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Emmabuntüs
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Reader supplied reviews for Emmabuntüs
Average rating
9.0 from 29 review(s)
Version: DE5-1.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-08-10
Votes: 76
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A very good Debian offshoot that has (almost) everything you could wish for. I have spent some time with other distributions, but they were not the yellow of the egg: Bodhi, Q4OS or even BigLinux. The LXQt interface is clean and economical, not as bloated and resource-hungry as KDE Plasma. I like the colorful icons because they are also easier to recognize than the plain black-transparent icons of other interfaces. The installation also saves me the time-consuming reinstallation of various programs, which many do not have: Synaptic, Warpinator, BleachBit, various codecs and fonts, etc. Everything is included in the installation. - Everything is included in the installation. And if you prefer a floating Cairo dock, you can switch it on with a single click - cool.
A dead laptop battery, cold starts or other unpleasant interruptions - Debian/Emmabuntüs starts up robustly and I can rely on the system. That's important to me as an author. I don't need a risky rolling distribution. Every 5 years, after backing up the important files, the PC is reinstalled and provided with a new "fresh" Emmabuntüs version.
I always advise newcomers to use Emmabuntüs - it is a better Debian, indestructible and secure. Don't be shy - try it out!
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Version: DE5-1.01
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-09
Votes: 9
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I was looking for a distro that installed pretty much every app a typical user could want so I wouldn't have to manually install extra apps to make it easy for a relative Linux beginner. This distro does that. Many more than typical apps are installed without additional manual installs. I installed it on a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop with maxed out 4GB of RAM. It runs fine and it easy to use. It also has the option of installing Cairo to have the line of "pop-up" app icons across the bottom similar to a Mac. I did that and there was no noticable speed difference.
This also comes in a 32-bit version which is helpful in resurrecting a really old, but otherwise functional computer. Based on my experience above, I assume the speed would be acceptable on a 32-bit computer as well. I have a maxed out 4GB 32-bit HP tower buried somewhere. When I find it I will test this distro.
The reason this distro is configured this way is that it was put together to load the OS on donated used computers to go to Africa, apparently a charitable endeavor. That demands it be trouble-free since the computer will be thousands of miles away when turned on. They did a good job.
The only app category that is not included are those for programming. Since Synaptic is included, it is easy to install any app available to Debian which is many thousands, obviously all free.
I install this distro on any old computer I give away. Both LXQT and XFCE destops are included either of which is simple enough for all but an absolute beginner.
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Version: DE5-1.00
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-12-19
Votes: 8
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Version 5 is just as perfect as the previous version: secure - simple and straightforward.
I personally like the idea of having the best programs on the hard disk at the same time. Additional software installations are hardly necessary: For FTP the robust Filezilla, Warpinator for sending files from smartphone/PC to PC via wifi, Scribus and Calibre etc.
I only needed to install SR Iron browser, the Google snoop-free version of Chrome, as an alternative to Firefox. That's it and you're ready to go. The media codecs are installed directly on request and the two interfaces to choose from are memory-friendly.
The Debian stability is there - what more could you want?
German Translation:
Version 5 ist genauso perfekt wie die Vorgängerversion: Sicher - einfach und schnörkellos.
Ich persönlich finde die Idee gut, das die besten Programme gleich mit auf die Festplatte kommen. Zusätzliche Installationen von Software ist kaum nötig: Für FTP das robuste Filezilla, Warpinator zum Wlan-Versenden von Dateien von Smartphone/PC zu PC, Scribus und Calibre etc.
Ich brauchte nur als Alternative zu Firefox nur noch SR Iron-Browser dazu installieren, die Google schnüffelbefreite Variante von Chrome. Das ist es auch schon und man kann loslegen. Die Media-Codecs werden direkt mitinstalliert auf Anfrage und die beiden Oberflächen zur Auswahl sind speicherschonend.
Die Debian-Stabilität ist da - Herz, was willst du mehr?
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Version: DE5-rc1
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-07-31
Votes: 5
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Installation of Emmabuntus is nice and smooth, and is especially well thought out. Choice of Xfce and LXDE desktops right at the login can be easily selected by the user. And, Emmabuntus even has the grand parents and grand kids covered. Special need in language (such as fcitx's boshiamy input method) and codecs, are flawless included. System package management through synaptic is great too. In summary in comparison to other desktop geared distro I have ever tried , Emmabuntus is definitely among one of the best. Thanks!
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Version: DE4-1.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-24
Votes: 14
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Emmabuntus is an excellent distro because it is Debian stable, ie.
- boring, because you do not get errors or problems, everything runs like clockwork;
- secure;
- no annoying constant updates like with rolling releases.
Of course I could have chosen the original DEBIAN distro , but Emmbbuntüs has some additional features that I really like.
By the way, I installed the desktop variant LXDE in the package management, because it is even more resource-saving than the two pre-installed variants. I measure a RAM usage of about 400 MB after the start - Wow! And LXDE looks cool and good, very functional and intuitive to use. In the login, LXDE is convenient to select in the drop-down menu at the top. Just give it a try!
