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Reader supplied reviews for CuerdOS
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7.8 from 8 review(s)
Version: 2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-05
Country: Sweden
Votes: 13
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A Translation of the Japanese earlier:
This review is from Japan.
I found it very lightweight and the performance was excellent. I had a very positive impression.
I installed the XFCE version.
My PC has the following configuration: CPU: Celeron G1820T / RAM: 4GB / 32GB SSD.
The things that trouble us Japanese users are the IM (Input Method) and dictionary, but I installed Synaptic and then set up Japanese. It works properly in a Japanese environment.
The screen design is modern and beautiful. I also think the icon placement is good.
Regarding settings, there are many convenient tools available for XFCE. The tools are grouped together, making access easy.
I played YouTube videos, and they played smoothly. My internet connection is 5G network, with speeds of around 200Mbps.
For performance comparison, I compared it to a Core i5-8000, but there wasn't a significant difference in performance. (There is a big difference in advanced calculations.)
Even though it's based on Debian 13, it uses X11, so I felt the operation was stable.
It runs practically on 4GB of memory, so I think it's fine even with an older PC and a small budget. It's a very budget-friendly distribution for me.
Developing it must be tough, but please keep up the good work. I'm rooting for you!
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Version: 2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-03
Country: Japan
Votes: 5
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日本からの書き込みです。
とても軽快で動作が素晴らしいと感じました。私はとても良い印象を持ちました。
インストールしたのは、xfceバージョンです。
PCは、CPU:celeronG1820T / RAM:4GB / 32GB-SSD という構成です。
わたしたち日本人が悩むところは、IM(Input-Method)と辞書ですが、私はsynapticをインストールしてから日本語を設定しました。きちんと日本語の環境で動作しています。
画面のデザインもモダンできれいです。アイコンの配置も良いと思います。
設定に関しては、xfceのツールがたくさん用意されていて便利です。ツールがまとめらているので、アクセスが簡単です。
youtubeの動画を再生しましたが、スムーズに再生できました。通信環境は5G-networkで、200Mbpsくらいの速度が出ています。
性能の比較として、Corei5-8000と比べましたが、動作に大きな違いはありませんでした。（高度な計算では大きな差が付きます）
Debian13ベースでも、X11を採用しているので、動作が安定していると感じました。
4GBのメモリで実用的に動作するので、古いPCと少しの予算でも大丈夫と思います。私の財布には優しいディストリビューションですね。
開発は大変だと思いますが、頑張ってください。応援しています。
From Japan ,
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Version: 2.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2026-01-25
Votes: 3
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This distro has a lot of potential. I will however agree with a previous review. This distro needs a lot of polishing. It has one of the snappiest and fluid feels with the interface I must say. The fact that the install option was left on the screen after installation wasn't a big deal for me. I just deleted it off the desktop.
I did notice one of the Cuerd applications was not in English, even though that was my selected language. Luckily for me, I understand some Spanish so I was able to make my selection in the Conky application.
The real nail in the coffin for me was the fact that when I used the same VPN I use on all deb based distros, the network manager said I had limited connectivity. This is absurd. I even did a speed test and had excellent speed. But the popup remained.
Distros such as Cuerd OS make me happy I keep multiple distros on Ventoy while I am distrohopping.
This will be a distro I visit n the future. Just to see if they work out the bugs. Off to another distro for me!
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Version: 2.0
Rating: 6
Date: 2025-12-11
Votes: 3
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I grabbed the KDE version, and it needs a LOT of polishing. Overall, it is not a bad distro, I'd say strip it down and add what you want. It uses more memory than a standard Debian KDE spin, but it felt snappier. I installed it into a VM first to see all the problems, as the last version was full of bugs.
When I say it needs polishing, I mean things like, not ejecting the live cd like other distro's automatically, leaving the installer icon on the desktop after install, not translating the update app, duplicate menu entries, Conky is always on top, the list goes on.
