Reader supplied reviews for Bluestar Linux
Average rating
5.4 from 22 review(s)
Version: 6.4.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-08-29
Votes: 1
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First of all I have to say that I have tried almost all the Arch-based distributions and I find this one quite nice, but at the same time quite useless, because before installing it on the SSD I always test it on the live usb.
As I said, I tested it on live usb and I'm very disappointed because my usb stick is 64 Gb and Bluestar only takes 4 Gb but it closed all my usb further and it's not possible to put anything on it.
The second fact that disappointed me was that I have 32 Gb Ram ddr4 and Bluestar's first announcement was to tell me that I have absolutely no space left, me having the 32 Gb Ram and the 60 Gb left on the USB stick.
The third disappointing fact was the root password which does not work at all. I just wanted to start Gparted, but it was impossible.
The fourth disappointing fact was that it has no Disk Usage Analyzer and other such tools to see why the system is so full.
Otherwise what can I say, looks good, seems functional, but not at all usable as a live usb.
Another disappointing fact is that they don't have a website where you can contact the developer team, especially when there are free websites nowadays. Or at least an email address for contact or something.
So as the old Romans used to say, I came, I saw, but I didn't like at all the non-functionality as a live OS, so I can't give it another try.
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Version: 6.3.1
Rating: 3
Date: 2023-05-18
Votes: 1
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I have mixed feelings with this distro. It comes with Kde but no Wayland option on the ssd. It only comes with the Xorg option and Xorg doesn't work on my hardware. On an old imac it did work without problems, but you have to be an experienced linux user: the installer is very confusing (very very confusing), the terminal opens by default in root mode sometimes (other times not), when you change the language By default, the desktop is unconfigured with new folders in your native language.
Sometimes there are problems with the repositories; it works day in and day out.
It does not have a website and the developer (or developers?) are not identified. I know that in the Linux world it is common, but it is a bit scary, really.
I would never use it as a main system, but as a system to make the desktop look nice.
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Version: 6.1.12
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-02-20
Votes: 10
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To be honest that would be a -1 if it was available. While the distro is stable and does provide a good selection of software out of the box there is plenty to dislike about the distro. First the devs NEVER get back to you on anything. Second as mentioned by others no out of the box package manager. Third finding the right calamaries folder with the right partition.conf to edit to make Bluestar use BTRFS instead of EXT4 takes forever. Fourth processes that should require one to enter their password never ask for it, including updates. Fifth the save dialog you get when saving items through your browser is not the default that comes with KDE and is missing several key features it should have. I would strongly recommend people looking for a good daily driver avoid Bluestar Linux at all cost.
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