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2022-03-05
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HardenedBSD
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13-build-322
| 9
| 9
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The HardenedBSD project has corrected a lot of its shortcomings in the last few months to ease the user experience, I can only recommend to test and use it again. I especially like the fact that the ports are more up-to-date than freebsd. In terms of security, the ASLR of HardenedBSD is particularly robust and the highest of all BSD (just compare with paxtest). The HardenedBSD project seems to be well advanced on the generalization of CFI which will make it a must-have OS in terms of security. To be followed and encouraged with interest.
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2023-07-12
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.03
| 9
| 2
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This distro is very sadly under rated. I have been an Arch Linux user for the past 5 years and the only other distro that I have ever switched to is Debian, until now. OpenMandriva is now my main operating system it is very agile and everything that I have thrown at it works. I gave it only a 9 rating because in the etc file system the printing functions should be activated and not left to the user to do so, because not all users would know how to do this especially new users to Linux. Also, using both RPM and DNF as installers really coners all posiible applications install posibilities. I was using Mandrake way pack in 1997 and helped wrote scripts for dependencies and after Mandrake and then when Mandriva took over I sighed with relief that it was still being worked on at that time, but when they gave up and some of the coders deceided to keep it alive at that point I switched between Arch and Debian and sadly totally forgot about Mandriva until now. Welcome back Mandriva I really did miss you.
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2023-07-07
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.03
| 10
| 5
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I to use Mandriva back in the old days but after trying their non-rolling version I decided to try the rolling version and its a great experience. Uses Calamares to install which went pretty quickly and you have a decent amount of apps at first boot. Falkon and Chromium are the two browsers, with LibreOffice already installed. It uses its own system update manager thru Konsole and Discover simplu doesnt work to update the system. Discover though is the source for Flatpaks and DNFDragora is the package manager and it works very well. The welcome control center is handy especially for new users who arent as experienced . Codecs are installed by default so no multimedia issues. Hardware detection is good as my wifi was seen but the printer was a no go. System config printer is installed so I checked and installed the Canon printer driver and it was seen and installed. The speed of the system is noticeably faster than some other distros I use and memory usage was very reasonable. The overall appearance of OM is amazing, one of the more beautiful distros Ive seen with even more choices available. KDE 5.27.5 and the 6.3.5 kernel are installed which didnt cause any issues with my Dell Optiplex 7010 sff nor my Lenovo Thinkcentre m900 tiny. There were a few issues though, such as Discover not being able to update the system, more than likely by design. Then I noticed when adding or removing favorites in the menu, the changes dot happen immediately. You end up having to logout then login and then it works. Its a bug they apparently are aware of but haven't fixed yet. Overall the user experience is excellent. The iso isa 2.6gb which isnt too bad and you can also try other DE's. The forums are petty responsive which I appreciated after some bad experiences with other forums. I liked this distro enough to switch over to it as a long term OS and see how it does but its a nice change of pace from all the Debian, Ubuntu and Arch clones. Give it a try and I think youll find it a great experience.
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2023-04-07
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.03
| 8
| 8
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First I have to say I did not have any issues installing the distro. I have read that some had blank screens and crashes I did not. There were some small isssues that I had to resolve myself like printing and Latte not all apps icons stayed put. Getting past these small issues Open Mandriva Lx is very fast and it is very stable. I have been an Arch Linux user for more then 5 years but right now Open Mandrive Lx is my main driver and I am very happy using it. It also uses less ram for some strange reason then Arch and handles my Nvidia driver without any issues. It also intergrates with Flatpak seamlessly much better then Arch Linux as an example. I can not compare this with other distros such as Debian or Ubuntu since I do not use those other distros but Arch I will say that it can and does do some things better then Arch Like Flatpak and Nvidia drivers intergartion as n example. I gave it a 8 rating only because of those small issues and to be honest I have never given any distro a 10 not even Arch Linux. Hope this has been helpful. Cheers
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2023-03-08
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.01
| 10
| 8
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I had to choose the version as 23.01, but the latest version of Rome is 23.03. I have been using Openmandriva since it was born, after having used Mandriva and Mandrake for a long time. Over the past 3 years it has become my main distro. I am very satisfied with Openmandriva: it is fast, stable and complete. No problems with installation, customization and daily use. The rolling release has all the software up to date, but very rarely do I suffer from blockages of the programs or of the entire system. Forum support is very good, both in English and Italian, problems are quickly addressed and resolved by the support team. There is certainly a lot still to be done, but I would recommend the distro to average Linux users.
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2023-01-30
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.01
| 10
| 20
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Unlike the reviewer in DW Weekly, I can't find any instability in this rolling release. It works flawlessly. No crashes during installation, no X11 crashes, no Plasma crashes even with full graphical effects. It includes everything a normal user will need, and it's all working and the components go well together. No weirdness of different applications using different button order ("Yes|No" vs. "No|Yes") that plagues some other distros. If you're looking for something that "just works", give OpenMandriva a try!
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2023-01-27
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.01
| 9
| 4
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I have been wandering from countless distro to distro, to find a perfect distro. Ubuntu family is always my place to go home, because everything just works without hassle. I was curious about OpenMandriva znver architecture, bacuse I have a ryzen laptop. So I gave it a try and suprisingly, it works very well on my laptop. Everything works by default, don't need to install anything. Also, it runs fast and responsive. For a while I will dig deeper to this beautiful distro. Maybe would be my future destination to stay.
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2023-01-17
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.01
| 10
| 3
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As a distro hopper this version impressed with speed(boot up) install, and aesthetically pleasing overall build. Been using about 3+ weeks and all my favorite packages were available and installed and ran perfectly. Still stable after several updates. Installed on high performance nvme in genuine USB 3.2 Ver 2 enclosure with near max performance. Faster that many of my computers. I recommend you check it out. Its a keeper! My small lenovo quad core atom laptop has had manjaro running for over 4 years faultlessly. The Rome 23.01 is the only other distro I will consider. Strictly a KDE person.
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2023-01-14
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.01
| 10
| 8
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Typing this from Open Mandriva Rolling release. This distro deserves top spot, I did have one freeze during installation but a reboot and fresh install sorted that out. Please dont expect everything to be perfect (its a rolling release) and you get the freshest packages to date including kernel. For an rpm distro this blows fedora out of the water and is miles quicker. The new control centre is spot on and a nice feature to have. The desktop by default is the best themed kde desktop out of the box and there is no need to change anything. The Team have done an excellent job putting this together and having a Mandriva based rolling distro is by far the best way to go as I dont like to keep installing a new system every 6 to 10 months. I suggest to anyone looking at this distro to just install it. Should the install freeze just reboot and start again, it will work then but dont let the computer screen go off into standby as this is what froze my first install attempt.
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2023-01-13
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.01
| 10
| 6
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Astonished, Having used Fedora for years, I literally jumped on a whim to OpenMandriva LX (Rome), why, just for a laugh really. I testing out a new Micro-SD card in a fancy adapter and used an OpenMandriva live image for that purpose. It was an independent release, not based on anything, its why I chose it, which is why I was using Fedora in the first place, I just went with the base KDE set up as I did not expect to be still using it after I had tested the Micro-SD card's speed, etc. I was astonished at its speed on the SD card, I formatted my fedora 37 (Gnome) SSD and installed OpenMandriva LX (Rome). Installation was a breeze and very quick, booting up is fast, in fact everything about OpenMandriva LX is a massif performance boost over my old OS. The Desktop is light years away from Gnome and for the better. I have everything I want or need downloaded and installed without any problems, I use several VPNs and love the way the internet connection when establishing also establishes my preferred VPN at the same time, small thing I know but efficient all the same. Still finding my feet with KDE, but I think Gnome has had its day with me as has Fedora. I'm converted.
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2023-01-13
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.01
| 6
| 0
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There were issues trying to get sshd enabled. It would start on demand, but not enable for automatic system load. Also, network issues happened when changed from DHCP to Fixed IP Address. It is a nice looking distro. The KDE implementation is very nice. I really like that they have put together a rolling release. However, it is just not quite there yet. The default programs are pretty good. However, Falkon as the default browser could be better. Firefox is not installed by default. It is easy enough to install; just a bit peculiar. Package Management system is very nice and works well. I appreciate the different repositories. That was a nice touch. The installation was flawless. Everything worked and was very easy.
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2023-01-09
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.01
| 1
| 0
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Would love to leave a great review about how wonderful and stable OM is, however after several attempts to install it and having the installer crash it becomes impossible to do. If they seem to have issues with their calamares installer then it brings into question the stability of the system overall. If a person is fairly confident in their terminal and want a rolling release model, then Void may be a better option. I will return to Void. It was my thought that using something that has been around as long as OM that they should have everything down solid. For some reason it just isn't there.