In German:
Emmabuntus ist eine hervorragende Distro, weil sie Debian stabil ist, d.h.
- langweilig, weil man keine Fehler oder Probleme bekommt, alles läuft wie am Schnürchen;
- sicher;
- keine nervigen dauernden Updates wie bei den Rolling Releases.
Natürlich hätte ich auch die original DEBIAN-Distro wählen können , aber Emmbbuntüs hat einige zusätzliche Features, die mir wirklich gefallen.
Ich habe übrigens in der Paketverwaltung die Desktopvariante LXDE installiert, weil sie noch resourcenschonender ist als die beiden vorinstallierten Varianten. Ich messe nach dem Start eine RAM-Nutzung von ca.400 MB - Wow! Und LXDE sieht cool und gut aus, sehr funktionell und intuitiv zu bedienen. In der Anmeldung ist LXDE oben in dem Auswahlmenü bequem auszuwählen. Einfach mal probieren!
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Version: DE5-alpha1
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-04-14
Votes: 5
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I've tested the live version of Emmabuntus versions DE-3 and DE-4 previously, and found them very complete (and I actually loved the Dominos game, but I digress)...so here we have the DE5-alpha1 version, running on Debian 12 now, but minus the Dominos game. The Emmabuntus software install is very complete, albeit a bit diverse. If you don't find something you need already installed, just open Synaptic from the desk bar and download almost anything! Installed system seems super stable, can be set to do both backups and automatic updates to run in the background. Default wallpaper is cheezzy lloking,so I switched it and the overall appearance is much more professional. My default O/S is Mint 21
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Version: DE4-1.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-01-03
Votes: 7
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I find Emmabuntüs a top Linux distribution, particularly for Novices to Linux and Middleweights alike.
All programs worth their salt are there, sometimes even 2 similar ones - a nice choice for you to make which one you feel more comfortable with. I was particularly pleased to find "gnome-commander" in the repository which is very well stocked.
All programs I tried worked and did what they were supposed to do and the desktop resolution was very crisp and sharp.
"Synaptic" Package Manager can be used to update the system or install / uninstall programs.
It was a little slow on my old machine (ASUS-SonicMaster) but I didn't mind waiting for it.
All up I can only recommend this extraordinary effort of the development team.
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Version: DE4-1.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-04
Votes: 14
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In my eyes very underrated Debian Linux variant, which I liked so much that I equipped my no longer quite current laptops with it.
Why?
1. after startup the distribution shows a RAM consumption of 505 MB - that's really low. Linux-MX ate much more on my laptop:885 MB!
2. also the change from Xfce or LxQT surface is cool. Nothing hangs and works flawlessly.
3. some purists might be annoyed by the multitude of software that is scrubbed onto the hard disk during installation - but everyone should look at this in a differentiated way. I found it positive; for example, I no longer needed to install Filezilla, VLC, Synaptic, Gimp or WINE, which were missing in other distributions. I replaced the default browser Falkon with SRWare-Iron, the sniff-free Chromium variant. However, the Software Center also offers the secure browser variants Ungoogled Chromium or LibreWolf for installation, which can be quite tricky if you are not familiar with them.
The missing audio-video-codecs or fonts are easily installed by Emmabuntüs. Interesting I found the program Warpinator, which I did not know until now. So I can very quickly and easily transfer files or folders via WLAN from smartphone and PCs back and forth without using Samba.
4.Security updates are automatic if you want them to be, which is very handy. MX-Linux does not offer this - on the contrary: almost every day you are annoyed with update requests with MX, with Emmabuntüs they run invisibly.
In short- Emmabuntüs makes a clean and tidy impression. It just works stable - and that's all I expect from a Linux operating system. With MX I found the many setting options confusing - it works much faster and clearer with Emmabuntüs.
The French menu entries criticized in the previous versions seem to be fixed, at least I didn't see only one that bothered me, but never used. Right-clicking on the screen I still discover 4 English entries (I chose the system language German) that were not translated. It didn't bother me, but a layman might grumble about it.
The plain file manager PCManFM doesn't eat many resources and like Dolphin can even split the window in two parts-cool.
Otherwise it has all the features a Debian system has to offer. Anyway, I switched from MX to Emmabuntüs and so far I don't regret it. My PCs run faster and smoother. I only say - try it out!
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Version: DE5-alpha0
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-08-08
Votes: 10
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I rescued what must be the ultimate "laptop heading for the skip" - a Thinkpad T43p which was going to be thrown out at work. It is probably 17 years old and actually a part of history, as it was the last Thinkpad produced by IBM. The CPU is not even Core Duo (Pentium M), so is 32-bit, and there is 2GB of RAM which, apparently, was four times the default (!) However, it has the famous Thinkpad input devices and a 1600x1200 TFT screen which is impressive even now, so was worth salvaging.
So, after removing about an inch of dust from the internals, cleaning up the case and keyboard and adding a very specific Samsung 160GB hard disk (second hand, from eBay) as there was none present I set out to find a usable distribution.
