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Reader supplied reviews for Canaima GNU/Linux
Average rating
6.6 from 5 review(s)
Version: 8.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-12-31
Votes: 2
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Canaima GNU/Linux: The Hidden Gem of Efficiency. If you are looking for a distribution that balances extreme stability with a "light-as-a-feather" feel, Canaima is a top-tier contender. Based on Debian Stable, it is designed to be a workhorse for regions where hardware needs to last for a decade or more—making it perfect for your old PC. Canaima’s greatest strength is its heritage. By using Debian as its base, it inherits a "bug-free" DNA. While modern Ubuntu versions try to be "fancy," Canaima remains pragmatic. It doesn't waste CPU cycles on background telemetry or heavy desktop effects.
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Version: 8.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-07-17
Votes: 8
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I’ve recently spent some time using Canaima GNU/Linux, and I have to say, I’m genuinely impressed! As someone who’s always bouncing between different Linux distributions, I’m always curious to see what makes each one special, and Canaima definitely stands out in a few ways.
Honestly, you can feel that this operating system was built with education and public service in mind. There are educational apps and a kind of guided experience that would be perfect for students or anyone just getting into computers.
I also love the philosophy behind Canaima. It’s completely free and it has this cool community vibe since a lot of people and government organizations in Venezuela actually use it and contribute to it. It feels like real open-source in action, not just in name.
My daily workflow was smooth. I'm using Cinnamon. Overall, Canaima left me with a great impression. It’s easy to use, surprisingly complete right after installation, and I really appreciate the commitment to open-source principles and local community needs. I’d definitely recommend it if you want a simple and robust Linux distro.
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Version: 8.0
Rating: 7
Date: 2025-06-12
Votes: 4
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I wanted to test Canaima Linux for one reason, to look if countries are abel to make a Linux Distro foa wide purpose use. I am from Germany and till now the EU is only willing to speak but in real they can't design a Linux distro for the use in the EU. With the new situation (US Gov.) all countries shall look to reduce the US -Centric IT-Structure. If countries like Venezoela can do it why can't the EU do it?. The Install was smooth ....my hardware is a Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF with a Xeon E3-1246 E3 with 32GB of Ram a 128GB NVME with riser-card and 500 GB 3.5" Seagate. If didn't get any hardware related problems. It's installed with dual boot with a Win11 Pro.The language is German only the apps which are not standard linux (made by venezuelan authority) which are only in spanish . The DE i choose was the Cinnamon Desktop. There is only one repo activated which reside inVenezuela. But for common use all necessary apps are there. Sorry for my english but i am not a native speaker.i didn't get any bluescreens or so. So for me it's ok.
For personal use i use arch related distros. i hope somebody find this usefull. have a nice day and may LInux on Desktop earn the role which belongs to linux.
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Version: 8.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-12-28
Votes: 5
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This distro constantly crashes on a modern i7 computer and it is basically hopeless at getting anything done.
It is hard to give it even 1 star when even grub keeps breaking when using any of the desktops.
The biggest problem with linux is that anybody can just mix up a few programs and call it a distro.
Support for this abomination is non existent. Yes it is based on Debian, but it has its own quirks and breaks in very creative ways so most debian instructions won't get you out of troubles.
Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.
Before wasting time with this try puppy linux, pop os, linux mint in any flavour or even haiku os. Your experience will be much more pleasant and you will find better support if a problem arises, which will be a constant if you persevere with Canaima.
The one star in the rating is because of the impossibility to go lower, but I would if I could.
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Version: 7.2
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-01-31
Votes: 7
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It's been years since I used Canaima the last... This version was installed using a stick drive of 4Gb and, to spare me some time I used Gparted in advance, to prepare the HDD area of 70Gb: At the beginning 3Gb for Swap + 70 Gb as Extended (formated 4ext) partition.
Fortunately They used (and keep) the grafic install and it needs few typed instructions/commands (Keyboard + Lang. /Network + Wlan).
After the PssWrd Root they offered the guided partition (as always they did) and it took me more than 1/2 hours, since Iḿ using an old M/B with low RAM (DDR1 = 2Gb Ram).
By default it comes with Gnome and it didn't have Nvidia GeForce drivers for an old AGP 500 Gb ram. I had problems to cope with the graphic up to the moment I used Synaptic to update the video drivers of Nvidia (the machine was clumpsy and slow) up to I updated all I needed to eliminate any Windows OS off my old machine.
Although any political ill biase I have against this OS, I would recommend it much more than Emmabuntüs (which was slower and clumpsier on this same PC).
On this same machine (Pentium 4, 775i65G) I --unsuccessfully-- tried a "robustus" BrOs, AntiX (...) yet it siply worked with minimalists as puppy or FatDog. Unwilling to install Emmabuntus (which freezes too much) I have found Canaima behaves better than those I have tried (which were bigger than 2-4Gb).
Contrary to my will, I also tried "Escuela" (from Spain) and other I kindly noticed on Distrowatch, yet none of those I have mentioned worked better than this, that was troublesome, until I installed the Nvidia drivers.
As I typing on this site --tryin it on-- I recommend this OS (for old PCs) working with low resources, and slow wifi.
PS
I`d like to thank all he ppl and staff of DistroWatch! By no means I would have learned of so many distroes if this site were not mention them.
