Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-13
Votes: 1
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I have been a Linux user since switching to Ubuntu in 2006. Since then I have used many different distros. But, over time, many of the Ubuntu based distros are getting more and more unstable. And I couldn't get any of them to work well at all, on my Mother-in-Law's Old Toshiba Laptop. None of them would shut down correctly, etc. So, I had been watching the progress of the Solus project for some time. But, the lack of software in their repository kept me from making the plunge. However, I looked again, and realized that the repository had grown very quickly. So, I installed Solus Mate 3.999 on my Mother-in-Law's Toshiba, and it worked like magic. The computer even restarted properly. Which had not worked well for years, on other distros. It is clean, efficient, and responsive. Since it it is a fresh start from a Linux base, without all the baggage and bulk up that many other distros have to carry. Plus, I like that there is a single repository, that is well curated and secured. I can see myself migrating my other computers over to it in the future. Congrats to the Solus team, and only good wishes for the future. Will look forward to when you open back up to financial donations, so we can help support this great project. Keep up the good work:)
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Version: 3
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-11-12
Votes: 0
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nice OS ilove it working smothly in vectorgraphic ...... but still bugs need to be slove .....now my solus 3.999 stop working & my work too .... hope you slove this bug ..... thanks.
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Version: 3
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-11-11
Votes: 0
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I love budgie, because of the more usable and simplistic sidebar and there is nothing worth experiencing it other than on Solus itself, or so i thought.
im a power-user so im familiar with common linux behavior, but Solus has some stuff, system-related thats different. what bothers me is the lack of /usr/local/ hierarchy since i often compile apps i use and most of these has /usr/local as default for data. its troublesome to have to modify all the configurations because of this.
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Version: 3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-11-08
Votes: 8
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Switched from Manjaro 17.x to Solus 3.x (after a 1year of use).
Since then I have had very little issues. Not as fast as Manjaro
but much more stable - especially with updates.
In general very nice install (except you have to fix the partitions before install).
Very clean user environment. Could perhaps have a bit more customizations
BUT on the whole It works very well.
I got tired of the frequent problems at updates in Manjaro. This particular issue
happens very seldom in Solus. Also IF it happens it is very easy to check all
packages and fix the problem.
Personally I like the minimalistic UI.
I find that program running via Play On Linux works better (for some reason) in Solus.
It also seems like the creators take better care of packages before releasing them
in the wild. I've now used Solus for the better part of a year and had very few problems.
In the beginning there were fewer progrograms available. This have however changed
over time. From my perspective I rarly lack anyhting.
Solus might not be the fastest or most configurable distor, but in my experience it is probably
the best in terms of stability, ease of use and cinsistant design langue.
Sure there are small things here and there which could be better. But nothing which breaks the
deal - so to speak.
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Version: 3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-11-05
Votes: 5
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The last time I used it (~1 week ago), it was a largely pleasant experience (with 3.999), although oddly enough it doesn't have xterm in its official repos and it's my favourite minimal terminal emulator (which I use under i3). I like its:
* Rolling release model
* Out-of-the-box usability. Not quite as out-of-the-box as deepin or elementary (e.g. it doesn't have proprietary Broadcom drivers in its live session, nor is this package installed by the installer if a WiFi chip that needs it is detected), but still fairly out-of-the-box.
* Speed, Phoronix reported it was the second fastest distro to boot, likely related to the fact Doherty was its original developer and he worked at Intel (which created the fastest distro to boot in said test, Clear Linux).
* Beautiful default aesthetics. I dislike the fact its signature desktop environment, Buidgie, is less customizable, especially its task bar, than GNOME and KDE. GNOME and MATE editions are available, however, so if you want this customizability you can get it. A KDE edition is in the pipeline.
Despite this I have also had very bad experiences with it in the past, like in July I had this issue https://getsol.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=12480&p=40824#p40824 and in January the GUI started crashing and then restarting over and over midway through my first update (with eopkg up) post-install. This wasn't fixable from an agetty terminal (the one started with Ctrl+Alt+Fn, where n=2,3,4,..) as whenever the GUI restarted I was taken back to the GUI window, away from the agetty terminal. I couldn't stay at an agetty terminal for any more than a few seconds before the GUI restarted and I was taken away. This happened everytime I installed Solus and then performed the first update, I tried reinstalling 3-4 times!
I dislike that you can't do package management from a chroot into a Solus system, eopkg doesn't seem to like chroots. APT, pacman, Portage and RPM front-ends work fine within chroots, however.
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Version: 3
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-11-05
Votes: 1
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I like solus and i really want to love it, but for some strange reason every week something tends to break and i find myself fresh installing it again. Maybe ill switch to something more stable until such issues are fixed..
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-01
Votes: 11
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Formerly a Windows user, I played with linux for about almost 3 years, going back on Windows and on Linux every week.
This distro stopped this behaviour, it's just great and works as well.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-29
Votes: 12
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Cannot be happier about my decision to go Solus on my home laptop.
+ working out of the box
+ rolling distro, yet hassle free
+ cool looks, like the Budgie DE (this being rather personal, also like the deepin DE)
+ intuitive enough for my non-Linuxers at home
+ well optimized
- not that many packages (though I have all I need so not a big deal for me)
- boring :)
No, really, it is just great. The only competitor is IMHO Manjaro (Budgie/deepin).
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-22
Votes: 3
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It just works. There are a few minor bugs here and there but its acceptable since its still new. Most people will get what they were looking for using Solus.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-21
Votes: 3
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A rolling distro without a lot of the rolling distro headaches. I really like it. Also Budgie is rad. Hopefully It'll catch on and be maintained for a good long time.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-20
Votes: 7
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Amazing speeds and lack of bloatware.
The only reason that I didn't give it a 10 is that it is missing some packages such as libgconf2-4.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-19
Votes: 2
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Really good in general but have a few things not working for me. Ill probably skip for now and return when the next update is available.
PS Great distro for linux newcomers and people that want something easily usable.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-17
Votes: 28
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Even if you install the 3.999 ISO refresh, install every update separately, system updates, restart, security upd, restart, package specific upd, restart, if you pass the update olympics, that's it, you've made it.