After burning Emmabuntus to a DVD it installed perfectly. No other distribution did, and I now have a usable but slow laptop under Xfce; LxQT is a little faster. Even the ancient wireless (Intel) and Bluetooth (Broadcom) work.
Emmabuntus is "large", with a lot of pre-installed applications and two desktop environments, but that is because of its target (not just old machines, but old machines in locations with poor or no connectivity). I understand why some people have an issue with this but Debian has relatively rare updates and, given the speed of this machine, a big install followed by small updates is ideal.
This distribution gets a rare 10 from me because, by test, it is perfect for what it is intended to do.
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Version: DE4-1.02
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-06
Votes: 1
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A very versatile distribution with a multitude of preinstalled applications, very good for all old computers as well as for newly released computers.
My new Lenovo IdeaPAD 3 15ITL6 - i7 laptop recently purchased with the new Intel super graphics card
(Intel TigerLake GT2 - Iris Xe Graphics) was not compatible with Zorin, LinuxMint, LinuxLite, etc.
no problem on Emmabuntus, settings already preinstalled, and icing on the cake, the "Wine" bridge to use Microsoft software is preinstalled with a recent and stable version: wine-5.0.3 (Debian 5.0.3-3)
I am very impressed by all the possibilities of this distribution, my computer no longer heats up like on Windows 11 that I permanently deleted from the hard drive.
Thank you to the developers, I will offer them my old PCs for their charity work for children
Une distribution très polyvalente avec une multitude d'application préinstallées, très bien pour tous les ordis anciens comme pour les ordis nouvellement sortis.
Mon nouveau Laptop Lenovo IdeaPAD 3 15ITL6 - i7 tout récemment acheté avec la nouvelle super carte graphique Intel
(Intel TigerLake GT2 - Iris Xe Graphics) n'était pas compatible avec Zorin, LinuxMint, LinuxLite, etc..
aucun problème sur Emmabuntus, réglages déjà préinstallés, nickel, et cerise sur le gâteau, le bridge "Wine" pour utiliser les logiciels Microsoft est préinstallé avec une version récente et stable: wine-5.0.3 (Debian 5.0.3-3)
Je suis très impressionné par toutes les possibilité de cette distribution peu gourmande en CPU, mon ordi ne chauffe plus comme sur Windows 11 que j'ai supprimé définitivement sur le disque dur.
Merci aux développeurs, je vais leur offrir mes anciens PC pour leur oeuvre de charité destinée aux enfants défavorisés
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Version: DE4-1.01
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-06-29
Votes: 0
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I tried a live USB thumb drive on an older Acer laptop, 32-bit, Atom N270, 2G RAM, 500G hard drive (it runs Mint but it's not speedy & I was looking for an alternative to Mint Debian Edition). The screen timed out about every 30 seconds requiring hitting the Control key to continue the boot process. After several minutes, it booted into a screen where it offered to continue to load Xfce, or if the computer is older, to run LXDE. I clicked to run LXDE: the screen turned to displaying weird orange text with a number of errors. Then, the boot got stuck in a screen saver, displaying a French language advertisement in the background, and the screen was locked. It wanted a password, not supplied on the web site. Who puts a locked screen saver, with an ad, but without a supplied password, in a boot sequence (or able to be run before the DE loads), in a live USB???!!! Amateurish, at best. Nice knowing you, Emmabuntus.
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Version: DE4-1.01
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-05-25
Votes: 4
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Hello Everybody
I have testet this Version by my old Toshiba Laptop Type L30-134 (from the year 2007 original with Windows XP) with Intel Single Celeron M Processor 1,46 Ghz, 2 GB RAM (is the maximum) and a ATI Graphic Chip (unknown)...
I have first download and installed Version DE4-1.01 but by grub2... install hang this version. After this i have the 64 bit Version downloaded and by a not so old HP Laptop testet and have this problem too (grub2...hang....)
Now i have downloaded DE3-1.04 and this Version have installed complete and upgraded after a lot of update and so ong...now is DE4-1.01 ok!
It is clear, that is not so fast like by a modern Computer (Slow Hardware) but for Beginners (Children) is it good and have much more Software as for 15 Years!
Most thanks to this Distro (i have too other Distro testet) but it is the best for this old Computer!
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Version: DE4-1.01
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-06
Votes: 2
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Well, I have to say this is a surprise. I have been looking at this distro for months. I really like the idea behind what they are doing -keeping old computers running and getting computers into the hands of people who otherwise would not have access.
This OS works just as perfectly as Zorin. It is bloated as you will read in other reviews. I came in prepared to remove software I don't use. I also found some software I did not uninstall as I want to check it out.
Other than that, it plays all files, it does not freeze. It shuts down. I had a bit of an issue figuring out the "dock". It looks more like Pantheon than XFCE but haven't fiddled with how it looks much yet. I have just been checking out how well it works. If you have hesitated to try this distro as I have, don't wait. It is so worth it. I just love it.
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Version: DE4-1.01
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-21
Votes: 2
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This new updated package is running very well on my old (year 2004) non-PAE 32 bit Toshiba Satellite M30
Notebook (single cpu). The wireless set-up was easy after OS install but not during. I have chosen LXQt for
this low power notebook which looks very nice.
