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Reader supplied reviews for Oreon
Average rating
7.3 from 4 review(s)
Version: 10-2606
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-06-02
Country: Switzerland
Votes: 2
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For some time now, I've noticed the emergence of "general public" distributions based on the robust and stable branches of EL or CentOS Stream. Some of them are immutable and atomic (not the case of Oreon though). They are designed for desktop use and include office and gaming software out of the box. Based on a solid core and Flatpaks, they allow for the creation of a complete and personalized desktop environment. I find this approach very interesting.
So, I gave Oreon 10-2606 a chance and installed it on my hard drive. The installation is easy, straightforward and familiar to those accustomed to the RH/Fedora environment. The design is clean, polished and elegant (customized Gnome 49.4). The choice of pre-installed software is good and rational. This OS could easily become a real workhorse for office tasks. I highly recommend this project.
Core i7 Tiger Lake
Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7U Quad-Core
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
6 in 1 Card Reader SD, miniSD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, RSMMC
Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth M.2
Bluetooth 5.2 DualBand 2,4 / 5 GHz
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Version: 10-2603
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-03-08
Country: Mexico
Votes: 7
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It is a very interesting distribution. I like the idea of having a stable system based on an enterprise‑focused distribution, but in this case they aim to adapt it for home users. The desktop is very attractive, and the overall experience is thoughtfully designed.
One of the aspects I enjoyed the most was the minimalist installer. However, there are a few details that could be improved. I tested this distro in a virtual machine, selecting all the available software options, and the installation took a while. The selections are numerous, but I wouldn’t expect the installation to take that long, perhaps it is due to the Flatpak apps. Also, I chose Brave as my browser, but it did not appear in the final installation. Again, these are small areas where the installer could improve, but I truly appreciate the minimalist approach, which I found delightful.
I would rate it an 8. As mentioned, there are some areas for improvement, but I like the direction this distribution is taking and its focus. I hope it encourages the developers to continue with the project.
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Version: 10-2510
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-12-07
Votes: 7
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Oreon Linux was in my honest opinion one of the best distros I've ever used before:
The UI was really polished, sleek and overall beautiful, perfect for a daily driver.
Basing it off Alma Linux was worth it, because it was really stable.
Installing it is also super easy and straightforward.
The community, though small, but really helpful, was a great help and was really nice, unlike many other communities.
The Oreon project might be small, but great. There might be a few cavities here and there, but overall really nice.
I can only recommend trying it.
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Version: 10-2510
Rating: 2
Date: 2025-10-29
Votes: 2
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This distro wouldn't install for me when others will. The live medium showed a nice UI with the Gnome environment. Reminded me of a transparent KDE environment.
But do to the fact I couldn't install it, I'm afraid I'll have to give it a low rating. The boot into live user seemed old, I will say that.
Looks like it has potential if they update their install method. I couldn't even tell if you could add extensions. All and all was a poor experience for me. And btw, I was going to install to hard disk. I wasn't using a VM.
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Latest Reviews
Project: Oreon
Version: 10-2606
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-06-02
Votes: 2
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For some time now, I've noticed the emergence of "general public" distributions based on the robust and stable branches of EL or CentOS Stream. Some of them are immutable and atomic (not the case of Oreon though). They are designed for desktop use and include office and gaming software out of the box. Based on a solid core and Flatpaks, they allow for the creation of a complete and personalized desktop environment. I find this approach very interesting.
So, I gave Oreon 10-2606 a chance and installed it on my hard drive. The installation is easy, straightforward and familiar to those accustomed to the RH/Fedora environment. The design is clean, polished and elegant (customized Gnome 49.4). The choice of pre-installed software is good and rational. This OS could easily become a real workhorse for office tasks. I highly recommend this project.
Core i7 Tiger Lake
Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7U Quad-Core
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
6 in 1 Card Reader SD, miniSD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, RSMMC
Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth M.2
Bluetooth 5.2 DualBand 2,4 / 5 GHz
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Project: Oreon
Version: 10-2603
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-03-08
Votes: 7
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It is a very interesting distribution. I like the idea of having a stable system based on an enterprise‑focused distribution, but in this case they aim to adapt it for home users. The desktop is very attractive, and the overall experience is thoughtfully designed.
One of the aspects I enjoyed the most was the minimalist installer. However, there are a few details that could be improved. I tested this distro in a virtual machine, selecting all the available software options, and the installation took a while. The selections are numerous, but I wouldn’t expect the installation to take that long, perhaps it is due to the Flatpak apps. Also, I chose Brave as my browser, but it did not appear in the final installation. Again, these are small areas where the installer could improve, but I truly appreciate the minimalist approach, which I found delightful.
I would rate it an 8. As mentioned, there are some areas for improvement, but I like the direction this distribution is taking and its focus. I hope it encourages the developers to continue with the project.
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Project: Oreon
Version: 10-2510
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-12-07
Votes: 7
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Oreon Linux was in my honest opinion one of the best distros I've ever used before:
The UI was really polished, sleek and overall beautiful, perfect for a daily driver.
Basing it off Alma Linux was worth it, because it was really stable.
Installing it is also super easy and straightforward.
The community, though small, but really helpful, was a great help and was really nice, unlike many other communities.
The Oreon project might be small, but great. There might be a few cavities here and there, but overall really nice.
I can only recommend trying it.
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Project: Oreon
Version: 10-2510
Rating: 2
Date: 2025-10-29
Votes: 2
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This distro wouldn't install for me when others will. The live medium showed a nice UI with the Gnome environment. Reminded me of a transparent KDE environment.
But do to the fact I couldn't install it, I'm afraid I'll have to give it a low rating. The boot into live user seemed old, I will say that.
Looks like it has potential if they update their install method. I couldn't even tell if you could add extensions. All and all was a poor experience for me. And btw, I was going to install to hard disk. I wasn't using a VM.
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