Project: Slackware Linux
Version: current
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-13
Votes: 0
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I am using Slackware-current which is a testing, rolling release. The major packages and kernel are up-to-date if not on the bleeding-edge. What I appreciate about Slackware is that it is a distro without any abstracting layers (distro branding tweaks, systemd) put upon the upstream packages. So using Slackware I learned linux and gained complete control of my box. Previously, I was a Windows user who was fed up with the inability to secure, understand or control the OS. So jumped into the deepend and deliberately chose Slackware. The best decision I made. Now I am writing bash scripts, compiling the kernel, using git for some sources and availing myself of the Slackbuilds.org repo for third-party packages. It is hard for me to imagine that I would be this far along after 3 years if I were using any other distro -- except for Gentoo! The guiding hand of Slackware, Patrick Volkerding is judicious, experienced and just smart. If you want a distro to trust and adjust to your needs, give Slackware a look.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-13
Votes: 0
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I'm originally a Windows user, who turned over to the dark side with Ubuntu, but after a few years of Ubuntu as my primary (and only) desktop OS, I started to look for other distros because of the sudden bloat I started to feel with my Ubuntu 16.04. After trying out several distros, I finally decided to go with Arch. I fell in love with Arch, and although I loved playing with the difficult configuration, I also wanted to set up a perfect Arch installation for my office work. That's when I started trying out ArchLabs, ArchBang, Antergos and Manjaro. And I have to say, despite all the hate Manjaro gets for releasing updated late, it is "the" only distro that sets up in no time, and lets you GET TO WORK. I'm a software engineer working for the medical sector, so I need to tackle mission critical apps with my OS. Manjaro allows me to do that, with blinding convenience.
Let's just say I have a new computer with no OS, and my boss calls me up to solve a problem with one of my hospital software systems. If I opt for Manjaro, I could start working on my problem in about 15 minutes.
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Project: ReactOS
Version: 0.4.9
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-12-13
Votes: 0
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Pros
a good approximation of the basic functions and appearance of a Windows NT workstation
attractive interface
boots quickly
Cons
extremely unstable
prone to random system crashes and BSODs
Control Center does not provide system options such as wallpaper, screen locker.
UNIX-like filesystem hierarchy
file-transfer is extremely slow.
Recommend buying a legit licensed copy of Windows 98, 2000 or Me.
ReactOS not ready for any serious use or even constructive testing. Yuck.
For Windows, nothing beats Windows
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Project: ArcoLinux
Version: 18.11.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-12-13
Votes: 0
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Great distro. I'd definitely say it requires a bit more know how than Manjaro, so it it doesn't help that the website is confusing as hell. During the setup some of the scripts broke so if I didn't know how to fix them I would have been screwed. Nonetheless, I've never been able to properly enjoy BSPWM before because I couldn't handle the setup, but now I can use it and it's my new favorite. Though many of the included things are very questionable choices, like Vivaldi as the default browser and Atom as the default text editor. I feel with a little polishing this could be even better than Manjaro, but as it is it is more of a toy than a practical distro to use as your daily driver. It's got many extra moving parts on top that probably make lots of sense if you made them but as a reasonable knowledgeable Linux user I'd say they are pretty confusing. So if you need something to do go ahead and use it just don't expect it to be smooth or stable. Too be far I]m sure one of the pre build ISOs are a bit more stable but I wouldnt hold my breathe.
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Project: Mageia
Version: cauldron
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-12
Votes: 0
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Easy to use, but powerful, with a helpful community =)
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Project: Gentoo Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-12
Votes: 1
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I tried several distributions with different window managers.
I always come back to Gentoo with XFCE.
It's not the compilation that interests me in Gentoo, although it's a little more, but really package management, I no longer have any problem with a package that would have been compiled without a specific option I would need, like PHP threads, and avoids having unused element support, so fewer vulnerabilities.
I like XFCE, despite the fact that I regret the fact that the project has stagnated in recent years, but I always come back to it, because it is extremely fast, and includes ultra-fast tools, such as xfce4-notes that I find it difficult to do without.
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Project: OpenBSD
Version: 5.6
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-12
Votes: 0
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Appreciate the simplicity, minimalism and empahis on security.
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Project: Q4OS
Version: 2.6
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-12
Votes: 3
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Using the Trinity TDE, I liked the install and was easy to get on my emmc.
