Project: MX Linux
Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 0
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I have been trying different Distros since 2017. MX Linux simply works for me, functional and stable. Two out of my 3 machines (one of them is the main rig) runs MX Linux 18.3. My main usage:
Coding (Sublime, Geany)
Document processing (Libreoffice, LaTeX-Texlive, pdf Shuffler)
Watching movies (VLC, connected to TV)
Internet (browsers, Remmina)
Pros:
- Light and stable
- Intuitive with adequate resources and help available online
- Based on Debian, so lots of apps are available in repositories
- systemd
Cons:
- It is possible to mess up the system by installing different Desktop Managers. The option is there, however, do it on your own risk.
Overall: 9 out of 10
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Project: Debian
Version: 10
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 3
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Installing Debian 10 was super easy, all my Dell hardware was detected, the Calamares installer is awesome! The desktop is snappy and Gnome feels renewed, it's super easy to install new soft. The times have changed, so it's also easy to get proprietary soft and drivers, which is great cause this is freedom of choice. Very grateful to the Debian Development team and all the people who are taking part in this truly UNIVERSAL OS !
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Project: Runtu
Version: 12.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 0
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Version 18.04.3 would not run Photoshop Elements 2 so I tried version 12.04.
Version 12.04 on the other hand runs Photoshop Elements 2 flawlessly.
I also like Easy HDR. The newest version of EasyHDR will not run on Runtu,
but an earlier version of EasyHDR runs flawlessly.
I'm running Runtu on an M93P Lenovo with an SSD Hard Drive and everything works very fast.
I think I likely that I'm going to use Runtu as my main O.S.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 18.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 0
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Just installed vanilla gnome LTS edition on my 13, 2 (late 2012) 27" iMac as a dual boot with mac os. EVERYthing worked out of the box! iSight camera, Mac edition Nvidia graphics, everything! It runs cooler and is way quicker than mac os on the same machine. And, I gotta say, I haven't up until this point, been a fan of the Gnome DE. Ubuntu did Gnome right though. On the negative side, I'm not warming up at to the Snap platform at all and have replaced as many Snap apps as possible. Also, some of the shell extensions are clonky but that's not Ubuntu's fault. Overall, I couldn't be more please with Ubuntu on my Mac. It just works!
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Project: Puppy Linux
Version: 8.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 0
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Love the portability of being on USB memory that I can boot to almost any computer. It's quick, it doesn't have unnecessary software. Perfect for a single user.
I wish they had a tablet version. If there is one, I don't know about it. But this is perfect for Tablets. Fast, and friendly.
I've used it since 5.4 and still think it's the best.
I thank you all who helped make it happen and who keep improving it.
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Project: antiX
Version: 19-beta3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 2
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Still a few rough edges, this is a beta version but running well on my testing and surf box..
AntiX puzzled me at first, why the choice of ICE WM as standard, no bling, no icons on the desktop file manager choice Rox filer which seemed spartan and pretty useless, I want an icon in the task bar so must edit a text file. Old style, on other desktops it is often drag and drop big but slowlyI am beginning to understand some of the choices. This setup on my dual core Pentium surf box has it running like its on steroids. Rox is far differnt from anything I have used in the last years but it is lightning fast and far more flexible than its looks suggest. AntiX feels like throwing away a lot of convenience until you realise how fast and efficient it is, flexible too. Works like magic from a usb stick, run live and save all your changes. You can do a so called frugal install, install to your internal drive, use your phone or camera for data storage. Remaster your personal version which keeps all your settings make a version to give to friends or share with the community. Make a snapshot of the present state. Update the Linux Kernel on your LIVE USB stick.
Lot of thought went in to this, one touch I really like is a one click hosts file setup to block many of the ads drive me crazy and slow my browsing to snail speed.
The forum is friendly and informative, my experience has not been so positive some other places.
This is a distro to love for effiency, functionality, flexibility and speed, did I say it runs fast, no should have said faster. Sounds like marketing, no give it a go, you may at first be just as perplexed as I was and at times still am, but the more I open my mind the more respect I have for the amazing amout of thought which has gone in to this creation.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 18.3
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 0
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Sorry but XFCE and MX Linux just doesn't do it for me.
