Project: NetBSD
Version: 7.1.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-28
Votes: 0
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Great little bistro.
Pros:
-BSD-like package management (ports)
-Extremely minimal and universally loved package manager (pkgsrc)
-Easy installer
-Stable
-Tons of packages
Cons:
-Not as secure as OpenBSD
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-28
Votes: 2
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Mint Cinnamon is the only distro where every thing works as it is should. Includes its own image viewer "XViewer" that puts KDE's in the dust. It doesn't do silly stuff like lock up when you write an ISO to USB. Mint has been my every day driver the last couple years but I keep testing other distros on secondary partitions hoping I can find something better. So far that hasn't happened. Looking forward to the next release (19). It doesn't do things that annoy. Just a beautiful work of art.
Quality is better than what you find on most commercial software. Can't remember when I last saw a segfault or had an hang on shutdown -- that's annoying!! I know my stuff, used to work at HP with HP-UX and have been working in computers since the days of CP/M and the S-100 bus.
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Project: Fedora
Version: 28
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 2
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Having been using Mint for many years I finally took the plunge and installed Fedora 28 Cinnamon edition. It works well - quick, easily customised and secure. Full disk encryption is supported
I found most software in the repos after enabling RPM Fusion and everything else I either manually installed RPM's or compiled myself. Nemo is 3.8.2 and is a lot slicker looking. Cinnamon is also nice and quick and very responsive. Fedora updates regularly and most of the software is pretty much cutting edge - the only two I manually compiled were GIMP to 2.1 and Krita to 4.0.1. Fedora helpfully included the latest version of GEGL so compiling GIMP was very easy. I manually added the latest mainline kernel (currently 4.17.0-0.rc6) and it works well. wine-3.8 (Staging) installs very easily and again a lot of the libraries required are already in the repos. Everything just works.
If you are running the Cinnamon edition you will probably want to add Gnome terminal as the right click open in terminal option won't work in Nemo. I also added Gnome's Software Center as it can be easier to find software than DNFdragora. It also made installing codecs easier and it did tend to find other updates that DNFdragora had missed. DNFdragora is better at finding libraries although it could do with some work - the columns are constantly off the screen and you have to drag them back, you can't press enter to start a search, it's slow to start, it gets in a cufuddle sometimes and won't show you what is installed forcing you to close and reopen and clicking on the sort buttons don't work. After you get used to the foibles its very similar to synaptic.
I've customised just about everything from themes, wallpapers, Mint-Y icons, desktop icon sizes (not a fan of giant Gnome icons), Cairo-dock etc. It looks awesome and performs well.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Not my cup of tea, nothing attractive except Xfce ...
Unstable.
Newcomers, go your way if you do not want to waste your time. Look at Mint or xubuntu or MXLinux. Lot prefere Fedora.
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Project: Arch Linux
Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Definetly not for beginners or fainted hearts but for those who are really interested how Linux works.
Offers a good learning curve by a vast of helpful informations, manuals, wiki entries and a helpful and lovely community.
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Project: Antergos
Version: 18.4
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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very slow to boot up 30 minutes and going? Why? I wish it did not have bug or bugs to prevent me for enjoying it.I was using the start choice and others did not work to start up boot and true.Waste of time and effort.
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Project: Debian
Version: 8.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Tested on 3 computers. (i3 8GB ram && single core laptop from 2008 && 2009 Intel atom netbook )
All hardware worked out of the box.
Used with xfce.
ultra Lightweight (at desktop, used about 200MB RAM)
Problems:
Had to edit manually the sources.lst
Asian fonts not installed by default
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Thank you! openSUSE 15 is the finest distro to date.
It was not easy to update from Leap 42.3, so I had to reinstall from scratch. Other than that it performs flawlessly and is what I expected from the developers.
Thanks again for making openSUSE one of the premier O/S's that I depend on to be productive in my development environment.
All the Best!
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Project: deepin
Version: 15.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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The best Linux Desktop Environmnet I ever seen. Switched from Ubuntu to Deepin as they ditched Unity. I believe this one is going to blow away any other environment soon.
