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Project: CachyOS Version: 241221 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-07 Votes: 0
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BY FAR the best Arch-based distro I've used. Yes, it does all those things it claims: it's fast, secure, stable, etc. If it was only these things, it would be a worthy distro, but it is so much more it's hard to capture it all without taking notes while using it. For starters, it comes with built-in tools, like a kernel manager. A kernel manager on steroids that allows you to easily make new custom kernels with the tweaks YOU want. A kernel customized BY YOU. It has a multitude of other tools too, optional tweaks, easy mirror ranking, and much more super-handy system aids. Plus, there's their custom Web browser and other custom applications too.
On top of all these neat things, the people that put this distro paid a lot of attention to little things throughout the KDE desktop. They don't talk about, or brag about all the useful little things they've done, but they're there. Things like, if you create a new folder and then split your folder view in Dolphin, your newly created folder is automatically opened in the new pain. The new pain isn't focused on, Dolphin keeps your focus on the parent folder, but that newly creted folder is just sitting there, waiting & ready to accept whatever files you wanted to place in it. So much that I can't even remember all the little things they've done.
Desktop is KDE, theme is Breeze dark. Included applications are a reasonable base set without being a whole bunch of bloat, like all of the other top distros on Distrowatch. Adding applications is easy either when installing or afterwords in CacnyOS' own installer or via Octopi.
It's fast, stable, well thought out, and just about as perfect a base OS as one could wish for. I've been using Linux for a while now. Over a decade. Two maybe. I have tried dozens, if not hundreds of distros. I settled on Arch & its derivatives about 8 or so years ago. Of all Arch's deriviates, and I have tried them all, this is the best of the bunch.
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Project: Void Version: 20250202 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-07 Votes: 2
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After some distrohopping and trying other Linux distros that are all nice, you will find VoidLinux fast, stable as static Linux distros and almost bleeding edge as Arch. Nowadays apps are easy to install and use (flatpak, appimage, distrobox, wine,xbps-src, xdeb...). Installation takes less than 5 min. VoidLinux gives you a minimal iso and lets you the choice of the apps you really need. it's not only for developpers and it can be a used as a daily driver desktop os. For linux users, with some experience, fixing some issues is not a very hard task. In all cases, it's better than other non Linux OS. Congratulations for VoidLinux developers and thank you for your nice work!
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Project: CachyOS Version: 250202 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-07 Votes: 2
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it is so fast and reliable, i love it CachyOS is an impressive Arch-based Linux distribution that combines speed, optimization, and usability into an outstanding package. Its tailored kernels, BORE scheduler, and per-architecture optimized repositories deliver unparalleled performance, whether for gaming, development, or general use. The installation process is intuitive thanks to the Calamares installer, and tools like the Kernel Manager and CachyOS Hello app make customization seamless. With excellent gaming support, including optimized drivers and ready-to-use Steam/Proton packages, it caters well to gamers. The active community and comprehensive documentation ensure any issues are quickly resolved, making it a fantastic choice for both beginners and experienced users seeking a responsive and reliable Linux experience. Highly recommended!
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Project: CachyOS Version: 250202 Rating: 1 Date: 2025-02-07 Votes: 0
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I tried this for Raspberry PI 4b. The startup was slow, then nothing really worked. I couldn't update the package manager so I tried to troubleshoot the issue. I opened Firefox to look it up, but it wouldn't load a single page. It kept saying there was some problem with certificates and there was no apparent way around it. On top of that, this has got to be the worst-themed distro I've ever seen. The artwork is strangely vacant like some post-apocalyptic setting -- no people, no life, just a dropped umbrella, empty-looking buildings. Meanwhile, the color scheme is uppity pastels, like a baby shower threw up all over it. It's like a celebration of desolation. It's not just ugly, it's creepy. Artwork is a more superficial aspect of any distro. But, honestly, I don't think I've ever found the artwork for a distro so creepy before.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon Version: 24.04 Rating: 5 Date: 2025-02-07 Votes: 1
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In principle, everything works, but I feel that I can't use the distribution because crash reports keep appearing from the distribution. The first one comes right when starting. Then they come with Firefox and Thunderbird, when printing.... These notifications come several times an hour. They don't prevent the use of the distribution, of course, but they are not nice to have all the time. Everything works fine with Linux Mint and Debian Cinnamon. This should have been tested better before it was made available for download. That's why I'm switching to another distribution.
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Project: SolydXK Version: 12 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-07 Votes: 0
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SolydXK has very good support on most innovate F2FS (Flash-Friendly File System) file system.
F2FS is most innovate file system with specialization for PCs and laptops with SSD.
SolydXK is single one Debian based distribution with fully graphical F2FS (Flash-Friendly File System) support during install. Is is used friendly.
Only one small bug occurred. Not possible install with separate /boot partition for BIOS legacy mode. Modern distributions support install OS only with one boot partition for UEFI. SolydXK need two boot partition
/boot
and /boot/efi
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Project: Ubuntu Version: 24.10 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-07 Votes: 0
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Ubuntu 24.10 is a solid release. The ideal replacement, if you are a ex Windows/Mac user, or seasoned GNU/Linux user. From all the distro's I know, It probably has the best combo of good looks, great usability, compatibility, and refinement.I am happy with the installer.
The Pro's:
- Easy to install and use
- Great compatibility (my touchscreen worked out of the box, like all other hardware)
- Very good desktop experience, when it comes to looks and functionality and performance.