What ever I try with it disappoints me.
I don't like the look of XFCE even if it is supposed to be lightweight and fast.
If you are not comfortable with the GUI you are not going to like the distro even if the tools are good. That is a major setback for me.
MX Linux looks old-fashioned, back-dated.
Some applications don't install properly.
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Project: Kubuntu
Version: 19.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 3
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this is one of the best distros out there for customizing and day-to-day work.
I'm coming from a Linux Mint Cinnamon environment. It took some getting used to but after a couple of hours I'm very comfortable and find tweaks that I didn't have on Cinnamon like disabling the touch pad when a mouse is plugged in or keyboard shortcut to toggle on/off the touch pad because my thumb constantly brushed the pad when I type and send the cursor somewhere else on the text.
Very customizable, user-friendly, fast, stable, offers all my favourite apps being debian based.
KDE 5 offers a much nicer and up-to-date GUI than GNOME or Cinnamon.
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Project: AcademiX GNU/Linux
Version: 2.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 2
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I love AcademiX and I can't get enough.I will have a linux Distribution and I will have a good looking Desktop and not problems with Linux. My level is a little bit more than a beginner. In the back I changed my distribution all few years or every year, included Mint.AcademiX is easy, good looking and makes fun.The most software it's easy to installed.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2019.08.17
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-20
Votes: 2
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Currently the best Arch based distro!
Has everything I need without all the bloatware that Manjaro has.
I really wish all the best for the devs and for the people that use it!!
10/10
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Project: Linux Lite
Version: 4.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-20
Votes: 1
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In summary:
I found the golden hen.
This distro is light, secure, very stable, consumes little memory. very easy to install, few twicks to do (once for five years from 2018)
Firefox, LibreOffice and and software for music, video, images, pdf, epub etc. and games, all for the general public and for others too. All this, in excellent stability.
What do the people want?
I had many distributions among others, Fedora, MXLinux, *ubuntus, Mint, ... to replace micro$oft. only Linux Lite does the job.
No periodic problems that rot life as in MXLinux.
Strictly speaking, if I chose another distro it would be Xubuntu but I am very happy with LL.
HP Pavilion G6, i3, 04 GB Ram (2011)
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-20
Votes: 6
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I’m a distro hopper who installed Manjaro xfce purely out of curiosity. My usual pattern is to play with a new distro for a few days and then move on--but I can’t bring myself to delete Manjaro! I’m just having too much fun with it.
It isn’t the easiest distro to learn. I don’t recommend it for a brand new Linux noob who only knows Windoze or Mac. It’s certainly a sharp-looking desktop—very polished, modern, and colorful. Manjaro is also very snappy & responsive—even on vintage hardware. I have not experienced any stability issues.
I’m not impressed with the included GUI package managers. However, with about 5 minutes of research I figured out how to use pacman from terminal. With another 10 minutes of research, I learned how to use yay to fetch stuff from the AUR. I’m no commando of the command line, but with Manjaro I tend to do my updates and package management activities from the terminal. It’s just less hassle.
Manjaro xfce is fast, beautiful, and interesting. It let me get my feet wet in Arch without installing Arch. Between pacman and the AUR, there’s a bazillion applications available for it. I can certainly understand why Manjaro enjoys the #2 spot on Distrowatch—it really is that good.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 19.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-20
Votes: 0
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Very light very fast, what a distro came from system76! I am using it for a few months. It gave me a lot of work enhancement. And the user interface, Superbly fantastic. Maybe I will be a Pop!_os fanboy!
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Project: Void
Version: 20181111
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-20
Votes: 1
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Great OS. No un-ncessary packages out of the box. Very clean distro.
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Project: Peach OSI
Version: 19.4.18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-20
Votes: 1
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Stable and lightweight Ubuntu-based distribution
Works perfectly as a daily driver.
10 on 10 out the box distro.
Almost Windows/MAC replacement.
Works well on old systems.
Only complain is Wallpapers are very bright.