Now DDE has turned on my primary machine along with macOS. These two are great, and almost the same in style and usage;
Some of the excellent features;
1 - Very Good in built doc/launcher.
2 - Presing spacebar on file privew it's content as in macOS.
3 - Screenshot and other inbuilt tools are great, no match with others.
4 - WPS Office is great again, it's even better then MS Office.
Giving this Distro 10/10 for the look/feel during installation and usage experience. I expects more polished updates are on the way.
* The only issue I could observe is the download speed on packedge source(s), however, this isn't going to decrease the rating.
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Project: GParted Live
Version: 0.4.8-1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Gparted is by far my favorite distribution of Linux.
Thank you for continuing to support this project.
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Project: Namib GNU/Linux
Version: 18.02
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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look good , slow download , would not run live medium . after install could not get past log in . when installed opt for auto log in . was a wast of time .
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 2
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I was using Manjaro Budgie, then they removed the possibility to use the desktop, then I moved up to Gnome, same has happened. I'm actually on MATE. It doesn't look so good, but it's the only GTK distro that isn't a WM that I'm able to use normally. I tried KDE but unfortunately it doesn't have my favorite themes available due to it being qt-based, same for Deepin. There's no much DEs to be chosen. Maybe Cinnamon?! BTW, I've loved Manjaro and I'm using it for 4 years, just changing the DE because of the problem related above. And it's really nice see Manjaro on 1st place on distrowatch's ranking! Well done Manjaro!
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Project: Debian
Version: testing
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Pros:
-stable
-packages are enough up to date
- netinstall version
- highly customizable
Cons:
- problems with network interfaces names
- difficult configuration, especially regarding drivers
- you have to have an Internet cable to install it
- unfriendly community
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Project: OpenMandriva Lx
Version: 3.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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I remember the glory days of Mandrake / Mandriva. After her fall, I could not find the right system for myself for a long time. I found it only in OpenMandriva.
It's a great system. Fast, efficient, stable and functional. What is also important is modern, safe and offers what was offered by the old Mandriva - huge configuration possibilities and all this in a nice and functional GUI drake.
I recommend this system to everyone - home users, gamers, migrating windows users or even Linux geeks :)
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Project: Nitrux
Version: 1.0.12
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Truly nice and fast!
- - - - -
But, with no option to hide or autohide top panel, it's a no go for me.
Would recommend adding at least a hovering tip as to what icons on bottom dock represent.
Homepage also deserves a slight retouch to the buttons on the right side.
-hovering over buttons is not a good idea, especially since the tips are invisible on many parts of the page on account of contrast with background color. A drop-down menu would best imo.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Installation of Manjaro Gnome 17.1.10 was troublesome because Grub did not overwrite my Ubuntu Grub from the overwritten Mint Xfce distro so I could not boot Manjaro although the install gave no errors. In the end I installed 17.0.2 first which did the Grub job well and next I installed 17.1.10 again and now it works. Lucky for me Manjaro installs pretty fast (within half an hour) and I have a separate data partition.
Had to get used to my first Gnome experience after Xfce but I like it and Manjaro runs quite stable. I was a huge Mint fan in the days of version 13 and 17 but with 18 bugs appeared more frequently resulting in Wifi dropouts and crashing Chromium and Firefox browsers hangin up the whole OS. Manjaro looks more stable than Mint 18.
Pro's: Stable and pretty fast, great looks (themes and colours).
Con's: Not for absolute beginners, they should probably stick to Mint.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 2
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Downloaded iso used upgrade from SUSE 42.3 and it went flawlessly auto reboot all system apps spot on
Well impressed.
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Project: Freespire
Version: 3.0.8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Freespire is a wonderful distribution, desktop icons are very nice and easy to use, system is very stable, congratulations to the construction company, I am writing with google translate.
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Project: Fedora
Version: 28
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 1
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Tried using Gnome Desktop. Had some difficulties with installer- not very responsive to clicking on icons concerning partitions. Got it installed. Accepted user password on reboot but would not accept this password to upgrade installation- tried several times. Changed user password, this password for upgrade- this worked. Rebooted system and again could not enter it as it would not accept new user password several times. Had no problems with disk encryption password to gain access to start up process.
