Version: 2019.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-08
Votes: 29
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A reliable Semi-rolling linux distribution with plenty of third-party applications available by default in their repository plus a very modest list of free software. Full LibreOffice with extra fonts and more, easy to upgrade to a newer versions just by a few clicks. There are two official desktops available to download and install in addition, few more community supported desktops.
I have installed the "Mate" version on one of my laptops since 2016, I regularly update it and I have the latest packages running without any issues. Fantastic!
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-20
Votes: 27
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I've gone crazy between different distributions and now it's time to ponder why I kept coming back to PCLOS and why I installed this OS on all machines finally. In a nutshell: The installation is understandable, although not as excellent as with the Calamares installer. But once the system is installed, it just works, it's stable. The whole concept for me (I work in the education sector in Europe) is simple, traditional (I like it that way) and very functional. For many years PCLinuxOS has been pursuing an end-to-end concept. The configuration center is effective, the system seems secure and trustworthy, and the ability to tune in to local servers through Synaptic increases speed immensely. The community is helpful. In summary: It is worth thinking through some idiosyncratic decisions and learning to understand this system. You will be rewarded with a traditional, outspoken familiar Linux experience.
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Version: 2019.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-15
Votes: 10
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This little OS is powerful and packed with lots of goodies! I'm rolling Mate DE and love it. I gave it a ten for performance and nostalgic looks. All new users Gnu/nix should flock to this distro if your about privacy and freedom!
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Version: 2019.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-12
Votes: 23
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I like this distro and the implementation of kde5 it comes with. The Mate spin is also very nice. Not hard to get this into daily driver running shape. You might need to download the latest nvidia from synaptic (just search for nvidia), and you might want to change your workgroup to "WORKGROUP" if you're like me, the default samba doesn't want to let dolphin see my network shares (it comes with "MYGROUP" or something in smb.conf. Just edit smb.conf, and below that line in GLOBAL add "client max protocol = NT1" and then "name resolve order = bcast lmhosts host wins" . That seems to always fix samba for desktop file manager network discovery and browsing in any new linux install for me. This is a great looking and performing OS, I'm enjoying it. Debian 10, and Zorin are other nice choices!
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Version: 2019.06
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-07-01
Votes: 0
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Tried PCLinuxOS and the installation from live DVD wend smoothly. Installed to the solid state drive on my HP Folio and was working well. KDE Plasma desktop was easy to customize. As expected the first time wifi was available a bunch of updates installed and it seemed to successfully download and install whatever it needed. I was happy with everything except the login screen and thought this was going to be a very positive review. The login screen was awkward but the option in the menu to login automatically seemed like it should bypass that inconvenience. After changing that the computer just boots to a black screen with a cursor. No desktop loads. Mouse buttons do nothing. Cursor moves around on a blank screen. Tried several things. Ctrl Alt Del brought up the shutdown screen. Tried everything from there and could only shutdown or go back to a black screen and cursor. The other boot menu option for recovery mode brought up a command line. If I knew what to do from the command line I wouldn't be installing a distro with a desktop. Typed login from the command line. then password. All that did was change the glop ahead of the cursor. Types help. Got a screen full of stuff that didn't appear to have any commends that would help. Could find references to this black screen problem on line but solutions offered were mostly written in some kind of geek code.
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Version: 2019.06
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-28
Votes: 11
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PCLOS has been my distro of choice for ten years. I have at sundry times tried other distros thinking it was time to change. I always come back, and it never takes long for the shortcomings of the others to show. This latest version is fabulous as always.
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Version: 2019.06
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-26
Votes: 17
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LOVE this distro! I have hopped for years, I've finally found a home!! I've seen reviewers complain about NVIDIA issues, I've had no problems getting mine setup. Sounds like user error to me, but since we don't know what they did or how they did it, we'll never know. Remember to blacklist the nouveau driver first then install the NVIDIA drivers - all through synaptic.
Now, I DID have some wonkiness when installing to my laptop which is an AMD with the integrated Volcano chip. It works, but I had a few bumps in the road. That's the only reason I give this a 9 instead of a 10. WELL DONE DISTRO!
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Version: 2019.06
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-06-23
Votes: 0
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Really wanted to use this, but cannot successfully use the Nvidia drivers. Without that driver there's an awful lot of fan noise. It worked in the past, but for some reason there's always a need to break something that isn't broken!
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Version: 2019.06
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-06-23
Votes: 1
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Tried to install PCLinux 3 times, getting closer to a complete install each time by trying the different options on the menu. Once I had a succesful installation, I applied the updates and rebooted then the O/S halted halfway through the boot process. :~(
HP Pavilion 17"
AMD A10-8700P
Radeon R5
16GB RAM
1TB WD Black
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Version: 2019.06
Rating: 3
Date: 2019-06-23
Votes: 4
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Only giving 3 out of 10 because I still enjoy the 2014 Full Monty Edition.
This one (2019.06) unfortunately did not perform at all. The installer quit twice at two different stages of install without a single message on the error. The Live System still continued to run, though, like nothing happened. So, each time I just restarted the installation program and the process. The the installer quit for the third time, this time with an error message. But that was enough already, I made up my mind about trying.
Hope for better luck next time!
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-20
Votes: 3
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I've been using PCLinuxOS for several years now, on a variety of hardware, including laptops from Core2 Duo up to Kaby Lake core i7. It's by far the most reliable Linux I've found and it installs when others just won't. I really like that it is systemd free, and is a rolling release. Currently i'm using 2 desktops, TDE and Enlightenment.
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Version: 2019.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-18
Votes: 11
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Works great, love this distro. Great people on the forum and a magazine.A Huge thanks to Tex for countless hours put into packaging and answering questions. Also plenty of additional packages in synaptic.
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Version: 2019.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-17
Votes: 10
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This version (2019.06) has a number of improvements from the version a month before. The distro runs fast and stable and has a well thought out set of applications with it. PCLinuxOS will make a comeback if they keep producing versions like this one. It's a nice step up!
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-22
Votes: 28
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This is my preferred main distro that just works. I have installed quite a bunch of different distros based on different base systems (Arch, Debian, Ubuntu, etc) but PCLinuxOS offers the best balance between uptodate software as a rolling release and stability with a traditional upgrade policy. New versions are often delivered in a test repository that can be easily activated.