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Project: FreeBSD
Version: 12.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-20
Votes: 2
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From Windows to macOS, to Debian to Slackware, natural evolution has brought me to FreeBSD. I see it as a way to flee from the mess that is taking over Linux land and as following along the roots of Unix, my long time interest.
Window Maker feels like home on a journey to find a pleasant environment for my desktop needs, and I must say I am impressed by FreeBSD's stability and security model, it's approach to developing an entire OS without being an amalgamation of unrelated projects.
Particularly impressed at the high availability of thousands of ports to install all the software you need on top of a reliable, mature OS.
FreeBSD can cover a variety of purposes, from server to desktop, from workstation to firewalls, all ready to be created by your fingers.
Embrace the Unix shell and you will find all it's inherent power, but don't expect any modern niceties. Steer clear if you expect it to be modern like Linux in the desktop department.
One could say it has ways to go from a desktop point of view while it is a superb server, but I deeply appreciate it's respect for tradition and old values, with it's eyes set in the future in many advancements like ZFS (though I like the idea of a simpler UFS).
Don't be afraid. Read the high quality Handbook and you shall find your answers.
Happy Portuguese fellow I am.
10/10
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 2
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I am an archlinux fan.
Pros:
More stable than archlinux.
Cons:
-didnt meet with any cons yet.
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Project: Redcore Linux
Version: 1908
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 1
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Working always, not any bad words :), go for it... not only for Gentoo users... do not remember other commands from diverse linux disto... sisyphus is super... just read news on the main page and join Redcore on facebook... or IRC...
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2019.08.17
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 4
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Installed yesterday, replacing Manjaro. Nothing wrong with Manjaro, but a wanted a small challenge. Easy install. Set up samba, installed Gnome, installed Nvidia drivers, installed Yay and set up pamac.
All went well with help of information on the EndeavourOS site plus random Google searches. I am looking forward using EndeavorOS as my primary distribution !
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Project: KDE neon
Version: 20190815
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 7
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Absolutely brilliant work and beautiful desktop. I love it.
From the beginning a bit quirky but when you get accustomed to it you have plenty customizaton possibilities. Very fast on the desktop. Middle fast in boot. Very fast web browsing.
I have seen many distros like Manjaro, MX Linux, Ubuntu, but this one is the best one.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 38
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My conversion to Linux (or rather, the conversion of my PCs...) finally happened about 2 year ago thanks to Linux Mint. Over the years, starting years ago, I had tried Linux, several times, and ended up extremely disappointed each time.
Linux Mint 18.3 was the 1st successful Linux setup for me. I actually have 3 laptops, from rather old to more recent, from different brands, from 2 to 8 Gb RAM. Installation of Mint was always easy and straightforward. It always resulted in a perfectly functional laptop. Setting the language to French was easy. I have successfully used Mint 18.3 with either Xfce or Cinnamon on all my laptops, the choice of the desktop depending on hardware performances only. I finally upgraded more recently to 19.1 (from scratch), then 19.2 (simple upgrade path), and found the upgrade very positive on all accounts: features, looks, performances...
After a few months of experience with Mint, feeling more confident with Linux in general, I tried some 'distro hopping', just to be sure I would not be even better served with another choice. Well, it sometimes looked promising at first, but frustrating on other accounts, and sometimes a total failure. In the end, I still try other distributions for fun on one machine, but Mint 19 is definitely my stable/reference system (i.e. the one I trust for my precious data - photos, documents, etc).
The utility to look for/install additional software is one of the best features of Mint in my opinion. It's really simple to use. Updates are very easy too, particularly with Mint 19.x. The desktop may be a bit old fashioned, but it's a good thing for new users, and you can customize it later. In my view, Cinnamon looks nicer, but Xfce is just as functional, and indeed very light on older computers.
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Project: Solus
Version: 4.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 0
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One of the best distro currently out there. It just works.
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Project: Debian
Version: 10
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 27
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This morning, I installed Debian 10 with MATE on my computer.