I like the new Firefox 91 ESR and I have tweaked it (about:config) so it will run from RAM rather than hard disk
which has made Firefox faster with less system impact.
The Suspend has been fixed which was a problem in the past and all is working perfectly. This is my go to for
low power 32 bit computers.
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Version: DE4-1.00
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-01-04
Votes: 0
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I would give Emmabuntus an 8.5 out of 10, but there is no in between an 8 and a 9 score.
Emmanbuntus is is base don Debian a very stable and of course old operating system, but with Emmabuntus the preinstalled apps are by far way to many to start out with if a beginner to Linux.
I believe the beginner Linux learner will be put into an immediate case of overload just looking at all those shortcuts at the bottom of the screen.
I personally stay away from the Ubuntu OS's because of the corporation behind it. Canonical says right there in the privacy and policy that they can pull certain personal and private information every time you use their OS.
Like Chrome receives all your search and private mail history and sells your interests to advertisers, as why the reason you often see ads from searchs you did or online companies you bought from in the past. Many I have spoken with never understood why that was. Some replied it doesn't matter too them, but you can't fix stupid.
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Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2021-12-26
Votes: 7
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I appreciate the effort but I don't get it. For instance, why not just install Debian yourself? Sure, I see this DE is tweaked a little but it's not a lot. Additionally, I personally found the user interface to be really odd. For instance, some of the dock options are bazaar and not usable (i.e., fan). I tried tweaking the look of it to make it seem somewhat professional looking. I was unsuccessful. I have been using Linux for many years. This is one of the strangest distros I ever tried. Sorry Emmabuntus. I don't see the added value. Gotta pass on this one.
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Version: DE4-1.00
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-12-24
Votes: 0
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I am not good at detailed reviews. With that being said I belive Emmabuntus is one of the best distros out there. I am very satified with how good it is. Just give it a try yourselves and you will not be disappointed.
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Version: DE4-1.00
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-12-07
Votes: 0
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One of my favorite distros. However, it does not play nice with Oracle VirtualBox and getting audio to pass through has been a no go for me. For Virtual Box use I stick to Linux Mint and Kubuntu. If I needed a distro to run outside of Virtual Box it than Emmabuntus would be a top choice. Also, the work they are doing to help the dis-advantaged rehab old computers in 3rd world schools is admirable.
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Version: DE4-1.00
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-11-15
Votes: 1
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casually wanted to try Emmabuntus after stumbling into it. Well for my surprise it did well compared to other distros which some how or rather freezes. I normally use, free conference call and libreoffice calc at the same time and also in between use Firefox. So far Emmabuntus has gained my confidence besides backbox.
The worries of freezing during sessions makes one wonder if it would crash ... but so far I am very well happy with Emmabuntus. tq
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Version: DE4
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-09-29
Votes: 1
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Yeah, not too bad! I tried out both the lxqt version, and the xfce version. I do very much like that you can switch between the two as easily and exactly the same way as switching between X11 & Wayland or GTK and lightdm, I don't remember if that is right but anyone with a few months or even weeks experience with Linux will understand what I am trying to say.
Warning: though it is easy to switch the two, please keep in mind that the longer you use one platform the more difficult it becomes to delete or disable the file systems, since Qt uses the pacman and xfce uses Thunar. I know there are a few more examples but that one is IMHO, the most difficult change over you will have to do. I was very surprised to learn that lxqt version is not as memory-intensive or hogging the memory as xfce. I thought that when they switched lxde to lxqt, they would see a dramatic spike in mem/cpu usage but maybe they (Emmabuntu) tweaked the two to be different.
Lastly, the difference between the general consensus of ease of installation, setup, etc., between Emma* and Debian 11 (which if everyone is not familiar, this distro is using Deb 11) is basically that Deb 11 itself is absolutely a nightmare as compared to playing in the park and swinging on a swing, etc.Neither are quite that exaggerated but you get my meaning, I hope: people all have different opinions and people tend to exaggerate or oversimplify when talking about things like this. It is all relative: I am very sure that Deb 11's setup is like the park scene if competing against an Arch or Kali setup! But to a Noob or ex-Noob making progress even, yeah, when I had installed Deb 10 over a year and a half ago, I was a Super-Noob and I was definitely in over my head. In any case, overall I liked it, and as much as I am a fan of Qt, the xfce and the Whisker menu setup was fun, and it far surpasses the lxqt version. Anyway, enjoy!
MichaelTheGamer
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Version: DE4-rc1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-09-16
Votes: 0
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The Debian distro that sounds the death knell for distrohopping!
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Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-09-01
Votes: 3
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As a very long time Debian user, and after trying other lightweight Debian based distros (like AntiX and Q4OS) for my old laptop, I can say I am really very pleased with Emmabuntus. The installation has out
of the box a very good selection of all the packages and programs wich I use every day plus some other ones, it aims to combine the best components from XFCE and LXQt, and it does. All in all, an excellent
distro, Im really happy to have found it.
