted" and "everyday-work" while Debian-based VMs for most of the crypto stuff. Testing distro-upgrades is easy, too: Just choose another template for your existing VM, e.g. Debian 10 instead of Debian 9 at the VM settings and boot it. If everything works, great. If not, switch back to Debian 9 with a few clicks.
Integration of Whonix gateway and Whonix workstation is a big bonus! Btw, you can change the network-vm of any vm to the whonix gateway and all its traffic will be tunneled through TOR.
I would not recommend Qubes OS for gaming.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-16
Votes: 6
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Hi everyone
I have tried several distros/forks searching for the best solution between performance, security and user-friendly interface and management. My needs fall into scientific research and academics tasks. After much spend time and hard trails, Linux Mint was my choice for all requisites. Now I use Linux Mint 19.2 (Tina) successfully for all purposes. Thank's to developments.
Best regards
S. B. Soltau
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Project: Fedora
Version: 30
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-16
Votes: 1
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Because I can't do more.
I'm a Mate fedora user since Fedora 24. It just work very well. Always with some internet help to make rpm repositores work. I use programes that are not avaible in the core spin. So with repositores i get a good work around.
Thanks Fedora Team
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Project: Mageia
Version: cauldron
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-16
Votes: 8
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I checked MAGEIA in a virtual machine (VIRTUALBOX).
It was a great surprise. My Host-System is OpenSuSE, but Mageia is a good alternative to it.
Its Adminstration center works nearly as good as YAST2.
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Project: Puppy Linux
Version: 8.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-16
Votes: 4
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I like the latest puppyLinux. One feature that I like is the RedShift. If you work at nights or in low light surroundings, This adjustment makes it easy on the eyes.
An additional thing I found out is that you can easily control the brightness and the tint of the monitor by checking the boxes in the RedShift program.
Both 32 and 64 bit versions of puppyLinux 8.0 are great. I use them as my main computer program and at times I use them as a toolbox when I am working on computers. In that case I put them on flash drives or micro sd card.
Once I got used to using puppyLinux, it was easy to use the later versions. All of them have upgrades over each program. Version 8 has the most colors. So it makes it easy to see what each program is doing.
My one desire. Make an easy to set up add printer program. Something like what I see on Linuxmint or MxLinux. These only take 1-2 minutes to set up and print a test sheet.
Other than that I rate this as a 9 out of 10. Do the easy to set up printer and I would give it full Marks!
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