Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 10
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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: 15
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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: 36
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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: 10
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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: 26
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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: 17
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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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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-08-17
Votes: 4
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Many years ago when I first approached Linux after years of Window, I was about to go back to Microsoft, because everything seemed so difficult to work or so easy to break while trying to make work, or after it seemed to work for a while. It was 2004, there where so many newby friendly distros.
Then I tried PCLOS, it worked "out of the box", and after on year of intensive usage, everything was still working.
It is still working on my two desktops and on my notebook. In all these years so little issues and always solved thanks the support received in PCLOS Forum from a really friendly community, sometimes from Texstar himself.
I love it is a fairly rolling distro, you do not have to reinstall every often (from 2004 reinstalled maybe only 3 or 4 because of structural distro changes, plus of course computer upgrades or needs of fresh install).
Another thing I like, is that I can install straight from repos a few packages i do like and use (Teamviewer, Irfanview, SlimJet, Brave and others), not available in other distro.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-08-02
Votes: 5
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Izvrstan OS, koristim ga od njegove prve verzije 2003 dok je bio još u razvoju.
Do sada nisam pronašao niti jednu Linux distribuciju koja bi ga mogla zamijeniti.
Sigurnost, stabilnost, jednostavnost i pouzdanost čine ovu distribuciju najkvalitetnijom kombinacijom za desktop korisnika.
Od pojave Fullmonty verzije PCLinuxOS-a koristim tu varijantu. Na žalost, projekt napušten, ali ta je varijanta bila najbolja.
Preporučam PCLinuxOS za korisnike desktop računala i laptope.
Meni je PCLinuxOS nezamjenjiv alat za servisiranje Windowsa i spašavanje podataka.
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Great OS, I use it since its first version of 2003 while it was still in development.
So far, I have not found any Linux distribution that could replace it.
Security, stability, simplicity and reliability make this distribution the best combination for desktop users.
Since the Fullmonty version of PCLinuxOS I use this variant. Unfortunately, the project was abandoned, but this variant was the best.
I recommend PCLinuxOS for desktop and laptop users.
My PCLinuxOS is an indispensable tool for Windows servicing and data rescue.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-08-01
Votes: 17
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I use PCLinuxOS since 2007 (10 years), after trying other distributions. I install other distributions now and then, but I still stick to PCLinuxOS. I started with the KDE desktop, but since about 2 years I use the LXDE desktop because of its excellent responsiveness.
* The software is maintained and updated on a regular basis
* It is user friendly
* It is stable
* It is safe
* Much hardware is supported
Chris Tolle
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-07-22
Votes: 0
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This Linux distribution is very good. I used it in previous years, as I now have come back to use it on my ASUS-laptop. I particularly like the rolling-release model of this distribution. It's very solid, as i also use a Debian-based distribution on another laptop-pc. This is just as solid as Debian.
Thank you development team for a solid distribution. I also noticed that your rank has come up on Distrowatch as you are now in place #12 on the chart. Kudos to the development team. Keep up the good work!
I have one-more additional comment: Perhaps is there a way that you can include the software USB-image writer and USB stick formatter into your repositories. I would very much appreciate that. However, I will continue to use PCLinuxOS on my main computer. It is still that good!
Thank you.
M.Smith
New Jersey
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Version: 2016.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-12
Votes: 10
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I rated it a 10 because it is the only distro I use and really the only one I care to use. The developer, Texstar, is top notch. A genius IMHO. There are so many posts on the fourms that if you need help with something you can usually find the answer with a search.
The packagers do a great job. Great care is taken to ensure the software will run like it is supposed to.
Cons:
The download iso is a big file. I guess most are these days. It would be cheaper for me to buy a disk than to download one.
Summary:
If you haven't tried this distro, you really should. It is one of the finer things in life. Free of charge.
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Version: 2016.03
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-07-09
Votes: 0
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Long time user.
User friendly and reliably stable.
Best general purpose distro I have used.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-07-09
Votes: 0
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This is a superb Linux OS. It is easy to install with a very intuitive install guide. Once loaded onto your hard drive it's a breeze setting up networking through its settings and configuration manager. Of cos, all the usual software is installed Libre Office, Google Chrome web browser, and Thunderbird email. The system is fast and stable and has not locked up on me yet which nearly all other distros have done.
It is very pleasant to use and has an excellent software center to download any apps that are not installed. This is a pleasure to use and should be number 1 in the distro ranks not mint. It has Kdenlive as a video editor and Zulucrypt for encrypting a hard drive or folders.