Heck, why I didn't have done this before? Debian 10 is so fast, stable and great and I have not discovered, nor seen, any major bugs at all. Debian really is what Linux should be. No fancy or unneccessary stuffs at all, not bloated, either, etc. Simply excellent!
I think that I will stay with Debian! Great job!
Greetings from Germany to everyone! ;-)
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Project: Fedora
Version: 30
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 5
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Nothing malfunctions. The booting screen has a brand logo of my PC, that's freaking awesome!.
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Project: AcademiX GNU/Linux
Version: 2.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 7
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Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6400
Graphics: Intel GeForce 4500M
Ram: 4GB DDR2 667 MHz
Dual boot AcademiX-Windows Vista
I installed AcademiX in dual boot with Windows Vista. Everything is going perfectly, unfortunately Vista is going so hard. Easy installation in dual boot.
Boot time pretty good considering how old the laptop is.
I use this calculator for genetics and biology. VGLII is truly a virtual laboratory for genetics.
Another interesting program for biology is Biogenesis.
The Icy developed by the Pasteur Institute is truly impressive being of real use in biology.
The virtual microscope brings an extra in biology through the impressive amount of high resolution images.
With Seaview I solve many common problems.
StarORF developed by MIT solves many protein problems
I had no problems with this distribution even though the laptop I installed is antique.
I think that AcademiX by the large number of programs structured by categories adds to education and Linux in general.
As a Windows user I was pleasantly impressed by how this distribution works.and Linux in general.
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Project: Kubuntu
Version: 19.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 0
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I give the GUI 8/10. It's smooth and its animations don't stutter like it does on GNOME. Very configurable too. Home users will like it.
The excessive amount of switches and knobs comes with a price though, and that is usually a slower workflow (scanning for the desired option on a context menu among a billion similar options is so bad) and slightly higher potential for bugs.
And as a developer, there's something that really pisses me off. KDE Wallet doesn't manage SSH and GPG keys. Try doing a git push. You'll have to type that damn long passphrase every time. The passphrase prompt is rendered on the terminal and you have no keyring to hold the key for you.
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Project: Redcore Linux
Version: 1908
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 3
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On the latest build in the live environment, none of the programs load at all. Using it on an i7 desktop with 16GB of Ram btw.
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Project: KDE neon
Version: 20190815
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 0
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Very fast and responsive. Many apps. Based on Ubuntu, so NOT rolling release. Thats a pity.
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Project: Rocks Cluster Distribution
Version: 7.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 0
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Won't install "rolls" inside a VirtualBox head node setup
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 24
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Hands down the best distribution. I was impressed with Mint 17.3 and suffered through 19 and 19.1. The 19.2 version has fixed all of the problems that I was having and not getting answers on. Kudos to the Mint devel team.
I've been a Linux user for over 15 years. The older I get, the less I want to fiddle wih things and just want it to work and be stable. That said, I do dabble in other distros to find the best that works for me.
I am still settled on mint since version 11...
'nuff said
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Project: Fedora
Version: 30
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 17
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Fedora 30 is a vibrant Linux OS !
Pros:
trusted, secure, surprisingly stable, fast, beautiful, open source but at the same time also more and more proprietary friendly, with amazing and friendly community, a respected distro which listens to its community and doesn't do anything creazy, clean GUI, updated soft, powerful dnf packet manager.
Cons:
Not for beginner. Proprietary drivers are not supported out of the box in standard repos. Wayland is still not very usable.
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Project: BeeFree OS
Version: MMXX
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 0
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looks good live, failed to install every time I tried
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Project: Mageia
Version: 7.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 1
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This version is the worst Mageia I used. I chose cinnamon for a desktop and to my surprise it loaded. In the first beta 7 version cinnamon crashed upon loading. Once loaded no graphic acceleration. RPMdrake would not install an nvidia driver, and Xfdrake could not configure. When I rebooted, cinnamon crashed. Console installed MATE with urpmi and was successful. Attempted to install an nvidia driver with console, but had a dkms error and could not install. This should never happen lacking some sort of graphic acceleration on first boot even though nouveau was installed. Mandriva 2011 or 2012 performed better than this and allow for a nvidia driver install from nvidia download. If some of the developers from Mageia came from Mandriva, then why is this problem existing. Even the fist couple versions of Mageia were better. I have Rosa on another drive without this issue. I used version 7.1 i586. Maybe 8 will be better.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 0
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I'm using Manjaro KDE Plasma two months ago and it's fantastic. I tryed Debian and Ubuntu before and Manjaro suited better for me. Works just fine and it's easy to learn and configure. Until today I haven't had a problem.