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Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-27
Votes: 4
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Acer Travelmate 2413
My now 20 year old Travelmate hasn't worked with any distribution that I have tried for the last 8 years, not one to give up over the last 6 months i have tried every 32 bit Linux build I could find, Most would load and run, but all failed to switch off with the message "Failed to kill", Running out of Ideas I came across Emmabuntis, downloaded the Iso, and it sat on my desktop for a couple of weeks as i had no DVD-r discs, Yesterday I got some new disk, burnt the install medium and put it in the laptop..Eventually it installed, and now i have a fully working [albeit slow] laptop
comments..
[the niggles]
the ISO is very large for a linux build [but i assume this is to carry as many codecs for old machines as possible]
slow to load compared with other 32 bit options I tried
Not keen on the desktop but that I can change at my leisure
[the positive]
It has bought back an old low resource machine destined for the skip back to usable status
Finally, If you search for 32bit low resource builds this one almost never shows up, which is a shame, If it works on other equipment the same age or older,[which I have no doubts it will in most cases] It deserves a wider audience.
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Version: DE4-rc1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-06-22
Votes: 6
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I installed the new Emmabuntus release candidate just to try it out. I usually use MX Linux and find that it is the best "feeling" and working Linux OS that I have found . HOWEVER , I am finding that Emmabuntus is performing as good as or better than MX . I might switch to Emmabuntus !
I prefer my OS to be fast , and easy to work with. I installed some applications that were not in the repos and they installed easily with no hiccups or glitches . I've not found any application that did not work. There are some newer less common applications installed that I need to try out , but if the essential must have applications are there also..Emmabuntus has Synaptic and another software application , so you can add or remove applications as you need. I use the "Onboard" virtual keyboard and was glad to see it in the menu . Also there is a great screen magnifier application.called "VMG" , Virtual Magnifying Glass .
Emmabuntus comes with "wine" and "Playonlinux" preinstalled , I like that
The only "con" I can come up with is that I did not see a "basic" or "minimalist" version that was not so large and having no applications I don't use , such as Libre Office , and games .
I am very pleased to have stumbled across Emmabuntus and will rate it 10 because it deserves to be much higher up on the Distrowatch list and seen by more people.
I will be trying the 32 bit version on my old laptop because of the other good reviews of Emmabuntus on old hardware .
Thanks and good job to the developers and maintainers of Emmabuntus !
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Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-04-30
Votes: 6
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A few months ago, I wrote a positive review for another distro here at DistroWatch. Then I discovered Emmabuntus. My "distro hopping" has come to an end! I've tried many distros, and I had problematic issues with each one: I couldn't boot some distros on my hardware. Some distros had major glitches with software (wouldn't launch, freeze up, wouldn't play audio, etc.) Other distros ran slow as molasses on my old laptops.
What I love about Emmabuntus is that it manages to do something a lot of other distros haven't: it's both "beginner friendly" AND it runs well on old hardware. It runs reasonably fast on my 14 year-old Dell laptop. It comes loaded with LOTS of software -- some people might find this a little overwhelming, or might want to "build their own" system, but for those who like to play around and see all the things a desktop Linux can do, this distro really fits the bill. And, of course, it's based on the stable branch of Debian, so it's both reliable and has lots of packages available.
Looking forward to Release 4!
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Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-13
Votes: 4
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Excelente Distribuição voltada para PCs modestos. Cheia de recursos para o uso do dia a dia.
Já instalei em computadores com processadores Pentium 4 e 1GB de RAM até i5 4570 com 6GB(que é o meu PC pessoal).
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Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-03-09
Votes: 0
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Tested on a low powered machine with an atom and 2 GB ram successfully, at least for the 32 bits version: this is because I was not able to install 64 bits version due to the image not installing (yes I checked the download but it did not work).
The distro is fine, full of software with both XFCE and LxQT desktop working the right way.
Some translations need improvements, however a stable (Debian Buster) distro with everything to satisfy the common user and more.
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Version: DE4-alpha2
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-01-24
Votes: 10
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I wiped XP from the drive of a 16 year old laptop and installed via DVD directly to hard disc drive
without any problem. I selected the Xfce desktop and DE4-alpha2 is based on Debian 11 Testing
Bullseye which is running very stable and smooth with almost daily updates. The hardware
specifications for this laptop are:
Toshiba Laptop Satellite 32 bit M30 series.
CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.6 Ghz single Non-Pae processor.
RAM: I upgraded the RAM from 512mb to 2gb in order to cope with the larger resource requirements
of today`s browsers/web-site contents and 2gb is the limit for RAM on this laptop.
Hard Disc Drive: 80gb.
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 64M.
What does not work is Hybrid Sleep and Suspend so my solution is not to use these two functions
as Restart and Shutdown work normally. I use a wired (ethernet) connection for this laptop. A small
annoyance is always having to increase the display brightness at each boot-up as the change is
not carried over for each boot-up. My Canon printer works without any problem.
The preconfiguration of programs is excellent for people who are Linux beginners and I now have a
modern functioning computer and my sincere thanks to everyone in Emmabuntus.