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-20
Votes: 34
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Everything works perfectly on my 2011 dell latitude laptop E5420 (cpu i5-2520M), also the printer-scanner hp. Great Control Center!
The laptop is Super Fast (with the standard kde desktop)!
The installation is way quicker with respect to ubuntu.
The system is very reactive.
Minimal maintenance efforts thanks to the rolling release packages.
Exceptionally stable
The 2019 version of PCLinuxOS (Release date: May 2019) is superb!
Thanks to the community
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-15
Votes: 18
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I do have an old version and a 64-bit one on partitions. I use it next to other distro's for years now. As a matter of fact I started with Linux with PCLOS some 13 years back. It has had weaker periods in history but it is very solid these days. I can't think of real obstacles and a lot of software works..! I still like it very much and I could use it day to day.
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-09
Votes: 22
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This is a very reliable Linux distribution with plenty of tools and available third party applications. You can download and install browsers such as google chrome and Brave browsers right from their repository. It has a semi-rolling model using RPM packages, sysVinit software, but APT as update method.
It officially supports KDE and MATE Desktops with other community DE such as XFCE available.
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-15
Votes: 19
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i use pclinuxos and linux mint . I have a lifetime membership to vpn unlimited which the newest version is not supported by pclinuxos so that is the reason i use mint. If it was supported I would not need any other os. It is a wonderful os and does everything I need KODOS to pclinuxos.
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-14
Votes: 23
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This is my goto main distro that works. I have used/tried many different distros with different base systems,Manjaro, Mint, Mx, Antegros, Unbunto, Solus, etc. and PCLinuxOS uptodates software as a rolling release and stability with a normal upgrade policy. You can find newer versons in a test repository . When I installed PclinuxOs everything works out of the box. WiFi works , Graphics Card works (MSI) ,
Nvidia drivers are already loaded in the Base Release, so no worries there. It is a RPM release, but
feels like a Debian Distro . I find it to be very stable , so I will continue run it . When I installed PclinuxOs , not all the packages download at first pass , so when it is done downloading , answer
no if you want to ignore packages not downloaded , it will go back and try again , and it has worked
for me every time ,
T
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-04-13
Votes: 0
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No, it's not stable. The default kernel is 4.16, unsupported already, so I installed other and the system did't boot It did on 4.16 only. It's not out of the box, it doesn't support Broadcom out of the box, network manager is very unfriendly sincce YOU must change netork interface which has to be connected by default, so even if the driver is installed correctly you have no connection. It's set up performance governor by dfault, again it's not a good decision, my own opinion btw.
Generally nice plasma, nice system but too many things to twick and sometimes crashes completely after updates.
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-10
Votes: 6
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Actually PCLinux is at 2019.03, a full release with either KDE's Plasma 5 or Mate.
It originated in the Mandrake distribution and took images from Mandriva.
I started with Mandriva 2006 about the same time that PCLinuxOS was starting
its path into the future. It is still here 13 years later while Mandriva was unable
to produce a usable(for me) version after 2010.2 and folded around 2012.
Mageia and Open Mandriva are Mandriva successors and use systemd.
But I used PCLinuxOS in 2014 shifted to Mageia and then back to PCLinuxOS
in 2016.03 version. Stuck with PCLinuxOS64 though the very rough transition
from KDE's Plasma 4 to KDE's Plasma 5 though I took hard looks at Trinity
and Mate then.
The 2019.03 KDE 5 PCLinuxOS64 is fine with almost all of the tools I have
used over the last 13 years. Besides PCLinuxOS I have used besides the
tools mentioned above lots of versions of Fedora, Knoppix and helped people
with Ubuntu. Bought Partition Magic to do my last install of PCLinux on a late
model Dell Inspiron and to avoid the searching through Windows 10 for
Microsloth's partition editor.
bliss
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-09
Votes: 3
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I am using PCLinuxOS KDE since December 2017 and it works fine ─ although some initial challenges because of its unusual ways to do some things, such as separate apps / scripts for system updates (Synaptic), LibreOffice (LOmanager) and language management.
The use of APT-RPM and Synaptic is not so weird, if you remember that both were developed by RPM-based distro Conectiva, later mixed with Mandrake to become Mandriva.
There are no update warnings (except for LibreOffice, at the top right corner), so you should open Synaptic daily or each few days, ─ and it is strongly recommended not to stay more than a week without doing so.
When I did install it, default User / Groups ID (UID / GID) where 500:500, so be aware to change it, ─ in the first boot + configurations, ─ if you will dualboot other distros, which nowadays use 1000:1000, for files read / write compatibility.
Duality of Control Center vs. KDE System settings was not a big surprise, since some other distros also have it, ─ YaST2 is a "control center", in openSUSE, ─ and I already had installed Mageia 1 year before.
My experience dualbooting PCLinuxOS and Mageia (and others) helped to understand better both distros, because I couldn't try Mandrake / Mandriva in their old days.
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-08
Votes: 1
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It has always been my go to Distro. I find it to be very useful in disk and boot repair..Yes I know there may be some a little better out there. but Im a little complainant.When friend wants to try linux, I give them a pclinux disk and now also a mxlinux one also....and nine out ten times they give the latter back. thus my rating..NOW the only problem i have ever had, was with the sound.And to find out it was because of the cheap laptops i was buying.....OK the wish list......I truly wish they would develop a Gnome desktop.I would love to see what they would come up with... Thank you for the great distro.....JT
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-08
Votes: 6
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This is my preferred main distro that just works. I have installed quite a bunch of different distros based on different base systems (Arch, Debian, Ubuntu, etc) but PCLinuxOS offers the best balance between uptodate software as a rolling release and stability with a traditional upgrade policy. New versions are often delivered in a test repository that can be easily activated.
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-08
Votes: 5
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I have been using PCLinuxOS distributions for more than 10 years without issues on lots of (widely) different hardware, while the update model has served for seamlessly keeping up to date on both kernels and applications.
With a responsive maintainer / packager team and a great support forum, it is highly recommended for both new and experienced users.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-08
Votes: 3
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I write this review from PC Linux with KDE4, this system is on SSD for 4 years, on second SSD is latest with KDE5, very fast, stable, very wide software range with quality software in mind, this team from Texas know how to make Linux for desktop, regards from Serbia.