Thanks to YOU all! AJTH
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Latest Reviews
Project: Canaima GNU/Linux
Version: 8.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-12-31
Votes: 2
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Canaima GNU/Linux: The Hidden Gem of Efficiency. If you are looking for a distribution that balances extreme stability with a "light-as-a-feather" feel, Canaima is a top-tier contender. Based on Debian Stable, it is designed to be a workhorse for regions where hardware needs to last for a decade or more—making it perfect for your old PC. Canaima’s greatest strength is its heritage. By using Debian as its base, it inherits a "bug-free" DNA. While modern Ubuntu versions try to be "fancy," Canaima remains pragmatic. It doesn't waste CPU cycles on background telemetry or heavy desktop effects.
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Project: Canaima GNU/Linux
Version: 8.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-07-17
Votes: 8
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I’ve recently spent some time using Canaima GNU/Linux, and I have to say, I’m genuinely impressed! As someone who’s always bouncing between different Linux distributions, I’m always curious to see what makes each one special, and Canaima definitely stands out in a few ways.
Honestly, you can feel that this operating system was built with education and public service in mind. There are educational apps and a kind of guided experience that would be perfect for students or anyone just getting into computers.
I also love the philosophy behind Canaima. It’s completely free and it has this cool community vibe since a lot of people and government organizations in Venezuela actually use it and contribute to it. It feels like real open-source in action, not just in name.
My daily workflow was smooth. I'm using Cinnamon. Overall, Canaima left me with a great impression. It’s easy to use, surprisingly complete right after installation, and I really appreciate the commitment to open-source principles and local community needs. I’d definitely recommend it if you want a simple and robust Linux distro.
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Project: Canaima GNU/Linux
Version: 8.0
Rating: 7
Date: 2025-06-12
Votes: 4
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I wanted to test Canaima Linux for one reason, to look if countries are abel to make a Linux Distro foa wide purpose use. I am from Germany and till now the EU is only willing to speak but in real they can't design a Linux distro for the use in the EU. With the new situation (US Gov.) all countries shall look to reduce the US -Centric IT-Structure. If countries like Venezoela can do it why can't the EU do it?. The Install was smooth ....my hardware is a Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF with a Xeon E3-1246 E3 with 32GB of Ram a 128GB NVME with riser-card and 500 GB 3.5" Seagate. If didn't get any hardware related problems. It's installed with dual boot with a Win11 Pro.The language is German only the apps which are not standard linux (made by venezuelan authority) which are only in spanish . The DE i choose was the Cinnamon Desktop. There is only one repo activated which reside inVenezuela. But for common use all necessary apps are there. Sorry for my english but i am not a native speaker.i didn't get any bluescreens or so. So for me it's ok.
For personal use i use arch related distros. i hope somebody find this usefull. have a nice day and may LInux on Desktop earn the role which belongs to linux.
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Project: Canaima GNU/Linux
Version: 8.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-12-28
Votes: 5
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This distro constantly crashes on a modern i7 computer and it is basically hopeless at getting anything done.
It is hard to give it even 1 star when even grub keeps breaking when using any of the desktops.
The biggest problem with linux is that anybody can just mix up a few programs and call it a distro.
Support for this abomination is non existent. Yes it is based on Debian, but it has its own quirks and breaks in very creative ways so most debian instructions won't get you out of troubles.
Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.
Before wasting time with this try puppy linux, pop os, linux mint in any flavour or even haiku os. Your experience will be much more pleasant and you will find better support if a problem arises, which will be a constant if you persevere with Canaima.
The one star in the rating is because of the impossibility to go lower, but I would if I could.
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Project: Canaima GNU/Linux
Version: 7.2
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-01-31
Votes: 7
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It's been years since I used Canaima the last... This version was installed using a stick drive of 4Gb and, to spare me some time I used Gparted in advance, to prepare the HDD area of 70Gb: At the beginning 3Gb for Swap + 70 Gb as Extended (formated 4ext) partition.
Fortunately They used (and keep) the grafic install and it needs few typed instructions/commands (Keyboard + Lang. /Network + Wlan).
After the PssWrd Root they offered the guided partition (as always they did) and it took me more than 1/2 hours, since Iḿ using an old M/B with low RAM (DDR1 = 2Gb Ram).
By default it comes with Gnome and it didn't have Nvidia GeForce drivers for an old AGP 500 Gb ram. I had problems to cope with the graphic up to the moment I used Synaptic to update the video drivers of Nvidia (the machine was clumpsy and slow) up to I updated all I needed to eliminate any Windows OS off my old machine.
Although any political ill biase I have against this OS, I would recommend it much more than Emmabuntüs (which was slower and clumpsier on this same PC).
On this same machine (Pentium 4, 775i65G) I --unsuccessfully-- tried a "robustus" BrOs, AntiX (...) yet it siply worked with minimalists as puppy or FatDog. Unwilling to install Emmabuntus (which freezes too much) I have found Canaima behaves better than those I have tried (which were bigger than 2-4Gb).
Contrary to my will, I also tried "Escuela" (from Spain) and other I kindly noticed on Distrowatch, yet none of those I have mentioned worked better than this, that was troublesome, until I installed the Nvidia drivers.
As I typing on this site --tryin it on-- I recommend this OS (for old PCs) working with low resources, and slow wifi.
PS
I`d like to thank all he ppl and staff of DistroWatch! By no means I would have learned of so many distroes if this site were not mention them.
Thanks to YOU all! AJTH
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