- overall good experience
- Ubuntu 24.10 is the ideal Operating system for work or study.
The Cons:
- More and more becomes a Snap package. I avoid this on my installation.
I end it with a few remarks:
there was an issue with trim support for my SSD when using LVM/Luks encryption. Apparently Ubuntu decided not to open the Luks encrypted container with the "--allow-discards --persistent" flag. I fixed this after my installation with the refresh option in cryptsetup.
Ater installation I've used the following command:
"sudo cryptsetup --allow-discards --persistent refresh dm_crypt-1"
Then reboot, and trim was working.
I also avoid Snap packages (and even replaced the Firefox snap with a deb) when installing software.
I overall give Ubuntu 10 out of 10.
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Project: Guix System Version: 1.4.0 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-07 Votes: 0
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An innovative and rigorously principled distro that by default blocks out non-free software.
Brilliant engineering and beautifully styled. I think it's a contender for the most elegant distro. It certainly has the most innovative work with the Shepherd kernel.
The only problem is that getting it to interact with an unfree world generates some problems. There are solutions, but these are a bit complex and often the manuals presume a pretty high level of knowledge and since the community is small there is not an enormous amount of material online. The IRC community is helpful, just follow the rules and don't mention unfree. I've had to give up on running it as a daily driver for now. It might have a place on secondary laptop.
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Project: Void Version: 20250202 Rating: 1 Date: 2025-02-06 Votes: 4
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This distro is definitely a mix of feelings. First off, the Live ISO only supports installation using the dd utility or via loopback through GRUB, which makes it a pain to install from a non-Unix system like Windows. After that, I feel like the performance of several apps on Void is lower compared to other distros I've used, probably because of all the patches they apply to support the various architectures they offer, as well as the alternative libc implementation, musl. I really notice this with Firefox, which takes ages to render on the screen and is a bit slow with the interface, even though my PC is fairly decent (Intel Core i7-12700KF, NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD). The memory usage is definitely low in most cases, but honestly, that's not much consolation when the performance feels degraded. Plus, even though Void is a rolling release distro, many packages are seriously outdated, like GNOME and some firmware, which comes to mind because it's my go-to desktop environment. I understand that they have a small team maintaining things, but in this case, I think the best option would be to reduce the number of different systems they try to support and focus more on stability and security, while keeping the packages updated. The community also didn’t seem too friendly toward newcomers with questions they deem "inappropriate" for people trying out the distro, and the documentation is pretty short. So, if you run into a problem, you'll likely have a huge headache solving it. All in all, it’s an interesting project, but definitely with its fair share of issues.
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Project: Solus Version: 4.7 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-06 Votes: 3
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I am always surprised when I read about system problems. I installed this system 9 months ago. Since then I have not experienced any problems. Flawless updates arrive every week.
The developers pay attention to the quality of the updates. You can also follow this in the forums.
I prefer rolling systems. Many people are averse to rolling systems because they consider them unstable. Solus showed me that this is not the case.
Of course I believe the problems of others. Which may be due to lack of preparation or different hardware. I have not experienced these.
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Project: OpenBSD Version: 7.6 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-06 Votes: 1
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Best choice for a highly secure home router for those not afraid of the command line and config files. Secure defaults so you don't need to spend time locking the system down. The only OS I trust for my security needs. This is not a turn-key desktop OS (although you can build it out to be this if you really want to). It's best as a command-line server OS for DNS, DHCP, NTP, SSH, reverse proxy, simple web server etc. The manual and FAQ are well laid out, and there are lots of config examples to help you enable the services you want to run on your network.
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Project: OpenMandriva Lx Version: 24.12 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-06 Votes: 4
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New users don't really care what desktop environment is used. They don't care what package manager is used. They just want a desktop that is easy and reliable, in productivity or entertainment. OpenMandriva provides that.
It's rare to find a Linux distribution that's not based on Ubuntu, Debian, or Arch. That's not to say they don't exist, and OpenMandriva is independent. Mandrake the predecessor was a special take on Linux because it had one very important goal: make Linux easy to use for all, bit like what is Ubuntu's stance too.
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Project: OpenMandriva Lx Version: cooker Rating: 9 Date: 2025-02-06 Votes: 3
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So far so good thus I give it a 9 out of 10.
The first thing is the out-of-the-box usability they've done for KDE.
With many other distros when I've trieed them out for use of KDE, I found them to be limiting in being able to copy files to a FAT32 "non-removable" disk all down to the fact they've locked out the root account thus disabling the ability to sudo/su for edge cases.
This makes edge-cases for us power-users very possible.
This brings back the easier theming system as I just don't have time to sit there figuring out the theming intricacies of other DEs when I may often tweak some looks.
This is great as now I can make my themes quickly and easily to mirror my femboyish attributes, which brings me onto a point:
OenMandriva has explicitly distanced themselves from politics to put as much efforts as possible into making a working product, which going by their rolling distro (so between latest and cooker distro) and their cooker distros, is getting there very quickly for a team smaller than the bigger players.
I feel very included by the distro's efforts because they've delivered whereas other distros make me feel like I'm being treated as irresponsible in the way they lock KDE down and I often find people like myself being used as a pawn in their infighting, often causing such massive reputation backlash to my community which ends up in us getting the blame for the actions of those claiming to be looking out for us.