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Project: Manjaro Linux
Version: stable
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 2
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I've been using Manjaro XFCE since more than 4 years. I've been trying to find better distro than this for myself, but couldn't find it. So, currently still using it.
Pros
It is solid rolling, bleeding-edge distro.
AUR supported.
Manjaro repo uses Arch packages with some modifications and testing. So, more stable package.
Good community support on it's forum.
Cons:
It ships Microsoft Office Online Suit, Skype, HP/Samsung printer drivers.
And, soon FreeOffice
No repository in India.
Still has multilib repo.
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Project: Linux Mint
Version: 19.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 1
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Little support for webcam but otherwise very good.
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Project: MX Linux
Version: 18.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 0
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XFCE with lot of tools and configuration.
Those who would like to have to ton load of apps preinstalled, it's perfect distro for them.
I had never seen XFCE distro with these many customizations and tools ever before.
But, I don't like to have these many apps preinstalled, mainly when I don't use them at all. That's why I left Windoows long time ago. But, I think modern distros want you to have everything.
There are around 20 MX tools, if you are missing Windows app.
Two compositors.
5-6 games.
8-10 media players.
40-50 tweaking apps.
WOW!! Thank you MX Player!
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2019.08.17
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 2
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I own six (6) computers which formerly have had Antergos installed. With the demise of this distro, it was time to move to something else. Enter EndeavourOS which, believe it or not, was created in less than two months!
Three of my computers were installed from the original LiveISO but yesterday a new LiveISO was released. I downloaded it and used it to install EndeavourOS to another computer.
When the live disc is mounted, the first thing you should do is to READ (and COMPREHEND) the instructions that appear on the intital deaktop.
Then enable your network connection.
THEN go nto the applications menu and select GParted. Use GParted to 'wipe' (reformat partitions) anything previously installed on your main and second hard drive (if you have more than one. THEN create NEW parttions according to the instructions.
Then begin the installation.
One the installation is completed and you have restarted the computer with the OS installed, you will find there are only a minimum number of programs preinstalled.
I personally recommend the installation of 3 programs initially: pamac-aur-git, xorg-xkill, and bleachbit.
I have found these programs to be extremely useful. You can use pamac-aur-git to install programs though I personally do not. I use it to FIND programs and then copy the name(s) to the Terminal and install with < yay -S [program name] >. It's quick and easy. Any other programs are your choice(s).
Without a doubt,in my opinion EndeavourOS is, if not the absolute finest, certainly one of the finest GNU/Linux distributions currently available for people who wish to use a Linux distribution.
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Project: Peach OSI
Version: 19.4.18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 2
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Pros:
1. Lightweight
2. Fast
3. Works well on old systems
4. Out of the box
Cons:
1.Wallpapers are very bright
2.Minor lag than previous version.
Verdict:
A better Linux distro for a daily usage. Light, quick, up-to-date, elegant, my favorite distro !
...10 on 10....
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Project: Void
Version: current
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 0
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I currently use Arch Linux.
I wanted to leave systemd. So, I seared for distros that are systemd free. There are very few distros as such.
By my requirements Void was the ideal choice to distro hop.
I think void is good, but requires few improvements to be better.
Pros:
* runit
* musl gcc
* independent distro, so no need to wait for some other distros to update packages.
* closer to Arch feel
Cons:
* ISO not updated since a long (not a big problem)
* Old forum got deleted (has small subreddit)
* Has very few Tier 1 mirrors
* falkon shows glitches in lxqt
* very small userbase
* Not as bleeding-edge as Arch
* xbps commands sometimes fail to work sometimes (but much faster than pacman)
* unintuitive installer (command line installer like Arch OR graphical installer like calamares should be preferred)
* RUNIT is not as fast as expected
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Project: Neptune
Version: 6.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 3
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A good slick operating system which is simple to install. The usual browsers, media players and Steam installed without a hitch. The desktop is nice and clean as KDE should be. Overall a good operating system. If you want something more vanilla, install Debian 10.