Found support for Board specific on a Pinebook 1080 which was nice.
Basically, nothing fancy.. which is a good thing
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Project: OpenIndiana
Version: 2018.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-12
Votes: 0
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Needs more developers. Otherwise it is a good system and could have tons of potential. I like the desktop flow and ease of use. This distro needs more followers.
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Project: deepin
Version: 15.8
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-12-12
Votes: 1
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Deepin is a beautiful and glitzy distro. It would be a pleasure to use if i could get a version that didn't freeze up unpredictably. The freeze-up issue appears to be a widespread problem. Once I started experiencing it, I went on the net and found that others were having the same problem. Most of the time there was no reliable solution for the remedies suggested. I have a pretty powerful system with a Ryzen chip, 16g of ram and an SSD. I have never experienced the same problems with Ubuntu or any other distros I have tried on my system.
Deepin has a great interface and has nice fit and finish. Sadly, underneath the hood the motor will conk out when you least expect it. I would definitely NOT recommend this distribution for mainline work. It is like having a beautiful girlfriend/boyfriend with a bipolar personality. You just never know when it is going to crash.
I gave it a 6 based on how nice it looks and the very fine approach they have taken to managing programs and settings. Deepin has a great future ahead if they can find a solution to it's lack of stability. If you have a machine that you can use to play around with, it would be OK to load it up and try it out. But don't try to use it for serious work, it is just not there yet.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 18-beta1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-12
Votes: 10
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I downloaded the beta version to my computer. And I continue to enjoy it as much as I did on version 17.1. And Yes, there is also a Flatpack to download some new programs.
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Project: Mageia
Version: 7-beta1
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-12-12
Votes: 0
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Unfortunately, it does not work.
I have loaded it several times, wiped my disk and it keeps going to a recovery screen on its reboot after its install.
So I will reinstall Manjaro that does work!
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Project: antiX
Version: 17.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-12
Votes: 0
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This in on 17.0 version. Excellent OS with very low RAM usage footprint of 60-70 MB on 12-year old 2GB RAM machine. Consequently -- very fast booting and shutdown; certainly faster and more efficient than any Ubuntu flavor.
Antix and MX also run from USB as portable OS with persistence -- all installed programs and data 'persist' from boot to boot. The ease of persistence setup is far ahead of any other OS.
MX may have more features and newer software, while Antix is faster and more memory-efficient. I would not try to change default desktops for ether of them; in my experience, the system becomes unstable. Stick to XFCE with MX and with available Antix options.
As with any OS, there are a few minor glitches.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-12
Votes: 1
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I recently purchased an HP laptop with windows 10. Installation of Linux Mint 18.1 went smoothly in a dual boot setup, but when I rebooted, the laptop went straight to windows as grub was not recognized. I reinstalled several times with secure boot on/off and with 2 different downloads, Cinnamon then XFCE with the same results. As a long time debian/ubuntu and their derivatives user I then decided to try something completely different and give openSUSE Leap 15 a try with KDE Plasma. I have been blown away by how everything worked right out of the box, all the shortcut keys, a bluetooth speaker & WiFi. It is snappy and rock solid.I then installed openSUSE Leap 15 on my desktop with the same outstanding results.There are a few little tricks to learn like activating the pacman repository in order to get the needed CODECS and other software, but once you read the excellent documentation and figure out the small quirks (as compared to ubuntu) this distro is hard to beat. The only thing stopping me from giving it a 10 is the long boot times. Not really a problem, but needs improvement. Other then that I am a happy camper.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 18.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 3
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I've been using Ubuntu for a long time ubuntu 12.04 ubuntu 14.04 ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 18.04 is extremely slow CPU load is ridiculous high.
Simple things as loading Firefox browser takes ages.
On an Intel i7 with 16gb memory with only samsung pro ssd's.
On the same pc windows 10 is lightning fast.
GNOME lags so bad on Ubuntu 18.04 does not matter if you use
X.Org X server Nouveau display driver or NVIDIA binary driver both are slow
Windows 10 with Firefox or Chrome is so much faster on the same hardware.
Ubuntu 16.04 is so mutch better then Ubuntu 18.04 if I would have known this
I would have never upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 gnome.
I will be testing out other distros in the mean time I'll switch back to
Ubuntu 16.04 I also use it as a development system.