Have gone back to using Manjaro.
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Project: Calculate Linux
Version: 17.12.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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It's the best distro for me so far
Like the motto said "easy linux from the sources" it's easy to install, and you can install package easily without compiling them, but you can compile them if use flags that used by the packagers not suit you.
you can maintain your system easily with calculate-uilities, and there are calculate consosle, which is similar to YaST
no systemd, and you can choose to use pulseaudio or alsa easily
I think the only downside is, the mirror repo that many of them located in EU continent, which is caused slower update if you far from EU
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 18
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Manjaro is an excellent distro but you have to take into account some considerations before installing it:
It is not the same to install the Operating System in a Virtual Machine than in a Real Machine. Be careful with the Tutorials, try to see them in Real Machines. No Operating System has problems in the Virtual Machines except the decrease of its speed caused by the emulation. In a Real Machine that starts with BIOS in traditional Legacy mode with the Hard Disk in MBR mode nobody will have problems, but the thing changes when dealing with the UEFI and GPT modes, and even the way in which a USB Flash Memory must be prepared to install the desired Operating System changes.
The following instructions are for Real Machines:
1) With the BIOS in traditional Legacy mode (Options: Secure Boot OFF and Allow to install other Operating Systems ON. -Find Youtube Videos of How to configure your BIOS in traditional Legacy mode according to the model of your Hardware).
-Download the ISO of the Distro you want and record it in a USB Flash Memory using the program YUMI v2.0.5.6, formatting the USB Flash Memory in FAT 32 mode.
-Reinitiate your System from USB Flash Memory, and use the traditional MBR System for Hard Drives.
2) With the BIOS in UEFI mode (Options: Secure Boot DISABLED and Allow to install other Operating Systems ON).
-Discharge the ISO of the Distro that you want and record it in a USB Flash Memory using the Rufus program v2.18, formatting the USB Flash Memory in FAT 32 mode and choosing the option GPT partition scheme for UEFI that is inside the box Partition scheme and tarjet system type.
-Reinitiate your System from the USB Flash Memory, and use the GPT System for Hard Drives. An additional EFi Boot partition is required in UEFI mode.
See Tutorials for this, each Hardware is different.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15
Rating: 4
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Cons:
- Intel i5 all the time on turbo speed, on vanilla kernel is ok
- linux 4.12? Why? Whta's that?
- live images don't work. I fired up the one with KDE and after Leap logo jumped for some minutes,
I saw a black screen with some informations which I generally see at start of every linux but nothing happened,
the system just got stuck then I had to use hard reset. I don't know what their live isos are for.
- of course no codecs, no drivers. I have no interet cable so I cannot download a driver
- still to big iso imgae, 3.6 GB, please change your politics, who can afford this image?
- complicated or rather too advanced installer. Most of us will give up, I guess. You must be a sort of an expert to handle partitioning, etc.
Pros:
- I believe, it's stable. I've used 13.2 and it was, so I guess it should be even more stable because its based on enterprise version so I say that.
- lightweight, it's important for most of us
- Plasma 5 is good, well polished and adjusted, comparing with the ones from Debian or Fedora, we're here in much higher league. Very quick, really, windows open more quickly than in the others.
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Project: Q4OS
Version: 2.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 1
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I am THRILLED with Q4OS in every way. I hope that the team keeps developing along the same lines as now. I love the trinity desktop. I prefer Trinity simplisity, and ability to to make it look the way I want, which due to the fact of being a noob with Linux, is making it appear to look very similar to "gasp"..Windows XP....
I am transistioning over to Linux due to absolutely hating Windows 10, and not interested in paying Microsoft one more thin dime for crapware I don't like, and don't even get me started about the backdoor crap it has in it.
I am a complete devotee of Internet freedom, and at this point Linux....
That being said, the stability, and the user friendly, and familiar layout that I can achieve is tremendous. I can run almost ANY Windows based software that I absolutely have to or want to have with Wine, and thanks to being a Debian based distro it has so many programs, and support for how to do the somewhat difficult things, especially the terminal commands to use the file types and how to install, etc.