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Version: DE3-1.02
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-01-04
Votes: 4
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One can tell a lot of thought has gone into making this distribution. I am running Emmabuntüs for a couple of months now on an old laptop and it works fast and reliably. It comes with lots of useful packages preinstalled to get you going even without an internet connection. Thanks to the distro makers and the ones of Debian!
Reading through the reviews here: The name is confusing, no doubt, but it is derived from the French charity organization Emmaüs (have trouble finding out where that name comes from though).
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Latest Reviews
Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE5-1.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-08-10
Votes: 76
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A very good Debian offshoot that has (almost) everything you could wish for. I have spent some time with other distributions, but they were not the yellow of the egg: Bodhi, Q4OS or even BigLinux. The LXQt interface is clean and economical, not as bloated and resource-hungry as KDE Plasma. I like the colorful icons because they are also easier to recognize than the plain black-transparent icons of other interfaces. The installation also saves me the time-consuming reinstallation of various programs, which many do not have: Synaptic, Warpinator, BleachBit, various codecs and fonts, etc. Everything is included in the installation. - Everything is included in the installation. And if you prefer a floating Cairo dock, you can switch it on with a single click - cool.
A dead laptop battery, cold starts or other unpleasant interruptions - Debian/Emmabuntüs starts up robustly and I can rely on the system. That's important to me as an author. I don't need a risky rolling distribution. Every 5 years, after backing up the important files, the PC is reinstalled and provided with a new "fresh" Emmabuntüs version.
I always advise newcomers to use Emmabuntüs - it is a better Debian, indestructible and secure. Don't be shy - try it out!
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE5-1.01
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-09
Votes: 9
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I was looking for a distro that installed pretty much every app a typical user could want so I wouldn't have to manually install extra apps to make it easy for a relative Linux beginner. This distro does that. Many more than typical apps are installed without additional manual installs. I installed it on a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop with maxed out 4GB of RAM. It runs fine and it easy to use. It also has the option of installing Cairo to have the line of "pop-up" app icons across the bottom similar to a Mac. I did that and there was no noticable speed difference.
This also comes in a 32-bit version which is helpful in resurrecting a really old, but otherwise functional computer. Based on my experience above, I assume the speed would be acceptable on a 32-bit computer as well. I have a maxed out 4GB 32-bit HP tower buried somewhere. When I find it I will test this distro.
The reason this distro is configured this way is that it was put together to load the OS on donated used computers to go to Africa, apparently a charitable endeavor. That demands it be trouble-free since the computer will be thousands of miles away when turned on. They did a good job.
The only app category that is not included are those for programming. Since Synaptic is included, it is easy to install any app available to Debian which is many thousands, obviously all free.
I install this distro on any old computer I give away. Both LXQT and XFCE destops are included either of which is simple enough for all but an absolute beginner.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE5-1.00
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-12-19
Votes: 8
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Version 5 is just as perfect as the previous version: secure - simple and straightforward.
I personally like the idea of having the best programs on the hard disk at the same time. Additional software installations are hardly necessary: For FTP the robust Filezilla, Warpinator for sending files from smartphone/PC to PC via wifi, Scribus and Calibre etc.
I only needed to install SR Iron browser, the Google snoop-free version of Chrome, as an alternative to Firefox. That's it and you're ready to go. The media codecs are installed directly on request and the two interfaces to choose from are memory-friendly.
The Debian stability is there - what more could you want?
German Translation:
Version 5 ist genauso perfekt wie die Vorgängerversion: Sicher - einfach und schnörkellos.
Ich persönlich finde die Idee gut, das die besten Programme gleich mit auf die Festplatte kommen. Zusätzliche Installationen von Software ist kaum nötig: Für FTP das robuste Filezilla, Warpinator zum Wlan-Versenden von Dateien von Smartphone/PC zu PC, Scribus und Calibre etc.
Ich brauchte nur als Alternative zu Firefox nur noch SR Iron-Browser dazu installieren, die Google schnüffelbefreite Variante von Chrome. Das ist es auch schon und man kann loslegen. Die Media-Codecs werden direkt mitinstalliert auf Anfrage und die beiden Oberflächen zur Auswahl sind speicherschonend.
Die Debian-Stabilität ist da - Herz, was willst du mehr?
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE5-rc1
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-07-31
Votes: 5
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Installation of Emmabuntus is nice and smooth, and is especially well thought out. Choice of Xfce and LXDE desktops right at the login can be easily selected by the user. And, Emmabuntus even has the grand parents and grand kids covered. Special need in language (such as fcitx's boshiamy input method) and codecs, are flawless included. System package management through synaptic is great too. In summary in comparison to other desktop geared distro I have ever tried , Emmabuntus is definitely among one of the best. Thanks!
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.03
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-24
Votes: 14
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Emmabuntus is an excellent distro because it is Debian stable, ie.
- boring, because you do not get errors or problems, everything runs like clockwork;
- secure;
- no annoying constant updates like with rolling releases.
Of course I could have chosen the original DEBIAN distro , but Emmbbuntüs has some additional features that I really like.