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-03-28
Votes: 0
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Works well, but has driver problem with my USB plug-in WiFi module. Via cable I was able to connect to the Net.
Maybe in the next update the guys will solve this.
Anyway looks like a well done system.
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Version: apt
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-03-25
Votes: 7
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Very stable.
Rolling distribution, most of the time the latest software
Large repository of software.
Does take a bit of a learning curve.
But once you get through the learning curve then I must say, very user friendly, stable and works well so-far
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-03-24
Votes: 0
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I started with PcLinux 0.92 and fell in love with it. I used PcLinux exclusively until one of the releases in 2010 when I began having issues. I still recommended it to all new users as the Mandriva control center is still the best GUI hardware/software configuration utility found in Linux. I have also always found the package management system flawlessly stable unlike Mandriva or any of the other forks that still use the old Mandriva package management system.
switched from Pclinux for many years to another distro and only recently came back to a pleasant surprise. Most if not all of the issues that caused me to move away seem to no longer exist and I find myself very satisfied.
I have one firm requirement that is no Systemd which PcLinux meets.
I also prefer enlightenment and PcLinux has E18 (which to me was the last good release of that DE) as well as around a dozen ready made themes for download which is a major plus.
All in all I haven't had any software I've installed through the package manager fail to start or crash at any point, no Systemd, and the DE I prefer is available and also runs flawlessly.
I gave a rating of 8 rather than 10 simply because in my opinion the repo could have more software available.
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-16
Votes: 24
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Returned to PCLOS a month ago after a number of years using *buntu derivatives, due to a desire to be rid of systemd and some of the other "innovations" in that family of distros. PCLOS was the first Linux distro that I used regularly, about 10 years ago, but I'd moved away from Linux for a few years due to needing Windows for work.
For my return to PCLOS, I adopted the community version based on Xfce and had no trouble getting it working on my hardware. What few problems I encountered were easily solvable using the PCLOS forum, which as always is very helpful.
There was a time this distro was what Ubuntu or Mint is now, the "go-to" distro that everyone recommends. It's not the hot flavor of the month anymore, but it is what it always has been--very good, very reliable, easy to use, and easy to troubleshoot. If you want your Linux to "just work," PCLOS is an excellent choice. It's been so good to me that I've zapped my Windows and Mint installs off my laptop's SSD and gone with this as my sole OS. Hello again, old friend...
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Version: 2009.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-03-08
Votes: 0
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I might try it again. The last version I used was 2009.2, which was -very- good. Back then, PCLOS offered many DE spins (Gnome, LXDE, XFCE, etc). I never liked the 'juvenile' KDE, and still hate it.
When I updated my system back in '09, Bill tried to implement BFS (Brain F*ck Scheduler) but that really 'screwed' the OS stability. Let's say it was a 'preview' of what systemd would do to Linux. By the time they removed BFS and went back to the standard kernel, I had already quit using PCLOS.
It has the potential to be a top 10 again, if they'll stop worshipping KDE. I'd also prefer to see ZFS.
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-03-03
Votes: 12
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PCLinuxOS Community XFCE (4.12.4)
Pros:
No systemd. Uses SysVinit
Rolling distro
RPM based destro with Debian installer
Easy kernel install through Synaptic
Installs on 64 bit UEFI/efi systems fine, AMD or Intel, provided the disk is MBR and not GPT.
Install on MBR mapped drives only. Installing on GPT mapped drives could make the drive unbootable, blow-up other OSes, delete partitions, hang on shutdown, reboot on shutdown, etc.
Do not assign a boot password during install as you will then not be able to initiate the stage 2 installer after rebooting.
Install in Synaptic Package Manager:
grub2splash to change login/shutdown Plymouth splash picture
xfce4-whisker-menu-plugin for the Whisker menu
Mate-themes for the BlackMATE theme
gdm-more-themes
xfce-theme-manager
xfwm4-themes
ristretto - photo viewer
grub-customizer if you do not like the PCLOS grub menu
advert-block for hosts files install
cronjob-fstrim for ssd fstrim
You'll want to run "Configure Your Computer" in the control panel settings to add users, setup the firewall, printers and scanners; activate network sharing, etc.
*** Can install numerous Internet browsers: Brave, Firefox, Cyberfox, Waterfox, Iridium, Opera, Vivaldi, Pale Moon, and many others. ***
Install Advert-blocker to install host files.
Xfce allows a menu search box at the bottom left (like W10). Desktops opened apps all show up on the taskbar (like KDE). USB sticks automount when inserted and automatically opens a finder window.
Good selection of icons - Numix, Nutrix, iOS, Emerald, Vivacious, Vibrancy, Elementary, Dalisha, etc. (I prefer skeuomorphic icons, though.)
Download and run the Etcher-electron.AppImage toburn the installer iso to an USB stick. When burning DVDs use 8x speed, or slower.
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Version: 2019.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-27
Votes: 9
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Thanks. Really a systemd free. no like others as mxlinux for example!
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Version: apt
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-02-24
Votes: 0
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Managed to download, with multiple failures en route. Seemingly loaded ok to usb stick. Booted to the live options screen. asked to open live distro. Blue screen of death.
I used to like PCLinux, not any more. The last months have been hopeless. Sorry guys.
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-09
Votes: 27
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Annoyed by outdated packages and new installations after a few months? Deterred by gigabytes of updates that end in black screens or system freezes in some of the rolling release distros? You want a system that simply works and lets the user do his work without fiddling around? Out of the box experience? Security? An OS that serves your need is this one. Really well done, PCLinuxOS.
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-04
Votes: 21
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Review for the Xfce-version:
A few years ago I tried PCLinuxOS as a newbie, but without the necessary consequence to learn something about it and this produced some issues. Now, a few years later and more experienced in the Linux Universe I have tried PCLOS again and I am really happy. I would not praise the installation as to be optimal, but it is not too complicated. There are few tools to make the start quite user-friendly (Addlocale, Libreoffice Manager), but I can easily imagine to make it better.