Fast and good looking a great free OS that actually works and not buggy, brilliant job guys.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 7
Date: 2017-07-08
Votes: 0
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Nice distro easy to use and maintain.
However sound problem on IBM T410 seem unresolvable, however will persist with it as I like this XFCE version.
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-07
Votes: 8
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-easy to install and handle
-lot of software in repositories
-rolling release
-large community
-very stable
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Version: 2017.07
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-07-07
Votes: 0
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What a distro. I've been a Linux user since 2012 and have used many. For me it is MX 16.1 and PCLinusOS Plasma are the only two I will ever use. A #1...
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Version: apt
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-07-06
Votes: 4
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Best darn distro around. Should be number one in my book. I have a dozen different distros on one of my computers and PCLinuxOS is the most complete out of the box (off the DVD).
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Version: 2017.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-06-28
Votes: 11
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There are 2 operating systems I keep on my partitions all the time, Mint and PCLinuxOS. These are the workhorses of Linux. I can always depend on them being easy to install, easy to set up, having most of what I need on a daily basis. easy to customize, dependable and well supported. I test some other systems, but these are the 2 systems I use for serious day to day activities. I like Mint as a Mate system. I like PCLinuxOS ans a KDE system. But I also use PCLinuxOS as a mate system. Many other distros I install temporarily to experiment with, but these two I depend on if I want to do anything serious.
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Version: 2016.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-06-26
Votes: 4
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The best linux distro for beginners and experts alike. Easy to install, rolling updates, multimedia support out of the box, good selection of usable tools built-in, additional software are just a few clicks away.
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Version: 2017.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-06-17
Votes: 12
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I've tried all the major distros since I started using Linux in Spring 2014. Most tend to fall a little short in at least one area.
When PCLOS 2017.6 was released this week, I thought I would give it a go. What a joy, everything just works. All packages are to the latest versions, e.g.LibreOffice 5.3, and HP Device Manager for my ageing printer, I've not seen that one anywhere else. If not pre-installed, you'll find all the tools in Synaptic Package Manager. Updates using Synaptic are a breeze.
This distro is certainly worth a visit. For me, I could stay quite a while.
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Version: 2013.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-06-15
Votes: 0
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A stable rolling release distro. I now use the community XFCE version which works well and uses less resources then KDE.
After distro hopping for 3 years I settled on PCLinux and in the last 5 years going through 2 laptops I can say that the operating system is better than some of the hardware you can install it on. The only thing I slightly miss are the extra packages of the Debian distros, But the stability and simple updating ability of PCLinux are great trade offs. Don't know how to use something? Well every month PCLinux has a free downloadable magazine with lots of tutorials, game reviews, and nice looking food recipes. For people coming from windows PCLinux is easier since it ships with most all the codecs for flash and other video/audio apps and there's much more in the repository, which brings up another plus. PCLinux only has one repository with servers round the world so you don't have to enable/add PPA or addition repositories to get what you need. If they were a commercial entity or had some decent sponsors they could easily compete with Apple and they already out do Microsoft. The original developer is a Texan so what's not to like.
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Version: 2017.05
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-06-14
Votes: 7
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I have been running this distro for years without a reinstall. I cannot say the same for other rolling distros like Arch. Check out their monthly PCLinuxOS magazine!!!!
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Version: 2017.05
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-06-05
Votes: 5
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it runs ffdiaporama and kdelive very well. Kaos and Netrunner rolling DO NOT !
If you do a lot of AV work... PCLinux is a hit !
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Version: 2017.05
Rating: 8
Date: 2017-05-28
Votes: 0
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A very usable and useful OS. I have used most but this is very easy to install and has a good set of software preinstalled. Thunderbird mail. Firefox web browser Dolphin document view etc.
Will do most things people will want from a Linux based OS. Easy for a beginner to use and it works out of the box.
Very Stable.
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Version: 2014.12
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-05-18
Votes: 0
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For me it is stable and user-friendly and has never let me down by crashing or rebooting unexpectedly. I am now a little behind the releases so will perform a full backup and install the latest release to see if I need to upgrade but I am still happy with my current release which is kept up to date for kernel and security purposes only but not the applications or hardware support.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-17
Votes: 9
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For a "FAMILY FRIENDLY" operating system, this is better than most. The selection of applications are well considered, and well developed. Especially in the PCLOS repositories.
The freeware GAMES section is the most comprehensive & most organized of any operating system I have seen. (I have not seen Apple's games choices). Easy chosen. The regular family friendly on-line magazine has always been interesting for all levels of computing interests, and all levels of family interests. Keeping the installation size smaller, quicker & easier, games and other "luxuries" may need to be added after the operating system is installed.