But..can you guys make a downloadable HOWTO??? Would be great!
Thanks guys and gals on the developement team.
Brian K. Matthews...Louisiville, KY metro area..USA...
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Project: Kubuntu
Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-27
Votes: 0
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Tenia muchísimo tiempo de no usar Kubuntu y la verdad considero que la version 18.04 es el mejor escritorio kde que he probado, desde mi experiencia como un usuario final que no sabe mucho de linux ni de configurar me parece que esta versión de kubuntu esta muy completa, me gusta más que kde neon o Manjaro kde, me parece muy fluida, rápida y con todo el software que necesito para mis actividades diarias, personales y de trabajo, me gustó mucho y la recomiendo.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 42.3
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 0
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Opensuse is the the only distro I have never being able to install!!!!!!
I am not certain my rating is right because I've never used it.
I must have install 15 or 20 different distros and tried them.
Opensuse installs for a couple of minutes then nothing or will not even install (Downloaded the ISO a few times).
LONG LIVE DEBIAN
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 9
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TL/DR: Excellent distribution. Highly recommended for beginners and advanced users alike. Personally I use the Xfce variant.
Pros:
+Easy to install and use, everything (that I've tested) works "out of the box"
+More stable than most distributions
+Active and friendly community ready to help
+Nearly everything you could need is in official repositories
+Access to massive user-maintained repository (Arch User Repositories: AUR)
+Rolling: always have latest release if you keep it updated
+Latest drivers automatically detected and kept up-to-date with rest of system
+Very useful GUI tools for managing kernels, drivers, packages, updates, and more
+Common applications like Steam, VLC, LibreOffice, and more installed by default
+Integration of M$ Office web apps (provided by custom ms-office-online package)
Cons:
-Occasionally updates can require manual steps. These are usually small and simple, and they are stated in the announcements forum. Follow these and you shouldn't run into any issues.
-No option to automatically update (you can cron the necessary commands, but do so at your own risk)
I make the following package changes when I install Manjaro Xfce:
Remove:
-engrampa
-audacious
Install:
+file-roller (provides right-click archive extraction, replaces engrampa)
+compiz-manjaro (stable compositor with lots of fun gimmicks and fixes screen tearing)
+xscreensaver (screensaver daemon and screensavers)
+rhythmbox (media library; replaces audacious)
+open-fuse-iso (easily mount and unmount ISO files with double-click)
+steam-native (make Steam use latest libraries)
+bluez-plugins (bluetooth support for sixaxis controllers)
+joystickwake-git (AUR) (prevent screensaver while playing games)
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Project: Linuxfx
Version: 9.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 1
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A 9.1 is better, with all the minor issues of 9.0 fixed. it's worth installing.
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Project: Kubuntu
Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 1
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I have proved opensuse 43.2, 15, kde neon, manjaro, and Debian 9. The best experience Kubuntu.
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Project: Nitrux
Version: 1.0.12
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 0
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Based on Ubuntu with KDE Plasma desktop, it's best described as a work in progress.
It's fine if you just want the basics, as supplied by the developer. Try and configure to your own preferences and you are soon in trouble.
Pros: It's based on Ubuntu, so all the standard Ubuntu classics are available.
Snap is said to be available.
It looks good, pleasing to the eye.
Cons: Try getting the 'Fuzzy clock', click on the time > properties > alternatives > 'fuzzy clock.
No more clock.
Don't expect to find a applications listing. There isn't one.
You have to start typing the name of an application. If it's there it will open.
If it doesn't open, it's not. Clever. Best install Synaptic Package Manager and take a look.
If you just want as is, ok. If you want to put your own stamp on it, beware.
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Project: Debian
Version: 9
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 0
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I started with ubuntu (now tragedy, unfinished), was linux mint (for me a little mulący and zafaszerowany), was Fedora, and others based on debut and arch.
Currently I see only MXlinux on laptop (based on debating, stable, fast, nice and nice to use), Manjaro (based on arch, stable, especially with XFCE environment, fast and easy to use) and Debian - despite the review of various distributions I returned to Debian and it's stable. With XFCE, theme arc and Moka icons, it looks more modern.