Running Budgie on an AMD R1600, 16 gigs of ram, and a 3rd gen mobile Core i3 with 4 gigs, both run beautifully, never had issues on both of these machines, DE related or distro related.
If you want a distro that has up to date packages, is easy to install, easy to mantain, and responsive, even on it's heaviest flavour, Solus is for you. Check first with the live OS that the important packages that you need are in the repo, if they are, welcome to Solus!
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-15
Votes: 4
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The best desktop interface yet.
Great design, nice wall paper, fast and responsive.
Most impressive it installed google earth pro.
The problem is the package management is not mature and does not have a full repository of packages and since you cant use apt or the like there is no work around. the user
help is not very robust as well.
If all you need to do is surf the web and run some graphics apps or
music, etc. then great for a newbie who enjoys a great esthetic,
quickness, and ease and useability.
For system admins, power users, those that use many varied applications
and build from source you will be frustrated.
Great for mom or pop.
Other wise not mature but still one of the most promising distros.
The Budgie interface is best of all the window managers.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-13
Votes: 3
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Modern. Fast. Hassle free. Impressive os. Of all the distro this remains the best. Very minor bugs. I had more issues with ubuntu when compared to this. Out of the box wine support. Can run notepad and paint like a boss.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-02
Votes: 8
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It is an extremely polished and clean-feeling distro. Given the amount of efforts that must have gone into building it from the ground up, it is truly impressive. There are a few minor things that go awry at times, but nothing that has ever hampered my workflow.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-02
Votes: 6
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One of the best operating systems contemporaneity!
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Version: 3
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-09-23
Votes: 0
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Hi there, after performing updates (many GB and long time it took) I cannot enter my session anymore.. I put the right password but I cannot enter my session. What has it happened??? Somebody else did it suffer this problem?? Sadly I will have to erase it and test another distro..
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Version: 3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-09-19
Votes: 10
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Getting Solus installed is easy. Getting re-started after the installation definitely is rough and could sour people on the project.
That said, once you do manage to get the ball rolling on Solus, it's a pretty smooth ride. Though the Budgie desktop was fairly heavy on other distros, it's well integrated into Solus. For example, it doesn't have the wandering icon issue that Ubuntu Budgie has. Resource use is fairly low, and on my HP Pavilion, I get pretty good battery life (roughly 4-5 hours with TLP and Powertop).
Software choices are decent but limited; if you aren't a power user, then what's offered should suffice. Snap sort of works here (although in the two instances in which I've used it--to add Spotify and Tusk--the software didn't work the second time around).
A hint for those of you who wish to use Budgie: What kept the blinking black screen at bay for me was running [sudo eopkg up] in the terminal instead of using the Software Center for the initial upgrades after installation. It's a lengthy process to be sure (nearly a half hour or so), but no blinking screen occurred afterward.
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Version: 3
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-09-10
Votes: 0
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Can confirm the same, black screen going on and off with a white blinking cursor...
Installed on a new 16G USB3 SanDisk ultra flash, worked perfectly first - fast nice and simple desktop. However, ... upon performing updates (long Gb updates... very long updates keeping in mind when the iso was last made) the PC got into lock-screen mode with no line to login and no possible shortcut combination working . Power button helped (after an hour waiting), but I landed at the black screen mentioned. Did the exercise again, reinstalled, updated (3.999, really!?), rebooted at black blinking screen [tried on 2 notebooks everything runs on - older HP with Radeon and newer with Nvidia].
Decided maybe should not waste time for beta OS... here the surprising bonus, the USB flash could not be re-formated, both under linux or windows, with all possible tools tried... likely got overheat with 1 year succession of updates.
Now, reading many positive comments below ... a la "nicer, greater, better and even more stable than *Buntu, Mint, Debian etc." wondering ... really, more stable than even Debian!?
Rolling, v. 3.999 likely going to be 3.9999x soon, with no iso in view after a year with an excuse "install once roll forever". Ok, maybe for those lucky fellas installed a year ago and rolled .... For me a black screen with a blinking cursor. Anyway, not gonna try Solus till there is an iso.
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Version: 3
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-09-09
Votes: 0
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Can confirm black screen after update installation. Forums are not friendly, very inactive.
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Version: 3
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-09-03
Votes: 0
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not ready for primtime. install went great and then updates gave me the black screen of death.
back to ubuntu i go
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-03
Votes: 2
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Nothing else will do anymore. A year ago I thought all the decisions they made were stupid.
Why start yet another new independent distro?
Why create yet another desktop environment?
The thing is, their vision is right. This is what desktop computing should be.
The only problem I have with it is that I just can't get the file explorer to use darkmode, making me use the terminal at times to avoid a flashbang to the face.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-03
Votes: 14
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Pros:
-Solus is extremely fast and seems to be optimized well.
-For an independent distribution, the software selection is decent.
-The Budgie desktop is very clean and relatively light on resources.
-Rolling release means software packages are fairly fresh.
-Plenty of Window Manager choices in the repository if you prefer those instead of Desktop Environments.
Cons:
-Certain linux configuration details are hidden by default, but most users don't need to bother with them. (BTW, many distros restrict users from certain actions)
-Obscure software packages aren't available on the standard repository.
-Some may not like the look and functionality of Budgie design, but you have the choice of MATE or GNOME versions or using a WM instead.
I understand some users' experiences may vary, but from the time I installed and configured Solus on 2 very different machines about 3 weeks ago, I've had absolutely no problems. Whatever issues that may arise from the rolling updates are usually fixed quickly. If you're unlucky enough to run into an installation update problem, come back in a day or two, and it'll most likely be already resolved.
The best part about using an independent distro is the packagers are building/compiling the binaries against the Solus system without relying too much on upstream packagers. This means they are likely better optimized specifically for Solus users, and this is probably why Solus runs so smoothly.
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Version: 2017.04.18.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-23
Votes: 12
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Solus is a great distro! (I am torn between Solus and Antergos being the best rolling release distro.)
Pros:
For a rolling release it is very stable.
The Budgie DE is the main reason I am so fond of this distro. It is a sharp, modern and well thought out desktop.