Over the years, PCLOS has made interesting choices, yet is very aware that some families have poor internet access, and often low-powered computer equipment. Compared to the previous version of PCLOS, the system parts have been upgraded slightly. The KDE parts have been reduced, to be replaced by MATE & Compiz parts. distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=compare-packages&firstlist=pclinuxos&secondlist=fedora&firstversions=1&secondversions=1&showall=yes#allpackages
The reason why PCLOS has its own very rich set of applications is because it was based off RPM (Red Hat), and not DEB (Debian). By poor architecture, the RPM applications are usually incompatible with other RPM operating systems. So the nearest popular RPM-based comparison is with Fedora 25.
distrowatch.com/dwres.php?firstlist=pclinuxos&secondlist=fedora&firstversions=1&resource=compare-packages&secondversions=2
Both of the most recent versions have similar updated operating system parts. Fedora 25 however does have SYSTEMD, and is less family-friendly.
PCLOS lacking SYSTEMD is an unusual & conservative choice, for a modern computer operating system. But for the cautious, unrushed families, this is not an issue.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-15
Votes: 11
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Minimal install of KDE4 64 bit.
About 7 years ago I moved from Windows to PCLinuxOS. I tried loads of other excellent linuxses before and since including Ubuntu, Mint, Puppy, Sidux, SUSE, etc yet I always come back to PCLinuxOS. There are several reasons for that.
Stability, I have found less problems with this than any other distro
Great compatibility with hardware only rivaled by Puppy Linux
It treats you like a grown up , lots of useful pre-configuration but you can alter anything you want to.
Friendly helpful community.
Professional level magazine.
Fast updates of security and any other issues.
Thanks to Texstar and all the other developers testers and community.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-05
Votes: 2
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I have been using PCLinuxOS from its beginning, I have tried other distros PCLinuxOS to me is the best.
Thank you
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-04
Votes: 4
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I have very carefully vetted distros to find the best for my everyday use. PClinuxOS ticks pretty much all my boxes:
NON-systemd (why use a beta product that compromises existing components? )
Rolling distro doesn't need re-installation till I'M ready
Most hardware works out of the box
Just the right latest:stability ratio
Long history of getting it right
Constant development - working towards simplicity and workability
KDE - conservatively following KDE development - which is remarkable given the KDE team's propensity for releasing experimental half-baked over-complexity
Manages to use synaptic effectively
I love the latest KDE implementation with a single virtual desktop and single activity. Makes for a gentle start for KDE newcomers (hint: activities are hard to get your head around at first. Make new activities INSTEAD OF virtual desktops at first, then add virtual desktops to the activities if you need them. On other WMs I'm used to using 15 virtual desktops - 3 rows of 5 - but 5 activities and 3 virtual desktops is considerably better for workflow)
The USB live runs much faster than the older KDE Plasma 4 version.
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Version: 2016.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-04
Votes: 4
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Fast, very easy to use, best control center for linux, easy to manage (rolling relise), solid.
Synaptic software installer is clean and clear.
When you install it, you do not feel the need to change distro.
Maybe not the best hardware recoconition for new components, nor the best out of the box look,
but the rest is almost perfect.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-01
Votes: 9
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I've been using PCLinuxOS since is first started and branched off from Mandriva. Before that I was mainly using Mandriva (Mandrake), and also playing around with Knoppix, Kanotix, SUSE, and others. It is great! IMO it is the best Linux distribution around. It is simple enough to use for beginners and advanced enough for the Linux experts. I have yet to find a simpler way of installing software than via the Synaptic installer. You simply pick the software package you want to install from the repository and it automatically downloads and install any requisite packages needed to operate the software. It's hardware support is one of the best that I have found. It just simply works with nearly everything. I use it one two laptops (HP & Dell) and 3 desktops (homemade AMD cpu).
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-28
Votes: 6
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Good for beginner yet experts have all the tools they need. It just works. Be careful if you like distro hopping nothing else will match this one. You will always come back.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-27
Votes: 3
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I started using PCLinuxOS from its beginning, I have tried other distros but this is the best one I have found. before it came out I was using Mandriva, I like it as well. What TexStar has done with this distribution is that he has considered everyone not just the geeks. You just burn an ISO, when its finished start up the computer with the ISO and your working off the DVD. If you like it you can do a clean install it so easy or a dual boot and still keep windows.