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2023-01-07
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OpenMandriva Lx
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23.01
| 10
| 3
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I was skeptical but I tried the ROME - rolling release version and this will probably be my new default system. It works flawlessly and is fast - I think it works more efficiently than Opensuse Tumbleweed. Fresh packages list reminds me Arch but this OpenMandriva is a way more stable than Arch. Really nice distro. Worth to try if you looking for new packages updates, really well optimized and three package managers to choose: default one dnf, upcoming beta dnf5 also well known from suse - zypper. I can recommend this release.
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2022-11-10
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3
| 9
| 4
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Personally, I'm only interested in five criteria in an operating system: fast and foolproof installation, simple operation, as few updates as possible, acceptable security level, stability. That is the case with OM. The Calamares installer is famous for its simplicity, everything is fast. In the so-called rock branch, practically nothing is updated unless it has to be (I like that); the packages are up-to-date enough. Every 12 months a new version is released and then I invest 10 minutes to wipe the SSD and to reorganize the system. With flatpaks I keep my browsers or office software up to date or also use the Chrome or Edge browser as rpm package. Everything is very stable, as are Debian, Opensuse and Ubuntu LTS but OM being somehow more streamlined and simple at the same time.
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2022-10-12
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3
| 10
| 3
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After many years and many Linux distros, I must say how brilliant OpenMandriva is! It's been around for a while so why is something so good not getting more attention? The stable Rock version works well on a 14 year old laptop. What you get is a professional distro that's well featured out of the box, simple to use with Fedora style dnf commands, and quick enough on the old hardware. Speeds when updating and installing software via terminal is especially impressive. Also like that the Rock version has a modern kernel and only requires minimal updates. OpenMandriva has firmly joined ranks with my favourite Debian distros if wanting a low maintenance easy stable system.
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2022-09-05
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OpenMandriva Lx
|
5.0-candidate
| 10
| 6
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Tried OpenMandriva 5.0 ROME silver candidate primarily out of curiosity, to see what happened to the very first Linux distribution I tried back in the late 1990s. I was very positively surprised - while all the things that made Mandriva good back in its day (very easy to use, but without giving up the flexibility an advanced user wants) are still there, the things that made the user experience a bit weird back then (out of place perl-GTK configuration tools on a KDE desktop etc.) have been fixed. It is also a lot faster. I wonder what they did to make this happen. Is it clang? I'm straying from my original plan and not switching back to Fedora. This is better.
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2022-07-29
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3
| 2
| 2
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This experience is about openmandriva Lx 4.3. installed this OS just to see how Mandrake OS has evolved. OS performance was smooth and brought back Mandriva memories. Pros: boot loader,login screen,wallpaper,taskbar overall theme is very beautiful. Open Mandriva Control center, provides option to configure settings very easily instead of using command line. has option to set theme like ubuntu,windows,Mac OS most of the HW was detected and performed well. provides DNF package manager, which is blazing fast. comes with KDE plasma as default DE, it uses around 1.2 GB upon initial boot. apps opens and rsponds quickly. Cons: the only Con which forced me to uninstall was Brightness keys were not working after following all possible Steps,was stuck with LCD screen with Max Brightness for whole time.. Wiki and Forum has very less documentation/Q&A.
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2022-07-27
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3
| 10
| 3
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I installed by accident OpenMandriva on my laptop. Fedora / Open Suse was supposed to work but I had an issue with my usb key. I've been using it daily since one week and it's working great. Astonished by the performance, I won't go back to xfce. As someone said earlier, OM is an underrated distro. If you stick to the main repo you won't be able to use some fancy apps but the stability is great. I'm exciting to check how it will perform with the 5.x upgrade. Anyway adding other repo is quiet easy if you want more packages. Tiny community doesn't mean that slow, you can share your feedback, test or contribute as you can to make the project go forward. Give it a try ;-)
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2022-07-18
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3
| 10
| 3
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By far the best distro I've ever tried (and I've tried many). Whoever said "KDE" and "fast" don't go together should take a look at this distro to see how it's done right. KDE on OpenMandriva feels as snappy as some of the lightweight desktops on other distros. Even on my trusty old laptop from 2012. The community around this distro is small, but great. Where else can you bring up a feature you're missing on IRC and someone builds a working prototype (in this case, om-repo-picker) within a day? Granted, probably I was just lucky there. I still don't think another distro could pull it off.
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2022-04-15
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3
| 10
| 6
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When I was using this distro, I switched my repos to the the rolling branch. It was done pretty easily with a gui tool and upgrading through the terminal. Openmandriva is heavily underrated. Its a solid distro that seems to need more manpower with how their repos and packages are managed. When I was using it, Kate in LX 4.3 was slightly higher version then the rolling branch one. Which is quite odd. I'd suggest leaving the stable releases in a semi-Debian style where they only get security updates. The rolling release should be the one with stable enough packages to roll over. Like Arch or Fedora or how Opensuse does it but without the snapshot style. Cooker can stay as cooker as the development branch. Overall I love that they strongly emphasize KDE Plasma. Their tweaks to it are beautiful and I hope to see more of it. Though I will say, there's far too many apps installed by default. Falkon is an odd choice of a default browser. It uses dnf and that can be speed up. For some reason, dnfdragora works pretty well compared to Fedora. Pretty fast. BUT THAT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO DNFDRAKE dnfdrake is amazing. It uses a terminal style interface with qt gui and it works so much better. I can't understand why its not installed by default. It should be front and center as a selling point of the distro. I love it! This distro can improve alot and add more packages catered to gaming and zsh for the terminal. But overall, I want to use it again. I love it. Its been rock solid. I love their control center.
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2022-02-24
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3
| 9
| 2
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OpenMandriva 4.3 is a surprisingly nice distro! Everything works very well right out of the box. The installation was blazingly fast, and the Plasma 5 setup is very nice. I used "dnf" from the terminal to update, remove, and install software, and that happened very quickly and flawlessly. It's also refreshing that the RAM usage drops back to "fresh boot" levels after closing all running applications. I rarely see this these days, particularly with the likes of Fedora. The changes I made from the defaults included: Removed: * Falkon * Kmail * Elisa (seriously, awful music player, why is everyone packaging this now? Part of Plasma these days, I guess). Side note: removing Elisa DIDN'T try to take all of KDE along with it. Hello, Debian and Ubuntu-based distros! Installed: * Firefox * Thunderbird * Strawberry (now THAT is a music player!) * htop * neofetch Already comes with LibreOffice and vlc, so that's covered. Next steps will include GIMP, Inkscape, and Scribus. The only issue that kept me from giving OM a 10 was the inability to set up my Brother printer. Off to the forums to troubleshoot that one. Otherwise, it has been fast, stable, consistent, and reliable. Hardware used is a ThinkPad T61, 8GB of RAM, 500GB HDD. Not exactly a spring chicken, but OM with Plasma 5 is very fast on this rig, more so than other distros with Plasma 5. As it stands now, OM is in the top 5 running to install to my much beefier desktop production rig.
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2022-02-15
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3
| 10
| 1
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I haven´t used OpenMandriva until now - I have to say that I am very pleased with it. Thanks to the Calamares installer the installation is very fast and easy. My software needs are fulfilled, good flatpak support if needed. The OS is also easy to use and I really like the possibility to change from a rock solid fixed release model to the rolling release model just by a few clicks (no command line action). Obviously an underrated distro with an elegant look.
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2022-02-10
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3
| 8
| 0
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Up until now I have been using Linux Mint, which just works. I had, however, been looking for a distro using Plasma that wouldn't break when updating (as Manjaro tends to do) and that doesn't irritate me in as Neon does when updating. I discovered Mandriva Lx4.3 thanks to Distrowatch and installed it on an Intel machine and a Ryzen Slimbook. As to whether it will prove reliable, I shall have to wait and see. In the meantime I find it legible and elegant - in short, highly enjoyable to work with.
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2022-02-07
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3
| 1
| 4
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Installation stops with error message: Leider wurde das Program kded5 unerwartet beendet. kded5 PID: 1396 Signal: Segmantation fault Tried installation from two different ISO-Files (from different locations), same error message
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2022-01-29
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.2
| 5
| 0
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I tried it briefly in Virtualbox. It installed OK but slowly and is slow when running as a live distro. Things improved when I installed it but Plasma is not my cup of tea. I just can't get on with it so struggled to get anything meaningful done. I don't know why OM sticks to Plasma as there are alternatives out there and if I had had a choice maybe I would have stuck around a bit longer Calamares was new to me and coming from the likes of PCLinuxOS and Mageia very strange. The other two distros have more or less kept to the old Mandriva way of doing things and having cut my teeth on Mandrake they just feel more familiar. I don't agree with the Open Mandriva claim to be a direct descendant of Mandriva. They seem to have moved quite a long way away from the original, unlike the other two. I can't recommend Open Mandriva based on my very fleeting experience but for someone not steeped in the old Mandrake ways may fare better. An interesting experience but not one I will follow up.