However, there was an effort made, Vivladi has a Cuerdos theme, there is a nicer app centre than discover, (Though discover is still present) I saw anothr user complained about onlyoffice, but it is not installed for me.
I'm installing on metal as I write this. It's not too broken and will give it a three month probation.
6/10 maybe 7, but definitely and 8 or more if the jank gets removed.
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Version: 2.0
Rating: 7
Date: 2025-12-09
Votes: 2
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I put this distro in a VM to test it out, and overall I'd say it's very promising. I'm currently using a tiling window manager and didn't know how a VM with Sway would operate, so I played it safe and with with XFCE. The system is very snappy, like CachyOS levels of fast. Genuinely impressive how much they managed to optimize Debian (which isn't exactly slow, but it could be faster) for basic speed. My VM only had 2GB of RAM and 2 cores, so I imagine this will probably run particularly well on older devices. It also manages to solve the problem of XFCE being inherently unpleasant to look at by way of a custom theme that looks very nice.
There are a couple things I'd do differently. Specifically, I'd swap Vivaldi in favor of something like Chromium or Firefox. Vivaldi is just too buggy to be a default browser in my opinion, and I feel that Chromium would be a better alternative while still maintaining that whole "dare to be different' kind of vibe CuerdOS has going for it. I also would've shipped LibreOffice over ONLYOFFICE, as some people may find that office suite to be disagreeable. If the tabbed interface was the reason for going with ONLYOFFICE, there's likely a way to prepackage LibreOffice with its tabbed interface. I noticed a few rough edges: The welcome application states CuerdOS is based on Arch, the system update tool doesn't actually have a button to let you update the system, and the system information screen still says things in Spanish even after switching it to English. Finally (and most importantly), I am able to log into the root account from the greeter. That's a big no-no in my book and should be either disabled by default or should have an option to disable it during install (or to enable it, either way works).
Overall, this distro is a solid 7/10 for me. It's stable, it's fast, and it looks as good as it runs. It's off to a wonderful start, I just think it needs a bit more direction - and by that I mean I think there should be a "sales pitch" as to why Vivaldi and ONLYOFFICE are bundled with it (as opposed to more traditional options like Firefox and LibreOffice). Even if it's just "we wanted to be different", something on the website that spells out the logic for me would be great! I look forward to seeing how this distro evolves with time.
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Version: 1.2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-12-07
Votes: 44
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I'm really excited about the new upgrade! Today, they launched the 2.0 release across many desktops. I want to check out all the flavors they've given us: KDE, XFCE, Sway, Shell, and Mate. That's quite a lot for this small development team! I’m sure that potato PC I have will be enough to test these distros. My favorite flavor is Mate, and now it’s an official flavor! However, I also want to reinstall and try Budgie on this potato I have. Thanks to the Cuerdos developers for thinking about those of us with older laptops who want to improve our experience a bit.
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Version: 1.2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-10-20
Votes: 9
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I'm going to be honest and direct with my opinion: it's a fantastic distro with a bright future ahead of it. Its developers are always open to suggestions. I tried the legacy edition (which comes with Xfce), and the experience was very stable for a small distro. I would recommend it especially to people who need something that works well or who have a low-end machine. Its community editions are also very good and offer a wide variety of desktops for different types of people, which is great. It's an excellent distro. I congratulate the developers for caring about the end user.
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Version: 1.2.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-10-03
Votes: 3
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This is a quite refresing Distro. First because it's main propousal is a WM instead a Deskt enviroment. Sway it a good WM in Wayland if you like the simplycity and feel od i3. It comes ready to use with a little conky (cheatsheat) if you are new to it. So if you don´t want to configure it or just to do little work to customize a WM Distro is for you. Bauh as a sofware center and updater of the OS is a fantastic feature, simple, efficient and you can Include everything, from flatpacks, snaps...you name it. But the Itś got it´s own aestetic and feel different to other Debian base Distros and the optimization of the kernel is does great job, in performance and battery duration.