Cons:
Installation was not the quickest (not a big deal)
Not quite as many apps as other distros (again not a big problem)
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-21
Votes: 10
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Solus OS is amazingly stable compared to Ubuntu distro's such as Elementary OS, Manjaro etc.
I've been comparing/running Ubuntu based distro's and Solus OS on multiple laptops (different brands). The Ubuntu distro's always end up being unstable, package problems, crashes, high CPU usage whereas Solus OS is SMOOTH and doesn't even budge (see what I did there?).
There is so much more that's just "BETTER" compared to the other popular distro's, from the install wizard (which is awesome) to updates and app store.
Sure, Ubuntu distro's allow for easy package installing of any kind but this is also a severe stability risk. Solus OS has its own controlled package system (eopkg) that works smooth and ensures stable installs. But with Snap support there's no real reason to stick to Ubuntu based.
Ikey
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-21
Votes: 7
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Not much to say, because right now it is simply the best distro out there! I'm using it for months now, without even one problem on the way! It's strange how it is not so popular. Soooo much better, stable, light on resources and smooth than Mint, Ubuntu or Manjaro. In my opinion it's even more stable than Debian! Really! Parent rolling distribution done right, with a lot of heart. Much, much recommended, for both new and advanced linux users.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-19
Votes: 3
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The only top-ten distro in Nov 2017 which installed out-of the-box on my cheap new TREKSTOR Primebook P14 with UEFI Bios. Other major distros didn't boot on this Apollo-Lake-based hardware. Also supports the fairly new touch pad of this hardware.
I love the elegant yet easy-to-use Budgie desktop.
So far, I could install anything I wanted from software center or command line (eopkg).
I'm impressed by the concepts behind the rolling update and dependency management (as far as explained in their blog).
Recently, I was a bit worried since there was no new blog entry for several months. However, now there is activity again.
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Version: 3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-08-13
Votes: 2
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Successfully operations system. As it's supposed to be. Simple & elegant eye candy fast interface with Budgie desktop environment. Especially dark color theme is as I want. No bloatware. Runs smooth on my old hardware. Easy to install GPU driver. But I can't use now. Because I need Nvidia CUDA support for Blender, OBS etc software. I did not found any info about it as beginner linux user. This is the feature I need most. :/
G31M
E2160 @3GHz
GTX 650Ti Boost
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Version: 3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-08-12
Votes: 4
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I've been running an install of Solus (with the Gnome DE) on my computer for several months with very few problems. The only problems I've encountered were installing DaVinci Resolve, which I just couldn't install (even though it was a .sh file and not .deb); the other problem that I encountered was that I wanted to install the OSX-Arc-Darker theme but couldn't because the package it was in it was a .deb file.
However, managed to convert it on a Ubuntu based distro using the Alien package converter to a .tgz file which I could open in Archive Manager and then extract the relevant files. But I had to use Krusader (opening as root through the Terminal) to put the theme files in "/usr/share/themes" manually as, obviously, there was no automated installation. As for DaVinci Reslove I'm still trying my best to find a way of installing it.
Obviously the reasons I had problems was due to the fact that I used to use either Debian or Ubuntu based distros and this is my first time using an independently developed distro. Overall the experience of Solus Gnome is excellent. Its very clean and modern and I like the overall look.
Computer Specs
CPU: AMD Ryzen 1300X
GPU: GTX650 Ti BOOST
Hope this was helpful.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-09
Votes: 1
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Solus Budgie working pretty smooth on 3 generation i3 laptop.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-07
Votes: 5
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Budgie desktop environment and Solus performance are great. Maybe this distro doesn't have as many packages as Ubuntu, but I'm alwyas finding what I need and I really prefer Solus over new Ubuntu 18.04 releases with an exception to Ubuntu Budgie, which is great too, thanks to Canonical's repos and Solus' environment.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-06
Votes: 16
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I have been using Solus for about a year now. I must say that this is an oddly boring distro. I mean that in the most complimentary way...there is never anything to fix! Most distributions require a fair bit of tweaking to get going. I like to tweak things, which is why I am a little bored with Solus. For a rolling distro to be this stable out of the box is quite some feat.
I have installed Solus on 4 different machines....two laptops; a weak laptop and one that is up to snuff for anything; and two desktops, one of which is a monster, and one that is a crappy work machine with minimum quals. All four machines run this operating system very fast with no issues. I keep looking for things to fix, but there is never anything...so boring!
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-05
Votes: 4
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I see some people with crash,hangs and slow boot problems on Solus,im using Solus Budgie for about
7 mouths now and i only had a problem with the current Kernel, so i install LTS kernel and never ever had a problem again,LTS Kernel is much more stable,try it and see for your self's.
My laptop is old,very old HP Compaq 6910p with 2 gigs of ram and works fine with Solus Budgie.
I have tried many other distros and i always comeback to Solus,just love it.Waiting for Solus 4 :)
PROS:
Stable,very stable,easy to use,not the lightest distro ever made but light enough for 2 gigs of ram,and is fast.
Not a ton of applications on app center but what is there is all very well tested and stable.
CONS:
Problem with current Kernel but the LTS Kernel solved the problem, not really a Solus problem.
Peace everyone, greetings from Portugal :)
PS:Sorry for my English
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Version: 3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-08-04
Votes: 0
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Pros:
MATE spin.
Rolling release.
Stable
Fast bootup.
Up to date.
Cons:
Lack of software compared to Debian/Ubuntu, etc.
Limited resources/man power.
~ Torin
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Version: 3
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-08-03
Votes: 3
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Solus, while somewhat unique, has a bit of a mess with its ISOs and updates. I just downloaded the GNOME ISO and there's nearly a gigabyte of updates waiting to be installed on top of the 1.3 gigabyte download for the ISO in the first place. Such massive updates at once can cause way too much system instability as stated by a previous reviewer. Selecting partitions for installation is very limited, and Solus package center is also highly selective meaning that if one application is already in the package center, then another application that does something similar will not be added. It sort of takes the one application per task philosophy a bit too seriously as one of the beauties of Linux is user choice in their systems. What one person may prefer to use might not cut it for someone else, and they'll be out of luck in the software center. It's almost not worth downloading until Solus 4 is released and there is a brand new fresh ISO that doesn't have a gigabyte of updates waiting after installation.