By the way, I installed the desktop variant LXDE in the package management, because it is even more resource-saving than the two pre-installed variants. I measure a RAM usage of about 400 MB after the start - Wow! And LXDE looks cool and good, very functional and intuitive to use. In the login, LXDE is convenient to select in the drop-down menu at the top. Just give it a try!
In German:
Emmabuntus ist eine hervorragende Distro, weil sie Debian stabil ist, d.h.
- langweilig, weil man keine Fehler oder Probleme bekommt, alles läuft wie am Schnürchen;
- sicher;
- keine nervigen dauernden Updates wie bei den Rolling Releases.
Natürlich hätte ich auch die original DEBIAN-Distro wählen können , aber Emmbbuntüs hat einige zusätzliche Features, die mir wirklich gefallen.
Ich habe übrigens in der Paketverwaltung die Desktopvariante LXDE installiert, weil sie noch resourcenschonender ist als die beiden vorinstallierten Varianten. Ich messe nach dem Start eine RAM-Nutzung von ca.400 MB - Wow! Und LXDE sieht cool und gut aus, sehr funktionell und intuitiv zu bedienen. In der Anmeldung ist LXDE oben in dem Auswahlmenü bequem auszuwählen. Einfach mal probieren!
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE5-alpha1
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-04-14
Votes: 5
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I've tested the live version of Emmabuntus versions DE-3 and DE-4 previously, and found them very complete (and I actually loved the Dominos game, but I digress)...so here we have the DE5-alpha1 version, running on Debian 12 now, but minus the Dominos game. The Emmabuntus software install is very complete, albeit a bit diverse. If you don't find something you need already installed, just open Synaptic from the desk bar and download almost anything! Installed system seems super stable, can be set to do both backups and automatic updates to run in the background. Default wallpaper is cheezzy lloking,so I switched it and the overall appearance is much more professional. My default O/S is Mint 21
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-01-03
Votes: 7
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I find Emmabuntüs a top Linux distribution, particularly for Novices to Linux and Middleweights alike.
All programs worth their salt are there, sometimes even 2 similar ones - a nice choice for you to make which one you feel more comfortable with. I was particularly pleased to find "gnome-commander" in the repository which is very well stocked.
All programs I tried worked and did what they were supposed to do and the desktop resolution was very crisp and sharp.
"Synaptic" Package Manager can be used to update the system or install / uninstall programs.
It was a little slow on my old machine (ASUS-SonicMaster) but I didn't mind waiting for it.
All up I can only recommend this extraordinary effort of the development team.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.02
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-04
Votes: 14
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In my eyes very underrated Debian Linux variant, which I liked so much that I equipped my no longer quite current laptops with it.
Why?
1. after startup the distribution shows a RAM consumption of 505 MB - that's really low. Linux-MX ate much more on my laptop:885 MB!
2. also the change from Xfce or LxQT surface is cool. Nothing hangs and works flawlessly.
3. some purists might be annoyed by the multitude of software that is scrubbed onto the hard disk during installation - but everyone should look at this in a differentiated way. I found it positive; for example, I no longer needed to install Filezilla, VLC, Synaptic, Gimp or WINE, which were missing in other distributions. I replaced the default browser Falkon with SRWare-Iron, the sniff-free Chromium variant. However, the Software Center also offers the secure browser variants Ungoogled Chromium or LibreWolf for installation, which can be quite tricky if you are not familiar with them.
The missing audio-video-codecs or fonts are easily installed by Emmabuntüs. Interesting I found the program Warpinator, which I did not know until now. So I can very quickly and easily transfer files or folders via WLAN from smartphone and PCs back and forth without using Samba.
4.Security updates are automatic if you want them to be, which is very handy. MX-Linux does not offer this - on the contrary: almost every day you are annoyed with update requests with MX, with Emmabuntüs they run invisibly.
In short- Emmabuntüs makes a clean and tidy impression. It just works stable - and that's all I expect from a Linux operating system. With MX I found the many setting options confusing - it works much faster and clearer with Emmabuntüs.
The French menu entries criticized in the previous versions seem to be fixed, at least I didn't see only one that bothered me, but never used. Right-clicking on the screen I still discover 4 English entries (I chose the system language German) that were not translated. It didn't bother me, but a layman might grumble about it.
The plain file manager PCManFM doesn't eat many resources and like Dolphin can even split the window in two parts-cool.
Otherwise it has all the features a Debian system has to offer. Anyway, I switched from MX to Emmabuntüs and so far I don't regret it. My PCs run faster and smoother. I only say - try it out!
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE5-alpha0
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-08-08
Votes: 10
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I rescued what must be the ultimate "laptop heading for the skip" - a Thinkpad T43p which was going to be thrown out at work. It is probably 17 years old and actually a part of history, as it was the last Thinkpad produced by IBM. The CPU is not even Core Duo (Pentium M), so is 32-bit, and there is 2GB of RAM which, apparently, was four times the default (!) However, it has the famous Thinkpad input devices and a 1600x1200 TFT screen which is impressive even now, so was worth salvaging.