Problem is that it also is just getting worse I've used it now for 6 month's till the point
it is total useless I also tried out Ubuntu 18.10 for 1 month same as 18.04.
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Project: Ubuntu MATE
Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 5
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What Ubuntu would be like if it hadn't gone off trying to get people to like Unity and the GNOME authors hadn't gone off trying to get people to like GNOME 3.
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Project: Netrunner
Version: 18.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 1
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Rolling release Netrunner 2018.8. It absolutely satisfies my needs. Excellent! Great work! Thanks to developers and BLUE-SYSTEMS Company.
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Project: Zorin OS
Version: 12.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 7
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I enjoy the lite version with 32 Bit instead of 64 on my desktop computer this is a good operating system when making the switch to Linux!
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 1
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Takes too long to boot into desktop, almost two minutes.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 18-beta1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 19
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Was waiting for the disk encryption option! Installed a few days ago and so far it's just as fast and stable as v17. Testing to use as a host for Whonix, especially now that encryption is available. By far my favorite distro because of it's speed, ease of use, and stability. Can't believe this sin't number 1 on distrowatch.?.?
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Project: FreeNAS
Version: 11.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 0
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Easy installation and easy maintenance.
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Project: Antergos
Version: 18.12
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 6
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Fast and runs like a champ on my cheap Dell laptop! I had to go into Bios and set it to Legacy, but once I figured that out, it was flawless. I'm using Cinnamon and it is beautiful!! I began using Antergos back in 2016 and since then I've used Mint, Manjaro, Ubuntu and tried several other distros.
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Project: Elive
Version: 3.0.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 1
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WOW, my old 2005 laptop (PentiumM730) works very fast AGAIN !, Elive has given a new life. Although I do not like the Apple look, my old notebook is powerful. After testing other "light" distros, this one has been a great discovery. Congratulations developers !!! Donation asap ;). Another way to "Save The Planet", recycling old hardware. Only one cons: how to anchor the volume control?
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Project: Peppermint OS
Version: 9
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 0
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This is the 3rd time in the past year I've tried to install and use Peppermint. The first two times it would either not load the live DVD or would not install. This time it installed just fine in 20 min. But when I tried to install the MATE desktop it bombed because of missing repositories and unmet dependencies. ANY distro based on Debian/Ubuntu should have the capability of installing any available desktop without a hitch. Peppermint failed in this.
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Project: PCLinuxOS
Version: 2018.06
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 4
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I was running three different Linux distros (PCLinuxOS, Fedora and Refracta) on three separate machines here before December. Then I got enough free time to check out some alternatives to upgrading to the new Fedora, and as a result--all my boxes now run only PCLinuxOS. This KDE Plasma distribution really works good (even on my finicky HP PC).
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Project: Kubuntu
Version: 18.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 1
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Kubuntu 18.10 is great while 18.04 is not. I have been running Ubuntu for years and this is my first use of Kubuntu and I am moving three machines over to this operating system. I really liked Ubuntu 17.10, but had too many problems getting 18.04 and started looking around for something else. It felt like they released it too early and it was not ready for prime time.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 16
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The most stable OS I have ever used. Wonderfully designed technically and graphically. Thanks.
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Project: Pearl Linux OS
Version: 7.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 1
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Pearl Desktop 7.1 Actually:
Most responsive Linux GUI I have ever seen on a T400 (Core2 Duo with 8GB of RAM).
The program launcher failed to work OOTB the first install for me.
Keep this up and it will surpass what Pear Linux OS was doing, and it will take off, even if more than minimal hardware is required. You are going to get some Linux converts if the back-end issues get resolved.
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Project: Lubuntu
Version: 18.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 0
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Lubuntu 18.4.1 is good distribution. Work fast, very secure. Best for Lenovo ideapad 310 :)
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Project: Lubuntu
Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 0
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Lubuntu 18.04 with LXDE on top of Ubuntu LTS is the best fast and easy to use distro for a machine that you want to just work and not change for a few years. LXDE is fast and stable and the long term support gives you a lot of time if you do not want anything to change. For those complaining about the new LXQt, Lubntu 18.04 with LXDE is still supported and will be for a long time.