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2021-09-13
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3-rc
| 10
| 0
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Much more intuitive to use than Ubuntu. Also feels a lot snappier, even on fairly low end hardware.
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2021-09-12
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.3-rc
| 10
| 0
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Much more intuitive to use than Ubuntu. Also feels a lot snappier, even on fairly low end hardware.
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2021-08-05
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.2
| 1
| 9
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I started out on Mandrake way back when. I think it is sad that most of the Mandrake forks have vanished over the years. There are only a few left now. I love Mandrake's technology and innovations, but the open source continuance has issues, namely in KDE Plasma. It is so resource heavy that it installed without a hitch, but majorly slowed my computer to the point that it is largely unusable. Tweaking KDE Plasma is nearly impossible, both because it seems to be hardwired and because the system is so bogged down that it takes forever to do anything. Other forks of Mandrake/Mandriva are PC Linux OS (PCLOS) and Mageia, and I would recommend using them. At least they offer Xfce and Mate as alternatives and community editions have other interfaces that can be used in PCLOS, and the big install disks of Mageia have other interfaces to choose from. I don't understand why a distro would put all its eggs into the most resource heavy baskets. One of the goals of Linux is to be leaner, faster and lighter than Windows, but really resource heavy interfaces like KDE Plasma and Gnome totally defeat that purpose. If you are looking for a distro that works fast and is based off of Mandrake technology, I would say go PC Linux OS or Mageia, at least you can get a lighter weight version. If you have an uber computer with muscle to spare, you can Open Mandriva, otherwise give it a pass, unless they offer some lighter weight alternatives.
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2021-03-17
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.2
| 3
| 3
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Installation into VirtualBox went without a hitch, but it doesn't auto mount the shared folder. The first thing that one gets to see on desktop is the word “official” on the wallpaper, that does not align to anything. Worse, it's Win Vista style doesn't match the rest, which is “flat” design. Welcome page is hard-coded and doesn't scale properly. The default theme uses too many transparencies and is easily switchable to several presets, all of which are either just wrong (Mac), even worse than that (Win10) or absolutely wrong (Ubuntu). Bad default set of software (Falkon browser??), no replacement (Firefox in OM is still on 85.0.1!), broken updater (exactly one update since release, FF 3 versions behind!)... Probably all fixable, but bother if one can get something (Mageia e.g.) that does it all better? In summary: Perfectly broken in every detail. AVOID.
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2021-03-14
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.2
| 10
| 0
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The only thing that has kept me off OpenMandriva Lx before was the lack of support for ARM hardware - really glad to see that's fixed in 4.2! Now happily using OpenMandriva Lx on my Pinebook Pro and Rock Pi 4C. I'll also put it on my x86 desktop the next time I reinstall the OS - it's much more Plasma friendly, quite a bit faster, and more up to date than my current Debian setup. Love the addition of the rolling release!
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2021-02-17
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.2
| 10
| 0
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Not tested everything, but installed without problems on a i5 desktop (not GPT) in its own partition alongside other op.systems. I got immediate support for something very little to my added hardware from the forum: very nice. Downloaded various additional packets "ready" from the welcome window without problems (please I did not download everything). Plasma latest 4.20, so for Plasma lovers this distro is really fine. Boot is not fast, but maybe this is due to my hardware (others distros I have on it are equally slow booting). Tested live with full success with an i5 laptop and a pentium laptop with invidia cards too.
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2021-01-06
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.2-rc
| 10
| 1
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For testing I installed into VirtualBox (8Gb ram/6 cores/VboxSVGA) which went without a hitch. The default theme is very pleasant and easily changed to several presets which include Win7/Win10/Mac/Ubuntu which all add to the overall appeal. An excellent selection of ready-to-go apps are preinstalled allowing immediate productivity. The distro feels complete in every sense, for example there's no half-way houses or clunky work-arounds giving a feeling of being very complete. I used this as my daily driver for three days and liked it very much. I'm generally accustomed to MX Linux KDE, and to a lesser extent, Manjaro KDE around the workplace or the trusty Mint XFCE on all mobile equipment so I'm comparing my experiences with this distro directly with them. All in all I feel that if I had to switch over to OpenMandriva Lx tomorrow I would be very happy to do so. It certainly feels speedy which is always a good thing for those bothered by such things. If I had to be picky the only thing that struck me during my second day of use was with Dolphin, there's no apparent way to right-click and navigate as root.. an annoyance with Manjaro too so not unusual but MX Linux does allow this which to my mind is the right way to go. So overall then, very nice indeed.
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2021-01-04
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.1
| 10
| 0
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Openmandriva is quite complicated for the first time, when get the hang of things, its quite very high performance and robust operating system.
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2021-01-02
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OpenMandriva Lx
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4.2-rc
| 10
| 1
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Been using various flavors of Linux since 1998 and OpenMandriva 4.2-rc is the most up-to-date and polished distro I've ever tried. The installation was easy and all hardware on three systems (so far) has worked out-of-the-box. The OpenMandriva customizations of KDE Plasma are pleasing and functional. Take time to check out the Welcome page which makes it easy for beginners and lazy experts (ahem... ;o) to configure their system and add categories of applications such as Multimedia, Gaming, Development, etc... In summary: Perfect!
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2023-01-03
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Bedrock Linux
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0.7.28
| 9
| 3
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Bedrock linux allows multiple Linux distributions together without a need of VM or a Multi-boot environments. You can have different distributions installed and run a program from a certain distro from within currently booted ditribution without need of VM. I really liked the concept as I need CentOS as my primary system for development and then I need cutting edge distribution for running latest versions of various applications. I am currently running Ubuntu 22.10 on top of Cent OS 9 with latest release (4.18) of XFCE applications like thunar.
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2022-01-05
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Bedrock Linux
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0.7.24
| 10
| 16
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Bedrock Linux allows you to use various Linux distros. I use Void Linux with Arch. This finally got me to stop distro hopping. I am able to use Void Linux with Arch's packages and AUR. Using Void and Arch's packages allows me to have a lightweight system with the best of both distros. Pros: Bedrock does not add any overhead. Stable Allows users to pick init systems, kernel, and packages from each distro. Con: Some distros may not work as well as others.
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2021-08-25
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Bedrock Linux
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0.7.22
| 10
| 1
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Amazing! Simply one of the cooler distros you can use.
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2021-07-21
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Bedrock Linux
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0.7.21
| 10
| 2
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Really cool thing! Been using it for a week now with arch/void/debian, works great! Hope this becomes more popular
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2021-07-14
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Bedrock Linux
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0.7.20
| 10
| 2
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Really nice. After this thing i stopped distro jumping. Pretty stable and easy to install.
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2021-05-19
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Bedrock Linux
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0.7.20
| 9
| 3
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One distribution to rule them all! Finally stop distrohopping and try bedrock linux...
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2021-02-01
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Bedrock Linux
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0.7.19
| 10
| 5
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Where has this been hiding. I cna't believe how superb this is. I have Mint/Alpine/Gentoo machines and now have another with all those and Void working in harmony. Just works and allows me to update them all simultaneously.
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2023-06-29
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Linux Lite
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6.4
| 5
| 1
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Very slow to install and desktop sluggish at times once up and running. Slow to install packages, but that's Apt for you. Some kernel errors just after post which I've never encountered before on this laptop with any other Linux distributions. Chromium seems to be the default web browser. I removed it and installed Firefox but it's a Snap package, which is disappointing. Have to jump through hoops to get a regular install for some reason. Everything else seems okay, but I'm probably not going to keep this one. Artix Linux with KDE is my favorite setup, but on this ePC I need something a bit lighter.
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2023-06-08
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Linux Lite
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6.4
| 5
| 2
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If you have enought time and patince to wait installer to finish, then the system could be fair enough. However I faced some glitches here and there. It falls short in speed compared to other Ubuntu based Xfce desktops. Somehow I feel filesystems to be quite slow but did not do investigation on root cause. It's strange a bit to have Chrome as default browser, perhaps it is by the creators personal taste. It could be a very good OS some day, but I think it still has a long way to reach this goal.