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Latest Reviews
Project: CuerdOS
Version: 2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-05
Votes: 13
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A Translation of the Japanese earlier:
This review is from Japan.
I found it very lightweight and the performance was excellent. I had a very positive impression.
I installed the XFCE version.
My PC has the following configuration: CPU: Celeron G1820T / RAM: 4GB / 32GB SSD.
The things that trouble us Japanese users are the IM (Input Method) and dictionary, but I installed Synaptic and then set up Japanese. It works properly in a Japanese environment.
The screen design is modern and beautiful. I also think the icon placement is good.
Regarding settings, there are many convenient tools available for XFCE. The tools are grouped together, making access easy.
I played YouTube videos, and they played smoothly. My internet connection is 5G network, with speeds of around 200Mbps.
For performance comparison, I compared it to a Core i5-8000, but there wasn't a significant difference in performance. (There is a big difference in advanced calculations.)
Even though it's based on Debian 13, it uses X11, so I felt the operation was stable.
It runs practically on 4GB of memory, so I think it's fine even with an older PC and a small budget. It's a very budget-friendly distribution for me.
Developing it must be tough, but please keep up the good work. I'm rooting for you!
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Project: CuerdOS
Version: 2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-03
Votes: 5
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日本からの書き込みです。
とても軽快で動作が素晴らしいと感じました。私はとても良い印象を持ちました。
インストールしたのは、xfceバージョンです。
PCは、CPU:celeronG1820T / RAM:4GB / 32GB-SSD という構成です。
わたしたち日本人が悩むところは、IM(Input-Method)と辞書ですが、私はsynapticをインストールしてから日本語を設定しました。きちんと日本語の環境で動作しています。
画面のデザインもモダンできれいです。アイコンの配置も良いと思います。
設定に関しては、xfceのツールがたくさん用意されていて便利です。ツールがまとめらているので、アクセスが簡単です。
youtubeの動画を再生しましたが、スムーズに再生できました。通信環境は5G-networkで、200Mbpsくらいの速度が出ています。
性能の比較として、Corei5-8000と比べましたが、動作に大きな違いはありませんでした。（高度な計算では大きな差が付きます）
Debian13ベースでも、X11を採用しているので、動作が安定していると感じました。
4GBのメモリで実用的に動作するので、古いPCと少しの予算でも大丈夫と思います。私の財布には優しいディストリビューションですね。
開発は大変だと思いますが、頑張ってください。応援しています。
From Japan ,
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Project: CuerdOS
Version: 2.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2026-01-25
Votes: 3
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This distro has a lot of potential. I will however agree with a previous review. This distro needs a lot of polishing. It has one of the snappiest and fluid feels with the interface I must say. The fact that the install option was left on the screen after installation wasn't a big deal for me. I just deleted it off the desktop.
I did notice one of the Cuerd applications was not in English, even though that was my selected language. Luckily for me, I understand some Spanish so I was able to make my selection in the Conky application.
The real nail in the coffin for me was the fact that when I used the same VPN I use on all deb based distros, the network manager said I had limited connectivity. This is absurd. I even did a speed test and had excellent speed. But the popup remained.
Distros such as Cuerd OS make me happy I keep multiple distros on Ventoy while I am distrohopping.
This will be a distro I visit n the future. Just to see if they work out the bugs. Off to another distro for me!
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Project: CuerdOS
Version: 2.0
Rating: 6
Date: 2025-12-11
Votes: 3
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I grabbed the KDE version, and it needs a LOT of polishing. Overall, it is not a bad distro, I'd say strip it down and add what you want. It uses more memory than a standard Debian KDE spin, but it felt snappier. I installed it into a VM first to see all the problems, as the last version was full of bugs.
When I say it needs polishing, I mean things like, not ejecting the live cd like other distro's automatically, leaving the installer icon on the desktop after install, not translating the update app, duplicate menu entries, Conky is always on top, the list goes on.
However, there was an effort made, Vivladi has a Cuerdos theme, there is a nicer app centre than discover, (Though discover is still present) I saw anothr user complained about onlyoffice, but it is not installed for me.