Thank you
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-04-24
Votes: 0
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Solid, conservative. Like kde, esp kde connect, works well with samsung phone. Also very good with 1080 video streams in vlc.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-04-23
Votes: 0
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PcLos the operating system for winners that is cooler than icecubes
Works great ! supports many graphics cards not supported in other distros, like sis. Also sound
works great "out of the box" (that is often a problem in other distros, with deafening volume change with no prior
user input, and other issues) Wireless networks works fine.
Has an easy graphical interface, simular to win 7 but with more options.
Not like the "impossible" icons in debian kde. Many
idiotical features and inconsistences of kde has been modified, or at least feels more like windows.
So the feel is an easy to learn os with almost no issues.
Even with a name like pclinux os it is very much linux and the xfe and idesk apps with an identical to windows feel
are not part of default installation.
Is not super fast, but Ok on a single core celeron laptop with 2 Gb of RAM. I have also tested other wm;s (windows
managers) The following work really great: Afterstep,, Icebox, Blackbox. Especially blackbox make the computer
faster.. Enlightenment E18 ? has many stange issues and is rather slow, bur works. I like blackbox wm because
it is also avilable for win7. Sadly not for win 10.
The policy of lending from other distros and refining works great. There are also a few "in house" developed
multimedia apps. I have in the past tried pclos with little luck, but this new 2017 pclos version can satisfy even
high expectations.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-04-23
Votes: 0
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Solid, conservative. Like kde, esp kde connect, works well with samsung phone. Also very good with 1080 video streams in vlc.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-04-14
Votes: 0
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I have used PCLinuxOS for a number years with various desktops, it is never bleeding edge, but it is very stable, easy to install and just works. The rolling release works fine and The MATE desktop works best for me and is my main computer. I have three other desktop/laptops to try other distros, but PCLinuxOS remains my main distro.
The KDE Plasma desktop is beautiful; however, last time I tried it in 2017.03 it took long to load and it seemed the repositories did not have the full range of applications previously available before the plasma such as KID3 and others. I always do hard installs because it it the only way to really test any distro with the hardware. Using the MATE desktop is a 10 for me, KDE Plasma 7 to 8. I don't think the Plasma really offers anything besides beauty.
My MATE PCLinuxOS loads in about 40 seconds, I suppose I could make it load faster but that is OK. I don't recall but the Plasma took way over a minute to load from pressing the ON button.
All my desktop/laptops are I5 Core with at least 4meg memory
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-14
Votes: 3
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PCLinuxOS is a spendid distro to make the switch from Windows to Linux. Did this about two years ago and
NEVER regretted it.
Moreover they have a great user forum that will never let you down when you have problems. Whether a hardware or a
software problem, they have ALWAYS helped me out. Which gives me as a Linux newbee great confidence.
Also like their rolling release and that is working fine.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-14
Votes: 3
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I've been using it for more than 5 years, and every new iso it's bring excellent programs. I'd like to see someday a Cinnamon version. it'll be for me the perfect desktop of all the time.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-13
Votes: 8
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I'm fairly new to Linux and PCLOS is my second distro. I love it! I didn't got off to a great start with MATE but KDE, well, it's something else entirely. It has pretty much every software I think I need. I can download any one of 4 (maybe more) browsers. Right now I don't have to download any app (not that I know how to) outside of the repos -very good thing that, yes?
It's as stable as KDE Plasma 5 can be; and the forum? Some really very kind and helpful folk reside over there -that is good too, yes?
Yes, yes, yes.
What I don't like about PCLOS? I don't know yet. All I know is that it just works. It even works with my very,very old wacom tablet (in GIMP and Inkscape at least), my wireless printer etc.
. . . and above ALL, NO SYSTEMD, right? I pray it will always be possible to remain that way.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-13
Votes: 6
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Having used Linux well before Ubuntu existed, I first came across PClinuxOS many years ago and liked it immediately. Sensible choice of default software, lot's of preconfigured things that other distros make you do yourself and a nice version of synaptic package manager usually only seen on Debian based distros. I foolishly decided it was a beginner focused distro and I needed something more suited to my skills. After years of 'distro hopping' I finally returned to PClinuxOS and had that eureka moment - why am I searching for something better when this does everything I need?
I've been using it ever since and while there are a few minor grumbles, I'm prepared to overlook them because the rest is so good. KDE was always the main desktop and it suited it in the early days, but the modern versions I don't like as much. It seems too resource hungry and suffers occasional crashes on loading. I've now switched to the Mate version and like that much better.