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2023-06-04
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Linux Lite
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6.4
| 10
| 1
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It's a great distro for old PCs and notebooks: simple and works fine! The bootload is fast. I try this distro in an old notebook (Aspire E1-571 with 8GB Ram) and works fine and stable for developing with Node.js and React.js. Others test that I have done was with Zorin OS Lite, but the Linux Lite works better. The UI it has good feedback when you need to run or switch to a new program. The snap is available and it simplifies install packages and softwares. About UI: this distro isn't beautiful but isn't ugly as well. You can personalize all you want, and dark theme is available - I love dark themes.
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2023-05-13
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Linux Lite
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6.4
| 10
| 9
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I received a Lenovo S340 laptop with defected ram and ssd. I attempted to install Windows 10 and 11 on it and got blue screens and boot loops at different points during the installations. Next, tried Zorin and Elementary. Installed successfully. Both were usable but hung up on daily basis. Then I tried Fedora and Linux Mint. Again, both were usable but hung up on weekly basis, especially when when using Chrome. Finally, I tried Linux Lite. It works like magic. It has been very stable for more then six months. I tried it on my cousin's defected computer. It works smoothly without any problems.
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2023-05-06
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Linux Lite
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6.4
| 10
| 8
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Linux Lite is a lightweight and user-friendly operating system based on Ubuntu that can run on low-end hardware. After testing it on your laptop, here is my review of Linux Lite. Firstly, the installation process was straightforward and fast. The system requirements are very low, and it runs smoothly on your laptop. The desktop environment is very similar to Windows 7, which makes it easy for Windows users to adapt to it. Additionally, the menu is organized, making it easy to find installed applications. In terms of software, Linux Lite comes with many pre-installed applications that are essential for everyday use, such as the Firefox web browser, LibreOffice, and GIMP image editor. There is also a Software Center where you can find and install additional applications. Another significant advantage of Linux Lite is its stability and security. The system is updated regularly, and there is a built-in firewall that adds extra protection to your laptop. Furthermore, the interface is simple and straightforward, which makes it easier to navigate and reduces the risk of errors or crashes. Linux Lite also has good hardware support, and most drivers are pre-installed. However, some proprietary drivers may need to be installed separately, depending on your hardware configuration. The system performance is impressive, even on low-end hardware. It boots up quickly and runs smoothly without any lag or delays. Additionally, it does not consume too much system resources, making it ideal for older laptops or computers with limited hardware specifications. In terms of customization, Linux Lite provides many themes and icon sets to choose from, and you can customize the desktop environment to your liking. There is also an option to install additional desktop environments if you prefer something different. Overall, Linux Lite is an excellent operating system for older laptops or computers with limited hardware specifications. It is user-friendly, stable, secure, and provides many pre-installed applications. It also has good hardware support and impressive system performance. I highly recommend Linux Lite to anyone looking for a lightweight, user-friendly, and stable operating system.
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2023-04-06
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Linux Lite
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6.4
| 5
| 3
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Downloaded the new Xfce version 6.4 as of April 5, 2023. The Chrome browser , gives errors when using simple searches within web page on some web sites, uninstalling Chrome in Synaptic and reinstall and reboot did not fix issue, thus I will move to next distribution, as an FYI been around Linux for over 20 years, my other Distro's don't have any issues with same web sites. Very disappointing... seemed like a good concept Linux Lite. Some improvement on software navigation could also be improved, Interface is pleasant , but since we are very WEB page concentric in today's world, a properly working WEB Browser is a must. K
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2023-03-09
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Linux Lite
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6.2
| 10
| 1
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For the last few years I have been trying to switch to Linux for ideological reasons. I have done a bit of distro-hopping, to be honest every distro I tried seemed slower than Windows and buggy (Ubuntu, Mint were slow, Manjaro had way too many problems with my ten years old Lenovo Thinkpad, MX flickered for some reason). I am a noob, I do not know how to solve the problems, I did a lot of research, at some point I just quit trying. Some days ago I decided to try again with Linux Lite. It installed without any problems. And then it just worked. Camera, wifi, microphone, graphics etc. In five minutes I was doing my job. It runs smoothly and seems polished. The only downside that I could find is that it takes a bit too long to boot. If you want something that just WORKS, choose Lite. All in all, an excellent distro.
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2023-02-25
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Linux Lite
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6.2
| 8
| 0
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Firstly all the following whining aside,It' s good once installed . ...But on my old Toshiba 650D installation is....well, turgid. I don't know why it's so slow installing from the live-usb. 4gb of ram is not inconsequential after all....and it's the same on a lLenovo T540P. Perhaps it's because I am installing a dual boot? and I insist on choosing the ext4 partition I have available for it? To be fair, this is pretty arcane and unhelpful in many similar distros but I would have to do some pretty intense study if I didn't have some kind of clue beforehand to figure out what's going on after the whirly-gig disk finally settles. You can waste a lot of time here. And i advise having an entertainment handy to while away the waiting. Another small peeve. Not everyone wants a Full Office Suite. It's like ripping wildroses out getting rid of it later.... I do get that Microsoft started the heavy lean to some sort of half-witted office environment (ie: "folders", 'files","recycle bins") and "Are You Sure You Want To Shut Down/Close/Delete " but sometimes I think you might as well include a talking paperclip especially if paperclip told some good jokes while installation dragged on...
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2023-02-22
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Linux Lite
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6.2
| 10
| 0
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Have used Linux religiously since windows xp. Have used Linux Lite a few times on various hardware. My Thinkpad T420 went awol so ended up with a 16 year old gateway laptop with 2GB ram, intel centrino duo and its still blazing quick and very useable. An SSD makes a massive difference but still usuable on an old spinning HDD. Would reccoment this distro all the way. Excellent documentation for new users aswell. Good effort to all the devs working on this distro, hats off to everyone involved, and Quidsup on youtube where i first heard about the distro many moons ago. A++++++.
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2023-02-05
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Linux Lite
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4.8
| 10
| 0
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I have worked on version3.2 to 4.4 with full update to 4.8, and have good stability, fast on Corei5 an corei7, on HP desktop, Laptop and All in One ThinkCenter. Wanted to upgrade up to the new version, but all above 4.8 have issue on istall process, consume lot off resurce, bad stability, and vorst off all is 6.2. Sorry, but i have to stay on 4.4 (instalation version, with upgrade to 4.8 ) But is best Linux i have tested in last 7 years, so get ahead, I love Linux Lite. I quite working on Windows from 2016 where I have spend almost all time to scan from virus or to reinstall, make manual backup of my work, or search for drivers. I regeret deeply to spend my time from 1993 until 2016 to learn how to use windows or windows software. Good time to all team. Nicolas P.
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2023-02-04
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Linux Lite
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6.2
| 6
| 6
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We have been testing a few distros out for a new incubator startup. We have a good selection of donated equipment for us to repurpose for the various new companies that we will be hosting. After deciding on a totally free Linux tier, we started with the installs. Linux Lite was by far the fastest of them all. But, there were a few major problems that has us decide on a major pass. On the laptops, not a single one, had working volume, brightness, etc. On all of the systems, (a mix of laptops, and desktops, a few newer miniforum cube pcs), not a single one could use a USB drive/thumb drive without jumping through hoops. Every other distro we tried just accomplished these things from the get-go. I really would have liked to use this, but having to fix issues like this on every donated piece of equipment would be way too overwhelming.
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2023-02-03
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Linux Lite
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6.2
| 9
| 0
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User-friendly, this distro is perfect to help windows users integrate into the linux world. It is necessary for the user to start learning some terminal commands. It is lightweight. I use the distro for some minor emulation (gameboy advanced games) and a server on an old ideapad. Great operating system for old laptops! I have been using it for 1 month now. Pair this os with firefox and you've got a perfectly fine desktop machine. It has some decent themes the xcfe shows sometimes. my rating is 9 out of 10, very good operating system
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2023-01-05
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Linux Lite
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6.2
| 8
| 7
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I must state first, that I am NOT any kind of an expert on OS's. I have just played with a few. This seems to be a very lean OS. It installs very quickly, because it only installs what they consider the basics. For example, it doe snot include Libre Office , nor could I find how to get Libre Office. As a long time user of MS Office, I feel I really need an Office program, and I feel Libre Office is an excellent replacement. I like the fact that this distro includes the CHROME web browser, as that is one I am very familiar with. All in all, if one does not need Libre Office, LITE is a great OS, being very lean and fast. It would be fine for browsing the WEB on an old computer, or small laptop. I THINK it would be fast, and a great OS on an old laptop.