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Project: deepin
Version: 15.8
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 14
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everyone who knows just a little about linux MUST use deepin its a must ;) so beatiful, so easy to use, so fast and so safe. lots of app's with deepin store, anything you need and want just perfect :)
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Project: openSUSE
Version: tumbleweed
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 1
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I've tried Tumbleweed for both server and desktop, also played around with the transactional server which is pretty great in theory. But the amount of updates and distro updates is just overwhelming and even though snapper makes it super easy to roll back to previous state it creates nervousness. It's not for me, but I understand how people can like it as you always get the new stuff before everyone else and can play around and test it. It's also very good for developers wanting to try how their stuff works on the latest versions of different server software.
Also, in my opinion, the best place to get media codecs is here:
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-suse.html
It just works!
I instead recommend OpenSUSE Leap for almost everyone from absolute beginners to experts. It's stable and there's tons of software in different versions to find here if the default version is too stable/old for your taste:
https://software.opensuse.org/find
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Project: LXLE
Version: 16.04.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 0
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I have Linux Lxle on three 10" netbooks that are 9 or 10 years old.
I've tried a couple of other lightweight Linux OSs, but found Linux Lxle was the most problem-free of them. It is noticeably faster than Windows 7 Starter which I installed over.
Yes, I'd recommend it for simple browsing, shopping, paying bills over the Internet and basic printing.
I like that it is updates-supported for 5 years.
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Project: Solus
Version: 3.9999
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 1
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Worried about that Windows 7 support coming to an end? Not anymore. Solus should be your next OS
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Project: Mageia
Version: 7-beta1
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 0
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Things never change - do they ? After installation of Mageia I couldn't get in, no matter what. Already during installation I was wondering why nobody wants to know my user name. Password , yes they asked for it and I stipulated one. I also stipulated to log in without asking for user name or password.
So - what is the result? After successful installation and subsequent reboot I was promptly asked for user name and password. I tried all the usual user names and passwords entering my head - to no avail.
I did the rigmarole a second time, I thought I might have overlooked something. Well - it's NOT MY fault. Same thing. Very disappointing ........My time is wasted, Distrowatche's time wasted and that of the compilers as well .........
I honestly don't know how other people get in at all. Maybe the fact that I'm using a German keyboard makes a difference and gives me heaps ?
Waste of time. if you ask me .......
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Project: Fedora
Version: 29
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 16
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Fedora 29 feels great! I have started using Fedora very recently and so far so good! Need some minimal knowledge to understand what Linux is in order to use Fedora. IMHO once you use Fedora for a couple of weeks, you will totally love it and will keep using it for good.
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Project: Antergos
Version: 18.12
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 6
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Antergos ist the fastest distro i have ever seen. I'm using it as a daily runner on mine desktop.
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Project: Debian
Version: 9
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 2
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I've used Debian on my main workstation for years. It's the distro that fits the most with my ide
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Project: TrueOS
Version: 18.03
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 2
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Great to have an operating system with a GUI, that natively supoorts the ZFS file system. I was using the "ZFS-on-Linux" approach, but usually ended up with an unuseable ZFS file system after every significant update of the base Linux operating system. Because ZFS is robust, data was not lost, but various odd quiks needed to be handled to restore the ZFS-on-Linux functionality. ZFS in TrueOS seems as solid as it is in OpenSolaris, or Illumos, but it is easier to install and work with in TrueOS. My only hitch is the custom desktop. It is fairly conventional, but just unique enough to have a new learning curve. Possibly Gnome-KDE-Mate or similar familiar desktop(s) could have been integrated. These can be installed from FreeBSD packages, but I have not tried it for fear of breaking TrueOS. I see the Dev's point of making a desktop GUI that is more consistant with the root operating system, and more tightly integrated. The BTX loader was a bit "finiky" with my system BIOS, but I found settings that allowed it to work after a few tries. I could not get the .iso install file to run from a USB flash drive. Both the image writer (Balena-Etcher) and the computer BIOS said the boot-loader was missing. This despite the partiton being stamped as the boot partition. I burned the .iso image to a DVD and it worked perfectly. Many systems no longer have a DVD drive built in, so USB flash drive booting needs to be a working option. The video resolution on my system (Intel integrated video) is fairly low as installed by TrueOS. It will be a file server, so not an issue.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 8
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I have a laptop with a pretty rare hardware and this is literally the FIRST linux distro where everything works.
