Reader supplied reviews for Q4OS
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8.7 from 170 review(s)
Version: 5.8
Rating: 3
Date: 2025-07-12
Votes: 0
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I tried this on an old laptop after learning it was supposed to be a good, lightweight fit for older computers. I also liked the look of TDE, so I thought it might be worth checking out. Unfortunately, I later learned it is not as lightweight as it would seem.
I really liked that they have a Windows installer/uninstaller in their website, it really makes everything much easier.
However, during the first installation, the laptop crashed out of nowhere. Granted, I had disconnected it from the power source for a short while, but it had been connected for a good amount of time, and the battery was mostly full, if the indicator could be trusted. After that, nothing could be updated, so I tried uninstalling and installing again.
After installing the distro again, I was surprised that TDE was not installed, even though I had checked the proper box to do so. I tried installing it afterwards, but without success.
The system also presented several "slowdowns" - I mean, I expected this sort of thing from the Windows 10 already installed, not from a Linux distro.
The final nail in the coffin was a complete freeze when I clicked on the update button - it didn't open the package manager, or anything, and wouldn't let me do anything else either. I suppose that many people may find this distro appealing, but from my experience I simply can't recommend it.
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Version: 5.8
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-07-04
Votes: 4
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Fantastic and stable operating system.
I've used hundreds of distros, and I'm currently using this on all my laptops. It works great on my older Lenovo G-50, and my newer Lenovo VA-14.
Using Debian 12 is great, as it's stable. And, Plasma is 5 is perfect for older computers; it has everything you expect from Plasma, without the heavy memory requirements.
Installation is very easy. They have a great repository of software, including flatpak. And, they have a handy software update app that reminds you of important upgrades. Some low-memory distros don't have this.
Try it!
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Version: 5.8
Rating: 7
Date: 2025-06-05
Votes: 1
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A very good distro especially for low end notebooks, i installed on a 2005 packard bell one and runs flawlessy
a distro that is not exactly "lightweight" or at least not as much as I expected but very solid and well made, the TDE interface is excellent, the only big flaw is that it is a bit confusing with the graphical package manager and with the forced choice between minimal, basic and complete which seems very unnecessarily complicated and that wastes a lot of time after installation when you would like to do something else (It's a bit reminiscent of Windows :-| )
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