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2022-11-12
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Linux Lite
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6.2
| 10
| 2
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Very nice and easy distro I've been using it since its first release and I've been a huge fan of it. I am waiting for your updates and new releases with impatience and I expect a lot from you I wish they had their own software center like Ubuntu I also wish to add desktop interfaces like GNOME and KDE I also hope that the focus is not on weak devices, but rather take strong and modern devices into account In conclusion: I really like what you are doing and I expect that you will reach the first place soon. Best wishes
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2022-11-11
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Linux Lite
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6.2
| 10
| 2
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I like very few Xfce distributions. The only other Xfce distributions that I have used and liked have been Manjaro's Xfce and MX Linux Xfce. Manjaro does an excellent job making Xfce look good and be very functional with one package manager that is superb. It's the best rolling release Xfce for me. MX Linux on the other side is the best Debian stable Xfce version with a plethora of tools to make it easy for a new user. It's fantastic. However, Linux Lite looks the best with the benefits of a solid Ubuntu/Debian base with some additional practical tools that make it easy to use for a new Linux user or seasoned Linux user. It makes Xfce look better and operate more smoothly I think. It does not have all the package options of MX Linux but it does not need them because of how they have arranged Synaptic Package Manager and their curated list of software. To me, a new user would be somewhat lost on MX Linux but not so with Linux Lite. Regardless, it's still good for an experienced Linux user because it is Linux with the terminal with an Xfce desktop environment. The best part of Linux Lite is the long term support base that is currently on Ubuntu's 22.04 LTS. It may not be the slimmest version of Xfce but for all the polish and functionality, it's a very "lite" operating system with the looks/abilities of heavier distribution that will do well on older hardware and especially newer systems. If you need a Linux operating system that is lighter on resources versus GNOME or KDE but is relatively fast on an older computer, Linux Lite is a good choice. Also, if you are new to Linux and need something that is easy to understand with a traditional desktop paradigm like on Windows, Linux Lite is up to the task.
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2022-11-10
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Linux Lite
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6.2
| 9
| 10
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Light, fast, robust, efficient, safe. Very easy to use. A polished diamond, expertly, no doubt. My congratulations and thanks to the entire Linux Lite team. A jewel. If you think about leaving the heavy burden of Windows, you are hesitating to switch to GNU/Linux, my recommendation, try Linux Lite 64bits, on a separate machine, you will see that it is very intuitive and step by step, you will get hold of it. It is absolutely configurable, everything can be configured. And it comes with a great software package, "Lite Software", with everything you need and more.
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2022-11-06
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Linux Lite
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6.2
| 4
| 0
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Due to a extreme long boot time, even after having installed it in Virtual Box, there are plenty of bugs related to german translation or that u are unable to update with the correct password not to be recognised by the updater. Apart from that, in the Live Session the X-Randr System crashes multible times after having set the Resolution to somehow bigger. Excellent german translation but way too long boot times while having multible bugs on the installed Session. Staying with Mate or Kubuntu till this has been fixed!
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2022-10-23
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 4
| 11
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Linux Lite is a good distro all around, however unless you are a native English speaker I just can't recommend it to most people comming from Windows or not While the menus have been translated more than previous versions, there is still a huge amount of "spanglish" in the menus and even in the welcome screen, where most of the text is still in English and it doesn't matter if you have European Spanish or Latin American Spanish, most of it is in English Even system info is mostly in English, I'm sorry Linux Lite, yes I can have a good experience with it because I know English very well but that just isn't the reality in most spanish speaking countries and in that regard I think the way that Linux Lite presents itself as a good first choice for a distro can be a little bit misleading, not surprisingly it is not a very popular distro overall in the Spanish Linux community Which brings me to another point that while it doesn't bother me I understand why some people in the Spanish speaking Linux community are uncomfortable with it, it's minimum requirements and recommended specs, they are far too low spec for a distro that isn't that "Lite" anymore, again that wasn't a problem for me as I have two very decent PCs but my situation isn't that common Anyway, I think overall the distro is fine but I wouldn't recommend it for a new Linux user, you are bettter with Mint, Ubuntu or even Manjaro as they are more polished and offer a similar and IMO better experience
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2022-10-19
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 10
| 16
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I have been using linux lite as my daily for 8 months since Windows frustrated me into the ground with their system breaking updates and the speed. Gosh, how slow can an OS be? I dabled into other distros. They worked but linux lite was just perfect for me. Two of the pcs in my home now have linux lite. It is smooth, quick and I can find any info I need if I run into hiccups. Basically, it just works and works well. It has helped me learn a lot about linux too. It is really the distro to go to for newbies and those looking for stable software.
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2022-10-04
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 10
| 19
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I've used at least a dozen distros over the past dozen years (so I'm not a beginner) but returned to LinuxLite as I have never had any issues with it, as I have with some others. I've used Lite on seven or eight different computers and it always performs well. it is easy to use, very fast, and includes most everything I need, and not bloated with apps not needed (but easily added if wanted). Pros: easy to install, stable, attractive, fast, has some features others don't have, such as easier to find system info. Cons: none that I have found.
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2022-10-01
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 9
| 11
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Perhaps the most underrated distro for "newbies" and beginners, Linux Lite names applications for their functions ("File Manager" instead of "Thunar," for example - excellent for beginners who wouldn't know that Thunar is a file manager and not Thor's hammer), has super-simple point-and-click GUI for cleaning, updating, and maintaining the OS in "Lite Tweaks." You can even clean systemd logs with a click! The default browser was chosen for it's universal appeal to users coming from Windows and Mac, but easily replaced. Snapd is disabled by default, which is great. But if you install Firefox using Lite Software, it activates snapd and installs Firefox as a snap! Noooooo thank you! But you can still install Firefox, Seamonkey, or most any favorite browser by using a PPA.
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2022-09-26
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 10
| 13
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I downloaded it to run some VMs to study, after a lof of bugs with windows 11, but, after some days i'm using it as my daily. Stable, fast e deal well with new hardware. I didnt find any problems yet, used it for hours with chrome, virtual box(4 VMs at same time and with multiple virtual networks). I changed some custom settings and now i feel totally fine to use everydeay. After some days i could tell that its better than a lot of distros(to my usage). Pros: -stable -fast -lightweight -Well designed Cons: anyone yet.
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2022-09-08
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 7
| 32
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I tried this version of Lite some days ago and found that it worked very well. I had tried another fork version of Ubuntu 22.04lts. But it did not go well for some of my Laptop PCs of rather old type. I cound not finish the installation of the distro there. Here installation is very easy. You can consult even a help document put on desktop as an icon. There is just one thing which I do not like much. This distro seems to have pretensions to be different from other forks of Ubuntu. Here "Synaptic package manager" or "Virtualbox", for example, has another name. When you first use this distro, you cannot easily find these applications on the menu. Why don't they call Synaptic just as Synaptic, for example ? I like better simpler naming of applications.
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2022-08-25
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 10
| 1
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I have nothing against Google Chrome, it is an excellent browser, wants total privacy?: TURN OFF THE MODEM AND BE HAPPY!!! For me, it's not necessarily a problem, because I have nothing me ashamed web browsing. Linux Lite has always been able to provide out-of-the-box the best features, so given its origins: Ubuntu, reliable, secure, stable and functional, Google Chrome does not depreciate the value of the distribution, much mimimi unnecessarily, if don't like google's solution as browser feel free to use good old command line: "sudo snap install firefox" and "sudo apt autoremove google-chrome*" problem is solved. Congratulations.
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2022-08-10
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 8
| 1
|
Here the same. Linux lite my favourite distro, but dissapointed with that Google Chrome as current browser. Linux lite shouldn't just follow Ubuntu,but doing their own thing.I hope they consider to bring Firefox back again on board in next LL6.2 and not just as a snap app. Ici le même. Linux lite ma distribution préférée, mais déçu par Google Chrome comme navigateur actuel. Linux lite ne devrait pas simplement suivre Ubuntu, mais faire son propre truc. J'espère qu'ils envisageront de ramener Firefox à bord dans la prochaine LL6.2 et pas seulement comme une application instantanée.
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2022-08-10
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 6
| 24
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Linux Lite has been a favorite distro of mine for a while. Mint is main driver however, so it's been a little while since I used Lite. I decided instead of updating my old install of Lite I would just do a clean install. Sadly, to my surprise, Lite now comes with spyware installed in the form of what is the worst possible browser to ever exist, google chrome. Give me Internet Explorer 5 or whatever the worst one is considered, because no matter what browser you mention, it's better than google chrome. This is just sad, a great OS that the devs decided to poison. Yea, it can be removed...but to bundle it WITH the OS? Wow...shame.