OpenMandriva by staying clear of such politics has made a distro that will help those of us who've been used as tropes by others.
For one, I can finally use KDENLIVE!!!
This means I can ditch the unactivated copy of Windows 10 as now I can edit videos for the first time in 6 years on Linux since that was also broken by KDE being broken on other distros for several years.
Secondly, WINE seems to be working better already out of the box, I've still to experiment to get a working system to play some games like GTA 4, SR2 and a few other old classics, the rest I'm sure I can sort the Steam client app and Proton out to run.
Audacity isn't broken either, whereas it was on my Debian install. No need to set up Pulseaudio as a secondary soundsystem yet.
All the usual expected stuff is there out of the box and considering my first serious Linux distro was PCLinuxOS 2009 to get away from the impending end of XP support, I'm kinda going back to my roots by going with OpenMandriva as there's similarities genetically between the two.
P.s. It's also quite usable if someone was a Windows Power-User who doesn't mind spending the tine to move over to a more freedom respecting operating system.
For normie users, this distro maybe a bit too powerful for ya.
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Project: Solus Version: 4.7 Rating: 6 Date: 2025-02-06 Votes: 1
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Had no issues installing, but NVIDIA drivers do not install from graphical pkg manager, somehow it comes with an ancient python 2.9* installed, ran into a lot of dependency hells getting AI apps running. It seems a lot is broken on the backend of things or not quite right. Otherwise I like the distro, I had used it years ago, but not worth all the hassles. Several apps are not available in the repo's not even snapper, but it does have flatpack support. If you want out of the box good support for ComfyUI and other AI apps don't waster your time.
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Project: Void Version: 20250202 Rating: 8 Date: 2025-02-05 Votes: 7
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I chose this Distro as an in between solution of FreeBSD and Linux, with a focus on not using systemD. I have been using it for 4 years now as a daily driver on an old Potato PC and must admit that this is a very well rounded rolling release.
What people have already said is that it is blazing fast, even on older devices, and the xbps package manager is very versatile. Runit is easy to configure and manage. As a desktop solution this is a good distribution.
It can be run on a server and most packages for server management are available. The downside is that it needs a lot of tinkering even on a desktop level. This is no Distro for the faint hearted. You need to know your stuff and you need to be able to resolve issues on your own.
The "Forum" is in reddit. Whilst most of the Linux community is helpful and friendly, reddit is more honest. This can at times reflect in your face as unfriendly. The moderation is especially toxic if they don't have a suitable answer for you or you are to stupid for the distribution in their eyes. There is a lot of condescension going on.
This isn't helpful, especially for users who are new to Linux and moreover managing a more complex distribution like Void.
While the documentation has progressively become better over the years, it is still a hurdle in setting up the system. I believe they have an xfce live image now, but you would probably be better off if you know how to partition your device and do a complete installation over the CLI.
All in all I am not unhappy about this Distribution, it has been a faithful companion over the years. However, because of work I now have to get more familiar with SystemD (yuk), I will be moving back to Debian for the time being. Maybe at some later point I will come back to the Void.
An interesting factoid is that Void Linux adapted SystemD long before Debian had even considered it. But they were also very keen on getting rid of it and finding an alternative init system.
Pros:
Lightweight
Fast (even on older devices)
Rolling Release
No systemD
Up to date
Cons:
Professional orientated, not beginner friendly
Toxic community, if not addressed in a professional manner
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Project: BigLinux Version: 2024-02-23 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-05 Votes: 0
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Sabayon was the last distro that made me feel in love with a Linux distribution, (2008) I liked its beautiful appearance, its modern look, its ease of use, was a bleeding edge distro.Unfortunately the project deteriorated and died and I was using only Linux Mint since then, I watch 2 reviews on Youtube of BigLinux and I loved its graphical appearance, its relatively low resource consumption, the great amount of beautiful wallpapers it comes with, the large amount of software ready to install that includes native repositories, AUR repositories, flatpak and Snap (optional) I love the design of its software store, I am absolutely sure that all the existing software for Linux is in its software stores (Pacman and BigStore), I love the design and functionality of its control center, that it has web applications ready to use, you can easily add more, it already has the Libreoffice office suite installed, a PDF reader, an application installed to reduce microphone noise. It comes with Lutris and Steam already installed and it is very easy to install Bottles, Winetricks, Proton, GoG, Heroic Games Launcher, that is; everything necessary for gamers, the games run very well both those native to Linux and those from Windows known to work on Linux, the fact that you can convert videos and images to another format with just a right click, you can check md5sum, sha256sum etc with just 2 clicks automatically, it's based on manjaro and being a rolling release you have the latest software in your hands, it has support for Nvidia, Intel and of course AMD graphic cards, it's incredible that this distro is not better known, it should be one of the first on distrowatch, you can see the great work and love of the BigLinux team, I recommend that you try this distribution in live mode, there are 3 download options depending on whether it is old, relatively recent or latest generation hardware, I assure you that you will install it and you will not regret it, congratulations to the great BigLinux team for such a magnificent work...
Pros: Everything I mencioned.
Cons: Nothing yet...