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Version: 3
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-08-02
Votes: 0
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Completly unstable, after last updates hangs on login or in any other random moments. OS was "clean", fresh after installation - its completely unacceptable.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-01
Votes: 5
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Fastest user-friendly operating system you will find.
Everything works out of the box. I even use on my 2010 laptop with no problems.
Good for gaming, as it's a rolling release and Mesa is always updated. Also, it is very stable.
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Version: 3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-07-25
Votes: 6
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Cons: I'm having the same issue as said by the user from date 2018-07-14.
It doesn't let me create my partitions using the installer itself. I need something else to "prepare the partition" and them select them using their installer which is very annoying, and you can check it:
imgur.com/a/7JOsjIX
Small number of packages available. I haven't even found Clementine in their repos. Also, I tried to install Clementine using snap, of course it doesn't worked pretty nice, theme was wrong, it closes itself for no reason when playing a song... Solus seems to be not working with snap or is just a problem related to Clementine, who knows?
Pros:
Really fast boot
Clean install, only the essential (no bloatwares).
Nice package management
Fast mirrors
Nice modern theming
Excellent forum for asking for help.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-21
Votes: 4
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very reliable, everything always up-to-date, best distro for me
many thanks to all working on this distro
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Version: 3
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-07-14
Votes: 7
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Tried to install it but unfortunately I couldn't.
Cons I found during my attemps to install:
- No way to create your own partitions using their own installer as most distros do. You need third-party software or the terminal to make it. Not good for newbies.
- No way to flag a partition as EFI - even using a third-party software, it doesn't detect or flag EFI partitions to install grub.
- No way to edit your partitions manually using UEFI system.
- Cannot use XFS
I hope it changes when version 4 is released. I'll try again in the future.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-12
Votes: 6
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I'm coming from Ubuntu and CentoOS background and am currently testing Solus to be my main OS. So far during the past few days that I'm using it on and off, I have realized that Budgie is very very straight forward and the search really can take me down to the settings section that I'm after. in Ubuntu Unity and Gnome (16.04 and 17.10) we are not this close. The installation process looked a bit classic but the design was good and there were no hiccups along the installation way. I should mention that I'm using Solus on a VirtualBox in my Ubuntu 16.04 with 4GB ram and 32GB flexible HDD and 1 core CPU.
During the first day I had some trouble with the resolution since it was not recognizing the VirtualBox monitor and I had a very small screen (1024x768), but by closing the VirtualBox and opening it again and booting the vitualmachine, it was solved and now I am working with proper resolution.
The most surprising this was that the Software Center of Solus has Vivaldi browser and I didn't need to fiddle around with the .deb file and manually extracting files and folders from it. I also found the latest version of Rstudio in the Software center and am very very happy.
So far it has been such a smooth and easy experience. The only time I feel weird is when I open terminal and accidentally and unconsciously try to install something through `apt` instead of `eopkg` (I'm hoping that they bring the `sol` in since memorizing the `eopkg` is not as easy).
I heavily suggest people to install it on a fair VirtualBox (with enough RAM ,CPU and HDD) and try it them selves and see how easy it is to use Solus (read Budgie) is compared to the Gnome3 and even Unity.
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Version: 3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-06-30
Votes: 20
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Solus is a rolling linux distro that Just Works. Whether installing as a dual-boot on an iMac 2011 or as a sole OS on a AMD FX-based cpu system, the install is easy (used the Budgie Desktop for both) and it runs as trouble-free as most macOS users are accustomed to.
Pro:
- easiest to install of all linux distros tried (Ubuntu, openSUSE Tumbleweed, Mint, Fedora)
- trouble-free daily use; the system will notify when updates are needed (nearly the same way macOS notifies its users)
- standard applications available: Firefox/Thunderbird, LibreOffice, Steam, normal system utilities, more common media creation applications
- no having to upend workflow to deal with a periodic complete system upgrade
Con:
- software repository (app store) not as fully stocked as other distros but what is there is quality product
- linux power users may have some trouble with "server" type applications as this distro is focussed heavily for desktop use
Overall I'm pleased with having given this a try and it's become my go-to distro for converting any computer into a desktop linux machine.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-12
Votes: 25
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I chose Solus because it works very well on simple notebooks today, in fact, current notebooks not those expensive with sophisticated hardware and yes, notebooks common to ordinary people of moderate and low purchasing power. Those who have an old notebook Solus offers the Solus Mate that also works magnificently in modest current notebooks. I've never even had a relevant problem. It works and is good for work and fun. I have Solus installed in new and old notebooks one for each person here at home. I think it's extremely toxic that some people do not understand that Solus is from ordinary people (very clever) to ordinary people who need to do their thing without complications.
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Version: 3
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-06-11
Votes: 1
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Unfortunately NOT stable or for beginners.
PROS:
excellent pressure sensitivity (Ugee 2150 worked within live environment and with Solus installed)
ia32-libs/gaming/playonlinux very well taken care of also
very fast
able to resize desktop icons + use own icons for packages/panel shortcuts.
some clear forum tutorials, but steps missing that someone not terminal savvy really needs.
CONS:
(Epson) printer install difficult (didn't succeed)
The one extra 3rd party repo was offline; had been relieved to see Megasync available there, but unable to connect with the repo. Connection was briefly made, then the repo was said to be unavailable, and things were rolled back.
Software centre behaves oddly; if a program has a number of dependencies, the install will appear to fail, but is installing one dependency/section at a time, and 'install' needs repeating.
Overall updates took a very long time to install.
Had to set up Expressvpn manually, but usual setup resulted in nothing happening except 'fail' message.
Followed instructions on extracting a deb, but didn't work.
Various packages eg Spacefm, not in the repos either.
No right click to open a folder in terminal, which made no sense.
Often unable to get root access, and messages about not allowed access flashed me back to Windows days and wasn't pleasant at all. I did the usual of increasing user permissions, hoping that would fix things, but it didn't.
Rebooted and, out of the blue, password refused. Unable to get into machine, and had to format/return to previous distro. This surprised me all the more because including various packages is refused, due to stability concerns.