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2022-07-17
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 9
| 8
|
My mum has an old Acer extenza 5620z with SSD. I've tried Zorin Lite and then Linux Lite in the same day. Linux Lite is much faster ! However there is no "App store" like in Zorin Lite. And there is a small bug with language/region installation. Even if I selected the correct language and region, at the end of the installation process, I had to go to the settings to install and select them manually. It's not a big deal. Ma mère a un vieil Acer extenza 5620z avec SSD. J'ai essayé Zorin Lite et Linux Lite dans la même journée. Linux Lite est beaucoup plus rapide ! Cependant, il n'y a pas de "App store" comme dans Zorin Lite. Et il y a un petit bug avec l'installation de la langue/région. Même si j'ai sélectionné la bonne langue et la bonne région, à la fin du processus d'installation, j'ai dû aller dans les paramètres et les sélectionner manuellement. Ce n'est pas très grave.
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2022-07-04
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 10
| 2
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Uso Linux Lite desde la versión 4.6, pero antes ya la habia utilizado algunas versiones, instale la versión 6.0, simplemente perfecta, me siento muy comodo en Linux Lite. Gracias por todo lo que hacen los desarrolladores I use Linux Lite since version 4.6 and installed version 6.0, simplely perfect, I feel very comfortable in Linux Lite. Thank you for everything developers do J'utilise Linux Lite depuis la version 4.6, mais j'avais déjà utilisé quelques versions avant, j'ai installé la version 6.0, juste parfaite, je me sens très à l'aise sous Linux Lite. Merci pour tout ce que font les développeurs
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2022-07-02
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 10
| 6
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I’ve been distro testing since last November, have settled on this one as the best Linux for me and my older PC, Zorin being a close 2nd. Everything about this distro fits me like a glove. Runs perfectly on my older thinkpads. Install detects everything, and even my printer was recognized without having to manually install a package. Has all the system tweaks available to customize desktop to suit my taste. Everything is easy to find and understand. Good manual. Nice set of basic apps installed to do the common tasks. If anyone asks me what is a good Linux to move to from windows, I’d recommend to them this one. I wish it had a better software download center thing like Zorin does,
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2022-06-20
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 8
| 5
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I've installed Linux Lite 5.8 64 Bit on a MacBook from 2007 with 3 GB of RAM and 64 MB of GPU memory and I am pleasently surprised as to how smoothly it runs on this old machine. Thanks to Matt Gadient, who tweaked the ISO to bypass Apple's artificial barrier to prevent the laptop from booting 64 bit ISO's, I am now again able to run current software on this old machine. Many programs don't come in 32 bit anymore, so a slim linux was what I was looking for. The macOS for this computer won't support even an up to date browser, let alone software like Freetube. I'm amazed as to how smoothly things run under Linux Lite, although I don't have a comparison with other distros on that particular machine. I do know, however, that other distros usually need much more RAM and CPU power to run. (My MacBook Pro from 2010 with 16 GB is slow with Ubuntu, for example.) After boot-up, Linx Lite uses around 700 MB. Freetube let's me watch Youtube videos in 1080p without any problems smoothly, better than the last available macOS. So, I cannot confirm the slowliness problems that other users have with Linux Lite, however I have yet to try out the lates distro (6). If that is too slow for you, try out 5.8.
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2022-06-16
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 3
| 7
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Just suffered through my fist look at Lite 6.0 and.... well.. it looks nice, BUT, it took FOREVER to launch, on a reasonably fast system (10600k i5, 32gb Nvidia 3060ti). It was so slow I thought it must have crashed. Once it loaded the slowness carried on with opening apps and making adjustments like slogging through mud. Checking boxes to get things sorted were ignored after applying them and video shearing while dragging open windows was very evident. I know devs go through much to build their projects and release these to us, but, maybe they should have just held off for a bit to make sure it was as good as they hoped, or released a beta :)
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2022-06-06
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 1
| 17
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I have used, and liked, Linux Lite for ten years. Not my daily driver but in my top five favourites. Lite 6.0 has just changed that. I had problems with the download, having quite a number of attempts on three different laptops before I managed to load it successfully. Pros. It looks good, and I do like xfce. Cons It is so slooooooow. It is now using Google Chrome instead of Firefox, big mistake, It is also using snap instead of apt, even bigger mistake. Have they never heard of the phrase, 'If it ain't broke, don't mend it'. I will stick with MX Linux and LMDE, Ubuntu has taken one step too far'
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2022-06-01
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Linux Lite
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6.0
| 10
| 2
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Have been using Linux Lite 5 series from 2020.Best distros for Windows (which is their target audience). I usually don't like XFCE but they make it look so attractive. I just can't understand why it's so underrated.Much better than Linux Mint and MX Linux. Just upgraded to 6.0 and it's flawless too. Using it for more than 2 year I couldn't find single issue or something that takes me away from this distro. Was a distrohopper before I found this. Please try it once if you want stable and familiar distro. Thanks Linux Lite Team
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2022-05-11
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 8
| 9
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I started using Linux Lite in 2020 (v4.8 and soon 5.0). It allowed me to use again an out of date computer and for this purpose, it was really great. Then, I start using 5.6 and 5.8, installed on another computer. To sum up is great, a good compromise lightweight-functionality, it's user friendly enough for user who came from Windows, so Linux Lite can be recommended as the first approach to Linux. I also tried the version 6.0 RC1, in Live USB mode, but I prefer to wait because it's not stable enough and there are some bugs yet. The current version, Linux Lite 5.8, is a great Linux distro!
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2022-04-29
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 10
| 1
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Ive tried over 10 distros over the past 5 years, linux lite is the fastest most reliable and easy to use of any distro I have tried, Im running it now on a 12 year old lenova desktop with a 2 core 1.65GHZ processor and 4GB of ram....a very very low end PC from 2010 and it runs plenty fast enough for me!. linux lite is the most under rated distro in history. everything just works right out of the BOX. gdebi is already installed as is VLC player. the welcome screen is very helpful as well especially for beginners. highly reccommended.
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2022-04-02
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 10
| 2
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En castellano, (español). Es imposible dejar de comentar :D Así de bueno es. Ligero, rápido, robusto, eficiente seguro. Muy fácil de usar. Un diamante pulido, por expertos, sin duda. Mis felicitaciones y agradecimiento a todo el equipo de Linux Lite. Una joya. Si piensas en dejar la pesada carga de Windows, estás dudando en pasarte a GNU/Linux, mi recomendación , prueba Linux Lite 64bits, en una máquina aparte, verás que es muy intuitivo y paso a paso, te harás con el. Es absolutamente configurable, todo se puede configurar. Y viene con un gran paquete de software, "Lite Software", con todo lo necesario y mas. Estoy usando la versión 5.8. Empecé con la 4.8 con dudas y al poco tiempo me dí cuenta, que éste era mi linux, desde entonces, hace ya algunos años "el ventanas 10 Pro", que usab está acumulando polvo, en algún cajon. Disculpas por la parrafada, sigo emocionado con estadistro. Por cierto, un saludo a todos. English: It's impossible to stop commenting :D That's how good it is. Light, fast, robust, efficient, safe. Very easy to use. A polished diamond, expertly, no doubt. My congratulations and thanks to the entire Linux Lite team. A jewel. If you think about leaving the heavy burden of Windows, you are hesitating to switch to GNU/Linux, my recommendation, try Linux Lite 64bits, on a separate machine, you will see that it is very intuitive and step by step, you will get hold of it. It is absolutely configurable, everything can be configured. And it comes with a great software package, "Lite Software", with everything you need and more. I am using version 5.8. I started with 4.8 with doubts and after a short time I realized that this was my linux, since then, a few years ago, "windows 10 Pro", which usab is collecting dust, in some drawer. Apologies for the rambling, I'm still excited about Statist. By the way, greetings to all.
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2022-04-01
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Linux Lite
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5.8
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| 5
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I tried the latest 5.8 and everything seemed to be slow and buggy. The developers have still not fixed the printer installation for brother brand printers. I spent over an hour trying to set it up and never got anything but "cups error". No problem for me on Mint or many other distros with some even picking up the printer before I even downloaded and installed the drivers for print and scan. None of the forum suggestions seemed to work either and there are a good many models for brothers printers however it is a professional printer many businesses use for work. This is not ”lite”- it has only heavyweight applications, its pretty slow and heavy on the memory. It does not live up to it`s name in any way. Find another distro that won’t give you such a headache.
