Reader supplied reviews for PCLinuxOS
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8.2 from 100 review(s)
Version: 2023.07
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-12-25
Votes: 3
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Just installed 2023.08 xfce version yesterday on my dell laptop.
The installation,reboot,update and installation of packages was smooth: I am now in the process of making a backup image to replace lmde on my desktop - I am that impressed.
I have been looking for a distro that is easier to maintain, that a lot of the configuration is already done, due to the fact I am older, and my eyesight is not what it once was.
Previous to this I tried lmde 6, which uses system d, but I had problem on the desktop due to systemd wanting almost everyboot to run something called initramfs - so lmde is gone.
Then I tried Devuan, that does not use systemd, but I found a show-stopper for myself - only one style which is white, could not find a solution, so that is ditched.
So for a distro for some ease of use, is more automated, does not cause problems - at least for myself its pclinuxos.
Early days but lets hope it works out.
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Version: 2023.07
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-10-31
Votes: 1
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I really wanted to try a systemd-free rolling distro with KDE Plasma. I installed PCLInuxOS without major problems, but what a job getting it set up afterwards.
The biggest problem so far has been trying to get the language and locale set up. It seems to be english, or else. Luckily I use english as my native language, but I live in Germany and I want numbers, dates, currency, paper sizes and so on to use the local defaults. Unfortunately the regional settings page has the settings grayed out. This is the only KDE installation I have used that does not allow changing these settings out of the box. I went through a procedure that I found on the forum, but it left me with a german-language terminal, plus some other german language artifacts that have no business on an english desktop. In 2023.
There are so many application launcher entries that I had to scroll to view them all using Application Dashboard. There is an entry for "All Applications", but also an entry for "More Applications". No "Multimedia", but "Sound" and "Video". This is the only KDE distro that I have used that has such weird categories. I did change these in the short time that I used the distro.
The default fonts are really too large. This can be changed of course, but then some applications do not accept the change. Synaptic maintained its large fonts no matter what I did.
There are way too many notifications with sound enabled by default for my taste. I have not used another KDE distro with so many sounds enabled.
All of these issues can be solved, I thought. But then I tried to register for the forum. Good luck with that! I sent two e-mails to the account listed, but after 6 weeks I gave up and went for a different distro.
I probably would have been banned from the forum anyway, because one must not refer to other distros as I have done here.
Overall impression? "The Boomer Distribution", with a "Biscuits and Gravy" magazine.
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Version: 2023.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-10
Votes: 29
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PCLinuxOS is quite remarkable because while being a rolling-release GNU/Linux distribution, what means that it is very much updated, it is extremely stable, reliable and fast. It can be used in some not so new hardware with success, too. I have revived some old (64 bits capable, single or double core) machines with it. Also, it is simple to use, intuitive. Its repository is complete and the community helpful. You can chose to keep or update the kernel periodically, what it is good for stability and compatibility in your working environment. Also, for some of us, not having systemD is a very good thing (being a simpler, more solid and much reliable system). I've been using it at home and at college for more than ten years and surely recommend it to anyone.
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