Once installed PCLOS shines in everyday life. This OS is pretty lean and reliable. Great hardware support ootb. Good forum, good documentation. Via Synaptic and the change to the repository in the home country all updates are fast, really fast. Good amount of software. The Control Center is fine and the security setup (especially the firewall) offers a good feeling of security.The latest release of firejail is in the repos. It looks like that no system-wide "sudo" and no "systemd" are right now a good choice to avoid the problems which are discussed right now (though I am sure that all the smart guys working on "sudo" and "systemd" will fix the existing problems). I can not praise enough how speedy the latest stable kernel release is added to the repo. It looks like that the developers know what they are doing - regular updates but not every hour, and not the tsunami updates I know from other rolling release distros. In other words: fast bleeding edge if it is necessary, waiting if it is adviseable. This philosophy results in great stability. But the user has to be willing to learn a little bit, but this is not difficult (even I did it!).
Last but not least it has to be said that the main developer called "Texstar" (Bill Reynolds) is a true genius. All the best to PCLinusOS!
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-03
Votes: 5
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The one and only with my absolutely need of: SysV, Apt, Mate, rolling AND WITH FUNCTIONAL "GAMBAS3" for install .. it can not be better .. thanks PcLinusOS
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-28
Votes: 6
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It's the only distro I've found that actually works right out of the box, so far I've given it to at least a dozen people who have never used linux and they're having no problems.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-21
Votes: 14
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What's not to like.
I have used PCLinuxOS since 2004 having followed the author, "Texstar" from mandrake where he did RPM's.
I have converted dozens of people to and recommended hundreds to this distribution since then.
Some people using virtual installs and exotic hardware have had some problems at times, but it's been my experience that is few and far between. The forum is a good place to get help.
PCLinuxOS has been in the top 20 for over 16 years. I'm not sure why it has dropped in the 20's and 30's in the last year as it is a fully complete system that makes transitions from windows (using KDE) almost transparent.
NOTE: Gamers have the most problems on Linux, although some run under emulation.
But for the average person, PCLinuxOS is a joy to use.
Add a second drive, if possible, and try it out and use dual boot. And have fun.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 3
Date: 2019-01-14
Votes: 0
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After PCLinuxOS MATE bombed last year trying to install it, I tried again with a newer version. It is still buggy. Plus, neither the MATE nor the KDE versions would read my flash drive folders correctly. Several of the folders were "unreadable" or lacked the correct "permissions". I have never had this problem with a flash drive with any of dozens of distros I have tried in the past 12 years. It is rather obvious that PCLinuxOS is no longer the distro it was once several years ago. Neither are many other distros. It is definitely not the "best linux distro" anymore. Very, very sad.
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Version: 2016.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-12
Votes: 7
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Everything is working. You can be SU, user, not like in ubuntu, for instance. Absolutely the best Linux distro, try it!
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-12
Votes: 4
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The best! Stable and easy to use. Works seamlessly even on old computers.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 21
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I was running three different Linux distros (PCLinuxOS, Fedora and Refracta) on three separate machines here before December. Then I got enough free time to check out some alternatives to upgrading to the new Fedora, and as a result--all my boxes now run only PCLinuxOS. This KDE Plasma distribution really works good (even on my finicky HP PC).
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Version: 2016.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-15
Votes: 19
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While the 'perfect' distro is still in the future, PCLinuxOS fulfills almost all of the common user's (my) needs. I'm running the KDE Plasma5 desktop and although I liked the previous version better, I'm reasonably happy with it.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-10-14
Votes: 0
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This seems to be a decent distro. I like the MATE desktop with the dark gray menus.
However, installation is not that easy and the LIVE desktop takes too long to load. Rebooting after installation is also a pain, it takes so looong.
I give it a 5 because seems sudo is NOT enabled by default. It says "sudo command not found" when trying to run sudo apt-get update.
You have to first run apt-get install sudo.
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-13
Votes: 25
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This is a wonderful rolling upgrade distribution with almost flawless performance. The only items causing any problems was the rollout from KDE v.3 to KDE v.4, and now once again, to KDE Plasma.
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-26
Votes: 62
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I don't get it how some people have so much trouble with PCLinuxOS. I just installed it last weekend on yet another cheap laptop I got off ebay, and it just works. I give old laptops with pclos installed to family who don't need alot of computer, and since 2015 or so, even problematic broadcom wifi works first time. Older HP, Dell and lenovo laptops, NO problem! My older desktop takes 20 minutes for a re-install if I screw something up bad enough that I need to, and that's with 3 hard drives, and never lost a partition or a file. I haven't tried any other distros for a few years, because pclos just works!
Pros- No systemd! Fairly up to date community releases in KDE, XFCE, LXDE, some more I'm forgetting. Rolling release but packages are vetted before hitting the repositories, so no "bleeding edge" problems if you aren't in the "testing" repository!
Cons- Nobody's actually holding your hand, and keeping a puppy handy if you need a safe space while trying to install with arcane hardware or other requirements- but then again, somebody might, just ask in the excellent forums!
More Pros- The aforementioned excellent forums! And the excellent monthly magazine.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-09-20
Votes: 0
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The system does not recognize my Intel graphics card as the only distro whoch does not do it.
The fan is working on very high speed all the time, I do not know why.
I saw intel_pstate governor is by default performance, I changed to powersave but the fan
still work like crazy. The rest looks promising but these few bugs are very annoying.
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-18
Votes: 12
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Excellent distribution.
Good material recognition.
A very good KDE Plasma 5 desktop and even one of the best integration of this desktop for all distributions.
No-systemd, rolling updates, and a well provided software repository.
What else?
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-09-09
Votes: 0
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I have been trying PCLOS since version 2014.12, but everything I got was deception because it simply refused to install in my old hardware (Intel Atom D2500 CPU with NM10 chipset and DDR3 RAM). For my surprise, it rejected even a modern hardware based on AMD A320 chipset with A-9600 CPU and DDR4 RAM...
Curiously, the ONLY version that run on my PC was a `Br´ (localized in Brazilian Portuguese with br-abnt2 keymap for the keyboard) found in the site https://sourceforge.net/projects/pclinuxosbr/files/?source=navbar . By the way, MANY other distros had zero problem to install and run like a champ in my hardware (both Intel and AMD), including SparkyLinux, Tails, Kali, Mint, MX, SolydX, Salix, Gecko, Fedora, and Stella. So I think PCLOS is a little bit problematic.
Rating it `5´ out of 10 is in respect to the hard work done by PCLOS devs and collaborators. I will keep an eye on this project because it has potential to become a serious contendor for userfriendly desktop systems like Mac OS X and Windows 7/10. If it had a brilliant hardware recognition capability and sane defaults, it could compete with MX Linux itself. (No kidding! :)
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-02
Votes: 15
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Rolling relaise, stable, easy, large amount of software!