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Project: DragonFly BSD Version: 6.4.0 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-05 Votes: 1
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I actually really enjoyed using this for a few weeks on my old thinkpad. Creating the install usb was as easy as dd’ing the usb image onto something. The installer makes everything else super easy. Once installed it just boots right up into tty and a login prompt. It does require a bit of manual work to get things set up like a DE and WiFi, but it’s all documented very well in their handbook and is super easy. The repos had everything I needed to do some work writing C. Overall it’s a great BSD if you are comfortable reading docs and setting things up yourself. Or, if you want to push your skills a bit and see if you can get it running, give it a shot!
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Project: Debian Version: testing Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-05 Votes: 13
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Debian Linux is one of the most respected and widely used Linux distributions, and for good reason. Known for its stability, flexibility, and commitment to free software, Debian has been a cornerstone of the open-source community for decades. Whether you're a seasoned sysadmin, a developer, or a casual user, Debian offers something for everyone. I have been using testing for a while now and I just love it. Everything works perfectly. Debian stable is great for work.The large number of available package is great and apt is super easy to use.
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Project: Ubuntu Version: 24.04 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-05 Votes: 5
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After my switch from Windows to Linux I installed the top ten of the Distrowatch list one by one and was not really satisfied with any of the distros, but this was mainly due to my failed and spoiled by Win requirements, but because Ubuntu left the best and most beautiful impression I stuck with it. I have to say that Ubuntu 24.04 has delivered impressive performance on my 3 PCs (2x desktop, 1X notebook) since the point release. Not only does it have a great engine under the hood, I also think the look and feel is fantastic, both the color scheme of the desktop and the feel. The installation with my Ventoy stick, which by the way works great, went quickly and with just a few clicks and the result was an OS that worked perfectly from then on. Despite many reports to the contrary, the snaps run quickly and smoothly for me. And I found it fascinating that all the hardware worked immediately and without any problems, even though I have an i5 14400f which, without the integrated graphics chip, was only satisfied with Nomodeset for some distros.
Long Story Short: A perfect and stable system for me with a beautiful feast for the eyes!
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Project: Arch Linux Version: current Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-05 Votes: 8
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The first time I installed this distro, it was a real challenge, but now it’s way easier thanks to the official installation script. You can still do everything manually if you want, but for those who just want to get up and running quickly, the script makes the process super simple. One of the things I love most is how clean and minimal it is, no bloat, just exactly what you need. The rolling release model means you're always on the latest software, and I’ve rarely had issues with updates breaking things. And even when something did break, it was quickly fixed upstream, so I never had to deal with problems for long. Pacman is one of my favorite package managers: fast, efficient, and with a simple tweak, it can download multiple packages at once, making installations much quicker. And then there’s the AUR, which is a lifesaver when you need software that’s not in the official repos. Plus, the Arch Wiki is hands down one of the best Linux resources out there, not just for Arch users but for anyone using Linux. Compared to other distros, I love how much control it gives me, and once you get used to it, it’s hard to use anything else.
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Project: Proxmox Version: 8.3 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-04 Votes: 0
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By far, the most secure and cleanest Linux implementation available to use even as a workstation, works flawlessly with xrdp even as root when all other implementations fail or hang. Change the repo from the panel from enterprise to non-subscription for updates then (apt install cinnamon) and you're up and running with a gui desktop.
No nagging updates and spyware running under cron, to stop updates simply disable the repos from the panel.
A high regard for the software engineers at proxmox, they are masters of their craft.
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Project: Void Version: 20250202 Rating: 1 Date: 2025-02-04 Votes: 2
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Won't boot from live usb... kernel panic. Lost track of it's own file system and probably can't handle the Nvidia card.
Yes, I have experience. I'm 62 and have used everything from DRDOS to Irix, Solaris, BSD, and more flavors of Linux than I care to mention (which all boot fine on this same hardware). Void is at least named correctly, because it is void.
It's 2025. If a 'live' distro can't even boot cleanly via live usb, then the devs should probably seek another hobby.
Bottom line: I'm refuse to waste any extra time on a distro which hasn't been vetted for basic functionality.
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Project: OpenMandriva Lx Version: 24.12 Rating: 3 Date: 2025-02-04 Votes: 1
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So, let me state this loud and clear right out of the way: OpenMandriva Lx Rome is not prime-time ready. And if you thought you are in for some user-friendly and polished Linux experience, then be horribly disappointed. First hour, it crashed on me four times, yes FOUR freaking kernel panics in less than an hour; that in itself should be saying something to do with stability.
But wait, there's more! The repos? Forget it. They are slow as syrup, and even when they actually load, half the stuff you try to install either fails to install or manages to break something else. Every time you run dnf update, it is like playing roulette. And, oh yeah, xdg-desktop-portal: that's totally hosed, meaning some basic functionality just plain does not work. Great.
Then, of course, there's KDE. oh boy, where to begin? Bloat city, population: you. Even the "slim" version feels overweight, packed full of features you'll never use and none of the ones you do need. Missing settings here, broken apps there. what a mess. Unless you actually like trawling through forums and editing config files just to make your system usable, you're in for a world of hurt.
And let me tell you something about usability: unless you are some sort of seasoned Linux veteran who can troubleshoot your way out of a paper bag, this distro will leave you stranded. So much is not properly configured out of the box that rookies and maybe even intermediates are in for a bad time. You'll spend more time fixing issues than actually getting things done.
If you're looking for a solid, working rolling-release distribution, then keep away from OpenMandriva Lx Rome and head to openSUSE Tumbleweed: rock solid, no drama with multiple DEs/WMs, and fast, dependable mirrors. You won't also waste hours trying to fix what shouldn't break in the first place.
