Robolinux

Reader supplied reviews for Robolinux Average rating 8.9 from 62 review(s) Please specify which version of the distribtion you are reviewing. Please select a rating in the range of 1-10. Please write at least a few sentences about the distribution while limiting your review to 4080 characters. What are your thoughts on Robolinux? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- 14.112.1211.1410.109.78.118.8.17.9.2 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 14.1 Rating: 7 Date: 2025-09-02 Votes: 7 I saw this distribution in the latest distributions section of DW and decided to give it a try. I have previously tried Ubuntu Cinnamon but it didn't really work because it kept giving me error messages. Robolinux doesn't have its own installer, it uses Ubuntu Cinnamon and adds Robolinux's own programs and themes to it during installation. My first impression was that there was nothing special about it that would differentiate it from Ubuntu. The developer has managed to remove many of the bugs in the Cinnamon version. The desktop, fonts and colors are good. The default is a dark theme but I personally prefer a lighter one. With a few settings changes it became fully functional. Robolinux offers nine years of support for its distribution. I only understand this issue in business use. I researched Robolinx's background and there is one developer behind it. I don't think this support has enough shoulders to support it for such a long time. What if the developer gets sick? Home users certainly won't use the same distribution for nine years. Apparently Robolinux has some business customers because it promises this and is also able to offer its own phones. One thing that bothers me all the time when using Robolinux is that the developer offers a paid add-on package at a very high price. Many of its programs are made under his nickname. The developer himself says that the add-on package is extremely popular. I don't believe this. I haven't seen any reviews or videos about this package and no user has informed me about it. Robolinux leaves a lot of confusion in this regard. What if the add-ons are just regular Linux programs? Robolinux leaves a lot of questions open. The developer has made a good introduction video for the latest version. Why hasn't he made a similar one for the plus package? I would think this would increase sales. There is nothing wrong with the basic version of Robolinux but because it has some fundamental flaws, I feel that I have to use other distributions. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 12.10 Rating: 10 Date: 2023-03-16 Votes: 44 I use mate version and t just works and looks excellent. It's very stable and elegant while retaining the resemblance to Windows OS so you don't need to sacrifice your current familiarity with the desktop layout; its very beginner friendly. No problems during or after the installation process. Localization is perfect. Be sure to apply all updates. System settings are extensive, so you can tailor your system as you like. The most useful apps come preinstalled. No cons so far. This might be the distribution you are looking for. So, it just works. What more can you ask for. A+ Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 12.10 Rating: 10 Date: 2023-03-09 Votes: 45 Robolinux is one of the best distributions I've used. When I install it, I know everything will work and I'll have a dependable and light desktop (xfce). I've never experienced any crashes or major issues that weren't a result of something I did. Agree with the people who said that it's an underrated distro! I've already used Robolinux on both old (a 2005 HP Desktop) and newer (a 2016 HP notebook) machines and it was always thoroughly reliable and solid. The XFCE DE is awesome: fast, simple & cosy! Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 62 reader reviews of Robolinux...