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-16
Votes: 23
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Over the past 15 years I've tried a ton of distros with all sorts of desktops but the one I have on my main pc is PCLinuxOS KDE. Why? I love the fact that this distro is a rolling release and that the KDE Plasma desktop is being actively developed. It's very stable and can be customized to the nth degree. There are some things about PCLinuxOS that are dated, like the installer and its small sized program repository, but this distro has run like a champ for me for many years and has met all my needs. I firmly believe PCLinuxOS deserves more love than it gets. Yes, it is one of the senior citizens in the Linux world, but it runs great. Try it, you might just fall in love with it as I did.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-24
Votes: 16
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lxde pclos no problem, fast + responsive - but certain apps clog up cpu - wont mention browsers and possible email client
maybe I should ditch this 15 year+ laptop?
Hope u guys in Texas are ok
Bob-D
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-11
Votes: 0
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I've been running this distro in one form or another since 2006, and aside from major updates (such as KDE Plasma 5), it has been rock solid and reliable with a rolling release model that doesn't require frequent repaves to upgrade. Previously, I'd been using Ubuntu, but the erosion of security with its now very Windows-like escalation of privilege and the upgrade cycle that always seemed to break things left me wanting something different. It also has a very active and helpful community that welcomes Linux users of all experience levels. PCLOS is now the day-to-day OS for my desktop at home.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-16
Votes: 14
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Der Slogan "Keep it simple" passt genau. Wenn mich jemand fragen würde, wenn dieser Linux zum erstenmal ausprobieren möchte, dann würde ich PCLinuxOS empfehlen. Die Vorteile gegenüber den anderen hier vorgestellten Haupt- Distributionen, ist das einfache händling. Ich habe die Community- Xfce- Variante von anfang an als bequem ermpfunden.
Die Distributionen, die hier im Klick-Ranking unter den Top 5 sind, können PCLinuxOsS nicht das Wasser reichen.
Die Installation ist für jmd mit Linuxerfahrung kein Problem. Für Anfänger empfielt sich die Distri ersteinmal in einer virtuellen Umgebung anzutesten wenn es um die wirkliche Funktionsweise geht die Neugier zu sättigen. Der Live-Installer ist für einen schnelles temporäres (ohne Installation) Erkunden perfekt. Deutsche (oder auch Andere) Sprachpakete können mit den Lokalisierungs-Manager super einfach nachinstalliert werden. Ist für mich kein Con sondern ein +. Auch Libreoffice wird durch einen Manager verwaltet. Aktuelle Kernel oder Software werden mit Synaptic ohne Probleme eingespielt.
Ich benutze PCLinuxOS nun schon seit einigen Jahren und durch das rolling hatte ich noch nie Probleme. Alles läuft stabil und rund. Alls grosses Plus sehe ich auch, das diese Distribution auch ohne systemd zügig hoch und herunter fährt. Viele kleine Helferlein(auch unter der Haube) sind von Hause aus von Anfang an gleich mitinstalliert, so das es für ein Durchschnitt-User eigentlich kaum etwas nachinstalliert werden müsste. Kommt natürlich auf den Anspruch an die Distri an.
Viel Spaß mit PCLinuxOS.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-13
Votes: 29
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This is a fantastic all-round OSand has been designed with the home user in mind. By that I mean that's it's rock-solid in reliability and includes meany handy utilities to help you do things. It's also the only Linux ditro I've come across that plays a login sound by default and it's the only distro running KDE where after sleeping my laptop trackpad still works.
It's a rolling release which means you won't have to erase and re-install the OS everytime an major upgrade is released.
It's system-d free which means it does things the Linux way and is therefore more secure. System-d is not only very complex and monolitihc but it potentially renders your system less-secure in that a hacker just needs to target a flaw in system-d and they basically can bring the entire system down, whereas in a system like PCLinuxOS which uses individual programmes to control system components and services, it makes it a lot harder to hack.
PCLinux puts an emphasis on using a GUI to find and install software, which is nice as it doesn't force you to use the command line. You can still download any rpm from the internet and manaully install it, and there is even a GUI available to do that in the repo, or you can use the command line.
You can tell the developer is a veteran and knows his stuff. In my opinion this is how all Linux distros should be because you're grandmother could use this, it's so easy. It basically gets out of the way and provides you with a solid, fast, easy-to-use operating system.
I find most other distros eventally either become unrelaible after a while or get stuck on old software whereas PCLiuxOS stays relaible but also gets app updates. Of course they don't update the apps every 5 minutes like Arch, but also not only every 5 years like other LTS ditros. They have a nice balance.
Highly recommended for home users who want no-nonsense reliable computing.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-12
Votes: 18
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PC Linux OS is a really surprising distro. Having tried some others like Manjaro, Mint and Puppy on old computers, it really runs fast and is super stable! I could say it's even more beginner-friendly than Mint, because it contains in one package source everything you need, while in the Ubuntu family you must make some fine-tuning, taking care about some not so stable (or even unsafe) sources.
Even if in their (creepy) website they say you need a minimum of 2 gb of RAM for running their official flavors (Plasma and Mate), you can download a community build (it's what I did), like XFCE, which runs on older PCs.
The folks in the discussion forums are more eagerly to help then what I experienced with Mint or Manjaro.
For me, the best distro, even for beginners and old machines. And without systemd!
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-11
Votes: 3
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Well, this seems to be the Linux communities best kept secret, I've been a Linux user since 2007 when the 'buntus' made it popular and I've tried a million and one distros since, but had never heard of PCLinuxOS :(
I gave it a whirl in a VM as I generally do to make sure it runs and isn't totally awful, and within ten minutes I chose to install it on real hardware.
This distro is superb, it looks great (I'm using XFCE), the workflow makes absolute sense, and it is insanely fast on an old HP ProBook 6460b with i5 and 16Gb RAM.
I have only been using it for 24hrs, but I am very confident that I will install it on my main driver very soon as it really is that good, MX Linux has been on there for three years, but this edges it for workflow, it just seems 'natural'.