In short, unless you’ve got the patience of a saint and the skills of a wizard, give OpenMandriva Lx Rome a wide berth. Your sanity will thank you.
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Project: Q4OS Version: 5.7 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-02-04 Votes: 2
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TDE Version!
Pros :
+ Unbeatable TDE version (The one and only TDE that work smooth and steady!)
+ Optimized Debian
+ Snappy, Lightweight, but Rich Features
+ Only eat around 350M!!!
+ All Usefull functions
+ Pretty Clean & Lean without much unnecessary bloats
+ TDEpowersave that able to sett and choose CPU's Frequency level
+ 4 Scheme CPU's Freq
+ Beautifull Effects
+ Smooth DIsplay Scaling
+++ Etc much more...
Cons :
- Not for fully Beginners
- Out of the box still need to do some manual homework to make it ready to properly usable.
- Forum Community not much activity
- Decent Documentation
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Project: Ubuntu Version: 24.10 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-02-04 Votes: 0
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Being since long years mostly a Windows user, my interesting in Linux distros keeps coming and going away depending on the context and the machine I have... When my Linux fever starts again, and I begin to try various distros, this is the one I keep returning too. It was also the first Linux distro I ever saw. For me the most intuitive, robust, capable distro that works on a variety of contests with machines of average specs (not lower end). IMHO really a joy to use and should be the first option for an upcoming Windows user.
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Project: CachyOS Version: 250202 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-04 Votes: 8
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CachyOS is an impressive Arch-based Linux distribution that combines speed, optimization, and usability into an outstanding package. Its tailored kernels, BORE scheduler, and per-architecture optimized repositories deliver unparalleled performance, whether for gaming, development, or general use. The installation process is intuitive thanks to the Calamares installer, and tools like the Kernel Manager and CachyOS Hello app make customization seamless. With excellent gaming support, including optimized drivers and ready-to-use Steam/Proton packages, it caters well to gamers. The active community and comprehensive documentation ensure any issues are quickly resolved, making it a fantastic choice for both beginners and experienced users seeking a responsive and reliable Linux experience. Highly recommended!
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Project: Void Version: 20250202 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-04 Votes: 10
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I love this distribution as it has many advantages.
It's too bad that this distribution is not enough popular!
First, Void Linux has all the most popular packages in his compiled repository.
Second I feel free to build my own system i want to.
Yesn Void Linux is much like Arch Linux as it allows the user to take control of his OS.
But contrary to Arch Linux :
- Updates are faster
- Updates doesnt increase much the system size
- Updates doesnt make the system break or doesn t cause package conflicts : Void Linux is stable
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Project: Tiny Core Linux Version: 15.0 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-04 Votes: 0
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Really great OS, helped revived one of my old Toshiba laptops with a pentium 4 mobile and bring it back to be somewhat usable to browse the web. Truly is impressive how the entire OS can fit under 12 MB with the minimum installation. It's amazing how little disk space it takes up. In my opinion, Tiny Core looks a lot better as eye candy than compared to something like Windows 11, and of course is very lightweight. I recommend Tiny Core if you have a very old PC you want to repurpose or bring into the modern day.
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Project: TUXEDO OS Version: 20250115 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-04 Votes: 0
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It runs smoothly on Wayland;
Few updates, punctual!
Light and stable!
No frills!
My rating is 10!
The installation was smooth and simple!
I'm using Nvidia, few KDEs run as well with Nvidia drivers as Tuxedo!
Steam works great! I'm playing GTA V without crashes! On Wayland! It's so beautiful!!
I do live streams using OBS and can share my screen, the system is very fluid!
I'm coding in Kate and creating a widget, and I made sure to take a screenshot with the Tuxedo logo, lol, it's so good!
Congratulations!!
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Project: GhostBSD Version: 24.10.1 Rating: 6 Date: 2025-02-03 Votes: 0
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I think that GhostBSD is a very great OS, but has some problems caused by FreeBSD. I love the ZFS compatibility and it looks great with Xfce. But, there are reasons why I cannot use it as a daily driver. That is because my camera, audio, and trackpad drivers don't work. I could live with no camera and audio, and I could dualboot linux for those things, but the trackpad is a dealbreaker. I use a i2c Elantech trackpad and I have tried everything, yet nothing works. I have to use the number pad to move around, which is very slow and inconvenient. Also, the software compatibility is subpar, while that is not the BSD's fault, it is mildly annoying. If the trackpad worked, I could use it as my daily driver with a Linux dualboot, and it would be an 8. However, that is not the case. I like to play around with BSD, so I dualboot it with Arch Linux, but I use Linux as my daily driver. Also, the partitioning and GUI installer was great! Dualboot was super easy with KDE partition on Linux, and when I got to the installer, it just works! 6/10, great OS, but bad driver compatibility.
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Project: FunOS Version: 24.10 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-03 Votes: 0
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FunOS's team describes their distro as "A minimal, fast, and secure Linux distribution built on Ubuntu LTS". I'm not sure what "secure" mean, but it's undoubtedly a minimal and fast distribution.
I run it on an 12 years old Dell Optiplex computer (8 Go of RAM) for essentially 2D drawing (with a graphics tablet) and 3D modeling, and have never encountered any hiccup so far, be it with the LTS or the "interim" version. It consumes around 300-350 Mo of RAM at idle.