A lot of great potential, and finding art and gaming well cared for had been something I was very grateful for, especially regarding being able to use Ugee with Linux, and which is critical to work, but unfortunately too unstable.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-07
Votes: 6
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Solus works fine and it is the most stable rolling release distribution of Linux that I have tried.
Their version of the MATE desktop environment works like a charm.
It would be nice if they had more software in their software centre. But, it contains everything that would make Solus a productive and an enjoyable desktop experience.
Not bad at all for a distribution of Linux that was built from the ground up.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-04
Votes: 6
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Being a desktop-only distro, Solus sureley doesn't have all the packages that Ubuntu provides, as such it can be a bit tricky for developpers (e.g. libmysql-dev is missing, that means you can't install python-mysqlclient);
but for desktop usage it is very good.
Its package manager is extremely fast, it boots fast, provides you with Steam integration, proprietary driver installer ...
There's no fiddling around with config files, it JustWorks !
The default Destop Environnement (Budgie) is simple, yet fast and ergonomic.
Stable, rolling release with very good software center that also provides some proprietary packages
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-29
Votes: 9
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I was captivated by the rolling release model of update that is surprisingly stable. I have tried Antergos e Manjaro and feel that it wasn't for my taste.
I'm a mild gamer, and the optimizations for the steam client was a great plus for this distro.
I'm a KDE lover and miss the absence of that interface, but Budgie is by no way bad and I bet it will get better and better in near future.
Overall I like the investment they are putting on this system and have enjoyed so far.
The Linux community must focus on Desktops with distros like this and Manjaro, Mint and few others.
It will be a 9, cause I want Budgie to keep the pace with KDE.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-26
Votes: 4
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Solus 3 est avec le noyau 4.16.11-71 aujourd'hui. Très bien! Solus 3 est rapide et agréable à travailler. Fournit différents niveaux de protection de l'utilisateur. Il a tous les programmes dont j'ai besoin de courir sans me donner de problèmes. Ce sont quelques-unes des raisons pour lesquelles j'ai choisi Solus3 comme système d'exploitation pour les loisirs et le travail. Recommande fortement à tous les gens.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-24
Votes: 7
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Best put together distro so far, fastest out of the box distro, most stable rolling distro.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-24
Votes: 2
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I used several distros and I can tell you that today Solus is very good. It offers things that work well and everything is deferred and works brilliantly. The beginner will be happy and the advanced user can do his service brilliantly.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-22
Votes: 4
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J'étais sous ubutu à mes débuts et je voulais changer de système pour découvrir autre chose. Solus Budgie est excellent et paramétrable à souhait.
L'ouverture des logiciels est rapide, amusez vous à faire un test sur Gimp ou Inkscape et vous serez agréablement surpris.
Je connais peu de distribution et je ne me permettrais pas de dénigrer les autres mais il est clair que je vais mettre aussi ma fille sur Budgie pour sa rentrée en 6eme.
Excellent système pour débutant.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-20
Votes: 0
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I like Solus Linux for many reasons.
The Budgie and Mate work environment, in my opinion, are the biggest reasons to love Solus. But I like this Linux Distro because it offers a modern, intuitive and non-intrusive environment. Solus, unlike most Linux distributions, is not based on any other distribution. Solus is written from scratch and has its own package management system and software repository (eopkg).
I love Solus 3. But some people need humor (fortune | cowsay) and the latest software packages and support. Maybe at the moment, this is not so good on Solus. The software repository is not great but everything it has works very well. Solus is not all that wonderful ... I think that the package manager needs to evolve, but Solus is my primary operating system and has everything I need.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-20
Votes: 5
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I use SolusOS 3.0 Gnome for 10 months, but I found recently that the spell checker does not work, because the words that are right in French ARE ALWAYS underlined in Red ???
On the other hand, I do not understand why there are more than fifty languages when I only use FRANCAIS ?????
For the rest, ie the essential, I think this OS has a future ...
Greetings from North Africa -------
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-19
Votes: 6
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I have been bouncing from different distros for years, and I have finally found on that I really like/love. I use Linux more now for my daily driver with Solus. Thanks for the great work!!!!
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-16
Votes: 6
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Solus installation is very fast. The environment is beautiful and clean. There are amazing fonts, icons and themes at your disposal. Solus programs and bookstores are well developed. It's easy to set up. Solus is stable, solid and fast. The result of hard work and intelligence. Solus is my main operating system. Solus has what I need. I recommend it to everyone.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-16
Votes: 3
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Really Solus is stable, solid and fast. Result of hard work and intelligence, this system is my preferred Linux operating system.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-16
Votes: 3
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Simple , fast and reliable.
I really like solus mate.
I was on ubuntu/debian and antergos . Solus 3 Works great on my laptop (lenovo 120s).
Tips: If you want to use wine, i have also installed steam and msfont (see solus project) to use my specific ms soft.
Great job to the team . I recommand Solus.
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Version: 3
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-05-09
Votes: 2
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Why can't I create and edit partitions using their own installer? It's kind of annoying that you need another program like Gparted to do something most installers do.
I think that they also should add the possibility of using GPT and /efi partitions. I couldn't install it properly on my laptop due to this issue.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-08
Votes: 5
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I like Distro Solus because it works well on my two notebooks. The programs work very well. It has weekly updates and any issues that appear are quickly resolved. It has everything I need right now. I see no reason to change distro. The quality of Solus can also be seen in small details. The system responds very well to me.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-05-07
Votes: 5
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Love this OS, switches from Arch linux. Work really well for me.
I have no problems with the OS, it is fast, packed are uptodayed, for some it may be not enough packedes but I have all my Programms I need.
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Version: 3
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-05-07
Votes: 0
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It was fun while it last.
Latest update broke the whole damn system apart...
Such a shame.
Well there's always Windows.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-05-03
Votes: 4
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Very good OS. sleek, fast and good performance design. I plan to move into this OS primarily in the future, though at the moment, since it has no MS-office app integrations like office365 and ms onedrive....I have to work online and sort out some things.