The latest version of google chrome, libre office version 5.2.7. So it is not bad. For this safe, fast, light, stable system easy to use with the possibility of installing any programs. Therefore, in spite of archaic installer but efficient, I give him 10.
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Project: Ubuntu MATE
Version: 17.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 1
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I decided to install the 17.10 version of Ubuntu-Mate since the 18.04 was running hot on my laptop. Not the most perfect distro I've tried, but it's the distro most compatible with my HP Pavilion laptop that doesn't make my CPU run hot and stays at a relatively cool temperature.
Will probably upgrade to a later version of 18.xx once they work out the bugs. Thumbs up to the team! This "flavour" of Ubuntu is much easier to operate and pleasant to experiment with than the default Ubuntu or the other more resource intense variations.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 0
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I use openSUSE since version 13.2. Before i had several other Linux distributions, but openSUSE is the perfect operating system for me.
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Project: Mageia
Version: 6
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 2
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Great distro, very polished, should be right up there among the list of the most popular distros.
And coming from Mandrake/Mandriva, it is a distro of excellent lineage.
Unfortunately, Mageia suffers from a delayed roadmap due to a lack of manpower. It needs more volunteers to help out e.g. testing. Please help out if you can.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 17.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 4
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Works quite well out of the box. Is very good if you are new to Linux, installation is easy, the Manual and forum is good. Has a lot of tools included by default. It is based on Debian Stretch so updates and stability of packages is not an issue. It gives you the option to install different multimedia codecs.
By default it runs SysV as opposed to SystemD. Due to this SNAP packages will not work (unless you change it, which is a bit technical).
Sometimes Youtube videos, online music streaming stutters a bit...but nothing too serious. Overall nice distro.
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Project: Endless OS
Version: 3.4.0
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 1
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Its a nice distro with a huge focus on education, It has limited app availability. you Can't dual boot as the only option is to use the entire disk. I tried to shrink the size of the partition with Endless on it but it failed.
This is a great newbie friendly distro especially students and those learning minded people.
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Project: Q4OS
Version: 2.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 1
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Pure perfection. Installing on my 4 computers. Works equally well on new and old hardware. This system is better than many systems that are on the Distrowatch in top ten. Debian stable with Trinity desktop.
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Project: Xubuntu
Version: 18.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 0
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Update from 17.10 to 18.04 and all appear good but I have a problem: boot time is more than 2 minutes!
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Project: Nitrux
Version: 1.0.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 0
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Just beautiful. Super fast, and responsive. One of the best distros out there. Just refreshing
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Project: SUSE Linux Enterprise
Version: 12-SP3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 1
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A stable and orderly construction mechanism, a strong, efficient and standardized community culture, and strong industry partners are the inherent advantages of the SUSE system over other operating systems.
For itself, from a well-organized underlying architecture to a well-structured upper application system, SUSE is a flexible and powerful hardware and data management tool tailored to customers. I have no reason to reject it.
I like yast tools and also zypper. I like SUSE as it's design philosophy that directly promotes the efficiency of users. They do most of the work and configuration, and save users from a lot of trouble. Of course, these cannot exceed some rules of the open source community.
I like it's green logo that I think which means vitality.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 0
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- Not my cup of tea, nothing attractive except Xfce ...
Unstable.
Newcomers, go your way if you do not want to waste your time.
Sorry Manjaro.
- Pas ma tasse de thé, rien d'attrayant sauf Xfce...
Instable.
Nouveaux venus, passez votre chemin si vous ne voulez pas perdre votre temps.
Désolé Manjaro.
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Project: Fatdog64 Linux
Version: 720
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 0
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Locks up at start with the screen fritzed when test installing in virtual machine. Can't say much else if it can't get past boot and I can't see the screen.
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Project: PCLinuxOS
Version: 2017.11
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 0
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Can't say I'm enamoured with this distro.
In the installer, it always crashes in virtualbox (and vmware/esx). If you are evaluating distros for use on an enterprise level, can I say it's not good when it can't get past installing a boot loader.