I'll give it a week or so to make sure I'm not missing anything obvious, but so far it looks great.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-06-11
Votes: 0
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I am not a fan of systemd so I tried several recent releases of PCLinuxOS on an Asus E402N (32GB EMMC, 4GB RAM). I had to give up after losing many hours surfing and fiddling because it would apparentlly not install on EMMS drives despite the many available tweaks I tried . The Live version works well however, except for some annoying display glitches in Emacs. Slackware took half a day to install and did not boot, though the Live version with KDE runs fine. So 2 days ago I finally installed Debian Stretch (featuring the infamous systemd) and it installed with minor issues (systemd only found /dev/root after a few attempts and stubbornly wanted to install unplugged HD entries from my customized fstab). Removing those entries solved the problem and it has been running fine till now. This is only my experience so far and does not mean that you would have any problem installing PCLinuxOS or Slackware on a non EMMC laptop.
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Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-08
Votes: 12
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I have used this Linux distro ever since I left Windows. It's been solid throughout the years, one great simple distro. The default DE is KDE Plasma 5, but I use the Xfce display manager option as I like it's simple light weight style. Other DEs are Cinnamon, Enlightenment, LXDE, MATE, Trinity, and Xfce.
I moved over to the 64 bit version about 6 year ago when I finally got a refurbished Lenovo T420. Installation and setting up was smooth with no hassles. It automatically sorted my internet (even the back-up cellphone modem), and the Canon printer/copier/scanner was just download the driver from the synaptic package manager, let it install, and off you go.. How they do that I don't know.
PROS: Everything just seems to work.
A rolling release the upgrading is simple through synaptics -- 3 clicks and done, new software wanted -- the same. Software choices are vast -- almost awesome. The friendly forum is a pleasure to visit. They may not always fix everyone's problems but they do know much, and fix most problems, plus they are a friendly and informative crowd. There are now 9 listed languages on the forum so your not stuck in a 'just English' language forum if that's not you native tongue.
After struggling with Windows 8 and the never ending update/upgrade/rebooting PCLinux is just so simple.
CONS: err none! Overall I really can't fault PCLinuxOS. :-)
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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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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-19
Votes: 15
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2018.1 Xfce Community Edition, no version selection for 2018.1, ignore the "apt" version selection.
Pros: LOVE the Xfce community edition, whoever does it does a great job, needs a few packages removed or added here and there but so does every distro. If the Xfce GUI settings are not your cup of tea, it can be tuned to taste. PCLOS has mulitmedia and browser choices other distros don't, that's a huge plus. If you're addicted to the latest kernel, they're easy to add or remove, there's a good choice of old/new/LTS/latest stable. RPM distro that has incorporated apt package management, works remarkable well. Lots of user friendly settings and wizard-like system tweakers, converted MS users will feel at home.
Cons: The only one I can think of, is sadly they have a smallish testing team, so the occasional breakage or bug slips through the cracks, not often, but it happens.
Overall, PCLOS has been around for ages, and it does what it's supposed to. I prefer the Xfce desktop because it's simple, light, and easily customized, more complicated and 'fat' desktops are more prone to problems.
Thanks for reading my review.
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Version: 2016.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-05
Votes: 12
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After my old laptop (HP Pavilion something, with processor AMD Turion 64-bit – 4 gb ram – 320 gb hd - nVIDIA graphics card and wi-fi), became almost unusable from viruses (until then, win7 was the operating system of this laptop), PCLOS was the only distro (tested ubuntu, lubuntu, opensuse, and others), which recognized the whole hardware and I was able to work again on it. That time (April 2013) used the LXDE version.
Now in my new laptop (i3 5010u – 8gb ram – 500 gb hd), installed PCLOS MATE 64-bit, since July 2016 and working without any problem up to today. Very stable, new kernels installed when available (now running 4.16.5 and I have also 4.16.4, 4.9.92 and 4.9.87 for testing) and not any heat detected. Installed also in my netbook (intel Atom N2600 – 2 gb ram – 320 gb hd), MATE 64-bit, since September 2017. Running well in this machine, too. Not any problem during installation of the PCLOS. Not spent to much time to customize to my needs and install greek language. I am not using any extra repositories other than the PCLOS itself. Hibernation working good (sometimes the laptop working for 10-15 days without shut it down), bluetooth ok (my two cell phones connected and send and receive photos). With ddCopy, I am able to make live usb with any distro I want for testing, very easy.
Started my Linux life in 2008 with ubuntu, but after few years (2012) stopped using it due to problems (mainly with wi-fi every time a new version installed - I use only laptops, not desktops). Wired internet worked ok (sometimes, even wired internet not worked with ubuntu) but wireless, not worked at all. This thing never happened with PCLOS.
No cons. I have stopped looking for the proper distro when found PCLOS and recommend it to everyone, new or experienced Linux user.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-04-05
Votes: 0
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Pros: Very stable. No problems. The desktop is very intuitive and logical. It is easy to work with. Help is available if there are any questions about how things can or should be done.
Cons: It is very stable. Not a lot of improvements. There are few problems, therefore not much discussion about it. There is little need for fancy new features, because it does what it is supposed to do.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-03-29
Votes: 0
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Pros: Very useful programs, nice layout
Cons: Wouldn't install, you can - but with tricks.
some programs don't keep their settings, such as "Double Commander" doesn't keep colours, and other settings.
Overall usable - but only just !
I was talking about the LXDE flavour.....
It's such a pity. It would and could be my favourite distro if it wasn't for the myriads of bugs....
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-03-15
Votes: 0
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Over heating, PCBugOS. Maybe it is the computer not PCLinux. Have been using it for years. 7 now; and have no problems. My 76 year old computer illiterate mom even uses it. She loves it for card games and online web surfing. Go PCL
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-11
Votes: 21
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Pro:
excellent for people who can't keep up with the technical aspects of Linux or computers in general.....been using it since 0.93 version, came from Windows NT and wouldn't go back.... security is excellent, packages are excellent, intuitiveness is very good, very stable compared to years back, I went through about 6 or 7 Linux distros before finding PCLinuxOS...... community help is available in the PCLinuxOS forum where people are very friendly and helpful .... like the logo says- Radically simple.... can't say enough good about it..... installed it on a laptop for 10 yr. old grand daughter to use LibreOffice Writer and play games..... she's having NO problem with it.... 10 years old !!!...... if you don't need proprietary Windows programs then PCLinuxOS is the distro to get, like I said- very stable and secure...... love it.....