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2022-03-31
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 10
| 14
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Been playing with GNU Linux for about 20 years. Wanted to leave my reliance on Microsoft since 98se. Was way over done when 7 came out and not going to pay them for anything after that. So I tried Red Hat, Fedora, all 468.3 flavors of Ubuntu and too many other distros. Then to nothing but Linux Lite for years now! {doing a little dance emoji} I think the problem with Linux Lite popularity being down the list might be its short sighted description of their demographic assumptions. Or are they trying to minimize Linux know-it-alls that might infect their community - probably. Still I think their description kills it for a lot of us. At first it did for me: “lite...” Sounds like something’s missing. “beginner friendly...” Lost anyone who is not a beginner. “primarily targets Windows users…” Lost Linux users and Windows haters. Then there are the reviewers rating it a 1 when they didn’t even get past the install. Don’t be fancy. Just click next, next, next, and you’re done. Also, not had a problem connecting to any copy machine or printer that’s on a network. Solutions are literally a Linux-Ubuntu-My-Issue web search away. I’d rather be right here with Lite feeling warm and fuzzy than fighting with Linux or using Microsoft. Unless I purposely want to have fun and break something - then all I need is the magic of Timeshift. So set that application up after the installer is done and it’ll bring you back from the dead every time. Anyone who wants a stable tool they can use with their eyes closed should try Lite. And when you hear complaints about Windows or Linux - yelling, “I want to pretend I’m free from these corporate models!” Give them Linux Lite! I’ve made customers, offices, friends, and Point Of Sales very happy running Linux Lite and normally just add Kingsoft WPS, and KDE Dolphin File Manager to work alongside Thunar. Hate me now. Love me later... Or not. xoxo (:
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2022-03-09
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 1
| 4
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Linux Lite default kernel is 5.6 which doesn't support newer hardware/graphics like AMD Vega series IGPU. I have a 4k monitor and it is not detected, there is only one resolution, FHD and refresh rate is also incorrect. I tried installing newer kernel but got errors trying to compile and I couldn't find solutions in the LL forum. LL is great if your system is supported out of the box with the default kernel, theming is good and distro is lite and responsive, I could have kept this distro if it works on my system.
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2022-03-08
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 10
| 2
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Brilliant distro, I just wish that the annoying login sound was not included as default, but a quick google, and it was gone. It is my go to distro, just wish they could include more wifi drivers so less faff setting up wifi on certain network cards on a new install. Otherwise this is a great distro, and HP printer seems problematic no matter which linux distro is used, so cannot level fault at the linux lite team for that. Try it out at least, but for me after much hopping around it is the one I can settle on, esp after pepp went the debian route and does not look as nice in it's latest incarnation. I get that everyone has their own opinion though. My thanks to the LL team!
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2022-03-08
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 10
| 2
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This distro is a real gem. I have tried all distros out there including mint, POP OS, Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Solus but none meets the user friendliness and liteness of this distro. It's reall strange why the distro is so less popular. Thanks to all devs who made this possible. Perfect fi you are coming from WIndows. Pros Feels like Windows so you don't have to change your workflow Despite being lue looks lot more modern than Mint and Lubutu Best Software Management and Update Easy to Install and get running even without internet Has all apps you need
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2022-03-06
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 9
| 3
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For a long time, I wanted to switch from MX Linux because it ran somewhat slow on my laptop. (My laptop includes a dual-core AMD A6-9225 with Radeon R4 that has a little lower end specs.) So far, I can say that I'm very pleased with this Linux distribution. I'm mostly praising Lite for its easy to navigate interface and classic, casual desktop experience with XFCE. I also wanted to switch to an Ubuntu-based distro and though I knew about this distro for a while, I never thought until a few days ago to switch to this after trying others. Pros: - Great for new Linux users. - Simple and stylish XFCE, the developers seemed to make this as polished as possible - Lightweight. I'm running about 500MB-600MB of RAM on idle. - System settings for XFCE seem more expanded since the developers added their own launchers within the setting manager to enchance the experience. -Configure everything for your system straight from the welcome screen. Cons: - Lots of pre-installed software. Comes with media player, GIMP, LibreOffice, (Impress, Calc, but not the whole program), maybe reconsider if you want absolute control over what is preinstalled. (or just uninstall all of it, which is what I did) To keep this more of a "Lite-weight" distribution, I would have left it up to the user to install whichever software they desire, but that's really my one and only complaint. Basically, Linux Lite is good for almost anyone of any experience and the developers paid a lot of attention to the UI to make it easy to use while keeping it good looking. Very satisfied overall!
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2022-03-05
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 10
| 1
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It has better support for High DPI. When I go to Window Manager > Style > change it to Default-xhdpi to make everything look bigger on my large high DPI display, this works correctly on Linux Lite. All the window borders scale correctly. Even the lock screen shows everything bigger. I tried this on MX Linux, Linux Mint XFCE etc but only some windows borders scale correctly and not all. For example, after applying Default-xhdpi theme, if I open Appearance window then the icons in window top bar like minimize, close button icons scale same as other windows in Linux Lite but this is not the case in MX Linux or Linux Mint XFCE. So Kudos to Linux Lite for taking care of this.
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2022-02-25
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 9
| 5
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I'm fairly new to Linux and I've tried a few other more popular/big name distos. This is definitely a lite distro. Tried a few other's that were supposed to be lite however many of them still have lots of background processes. In my case I'm using a Raspberry Pi 4 2GB RAM version. It ran so slow to a point where it was very annoying to use. Linux Lite works amazing on this device. I was actually surprised because I tried enough other "lite" distros that I thought maybe I underestimated the needs of my project. I was beginning to think I might have to settle. Or worse, spend more on hardware. I was also surprised that it includes features that made it feel somewhat like windows. That ism I wasn't expecting certain shortcut keys to work but out of habit executed them anyway to find the OS responded as I expected. Again, surprising because it's snappy considering the low RAM. My Desktop has 32GB of RAM and Windows uses more than 5GB of RAM at idle. Granted there is a lot more going on behind the scenes but a good portion of that is used to make the OS "snappy" so the fact that you managed to preserve snappyness with such a low amount of RAM is amazing. There are still a few things installed that I could live without considering it's a lite distro, However at least those were only taking up storage space. Not processor power. Most of which were easy enough to remove or so small as to be negligible. Mainly that's an issue for reasons that are specific to my project. All things considered I had to remove less from this distro than I did from some others.
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2022-02-18
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 10
| 1
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English: In a few words, The perfect lite distro, ..., you have to try it, you won't be disappointed, because it is safe, light, highly configurable, with an unbeatable software package, (Lite Software), with everything you need, to start in linux or continue on linux, if your current distro failed you. Since Linux Lite version 4.8, I am a user, content and happy,con Linux LIte y XFCE, with Linux Lite and XFCE, plus an old school GNOME design, which I love Castellano: En pocas palabras, la perfecta distro lite, ..., tienes que probarla, no te defraudará, porque es segura, ligera, altamente configurable, con un pakete de sofware inmejorable, (Lite Software), con todo lo necesario, para empezar en linux o seguir en linux, si tu distro actual te falló. Desde la versión Linux Lite 4.8, soy un usuario, contento y feliz, con Linux LIte y XFCE, mas un diseño antigüa escuela GNOME, que me encanta.
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2022-02-06
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 7
| 0
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Linux Lite is Ubuntu with the XFCE desktop. On an old HP mini 110 netbook with 2 GB memory it does not recognize the Ethernet interface correctly, like most other distributions with kernel 5.x don't. Installation takes forever on such older hardware when updates during installation are selected. For example LMDE still uses kernel 4.19 and performs much better on old hardware. Direct installation after boot ends up with error messages. The Live session runs well and has a nice desktop theme, but loads slowly and can only connect to the network by WiFi. An installation ,without the updates, takes quite some time but ends successfully. The installation windows are too big for a small screen (same as for Ubuntu and Mint) and have to be moved around on the screen using the Alt key. Once installed, it runs fine, but slower than Mint and still needs an update for the R8101 LAN interface (kernel 5.x problem). Updates are downloaded and installed, taking a while, with no other indication then "please wait...". In general Lite feels a bit slower than several other distributions, but runs without further issues.
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2022-02-05
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 9
| 0
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This ubuntu based distro has never failed to disappoint, installs easily, and is a sleek and snappy distro. My go to ubuntu-based distro now, and I have used a lot, but I understand it is all down to personal preference. When they have realtek wifi support built into the kernel like zorin os, then it would definitely be my go to, but that is no big issue really, and the drivers can be installed, it is only that point that stops me giving it a 10, but other than that, no problems at all. I have been recommending it to friends and family as a win 7/10 replacement, and also if bored of current linux distro for a change to another friend. Works out of the tin, great distro in my book.