Looking at their forums this issue of:
***The "draklive-install" program has crashed with the following error:
open2: exec of /mnt/install/bin/grub2-mkpasswd-pbkdf2 failed at /usr/lib/libDrakX/bootloader.pm line 1827.***
Crashing has been going on for over a year (see forums).
As a heads-up I would beware of installing this on a machine with other OSs
This was pclinuxos x64 mate.
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Project: Redcore Linux
Version: 1803
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 1
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This is a bad, bad distro from the point of view of testing/examining on a Virtualbox.
The startup is snail's pace. The openbox option for display manager results in a lock-up. Once you use the default one, it eventually starts up. Then it requires a physically 20GB size disk, even though virtualbox presents it with a 20GB size.
Too much hard work when you're evaluating distros. However, I persevered and installed it. OMG this is so slow. If you think this is fast, try MX-17 or Antix - now that's speed.
In summary, it's slow, slow, slow. It's tedious. It's got bugs.
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Project: Solus
Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 1
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Solus 3 est avec le noyau 4.16.11-71 aujourd'hui. Très bien! Solus 3 est rapide et agréable à travailler. Fournit différents niveaux de protection de l'utilisateur. Il a tous les programmes dont j'ai besoin de courir sans me donner de problèmes. Ce sont quelques-unes des raisons pour lesquelles j'ai choisi Solus3 comme système d'exploitation pour les loisirs et le travail. Recommande fortement à tous les gens.
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Project: SolydXK
Version: 201801
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-25
Votes: 1
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ROCK SOLID !!!
Fast and smooth even when installed on and run from an USB - Amazing !!!
I have tried em all but this is so far the NR. 1
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 18.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-05-25
Votes: 4
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This release is awful. My touchpad works badly. Gnome is worse than Unity. So I decided to move to Elementary OS. Ubuntu is ok only as a server OS, not as a desktop OS. Sad.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: 9-1.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-25
Votes: 3
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Nice tidy operating system that installs on most hardware with very few problems. Have installed on a large number of "older" machines with no problems except for the occasional problem with wifi cards/chips. In these instances the unusual hardware has also thwarted other linux os. Fixes easily found on Ubuntu/Debian help forums. (didn't really have to use/translate the emmaB forums)
Pros Very stable with lots of eye candy and utilities as standard.
Not heavy on resource, so suitable for older hardware, quite fast on newer machines
Most software for home/business use is already up and ready to go
Cairo Dock nicely organized (reminded me of AppleMac in some ways)
Cons The install asks a few additional questions that can have a marked change on the what you get if you choose the least appropriate option. Going for "all" works best but this might not be that obvious if you had not used it before.
Sometimes there are a multiple package that perform the same job. While the Cairo Dock organizes so as not too clutter, not everyone will want all of the apps. (not really a Con for most of us)
There are other low calorie systems out there but not all of them are this shiny.
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Project: Mageia
Version: 6
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-25
Votes: 0
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Good distribution for everyone, nice desktops and simple configuration via MCC panel
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-25
Votes: 0
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Very good distribution! Stable as concrete! Stable as steel! Packages are not the latest, but provide a pleasant user experience! AMD processor and video card is running perfectly. It recognizes every hardware!
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-25
Votes: 6
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And the Oscar goes to SUSE.
Using it since the last development phase in the beta status and all updates went smooth. What openSUSE Leap 15 puts in the lead is a complete, matured and to the last detail professional open source Linux system that serves all purposes well: server, desktop, complex business solutions. It is now possible to switch back and forth between full service enterprise (SLE) and Leap. A new procedure, so called atomic/transactional updates, offer an unmatched insurance against breakage.
Leap is running fast and stable. Leap 15 KDE boots fast. On my testing system with only 4GB RAM it is on par with distros listed in the Top 10 here on DistroWatch. The security features make it to one of the most secure systems available.
It must be said that new users have to get used to Yast. Good documentation helps. It is not difficult. Good idea: Leap 15 KDE integrates Discover, so KDE users will have a good start.
I enjoy other distros as well but SUSE conveys a solid feeling in every sense.
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