Cons:
can't use an expensive Windows CAD package but that's not PCLinuxOS's fault, it's the CAD developers decision to not opensource his package...... not every category of Windows software is represented in the opensource platform unfortunately.....
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-06
Votes: 15
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Love it.
PClinux OS seems to be the only live distro having no problems with nvidia drivers. I've got an old laptop without hard drive (broken), PClinux on USB deals with nvidia driver and the Quantum Firefox with no problems at all, which is all I need to connect laptop to the HDTV set.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-03-05
Votes: 0
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Could not install directly, but was able to load live version and install from that. Attractive, simple, and so far robust.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-03
Votes: 12
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PCLinuxOS is a near perfect distro. It is a rolling release, yet is very stable and dependable. It has been around for quite a while, so it is solid. Very easy for beginners to maintain. It is what Solus is striving to be. The KDE Plasma 5 desktop is a very easy transition for those coming over from Windows. I strongly recommend PCLinuxOS.
Pros: stable and dependable rolling release
Easy to maintain
Good support
Cons: after a kernel upgrade, it may have glitches for a week or two afterwards.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-02-28
Votes: 0
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It overheats processor, my Haswell chip is running on max frequency and is noisy
when no applications are turned on.
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Version: apt
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-02-25
Votes: 0
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very bad distro... bug in boot, bug after install, all drives full bug... PCBugOS.
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-02-23
Votes: 13
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Working very well for me. PCLOS is the only distro which uses apt-rpm with Synaptic which has English as the default language. It gives me the latest MATE 1.20. Some users complained that the installer crashed. It did crash when I tried to install on a USB hard drive with a GPT setup and a legacy BIOS. It will install fine on a MBR drive and probably on a UEFI, GPT drive. Mainstream apps such as Firefox, LibreOffice, Clementine, and VLC are included.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-01-21
Votes: 17
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NOTE: On 2017.07 as the 2017.11 would not boot up on my laptop. Mate desktop
I first came across PCLinuxOS for my EEEPC and have been a regular user since on netbooks and "proper" laptops.
Currently using it on a HP14 Chromebook and works a treat apart from having to do a tweak to get the mouse to work a bit smoother and the media key for brightness not working it's faultless and does it's job well.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-01-20
Votes: 12
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After years on Debian, a while on ArchLinux and a few tests of other distributions, I decided a year ago on PCLinuxOS.
Excellent distribution that is easy to use on a daily basis. No problem with updates.
A fully up-to-date KDE desktop on its latest version.
A rolling distribution with a conservative base, no systemd.
Perfect for my use on two of my three machines.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-01-15
Votes: 8
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Easy, stable, rolling!
With the best "control center".
Ernstfree
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-01-13
Votes: 0
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Pros:
Easy to install.
Easy to use.
Pulseaudio can be deactivated.
Alsa and OSS audio present.
Cons:
Too many undocumented updates.
rsyslog is now the default logging system.
Removing rsyslog purges other
packages too.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-01-09
Votes: 0
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MATE version crashed at the end of installation. Totally unacceptable. PCLinuxOS has lost its way!
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-01-05
Votes: 0
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This is regrettable, impossible to install the system, I tried both in VirtualBox and real pc, wiki 2013 does not correspond to the current installation process. As live usb PClinuxOS is impressive in terms of the amount of programs installed but here it has finished....
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-12-19
Votes: 9
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I would recommend this operating system to anyone. It's easy to use and the learning curve isn't that demanding. If you can handle XP, you'll like this. Honestly, I do like the last version better, but I'm getting used to this one now. After switching from XP years and years ago, I've rarely been disappointed. I kind of miss some of the old discontinued programs, but that's progress I guess. I'd recommend starting with KDE and then try the other versions. One really neat advantage that I like about PCLinuxOS, is that it can be put on a thumbdrive (I'd strongly recommend a newer, good quality type. Some of the older cheapies are slow. I've had good results with the newer SanDisks, with the orange indicator lite. The Blue lite ones are too slow.) Anyway, yes, I heartily recommend PCLinuxOS, for both new and advanced users.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-12-09
Votes: 6
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I read some of the reviews and the negative stuff seems to come from folks with hardware incompatibilities. All I can suggest is to try PCLinuxOS. IF your hardware works with the distro then you probably will stay with PCLinuxOS forever.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-12-07
Votes: 6
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Easy to use and very configurable. Everything works out of the box. A very good distro that deserves better merit.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-12-06
Votes: 13
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Seems like this is one of the only sane distros left.
-Rolling release
-Independent
-systemd free
-Tons of software
-No stupid "welcome screen" or "app center"
-If you have a 64 bit computer, it WILL run on PCLinuxOS without problem
Shame it isn't more popular.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 1
Date: 2017-12-06
Votes: 0
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Their custom kernel overheats and overloads processor, I have on idle maximum frequency.
The computer is very noisy, the fan is all the time working hard.
The rest looks nice but the problem with the kernel is not acceptable.
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Version: 2017.11
Rating: 1
Date: 2017-12-03
Votes: 0
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Totally bugged, years ago i tried it and it was full of bugs!
No surprise it is still!
full bloated, pc linux OS is one of the worst distros ive ever saw...runs sluggish on high end computers...
i feel like they made linux + windows 10....
the only positive aspect is that it doenst uses systemd......i dont feel like this distro is good for any user ... also fails to install nvidia optimus drivers.
Tested kde version.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-11-12
Votes: 15
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Very comfy distro.
Pros:
-RPM package manager
-Up to date packages
-Not bloated
-systemd free
Really that's it. Distros with RPM as the package have always seemed to be the most stable for me for some reason.
No cons. Very rarely do I ever have any complaints about distros, systemd has never been too much of a pain for me either.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 3
Date: 2017-11-06
Votes: 0
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The installer felt the need to completely delete my 6 ntfs partitions on a secondary disk that was holding the install, it didn't even attempt to use the space, just the 3 primary partitions I created for the install. The KDE Plasma environment was a bit sluggish compared to other KDE Plasma installs I've had. On top of that it comes pre-loaded with software from Microsoft and Google. This is not my cup of tea. All and all, the disto did install and work & perform cleanup operations afterwards like removing unused Nvidia drivers, etc. The update servers were crawling at 200kb/s. I could have fixed probably any issue but this. I am not ruling out trying this distro in the future, but be warned even though you take empty space on a secondary disk, it will wipe out all of the remaining partitions (this reason baffles me, since I have done installs from Gentoo, Arch, Debian, and Slackware in this remaining space with no issues before this distro).