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2022-02-04
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 10
| 1
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Best distro based on Ubuntu even better than Ubuntu ,wark out of the box with recent Nvidia drivers 495 ,easy installation, One of the best distro in beginning of 2022.
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2022-02-02
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Linux Lite
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5.8
| 10
| 0
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Awesome distro. So smooth, fast , great design, perfect for gaming. No glitches. No issues while installing. I used Arch before, but whit Linux Lite no issues so far. Great work devs :)
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2022-01-28
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Linux Lite
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5.6
| 10
| 0
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Tipos de traducción Traducción de texto Texto original 1.229 / 5.000 Resultados de traducción For me it is the best, I have no doubt. I have used Linux Lite since version 4.4 and it has always worked perfectly, I never had any problems, quite the opposite, and for the record, the greatest use I make of it is to play online, games like The Elder Scrolls Online, with the platform Steam/Proton And it goes like silk, also with The Lord of the Rings, or New World. I was a user of Linux Mint, many years, since the creation of the LM logo, it was always good in general, but compared to Linux Lite, it cannot compete, LM would always be behind Linux Lite. It is said that linux is only for computers with low resources, and it is not true at all, although it is valid for low-level computers, 32bits, in the 64-bit version (the one I use), it goes about 10 times better than in w10 , faster and of course more reliable, this is generally true for LINUX any official distro, or derivatives with professional support. I use a desktop PC, Linux Lite v5.6 NVIDIA 1060 6 gigabit graphics RAM 32 gigabytes 3200 Intel i5K 4Gghz. LG 34" Ultrawide curve. The best, Linux Lite, classic gnome interface, fully configurable. More than enough help documentation, Forums, etc
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2023-07-07
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mAid
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4.1
| 1
| 0
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It has a Calamares installer. If you want to create a Swap partition fails. it works if you choose not to create a Swap partition, but after rebooting it stucks in plymouth. There are two metapackages in their custom repo: maid-desktop-light amd maid-desktop-full . These metapackages are a complete nonsense. It makes no sense to include Firefox and Chromium as dependencies. Both metapackages should be in conflict with each other. If you choose the full version you have 3 browsers (Midore, Firefox and Chromium) preinstalled. After installing Pamac, it crashed in the middle of an update.
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2023-06-02
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mAid
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4.0
| 9
| 21
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A great idea - with room for improvements. I use it to backup my LG phones but also to have an always working adb connection with me wherever I go (I flashed mAid to an USB stick permanently which is supported now with v4). the open list of feature request lemme hope there is more to come, ideally I would really love installing mAid as a (meta)-package on Arch(based) distros. Upgrading maid requires a full re-flash always and that should be avoided. other then that: mAid saved my life a bunch of times and I can just recommend it - the remote support thing which is included is a life saver, too! (hey dad boot mAid, start teamviewer, connect your phone, I'll do the rest ;) )
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2023-04-26
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mAid
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4.0
| 8
| 22
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Perfect for managing Samsung smartphones. All drivers are installed and ODIN could also be used after downloading Java runtime environment. I used the distro temporarly by booting on an USB stick. Fast and clean for my purpose.
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2022-12-25
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mAid
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4.0
| 5
| 0
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Loaded this up as a VM just to see what it's like. Immediately attempted to install Chromium, which worked. What didn't work, however, was running Chromium. Nice desktop and interface but instant uninstall, GG.
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2021-12-14
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Kwort Linux
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4.3.5
| 10
| 0
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Download link doesn't work. I've searched the internet and cannot find anything. I guess it's a dead distro.
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2021-06-18
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Untangle NG Firewall
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16.2.0
| 4
| 6
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My quest for perfect firewall goes on. I already tried several ones: 1. openwrt - not enough functionality 2. pfSense - tons of functionality but broken network stack, I could only get 4GB on 10G connection. 3. Untangle - seemed perfect at the beginning, after that I have discovered bridge does not transmit broadcasts between interfaces, bought support hoping that they would help me, unfortunately they said " Unfortunately at this point we can not troubleshoot any further as you have many a multitude of command line changes and that is not supported. " While trying to resolve it on my own I noticed that user base is very small and that network stack does not behave like normal Linux. These two together pretty much make it impossible to use.
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2023-05-22
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Nitrux
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20221101
| 4
| 0
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Nice distro... sleek, beautifully designed with aesthetic lines. Responsive and ready to use. Only the NX software center offers a very limited .appimage packages. Very hard indeed to convert a deb ( the same file Debian uses and ironically on which it derives directly ) file to this distribution format I might try Bluestar Linux instead...boldly different but with an array of installable software right OOTB...Modicia is also a great OS...A personal choice because I like to cram the system with apps...
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2023-04-06
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Nitrux
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d5c7cdff
| 10
| 0
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Nitrux 2.7.1 Nitrux does not try to copy other distributions. He is different. It is original and its own. The visual appeal of this desktop is exceptional. It stands above other distros when it comes to aesthetics and beauty. Nitrux is a Linux desktop distribution based on Debian. It uses the Calamares installer and includes NX Desktop built on the KDE Plasma 5 desktop environment and MauiKit Applications. Nitrux also does not use systemd as its init system; instead, it uses OpenRC. I'm giving this distribution a 10 because I think it's underrated.
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2023-03-09
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Nitrux
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d5c7cdff
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| 2
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It looks good and has some interesting tweaks made on it , the terminal is called station and has no apt package manager installed, it has an app called NX Software center and an option to download an app image called APP outlet that supposedly helps you install from snap and flathub, if only that was the case, it does not work and I can't identify my package manager... Now visually it looks interesting, it has some apps in store, it doesn't come with the typical debian ''not in sudoers group" error which is always a good thing, installer was easy to navigate through, very few apps are preinstalled on the system, it will do the job for most people, firefox works, chromium does not in virtualbox. system is usable but kinda slow.I could not install neofetch sadly, I know it is based on debian rolling, but still it's quite unstable, try it in a VM if you want, but something like normal ubuntu, manjaro or even deepin os will be more stable for hardware install as of today.
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A collection of user-submitted reviews from DistroWatch, a website focused on Linux distributions. The dataset contains tabular data that captures users' ratings and reviews of various Linux distributions, along with metadata such as the project name, version, and popularity votes.
Dataset Details
Dataset Description
- Shared by: Diego Hernández Jiménez
- Language(s) (NLP): English
- License: cc-by-nc-sa-4.0
Dataset Sources
- Repository: A previous version of the dataset can be found in this repo
Uses
Direct Use
Sentiment analysis (binary or multiclass classification). Rating prediction (regression). Exploratory data analysis.
Dataset Structure
date(datetime64[ns]): Date of review in YYYY-MM-DD format.project(string): Project/distribution.version(string): Version of the reviewed distro.rating(integer): Numerical value given by the user to distribution. Scale 1 to 10. It can be used as target in a sentiment prediction task.votes(integer): "Popular support" of the review, represented by number of votes.review(string): review of the distribution.
Dataset Creation
Source Data
DistroWatch is a website dedicated to talking about, reviewing and keeping up to date with open source operating systems. This site particularly focuses on Linux distributions and flavours of BSD, though other open source operating systems are sometimes discussed. There is a lot of information out there on Linux distributions and this site tries to collect and present that information in a consistent manner to make it easier to locate.
Data Collection and Processing
- A list of target Linux distributions was selected from the DistroWatch popularity page.
- For each distribution, review data was retrieved from the URL pattern:
https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=ratings&distro={distro}
This endpoint lists user-submitted reviews and metadata for each distribution.
Each request retrieves up to 50 of the most recent reviews per distribution. To expand coverage, data was extracted at two distinct time points:
- August 4, 2023
- April 6, 2025
These snapshots were combined to form the current version of the dataset.
There is no additional filtering or normalization applied to the review text apart from the removel of leading and trailing whitespaces. Metadata is preserved as-is, and all reviews are included regardless of length or rating.
Who are the source data producers?
The source data is created by anonymous users of DistroWatch. These users voluntarily submit reviews and ratings for Linux distributions. No demographic or identity information is associated with these reviews, and the contributors are not verified.
Personal and Sensitive Information
The dataset does not appear to contain personal or sensitive information such as names, addresses, or other identifiable data. All reviews are posted anonymously on DistroWatch.
That said, user-generated text content can sometimes inadvertently contain personal opinions, political views, or other sensitive remarks. No additional anonymization techniques were applied beyond what is already present on the source website.
Citation
If you use this dataset, please consider mentioning this repository or my Hugging Face username :).
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