Other than the Microsoft thing, I very much like the OS, it has much capabilities than I thought. Fast bootup than Mint and Ubuntu, even faster than elementary OS. I tried the top 5 linux distros, this one is my most favourite. Although some more updates on the features, like email client, USB mount and unmount issues, restart to read USB device and some packages like Adobe collections are desirable to work on this platform. Because it has mate look and looks great for business, it is the ideal platform for business managers and also students to work and study on. I hope in this way, more curiosity about Solus 3 bring in great minds together in the future and hope to see it on the mobile and tab platform too. That is, if they do what no OS has ever done....TQM+LEAN thinking.
I highly recommend this OS to newbies, both millenials and baby-boomers, give it a shot....you will be satisfied like shot of whisky.
Adios Amigos!
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-04-27
Votes: 13
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Finally abandoned windows10 last May when it proved to be full of security holes. (Not to mention the weird feeling of having MS looking over my shoulder constantly!)
Being a windows user I was initially looking for a distro that was like windows (GUI rather than terminal controlled apps)
I nearly chose Ubuntu (The most popular) which has lots of support because of all the other people learning the same stuff.
Eventually decided on Solus because of the great reviews, it seemed nice to use and had nice steam integration.
Imported ovpn files from my VPN provider into openVPN and network manager. Tweaked the DNS server settings to stop DNS leaks.
I mainly use the terminal for Alsamixer settings turning surround sound on and off.
It's been a bit of a learning curve but I really enjoy using Solus.
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Version: 3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-04-22
Votes: 4
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I have been using Solus Budgie V3 for a few weeks on an old, slow Dell laptop.
The good: Starts very fast
Clean interface
Works well. I set up my printer with a few clicks for example.
Even old(ish) hardware runs Solus well.
Stable. I have had no crashes.
Hardware all detected straight out of the box.
The Bad:
Flat default theme is too flat for my taste. (You might like it, and it is much nicer with the "dark" option turned on).
The main menus is poorly laid out with entries for "Sundry" "System Settings" "System Tools" "Universal Access" "Utilities" and "Other" along with "Accessories" all but one of which are not needed.
I am sure this will be tidied up in future releases, as otherwise Solus is a great distro and the Budgie desktop works really well.
Oh yes, there are a bunch of really nice desktop wallpapers installed by default, but no way of running them as a slideshow, which is a shame.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-04-21
Votes: 16
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Better than ever! Install is easy. Fast to boot, fast to shutdown.
Main gripes revolve around the software center. The update download speed feels slow, the update page gives no information on the status of the downloads/install. And I think closing the software center window cancels update/installs, it shouldn't be that easy to kill stuff I want to keep running; maybe should continue in background or have a pop-up asking are you sure you want to close while downloads are running. I can't select third party downloads to install while something else is downloading.
Otherwise Budgie is great. Everything is super stable, polished, great defaults and smooth out of the box experience.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-04-21
Votes: 3
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Simple et efficace... Plus rapide et plus stable que Ubuntu mate ou mint mate
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-04-19
Votes: 3
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Great looking distro with a minimal, sleek look. Changing over to the dark theme works a treat and unlike many distros all programs looks fine using this theme.
It feels fast, light and so far very stable, although lacking applications you can find all the popular apps with solus and the option for snaps seems like a way forward, it doesn't feel like "dependency hell" like you may find with others as everything is packaged nicely.
Overall it seems like a very well thought out distro with much thought to care and attention that has won me over.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-04-19
Votes: 5
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I got "solused" as well, for good reasons:
- fast in every way
- well designed
- stable, no issues
- installation of software is lightning fast
- flatpak: works, snap: works
- secure, intelligent conception.
- fantastic support channel within seconds (IRC channel)
Con: not for me.
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Version: 3
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-04-17
Votes: 0
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It's a very good distro, but I can't use this because budgie desktop stops working after I install the video drivers (the legacy ones)
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-04-14
Votes: 4
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I tend to customize everything too much on other Distros, and not getting stuff done! Then I end up breaking something sometimes. This is a very fast, clean and paired down Distro. I feel it forces me to use what I have and not over customize. It is a modern look, with easy install process. More software is being added all the time; plus there is an option to use Snaps. You have to get used to it's quirks, but very easy to use. Seems super stable too.
The main problem is getting all the software one needs. Can't install TunesViewer as far as I can see.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-04-13
Votes: 3
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Best distro for gaming,i have r7 360 radeon card and works best with this distro.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-04-11
Votes: 14
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simply the fastest booting time, fastest install and update time of apps, not bloated. try it and you will love it. way better then any other distro i've tested
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-04-07
Votes: 8
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I've been a distro hopper for years, but for the past six months or so I've been using Solus (Budgie desktop) and I super impressed. Installation was a breeze. It boots blisteringly fast and has been incredibly stable. The best part is that I've had to do precious little in the way of troubleshooting, which is far from the norm in the Linux world. I'm delighted.
The main drawback, as I see it, is the limited software packages available. I'm sure that that will change as new software is being added all the time to the repos. I also had difficulty getting my Brother printer to work with Solus, but I do my printing from another computer so, for me at least, it isn't a deal-breaker.
I congratulate the Solus team for a job very well done!
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-04-06
Votes: 10
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I have installed Solus 3 on my laptop Dell Vostro.i7 with 8gb ram and an SSD. I had no driver problems at all. Before Solus I was using Mint and was impressed with Mint but I changed to Solus because of an interview that I saw with Aiki. Easy installation and I must say it is way more stable than Mint and in general, all the software packages are more stable on Solus. Chrome is one of the examples where Mint gave me problems with Chrome but in Solus it just works. I use Blender for video editing and it is work flawlessly.
Cons;
Updates can be very slow but the way I get around it is by selecting updates by size until all the packages are installed. This is a bit of a pain but-but I believe they are working on it.
Conclusion;
Solus 3 is working for me and it works like it should be and it is stable and the software is running more stable on Solus than on Mint. I used Mint for about 1.5 Years and are using Solus for 4 months now. I will recommend Solus.
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Version: 3
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-04-05
Votes: 0
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I'm replacing KDE neon to Solus on my laptop for testing reasons. That's working as designed, however I expected on installation process some option to create or define /home and other directories on divided partitions, anyone please implement that.