I'm installing on metal as I write this. It's not too broken and will give it a three month probation.
6/10 maybe 7, but definitely and 8 or more if the jank gets removed.
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Project: CuerdOS
Version: 2.0
Rating: 7
Date: 2025-12-09
Votes: 2
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I put this distro in a VM to test it out, and overall I'd say it's very promising. I'm currently using a tiling window manager and didn't know how a VM with Sway would operate, so I played it safe and with with XFCE. The system is very snappy, like CachyOS levels of fast. Genuinely impressive how much they managed to optimize Debian (which isn't exactly slow, but it could be faster) for basic speed. My VM only had 2GB of RAM and 2 cores, so I imagine this will probably run particularly well on older devices. It also manages to solve the problem of XFCE being inherently unpleasant to look at by way of a custom theme that looks very nice.
There are a couple things I'd do differently. Specifically, I'd swap Vivaldi in favor of something like Chromium or Firefox. Vivaldi is just too buggy to be a default browser in my opinion, and I feel that Chromium would be a better alternative while still maintaining that whole "dare to be different' kind of vibe CuerdOS has going for it. I also would've shipped LibreOffice over ONLYOFFICE, as some people may find that office suite to be disagreeable. If the tabbed interface was the reason for going with ONLYOFFICE, there's likely a way to prepackage LibreOffice with its tabbed interface. I noticed a few rough edges: The welcome application states CuerdOS is based on Arch, the system update tool doesn't actually have a button to let you update the system, and the system information screen still says things in Spanish even after switching it to English. Finally (and most importantly), I am able to log into the root account from the greeter. That's a big no-no in my book and should be either disabled by default or should have an option to disable it during install (or to enable it, either way works).
Overall, this distro is a solid 7/10 for me. It's stable, it's fast, and it looks as good as it runs. It's off to a wonderful start, I just think it needs a bit more direction - and by that I mean I think there should be a "sales pitch" as to why Vivaldi and ONLYOFFICE are bundled with it (as opposed to more traditional options like Firefox and LibreOffice). Even if it's just "we wanted to be different", something on the website that spells out the logic for me would be great! I look forward to seeing how this distro evolves with time.
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Project: CuerdOS
Version: 1.2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-12-07
Votes: 44
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I'm really excited about the new upgrade! Today, they launched the 2.0 release across many desktops. I want to check out all the flavors they've given us: KDE, XFCE, Sway, Shell, and Mate. That's quite a lot for this small development team! I’m sure that potato PC I have will be enough to test these distros. My favorite flavor is Mate, and now it’s an official flavor! However, I also want to reinstall and try Budgie on this potato I have. Thanks to the Cuerdos developers for thinking about those of us with older laptops who want to improve our experience a bit.
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Project: CuerdOS
Version: 1.2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-10-20
Votes: 9
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I'm going to be honest and direct with my opinion: it's a fantastic distro with a bright future ahead of it. Its developers are always open to suggestions. I tried the legacy edition (which comes with Xfce), and the experience was very stable for a small distro. I would recommend it especially to people who need something that works well or who have a low-end machine. Its community editions are also very good and offer a wide variety of desktops for different types of people, which is great. It's an excellent distro. I congratulate the developers for caring about the end user.
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Project: CuerdOS
Version: 1.2.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-10-03
Votes: 3
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This is a quite refresing Distro. First because it's main propousal is a WM instead a Deskt enviroment. Sway it a good WM in Wayland if you like the simplycity and feel od i3. It comes ready to use with a little conky (cheatsheat) if you are new to it. So if you don´t want to configure it or just to do little work to customize a WM Distro is for you. Bauh as a sofware center and updater of the OS is a fantastic feature, simple, efficient and you can Include everything, from flatpacks, snaps...you name it. But the Itś got it´s own aestetic and feel different to other Debian base Distros and the optimization of the kernel is does great job, in performance and battery duration.
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