If you feel the need for, the default JWM Window Manager is easy to configure... as long as you make the effort to read the JWM's docs : change the ad hoc xml config file, and you got your own key bindings on a customized environment, for example a nice Rofi launcher with Alt-F2 as a shortcut. Easy-peasy, even if like me you're not technical inclined at all.
There's a lot of themes available and some wallpapers to choose from a menu. The documentation of the web site is nicely laid out, concise and wonderfully clear.
The packages come from the official Ubuntu repository, so there is little chance you won't find your favorite application. It's a "snap-free" distro by the way.
Any con ? Well, FunOs is less-known than the other few lightweight distros, so maybe there is a risk that this relative anonymity will curb it's development :=(
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Project: OpenMandriva Lx Version: 24.12 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-02-03 Votes: 6
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OM is peak Linux.. If you are tired of distros that feel like an ongoing project rather than a finished product, OpenMandriva . is the only one that hasn’t given me a single hiccup, & at this point I don’t see myself distro-hopping anytime soon like I'd been doing for years.
One of the biggest surprises for me has been how effortlessly it runs KDE Plasma. Every other distro I’ve tested—Fedora, Arch, Debian-based ones, you name it—has given me some kind of issue with Plasma, whether it’s crashes, weird graphical glitches, or outright refusing to function properly. But with OpenMandriva, Plasma runs buttery smooth right out of the box.
Only downside for me is that some dnf packages are disabled, & I have to build from source when installing a super obscure thing, though it's a personal case, definitely doesnt affect average daily drive.. & ofc flatpaks often come in handy then. Beyond that, OpenMandriva feels like a distro made by people who actually care about polish & quality. I felt at home right away with dnf & rpm, system updates are reliable, and there’s no unnecessary bloat; you get a clean, functional system without having to strip things down yourself. Again I reiterate, OM feels like a finished product, no tweaks, no deep dives into config files—just a rock-solid experience from the start... the closest distro to me that is comparable to proprietary software so far, without being something restrictive like immutables.
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Project: Clear Linux Version: 40040 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-03 Votes: 0
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-I run Clear Linux with their LTS-kernel and it works very well for me.
-I like how if you type a command it tells you which bundle to add.
-So far among distros, none matches Clear Linux' speed
-I was hesitant at first to install this distro because I don't want it to be discontinued since it seems underground but it's actually Intel's own distro so a giant like them will not likely fall tomorrow lol
-The tweaks they've done to the kernel are so nice that Clear Linux' kernel is available in other distros such as Arch Linux
-I found myself a new home and my distro-hopping should be over for a very long time
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Project: Parrot Version: 6.3 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-03 Votes: 3
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This is definitely the bestlinux distro that has quickly become my daily driver.
It offers a comprehensive suite of tools for penetration testing, ethical hacking, and digital forensics, making it perfect for security professionals. What truly stands out is its balance of power and usability. Despite being packed with features, the distro remains fast, lightweight, and reliable for everyday tasks. Whether you’re exploring cybersecurity or just need a dependable OS.
As a software developer, i really enjoy using it at work as well, and i prefer it over debian
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Project: Gentoo Linux Version: stable Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-03 Votes: 7
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Gentoo is about flexibility and choice. It's also very stable because by default Portage (the Gentoo package manager) install stable versions. But for example, you can override it just for a couple of packages and get new bleeding edge versions of just those packages that you need.
Gentoo is even more flexible than that. You can choose to use Musl, LLVM (Clang) and OpenRC instead of Glibc, GCC and Systemd. Or you can choose any combination of those. But it doesn't stop there! You can use the Portage package manager and one of its features called "USE flags" to easily select features that can be enabled or disabled at compile time. For example, I don't ever use Bluetooth or geolocation, so I can just disable support for both at compile-time! You can even set different USE flags on per-package basis, if you want or need to. Of course, there is a global way of setting USE flags in your Portage make.conf file, and Portage profiles provide sane defaults (I suggest using a profile that has "desktop" in its name, if you are new to Gentoo Linux). But Portage offers even more options for customization! You can select the CFLAGS on per-package basis, if you want to (or you can specify them globally on your make.conf). This is useful for enabling debugging information for just a couple of packages. You can also easily apply custom patches to source code files! Despite of having all of these customization options available to you, you don't have to micromanage every tiniest of details of your system, if you don't want to. Gentoo Linux doesn't need more maintenance work than something like Arch Linux or Alpine Linux, after you install it on your computer.
The only "drawback" or tradeoff of using Gentoo Linux is the fact that you build most of the packages from source code. And that requires a CPU with multiple cores and plenty of RAM. But that doesn't mean that you necessarily need a very high-end computer to run Gentoo because you can definitely use it on a regular quad-core system with 8GB of RAM and everything works fine (I have tested this!). If you are unsure whether your system can run Gentoo (or if installing Gentoo seems too difficult or something), I suggest first using VirtualBox or qemu and test it in a virtual machine before installing it on your real disk. It's also worth noting that you can use Flatpak to get some of the programs, so you don't necessarily need to build everything from source. And there is official binary package repository ("binhost") that's maintained by Gentoo development team.