I've been loving the OS (budgie desktop version), It's so clear and the boot process is very speedy.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-04-04
Votes: 4
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I've been using Solus for the last 6 months as my daily driver on my main desktop, on my laptop, and as a dev box and linux terminal at work. It is quick and easy to install, stable, and user friendly. I've had no problems getting it to support my Nvidia GeForce card or other hardware, and most of the packages I want are available in the repos.
A couple of minor Cons, or things to be aware of.
-Package Manager - Nothing wrong with it, but it is yet another package manager you might need to learn, though most functions can be done in the GUI.
-Package Availability - Let's face it, everything seems to be packaged for Ubuntu in the Linux world these days, so if you aren't on that you may need to compile a program here and there.
-Defaults - Solus is a desktop/user based distro, so a lot of tools like make, vi, and other libraries needed to compile things aren't there by default, though they are available in the repositories.
Overall, love Solus. Let's me do my work IN Linux without having to work ON linux.
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Version: 3
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-03-30
Votes: 0
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I was told Solus was essentially "Ubuntu but good" or "Ubuntu but better", and it was honestly the exact opposite of that.
Solus doesn't seem to know how to dualboot. I was never asked whether I wanted to dualboot or anything, though I was able to choose a specific partition to install it to and not just wipe my whole harddrive. It just defaulted to booting to Solus, no option to boot into Windows.
Clementine wasn't included in any of the default package repos because it uses Qt4, which is apparently too old. You can install it with snap, sure, but then it doesn't even work properly from my experience.
Finally, I had sound break by... Rebooting. That's literally it. Rebooting.
Maybe the reason why I don't like Solus is literally because of the comparison I'd seen people make to Ubuntu. Maybe I would like it if people hadn't compared it to Ubuntu. I highly doubt it, but maybe.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-03-28
Votes: 7
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Among the reasons for Solus' fast growth in popularity are:
- Independence from corporate agendas;
- Prioritizing user experience (UX)
- Adoption of software people already know and are used to; and creation of specific tools that were absent or of poor quality elsewhere, such as Linux Steam Integration, DoFlicky and, of course, Budgie Desktop.
Software from third-party sources are becoming easier to get in Solus. Flatpaks or Snaps aren't so necessary in Solus as it is elsewhere. Expect more improvements soon.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-03-27
Votes: 3
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I installed it on my dell 11 3162 (celeron with 2gb ram).
pros:
It works really well and looks very good, minimalist and intuitive.
cons:
I experienced a couple of hard slow downs when memory was completely full, 2gb aren't much...
Overall I really like it and i recommend it.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-03-24
Votes: 7
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Solus and Budgie achieve for the GUI for Linux everything that Gnome 3 should have done.
Will be interesting to see if they can still be better then Gnome when they start using Qt.
Looks very polished, and operating system is refreshingly responsive on newer hardware.
Is time for the Software Centre to be upgraded though. Is good to see that they are doing it.
Looking forward to seeing Solus 4.
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Version: 3
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-03-24
Votes: 10
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Unfortunately, it still not mature enough for me.
- Small package number, especially the proprietary ones;
- Different package manager and commands;
- It's kinda laggy and it sometimes freezes for no reason. My machine have excellent specs and never had problems with any desktop enviroment except Solus Budgie.
- After first trying to install I realized that their installer doesn't have a way to create partitions on manual way. You can't create and edit the partitions using their installer - you first need to open a different applications (e.g. Gparted) and then do it yourself. Why don't you guy put it onto the installer? If you had deleted all the partitions and try to edit/create the partitions on the installer you just can't, only making flags.
- After first installation I decided to upgrade the system, I used their GUI to do it graphically. It worked perfectly except by the fact it had taken a huge amount of time to update/upgrade. It was very, very slow. I think this issue is related to their mirrors being located on Europe and I'm in South America. The same problem happened when I tested Deepin OS, but at least on Deepin I was able to change it.
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Version: 3
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-03-24
Votes: 0
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Also, I forgot to mention... When the upgrade was finally installed, I decided to reboot the system and it just didn't boot. It's like there was any SO installed on the computer. It showed me only a GRUB error. I've tested many abd many ways to boot up the machine using forums and so on. No success! I also decided to see through my Gparted Live USB if the partitions were installed correctly and they were but it didn't appear to me, it didn't boot, even using startx on tty terminal. I tried booting and rebooting, then I give up trying. It was so buggy and didn't even work.
While it's a good distro and independent, it didn't work as it should be on my machine. This way, why should I keep trying and trying? I moved up to Manjaro Budgie which was completely perfect. Manjaro is also rolling release, it has Pacman + Pamac + AUR that makes you find every package you want... Very complete.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-16
Votes: 11
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One of the best, if not the best, distros for desktops and laptops. Fonts are good-looking, system is up to date, good third-party app support (even more with snaps). Above all, it doesn't crash.
They say it's the best Linux OS for gaming and indeed Steam is very easy to install along with Steam runtime.
It's quite silly that a team of few genius programmers made a better OS than the current Windows 10.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-16
Votes: 9
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Solus_Linux_Rolling is one of the best Linux operating systems, because it is stable, secure and does its job properly; Windows 10 is a dwarf in front of SolusOS 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mint and Solos are the Pride of Linux ,,,
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-03-12
Votes: 8
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I'm very satisfied with Solus, it is very focused and one of the very few alternatives which is not built on top of Debian/Ubuntu.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-03-12
Votes: 8
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Solus 3 has been on my Acer laptop I bought new in 2009 that came with Windows Vista on it. I've long since deleted ALL traces of Windows and replaced my operating system with only Linux.
Solus has been a solid distro for me for almost a year now without any issues. Updates come as needed and so far I haven't had any problems getting the program or app I want.
Solus runs fast and for me has been stable for my everyday use.
I like the fact it's not based on Ubuntu....I just wish the creators of Solus would make a 32 bit version but I guess that's being a little nit-picky.
I use Solus 3 gnome on my upstairs desktop pc which is a old HP that came with Windows 7 on it when my stepson bought it used....ALL traces of Microsoft Windows have been removed. Solus is my main OS on both my Acer and my HP and 1 year after install I can report no problems at all on either machine....thats a first for me with any distro....I gave SOLUS a 9 instead of a perfect 10 because as some have mentioned the repo is not as packed with applications as say Ubuntu or Arch but thats not a real issue for me.