Pros:
Apart from a few aesthetic tweaks, it has virtually everything I need from a default install (I like to use Chrome for my browser which is easily installed in Synaptic)
Monthly magazine available on the site and access to all the back issues for hundreds of tips/tweaks
Good administration tools well laid out
Easy to use for Linux novices, but you can still get down and dirty with more advanced commands.
Cons:
Not convinced the new version of KDE is ultra stable, but that's KDE's fault, not PClinuxOS
Quite resource hungry and not suitable for old computers, but you can level that fault with nearly all modern distros. The days of Linux being a 'lite' alternative to Windows have passed many years ago.
There are no real deal breaking faults that are specific to PClinuxOS I can think of, that don't manifest themselves in other distros or just Linux in general anyway. Which is why I happily give it 10 out of 10
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-13
Votes: 2
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Great distribution for both newcomers and professionals.
Pros: Runs on my extended selection of server, desktop, and laptop hardware. Well-thought and well-rounded desktop environments (mostly using Mate but have also run several other desktops), great selection of tested and working server and end-user applications, helpful and polite user forum, excellent update process allowing no-break updates for older installations to the latest library, application, and kernel versions.
Cons: No systemd (but maybe this is a Pro... oh well...)
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Version: 2016.03
Rating: 6
Date: 2017-04-13
Votes: 0
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Grat looking distro with a multitude of applications installed. And lots of double files once the updates are finished. Works great, for the rest. Could be cleaner though.
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Version: 2014.12
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-13
Votes: 2
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kde or mate ,mmmmmmm ...decisions decisions.
Haven't used this distro in a long while ,can't remember what desktop version i used .
I do remember it being very good ,like it just worked out of the box.
I think i'll try the mate version this time as the kde release sounds like a resource hog.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-04-12
Votes: 0
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Having an old Fujitsu esprimo singel core celeron laptop with an odd sis Graphics card that most distros could not handle I was happy
to learn that PcLos could handle it.
Also installation was relatively quick and painless and most tools were already present. Also the behaviour of graphical components was easy to get to terms with (if used to win 7) not like some distros with confusing standards or others too simple and lacking. The system behaves very well considering the hardware.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-12
Votes: 3
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From 2007 adicted to PCLinuxOS. Using several distroś for test and support purposes, including Wx to W10
PCLos does not have all programs I need, so there are also the OSes on my disks who do support my last needs.
After a disk distortion done by W10 update, where I lost all write properties to the disks Linux partitions I had to do a full disk wipe before I could create linux partitions with write properties.
After many years as happy PCLinuxOS Full Monty user I took the plunge and installed the PCLinuxOS KDE5 version where I added the FM program list to the repo and installed most of it.
And yes there are bugs but not more ore less than with other distro's, I feel less ;)
The easyness of the install and support from as well US and NL (my native) websites are great.
Also there are mistakes. Sometimes a wrong opinion but where in the world don't you find rednecks ;)
Mostly, it can all be ironed out.
So maybe I should not give it a 10, but choosing 9.8 is nearly the same ;)
And if you want to know, for me Mint is seccond with a fat 8 ;)
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Version: 2016.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-12
Votes: 3
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PCLinuxOS is my OS of choice.
Having started with Mandrake I got used to the tools provided and when Mandriva folded did not get on with either Mageia or Open Mandriva.
I don't use KDE, I've never got on with any version after KDE3 but with PCLOS you have so many choices that is not a problem. Currently I use Mate but would really like to get Trinity working again. Unfortunately the PCLOS and Trinity projects don't seem to see eye to eye and it's sometime difficult to get trinity running and there is no support on the PCLOS forums.
In summary it's the tools provided with PCLOS like Diskdrake that keep me using this distro. It may not be for everyone but for anyone coming from the Mandrake branch of Linux it feels comfortable and welcoming.
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Version: 2017.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-04-12
Votes: 2
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Using the community release of PCLinuxOS-LXDE and love it. I've been running the LXDE flavor for years, on my underpowered, refurbished 32-bit machine. Am now running on my reasonably-powered, refurbished 64-bit machine.
Updates are smooth and regular. The software (and kernel) options are numerous. Installation is smooth and easy.
The biggest plus, in my opinion, is the community. The forum is full of helpful veterans who are welcoming and patient. I feel like part of a big family. PCLinuxOS Magazine is a monthly release that is helpful for users at all levels.
I was a Windows veteran, who, about 8 years ago, made the decision to run Windows into a Virtualbox (for the few legacy things I wanted Windows for), and make PCLinuxOS my main OS. Haven't looked back.
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