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Project: Debian Version: 12 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-03 Votes: 39
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A Brazilian's Feedback on Debian
If you're looking for a reliable Linux distribution, I highly recommend Debian. It's extremely stable, perfect for those who need a solid system, whether for desktop or server use. Plus, its package manager (APT) makes installing and maintaining software incredibly easy. Debian also stands out for its flexibility, offering different versions for various user profiles: Stable, which is virtually unbreakable; Testing, more up-to-date yet still very secure; and Unstable, ideal for those who always want the latest features. Another strong point is its compatibility with multiple architectures, from old computers to powerful servers. And of course, it’s fully based on free software but allows you to add proprietary drivers and packages if needed. If you want a robust, secure system with no surprises, Debian is an excellent choice!
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Project: OpenMandriva Lx Version: 24.12 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 3
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Stable and Up-to-Date: OpenMandriva offers a stable and up-to-date system, with regular updates and security patches to ensure the system remains secure and functional.
Rolling Release Model: OpenMandriva follows a rolling release model, which means that once installed, the system can be updated to the latest packages and versions without the need for a full reinstallation.
Customizable: OpenMandriva provides a high degree of customization, allowing users to tailor their system to meet their specific needs and preferences.
Strong Community: OpenMandriva has an active and supportive community, with forums, documentation, and other resources available to help users troubleshoot issues and learn more about the distribution.
Packaging and Repositories: OpenMandriva uses the RPM package manager and has its own repositories, which are well-maintained and offer a wide range of software packages.
Hardware Support: OpenMandriva has good hardware support, including support for a wide range of graphics cards, sound cards, and other peripherals.
Security: OpenMandriva takes security seriously, with features such as firewall configuration, SELinux support, and regular security updates to help protect the system from threats.
User-Friendly: OpenMandriva is designed to be user-friendly, with a simple and intuitive installation process and a range of tools and applications to help users get started with their Linux journey.
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Project: Ubuntu Version: 24.10 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 8
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Ubuntu was my first experience with Linux years ago, and honestly, I didn't like it at all after transitioning from Windows. After trying out different distributions, I returned to Ubuntu, and now with version 24.10, I prefer the gnome desktop environment. Version 47 with its customization capabilities, offers a beautiful experience.
Everything works well, whether new or old hardware, thanks to the 6.11 kernel. Gaming is great overall; any multiplayer issues seem to be related to the game developers rather than the system itself.
No doubt the most polished and inviting distribution for a new way of doing things.
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Project: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version: RHEL-9.5 Rating: 7 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 0
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I use it on my home desktop pc and laptop. Has most of what I need for getting online with firefox and libre office for basic office. I feel it's a more secure setup than most other offerings and it's made in USA.
I found some things that are missing but they can be found in EPEL or RPM fusion and flatpaks.
Works great for me I'm retired.
It's also free with the redhat developer account for up to 16 machines.
I tried oracle linux and had sleep power problems.
I tried almalinux and most things worked ok but I found rhel worked better for my system.
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Project: Solus Version: 4.7 Rating: 1 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 0
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booting is the worst part of this distro. Tried on the installer the nvidia choice and it just sat there nothing on the screen, tried the regular one and it sat there for a few minutes and then started up after some process gave up. I installed it and it took like 10 minutes so not terrible then I rebooted. I have refind for booting so there are 5 choices listed for solus and it just put a couple of lines up on the screen and did nothing else and then I gave up so I'm giving this a one. They need to get a consultant of talented person that is great a fixing their booting issue here. The live once it came up was not bad, not great but was not terrible at all with a decent speed with the internet so a plus there but the boot speed reminds me of windows around the year 2000 taking minutes while mx and manjaro also on this system take under a minute from being off and 40 seconds on rebooting so this system needs some heavy attention on the boot sector so recommend testing on different machines to see where the freeze problems are in the log files.
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Project: Void Version: 20250202 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 10
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Running this distro feels incredibly smooth and hassle-free. Whether it's a dual boot setup with Windows or a standalone install, everything just works without unnecessary complications. No weird issues, no bloated stuff, just a clean, efficient system that does what you need.
What’s really impressive is how well it supports so many different types of hardware. Old machines, modern setups, even some more unusual architectures, it stays stable and fast no matter where you run it.
A great option for those looking to break away from the usual mainstream distros.
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Project: Linux Mint Version: 22.1 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 28
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Linux Mint is probably the easiest distribution (tied with Ubuntu) for anyone wanting a smooth transition from Windows. And while I no longer use either of the two distros (reasons everyone has heard about), it's easily understood why the majority are drawn to try it.
Everything usually works, audio works (issues with many distros) wifi works (issues with many distros) Nvidia driver installation works (not the latest version) gaming is similar to using Windows with Steam just adding Proton compatibility.
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Project: MX Linux Version: 23.5 Rating: 5 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 1
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As a person who download's and tests various Linux Desktops, I have in the past been pleased with MX Linux Xfce .
This new version of MX Linux Xfce 23.5 , using Samba file sharing it's supposed to work out of the box, with the Samba config tool, however this is broken, even after setting it up double checking various settings , Now the MX computer shows up when browsing the Network form several other systems, but the shares do not and gives errors when trying to connect.
After looking at the shares it looks like it should work permissions and all, but it does not.
My advice is for the developers to test these things a little better and make sure it works "out of the box" .
As for the rest of desktop on Xfce 23.5... I did not see a large change for user experience, I'm sure there are changes under the hood which I missed, but overall works fine, however the samba file share was a show stopper for me to give a higher rating.