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Project: elementary OS
Version: 5.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 1
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I have been using elementary OS Freya for 3 years as my main operating sytem and I love it. I would keep using it, if it was still getting security updates. Elementary OS Juno? No. I installed Juno and I have been trying for a week to get the bugs out of it. It's just not worth all that effort. Freya is much cleaner looking than either Loki or Juno. Sometimes new and "improved" is not better. I will keep using Freya as long as possible and then probably switch to a different distro. Maybe the next version of elementary OS will be an improvement over Freya.
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Project: Ubuntu Budgie
Version: 18.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-08-17
Votes: 0
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Terrible OS, very unstable and glitchy and would not recommend. If you're going for budgie, go for solus. Constantly freezes despite my great hardware and a few times has just plain crashed everything. I am not gonna use this again.
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Project: Pop!_OS
Version: 19.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-08-17
Votes: 0
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I recommended the hell out of this distro but it got some big minus points today, it showed some nvidia driver updates in the update center so I updated them. Got a massive io.appcenter issue which I couldn't click away due to the close button being off screen at the bottom and impossible to reach. Rebooted and after that no working distro anymore.. I guess the graphics driver got scrambled and now there's no driver to work with.
I hope they remove distro exploding update buttons like this in the next version.
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Project: Parrot
Version: 4.6
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-08-17
Votes: 0
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Really like the KDE security version, very, very low on memory resources
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Project: LXLE
Version: 16.04.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-17
Votes: 1
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LXLE is the ideal distro for me. It is easy to install, intuitive, small, runs on just about any machine, fast, stable, and comes bundled with just about any software you might need. It's hard to find any fault with LXLE. [I do confess, however, that I am not a gamer, so I can't comment on how it does there.] I also find the desktop environment, (LXDE), to be very attractive, and I like the way it functions better than any other I've used. The only gripe I've got against LXLE is that it's still stuck on version 16.04.4, Thus, I've given it a 9 rating instead of a 10. Maybe staying on the cutting edge isn't such a big deal. It's like wanting a new car all the time, when your "old car" is running just fine. From my experience, LXLE is a great distro, and will not disappoint.
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Project: Puppy Linux
Version: 8.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-17
Votes: 2
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My advice to those new to linux or trying to find a distro for a i368-i686 laptop is to start with Puppy as your FIRST choice...you may save weeks of frustration with failed installations, configuration editing, poor performance and ugly desktops.
The goal was to get a Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 Pentium 4-M with 512mb SDRAM usable again.
Having attempted to install every (active) 32-bit distro, only antiX 17.x (latest M.Franco Beta hangs) worked but took hours to install and more to disable the Accupointer to use a wireless mouse (pointer would float away on its own at times).
One distro left to try...Puppy 8...it installed in a fraction of and hour without a hiccup (very quickly for this laptop) and...it was as eyepleasing as well as it performed, which is to say beautifully. Mouse pointer never drifted away and Accupointer works too. Able to adjust Color Gamma easily. User settings tools are plenty, comprehensive and easy to use. You are able to customize the desktop with additional themes, icons, etc. as well.
Thanks to Barry and the Community for this wonderful 32-bit distro.
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Project: Feren OS
Version: 2019.07
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-16
Votes: 0
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Smart and beautiful distro. I use it at old laptop and I haven't some problems. The great work.
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Project: openSUSE
Version: 15.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-16
Votes: 0
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Rock solid OS for what is intended for. However, lacking the ability to play games and do other work outside prodctivity gives this OS a small market compared to others.
Great OS, just lack some programs and features that is available in other Linux OS
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 18.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-08-16
Votes: 8
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very reliable to me for almost 10 years.
started Ubuntu on a laptop HP dv3 jan1 2010.
typing this comment on the same laptop.
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