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-10-31
Votes: 0
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Almost 10.
Really liked the ease of installation on a really old machine, with a rather notorious graphics chip (sis671) that played properly, out of the box. Minor issues for me: first, that it broke during first synaptic update and had to search a bit to fix it and second, the bland visuals of the distro.. A couple of nice choices in icons etc would make a huge difference :)-
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-10-30
Votes: 0
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I have stopped distro hopping with this distro. I really like using this. Everything works out of the box. "When you are on a good thing, stick to it!"
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-10-29
Votes: 0
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I don't know why PCLinuxOS is not more popular. It has a good following, but with the ease of installing, dependability, good choice of software... it should be higher. Not that is hasn't had a dependable following. Maybe one reason there is not as much interest is because it is too dependable and too easy. There is not much to complain about. It works. It does what it is supposed to do. I did have a problem installing the xfce addition lately. I installed from the live version, was distracted, did not enter a password. It installed, but I could not open the hard drive version. Had to install again.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-10-28
Votes: 5
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Perfect for beginners. I've selected the xfce4 interface for my desktop. This is a Comunity Release with lots of little extras that make life easier. The best thing about pclinuxos is that it does not use any systemd.
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Version: apt
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-10-25
Votes: 0
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Since 2007 still my workhorce.
Only 1 time reïnstall, cause KDE5.
PCLinuxOS was alway fixable.
Don't know how long this HDD will survive.
Have to move the system before it breaks. but lazy you know ;)
Oh well, it's not a win install and my docs are backed up.
PCLinuxOS reïnstall with customization/localization could be done within the hour.......
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-10-11
Votes: 12
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beginners, intermediate and anyone else. this is the distro for you. even advanced users can be happy here, well advanced linux users are happy anywhere a linux kernel is, because they can make most any distro do what they want. but for guys like me that just want to turn on the computer and start working, surfing, watching movies, or maybe some actual computing i.e. a cad-cam, or graphics job. this distro does just that for me without the problems that come with MOST other operating system collections. and PCLinuxOS has a unique way to make packaging problems disolve before they happen with it's SYNAPTIC Package Manager. wow easiest package manager i have ever used, and repositories with about if not more than ten thousand well built packages to use within the time it takes to click and choose.
SO far the best distro to have if you dont mind being bored for NOT having to fix something all the time like others.
ONE Happy Camper
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-10-08
Votes: 4
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Have you ever tried a Linux Distro That just worked right out of the box. well if not, then you need to try PCLinuxOS. So far for many years, like 11 maybe, I couldnt find another distro that has been as easy nor as dependable than this one. No other distro compares, well maybe Red Hat, or Centos, But PCLOS doesnt need you to be a GURU to do the same things. it is Radically Simple, at least for me it is. Try it, you will be happy you did.
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-09-30
Votes: 6
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I have used PCLOS already before the "year" versions, when they were called 0.98 etc. Rolling release is easy, some re-installs were needed when I upgraded my hardware.
This is my main "Windows replacement" that I install in old PCs of my friends when Windows stops working. The program selection is good and the Control Center is excellent. KDE locale can be changed to many languages, although all programs are not translated.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-09-17
Votes: 0
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Mostly easy to install, especially if you have a handle on how you want to partition and install. I set up partitions for /, /home, and ~/files (shared b/n distros) before installing, and it presented me with no problems. PCLOS was the first distro I successfully installed all by myself, back in 2001. Every so often (like when they deprecated KDE4) you have to reinstall. They don't use systemd, you can have legacy-grub or grub2, and they update userspace and desktop software frequently. I am using grub2, SysV for init, and the 4.9 LTS kernel, and that suits me really well. It is currently my distro of preference.
I am currently using the xfce desktop, and am largely content. My current gripe is that MATE, my usually preferred DE, doesn't let me easily pick and apply colors to window borders, interface elements, etc, but apparently that's more on the MATE or GTK3 devs than PCLOS. The forums and IRC channel are helpful and friendly.
Be sure to keep up with the news on the forums, and update regularly -- daily, weekly, monthly, or at most bimonthly. If you have problems, search the forums first.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-09-05
Votes: 5
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Absolutely the best Plasma desktop I've seen yet!
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Version: 2016.03
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-08-26
Votes: 0
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As easy to install as Ubuntu, if and only if you know what to do at the very beginning. And it's as simple as Ubuntu for new users, or as they put it, "Radically Simple". And for a Linux distro, it is indeed radically simple, yet highly functional. Synaptic package manager makes for easy software searching and installation. The Mate Desktop environment works well. The repository has almost always contained the software binaries that I needed.
I've been using PClinuxOS for a couple of years now. My previous distros were Ubuntu and Debian. I switched to PClinuxOS for no other reason than the decision by Debian to go with Systemd. PClinuxOS was one of the few distros which shun Systemd, and so I made the switch.
I hear rumors that creating a separate partition for /usr will trigger an installation error, and the workaround is quite technical and daunting, for novice users like myself. But PClos installs just fine on three partitions: /, /home and swap, and probably on other partitioning schemes as well.
Also, you will want to do periodic updates, say at least every four to six months, or else a "stale lock" may be placed on the package manager, making further updates very difficult or impossible. That's what happened with me.
Go ahead, give it a try.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-08-22
Votes: 6
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I have now used PCLinuxOS as my main system for six years and never looked back. It is not just easy to use but is as good for intermediate and advanced users as it is for newbies. All the isos are well done and beautiful. PCLinuxOS magazine is robust and informative. PCLinuxOS has cloud storage, an irc chat, a very active forum, an email, a knowledge based wiki website a Facebook fan club and a friendly community including its founder Texstar. I love PCLinuxOS.
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-08-17
Votes: 19
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I've been using since version .71, I think? I've done a little distro-hopping, just to see what else was available. Found some enjoyable distros and some not so much, but always came back to pclinuxos.
Pros- No systemd! Rolling but not "bleeding edge" per se, as all packages are tested before general release. Great community, AND a monthly magazine!
Cons- Not a thing!
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