Thanks, Richard
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Project: Pardus Version: 23.2 Rating: 1 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 0
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nvidia drivers not updated and hard to install, system is based on debian 12 bookworm, not updated oftenly, software update center is broken, working bad and sometimes brokes something. system is slower that debian 12 on booting and on normal usage is bad, sometimes applications crash without an error, updates that brokes system i reinstalled it for 2nd time. secure boot is not working, mesa drivers are old, im giving 1/10 because this distro doesnt have any good or great point, just a copy of debian 12 bookworm with bugs and errors nothing more
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Project: Zorin OS Version: 17.2 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 3
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I use every distro you can imagen. ( Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Fedora, Open Suse, Manjaro, Endevaour Os, Pop Os, Solus, ... )
But Zorin Os 17.2 is very excellent and best.
This distro is stable like a rock, and i can use it for daily use systems and for my programming and software engineering tasks.
Also i run windows games with wine and Zorin run perefectly.
I recommend to you to givr chance to this distro and 1 month use it for see how is perefect.
Best wishes for Zorin Team,
I love Zorin Os From Iran.
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Project: openmamba GNU/Linux Version: 20250108 Rating: 4 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 1
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I run the plasma livecd and installed it.
I am greeted immediately by an error message that stays on the screen for an unsettling amount of time: dracut-pre-pivot [2848]: fatal configuration error, aborting.
As mentioned before me, the distribution runs unexpectedly slow. The screen flickers badly. Plasma shell keeps crashing. Updates are very slow. Windows and dialogs do not look sharp.
I do like systemd, I do not find that an issue.
It lacks podman and some other packages I want to use.
If these issues are sorted it could be a decent distribution, but for now it has too many issues. Please fix these issues.
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Project: openSUSE Version: tumbleweed Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 10
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OpenSUSE must be the definitive unknown major distribution. It attracts remarkably little publicity compared to other noisier and flashier distributions but, from my experience, it provides a solid, well-engineered desktop.
I downloaded the tumbleweed KDE version. It is a small download (1GB) but takes a long time to install because there are a huge number of downloads. That done, there is a vanilla KDE desktop. The only custom configuration is one wallpaper and one theme. In fact, everything is vanilla - there is no attempt to customise Firefox, a recent trend which can cause problems.
A piece of advice on the download page which is a must is to include the Packman Basics repository and switch to it over OpenSUSE's own. Doing that installs or replaces about 40 packages including vlc and, crucially, installs codecs which power a lot of basic Web functionality (see later).
Interestingly, KDE uses X11. Unlike many others, the OpenSUSE team evidently doesn't think Wayland is ready, even in an experimental distribution.
Tumbleweed's best feature is that it copes with three situations which, in my experience, are frequently botched in KDE distributions and are hard to fix:
- gtk/libadwita applications. Here there are no giant cursors, oddly-sized screen elements or similar.
- Stellarium. This application often causes a lot of trouble but here, again, screen elements are correctly sized and there is no flicker or image corruption.
- Embedded videos in Firefox. With the Packman addition as above, these are not pixelated or choppy.
Also, although the standard repository is pre-configured, there was no need to install flatpaks because I could get everything from repositories. Even calibre (e-book management software), which is notoriously difficult to package, was at the latest version.
A straight 10 here - very rare - because I literally came across no issues when installing and configuring and I now have an excellent KDE desktop which I will be keeping. I would certainly not call tumbleweed "experimental" despite the caveats OpenSUSE makes!
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Project: Pop!_OS Version: 22.04 Rating: 4 Date: 2025-02-02 Votes: 0
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Practically unmaintained and unusable in its current state. The only hope for Pop!_OS users is that system76 may drop 24.04 within their lifetimes and fix so so many of the issues with this 3-year-old distro release which is just running off of old buggy software with no patches. Stayed on it for 3 years and had to swap to something more maintained because it was getting harder and harder to use it as my daily driver. Hopefully 24.04 will release with COSMIC being usable out of the box within a reasonable amount of time and progress on it is looking promising but system76 ditching their community to go work on an entirely new DE without even bothering to still update what people were stuck on was a horrible choice.
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Project: GoboLinux Version: 017 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-01 Votes: 0
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Honestly the best distro ive ever used.
Recently the devs started to update the packages, so most things should be pretty up-to-date including firefox ver. 131.
The package manager works as intended without any bugs.
It uses the awesome window manager with its own theme and applets which all blend in really nicely together.
Obviously the distribution is not for beginners, but for an advanced user like me its easy to learn and use due to extensive documentation.
A new and updated release is just around the corner from what i know.
The only "bad thing" about the distro could be that its not multilib but its easy to just add 32bit binaries from old 32bit versions of the distro.
Due to its uniqueness u will have distro-specific problems but the irc chat is very active and the devs will gladly help u with any problems u might have.
Overall the distro is great for more advanced users, is unique and has great documentation.
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Project: OpenMandriva Lx Version: 24.12 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-02-01 Votes: 0
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No fluff, just solid computing. The best distro I've used in years. In five months of daily usage I've yet to encounter a single problem. Highly underrated project.
It's extremely stable for a rolling distro, about at the same stability level as Tumbleweed, in my opinion. No problems with all my hardware either, I've been able to setup my HP printer and my wifi dongle in minutes. Very helpful community and great and well structured documentation wiki (nothing like the Arch wiki, to be clear, but very complete and clear).
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