For those who are here and wishing they could find a good 32 bit OS may I say you should give MX LINUX a go its pretty good and I am loving it more and more everytime I use it on my very old HP pavilion thats been in the closet for years....came with XP on it back in the day...
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Version: 3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-03-12
Votes: 2
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Very good work, it's beautyfull, it's clear, it's easy.
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Version: 3
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-03-08
Votes: 0
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It is missing Brave Browser and is not clear on what is Open Source and what is proprietary. Buggy UI and many copied Android elements.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-07
Votes: 14
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Best distro I have ever used, and I've been through a lot.
Normally I get disillusioned by some flaw after a couple of weeks or months, but with Solus I had no major problems. Everything just worked out of the box. The main developer also cares about gaming on Linux, which is a plus for me. To that end their "Linux Steam Integration" project is a great addition. Refreshing to be able to just install Steam from the package manager and have everything work immediately, without having to work around weird bugs.
Boot times are absolutely fantastic (around 7 seconds on my system) and everything feels snappy with the standard Budgie desktop. Packages are up-do-date and stable, new kernel versions get included as soon as they have been tested and confirmed as usable. Nothing is bleeding-edge for the sake of being bleeding-edge. When there are more problems with newer versions of a software, it gets held back until those things are resolved. This way I never had stability problems or errors on boot, which is something I can definitely NOT say for most other distros I tried for more than a few days.
One thing I could imagine as a problem is the size of the repo. Since Solus is a younger distribution and hasn't as much manpower behind it as others, there might be some packages you miss. On the other hand, I found everything I personally needed in the repo.
Overall I think Solus might become the new gold-standard for Linux distributions, especially when it comes to beginner-friendliness and sane defaults. I highly recommend giving it a try.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-04
Votes: 9
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> This is what evolution of Linux should be.
> It will not work for everyone, depends on specs.
> For me Solus Budgie 3.99 works great on Lenovo ThinkPad T420 with:
Intel® Core™ i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz × 4,
Intel® Sandybridge Mobile, and
4 GiB of RAM on 250GB SATA GPT partitioned Hard drive with 512MB fat32 as boot partition.
> Bootloader is clr-boot-manager on UEFI.
> The boot time is almost 1 minute.
> I've tried to go with MX-17 and that distro is ok but since is based on Debian that did not work for me but still I made live USB with MX snapshot with a lot of apps preinstalled just in case.
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Version: 3
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-03-03
Votes: 0
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Solus is an over-rated distro. I had problems live booting it from a USB. I had problems installing it. Once installed, it crashed a lot. Got rid of it. If it works for you, great, but for me it was a headache and a waste of time.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-03-03
Votes: 3
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Probably the best "beginner-friendly" distribution out there right now.
Pros:
* Rolling release model, while being very stable (in terms of reliability, not codebase, obviously).
* Solely focused on desktop use, with lots of helpful gadgets, like the linux-driver-management, linux-steam-integration, etc.
* Works very well "out-of-box".
* Unusual (at least when compared to the usual Debian/Ubuntu fare) architectural decisions allow for a very lean and flexible system that also boots and shuts down extremely fast.
* Friendly, trustworthy and active developers.
* Very good choice for gaming (GoG binaries can be problematic at times though).
Cons:
* While the situation has improved considerably, the repos are still fairly small, with no AUR or PPA equivalent (there is a "third party" section in the software center, which will soon be deprecated for integrated Snap support, though).
* Supports only a few desktop environments (Budgie, Gnome, MATE and soon Plasma, with i3, openbox and bspwm also being in the repos).
* Not very customizable (when compared to say, Arch or Gentoo).
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-02
Votes: 1
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Best distro out there.
Perfect balance of a clean and optimized system, yet very functional
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Version: 3
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-03-02
Votes: 9
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New to Linux, I have been trying out different distros. I was looking forward to trying out Solus due to all the rave reviews it has received. I fully expected it would be the distro I would choose to install on my computer. But as it turned out, I could not get Solus to live boot. I tried everything, from re-downloading the ISO image several times, to burning it onto a USB with Rufus in ISO and DD modes, but all I would get when attempting the live boot session is the countdown page, then a flashing cursor. Every other distro I tested live booted with no problems, only Solus is giving me problems. I still give it a 2 for all the rave reviews it gets.
Pros: None, since I can't live boot it, but Solus gets a lot of great reviews.
Cons: Won't live boot.
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-03-01
Votes: 2
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Extremely easy to install, great support for AMD drivers out of the box, and it looks great. They easily hit their goal of a functional yet modern (but not too modern) desktop environment. The package manager is easy to use but I could imagine some growing pains coming from a more mature package management system like apt or pacman. I highly recommend trying this one out, you won't want to miss it.
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Version: 3
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-02-27
Votes: 6
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Looks very nice but if you are used to special software where no .eopkg exists or even software on WINE, its is useless.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-02-27
Votes: 3
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This has been a wonderful surprise. I am a distro-hopper to the extreme and I accidentally clicked on Solus one day. Turned out to be a great accidental click. I am using the GNOME version of Solus and it is seriously one of my favorite distros that I have ever used. I enjoy the fact that it is rolling release, but not entirely bleeding edge. I don't mind being a bit behind.
There are people out there comparing Solus to Arch and that is not a fair comparison. I have used Arch on and off for over 10 years and the objectives behind the distros are entirely different. Solus is very friendly to new users and has a very nice gui-based package management system (although it is a bit buggy at times). Veteran Linux users can also manage packages through the command line.
All in all, Solus is very stable, fast and meets my needs. I have had no problems obtaining any program I use thanks to snaps and AppImages. I highly recommend giving this distro a try. I see it developing quite well into the future.
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Version: 3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-02-26
Votes: 4
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things are still pretty buggie, but you can definitely see the great potential lies beneath them.
it also works extremely well as a lightweight system for old computers despite how good the UI looks
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Version: 3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-02-25
Votes: 2
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Really good experience so far. Many things that I'd normally have to tweak after an install are already adjusted to good defaults. Feels quicker than my previous distro too.
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