I'm amazed because i thought that such situation in my case is impossible. :D
It's also the first distro where directly after switch i didnt feel a strong urge to completly change it looks (linux distros can be so ugly sometimes, but Manjaro is a great exception in this field)
Also packages set is pretty good. Distro can access all arch stuff and besides has few own positions.
I also like the NVIDIA support. I didn't thought that gaming on linux is really really possible, but this distro prooved it is.
To sum it all up, if any distro should unite the linux desktop world, I'm supporting this one because of it's good approach to reliability and design.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: tumbleweed
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 0
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I'm very happy with my Tumbleweed.
Runs very stable for a rolling release.
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Project: Bodhi Linux
Version: 4.5.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 1
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I tried the 5.0 version of Bodhi, and every time at boot up, it froze. I went back to the 4.5.0 version, and it's perfect.
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Project: ArcoLinux
Version: 18.11.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 3
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Best installer available to install a very bare bones Arch system (ArcoLinuxD). The regular edition is bloated as hell, but if you only want to install a lightweight Arch system with your desktop of choice, then ArcoLinuxD is the place to start.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 18
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Linux Mint is my reason to abandon Windows 10. Mint is as elegant as and faster than Windows 10.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: tumbleweed
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 6
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Tumbleweed is one of my 'always installed' distros. It has given me little trouble even though I'm an 85 y.o. amateur user. I was surprised at Jesse's multimedia problems as I've always found that this can be sorted fairly easily with the Pakman community repository. Although I agree it's not a distro for a beginner, I wouldn't consider it a difficult one for anybody with a bit of linux experience.
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Project: MakuluLinux
Version: 15
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 0
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I can't get Lindoz to boot to the desktop from live usb.
Default boot option gets stuck on a blank black screen so i try the nomodeset boot option
I get to the login with a black screen then enter username and password (makulu).
Then i do 'startx' and it throws an error ,something mainly about "Xauthority" but also "framebuffer".
I have an AMD rx560 graphics card which might have something to do with it but the well documented "radeon nomodeset" command should work to get around that.
Tried the latest testing version too but no luck ,also tried uefi and non-uefi.
I'll come back one day in the future and hope they're released a better distro.
Meanwhile i'll stick with MX linux which always works.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 12
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i3 Community Edition. This is my first experience with Manjaro and i3wm. The live disc ran perfectly, and the installation on my old desktop system and my laptop was flawless. The package manager (pamac-manager) is a lot more informative and easier to use compared to synaptic and some of the other distro-designed managers. Plus, there is a kernel manager, which makes kernel selection much safer. On my laptop, wifi works perfectly, all I had to do is provide my connection password. Of the fn key functions, the only one I ever use is the brightness keys, and they work as designed.
All my equipment is old, and this OS runs fast and furious.
I had two issues to fix on my laptop (Toshiba Satellite). The bios don't have an option to turn off the touchpad, so I had to create a script to turn it off at startup, but that isn't Manjaro's fault. The other issue was numlockx also required a startup script.
A well-built, stand-alone i3 system. That alone deserves a 10!
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Project: GParted Live
Version: 0.32.0-1
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-12-09
Votes: 0
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I've used gparted more than 100 times in the past 6 years. Has never failed me re-partitioning my drives. I almost always use before installing/reinstalling an OS. Have used to set-up both msdos and gpt type drives. Yes, I still use MBR partitioned drives.
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Project: Solus
Version: 3.9999
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-09
Votes: 5
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Great distro.stable,fast.clean.easy to use.man i love this disro, but unfortunately after solus moved to new servers >getsol.us< i not being able to update my system,downloading updates is way to slow 67 to 125 kbs and hangs when updating,via terminal or software center its the same problem.
Im going to miss you solus !!
Greetings from Portugal.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-12-09
Votes: 1
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A pleasant surprise for an Arch-derivative; has an extended testing cycle compared to the parent distro, graphical utilities for most every aspect of system configuration, and an excellent GUI package manager that sits right at the midpoint between Synaptic and GNOME software.
Hardware support and font rendering are still behind any of the "Big Iron" distros, in my experience, though; this is especially annoying if your workflow relies on Electron apps like VSCode.
On the plus side, it does handle NVIDIA drivers very well; you can install them OOTB, and unlike my bare-metal Ubuntu install, the Manjaro VM's never required me to purge & reinstall NVIDIA drivers even once across the span of a few months.
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