TUXEDO OS

Reader supplied reviews for TUXEDO OS Average rating 8.2 from 23 review(s) What are your thoughts on TUXEDO OS? 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: -- 2-202312061-20220929 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: 2-20231013 Rating: 5 Date: 2023-10-19 Votes: 0 Would love to use Tuxedo but unfortunately it does NOT support secure boot. Some software is missing that the official Ubuntu repositories has. There is no MINIMAL install option. I also wish the kernel was more up to date. So for now I'll stick with Kubuntu. Outside of the aforementioned it appears to be pretty good. KDE Plasma is updated after testing is complete (currently at 5.27.8) which is super cool. All Flatpak support is available from the get go so nothing to do there aside from install what you want. And zero signs of Snap stuff. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 2-20230816 Rating: 9 Date: 2023-08-17 Votes: 48 Best Ubuntu based Plasma distro - Very close to KDE Neon in terms of base packages but better performing. My guess is the kernel mods Tuxedo adds make for a slightly smoother experience overall. Pros: - Plasma and KDE apps are kept up to date and Flatpak is enabled in the software store out of the box - Good set of included apps, I only remove a couple - Branded theming is better than most - subtle and no visual conflicts or bugs - Very responsive, better than other ubuntu based Plasmas definitely. I'd say probably only Solus KDE is quicker Cons: - Two step install process is a little confusing at first - Repository server is slow - updates and software list take a while to fully load - Specific Tuxedo tools don't really work on non-Tux hardware and are not easily removed - No community forum as far as I can tell My advice is to stick with Ubuntu based distros for Plasma and Tuxedo is the best of that lot. I have not had luck with any Arch derived spins. Solus is a good performer, but past issues with team reliability and communication puts it in wait-and-see status. Nobara seems pretty stable, but has a ton of stuff I'd never use and an odd bifurcated update and package manager setup. Most others I've tried are just not fully functional. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 2-20230704 Rating: 9 Date: 2023-08-04 Votes: 23 Installed on my Walmart Gateway notebook and I'm pretty happy. Admittedly I was hesitant as I've been using Kubuntu for quite some time. But the direction Ubuntu is heading it's caused me to seek out an alternative. And after much searching, trial and error, I settled on Tuxedo. Once installed and after removing what I consider superfluous software, I go through the my usual Kubuntu setup (codecs, software install, settings, etc...) I wasn't sure how I'd feel using something based on 22.04 LTS but with KDE Plasma being up to date, relevant drivers, snaps nowhere to be seen, and Flathub up and ready to go, it's a very pain free experience. The only thing missing is a driver manager and minimum install option. I'm not a tinkerer nor a customization type. I just want something I can install, setup and not worry about there after. So far, Tuxedo delivers. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 23 reader reviews of TUXEDO OS...