So, after removing about an inch of dust from the internals, cleaning up the case and keyboard and adding a very specific Samsung 160GB hard disk (second hand, from eBay) as there was none present I set out to find a usable distribution.
After burning Emmabuntus to a DVD it installed perfectly. No other distribution did, and I now have a usable but slow laptop under Xfce; LxQT is a little faster. Even the ancient wireless (Intel) and Bluetooth (Broadcom) work.
Emmabuntus is "large", with a lot of pre-installed applications and two desktop environments, but that is because of its target (not just old machines, but old machines in locations with poor or no connectivity). I understand why some people have an issue with this but Debian has relatively rare updates and, given the speed of this machine, a big install followed by small updates is ideal.
This distribution gets a rare 10 from me because, by test, it is perfect for what it is intended to do.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.02
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-08-06
Votes: 1
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A very versatile distribution with a multitude of preinstalled applications, very good for all old computers as well as for newly released computers.
My new Lenovo IdeaPAD 3 15ITL6 - i7 laptop recently purchased with the new Intel super graphics card
(Intel TigerLake GT2 - Iris Xe Graphics) was not compatible with Zorin, LinuxMint, LinuxLite, etc.
no problem on Emmabuntus, settings already preinstalled, and icing on the cake, the "Wine" bridge to use Microsoft software is preinstalled with a recent and stable version: wine-5.0.3 (Debian 5.0.3-3)
I am very impressed by all the possibilities of this distribution, my computer no longer heats up like on Windows 11 that I permanently deleted from the hard drive.
Thank you to the developers, I will offer them my old PCs for their charity work for children
Une distribution très polyvalente avec une multitude d'application préinstallées, très bien pour tous les ordis anciens comme pour les ordis nouvellement sortis.
Mon nouveau Laptop Lenovo IdeaPAD 3 15ITL6 - i7 tout récemment acheté avec la nouvelle super carte graphique Intel
(Intel TigerLake GT2 - Iris Xe Graphics) n'était pas compatible avec Zorin, LinuxMint, LinuxLite, etc..
aucun problème sur Emmabuntus, réglages déjà préinstallés, nickel, et cerise sur le gâteau, le bridge "Wine" pour utiliser les logiciels Microsoft est préinstallé avec une version récente et stable: wine-5.0.3 (Debian 5.0.3-3)
Je suis très impressionné par toutes les possibilité de cette distribution peu gourmande en CPU, mon ordi ne chauffe plus comme sur Windows 11 que j'ai supprimé définitivement sur le disque dur.
Merci aux développeurs, je vais leur offrir mes anciens PC pour leur oeuvre de charité destinée aux enfants défavorisés
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.01
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-06-29
Votes: 0
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I tried a live USB thumb drive on an older Acer laptop, 32-bit, Atom N270, 2G RAM, 500G hard drive (it runs Mint but it's not speedy & I was looking for an alternative to Mint Debian Edition). The screen timed out about every 30 seconds requiring hitting the Control key to continue the boot process. After several minutes, it booted into a screen where it offered to continue to load Xfce, or if the computer is older, to run LXDE. I clicked to run LXDE: the screen turned to displaying weird orange text with a number of errors. Then, the boot got stuck in a screen saver, displaying a French language advertisement in the background, and the screen was locked. It wanted a password, not supplied on the web site. Who puts a locked screen saver, with an ad, but without a supplied password, in a boot sequence (or able to be run before the DE loads), in a live USB???!!! Amateurish, at best. Nice knowing you, Emmabuntus.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.01
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-05-25
Votes: 4
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Hello Everybody
I have testet this Version by my old Toshiba Laptop Type L30-134 (from the year 2007 original with Windows XP) with Intel Single Celeron M Processor 1,46 Ghz, 2 GB RAM (is the maximum) and a ATI Graphic Chip (unknown)...
I have first download and installed Version DE4-1.01 but by grub2... install hang this version. After this i have the 64 bit Version downloaded and by a not so old HP Laptop testet and have this problem too (grub2...hang....)
Now i have downloaded DE3-1.04 and this Version have installed complete and upgraded after a lot of update and so ong...now is DE4-1.01 ok!
It is clear, that is not so fast like by a modern Computer (Slow Hardware) but for Beginners (Children) is it good and have much more Software as for 15 Years!
Most thanks to this Distro (i have too other Distro testet) but it is the best for this old Computer!
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.01
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-06
Votes: 2
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Well, I have to say this is a surprise. I have been looking at this distro for months. I really like the idea behind what they are doing -keeping old computers running and getting computers into the hands of people who otherwise would not have access.
This OS works just as perfectly as Zorin. It is bloated as you will read in other reviews. I came in prepared to remove software I don't use. I also found some software I did not uninstall as I want to check it out.
Other than that, it plays all files, it does not freeze. It shuts down. I had a bit of an issue figuring out the "dock". It looks more like Pantheon than XFCE but haven't fiddled with how it looks much yet. I have just been checking out how well it works. If you have hesitated to try this distro as I have, don't wait. It is so worth it. I just love it.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.01
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-21
Votes: 2
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This new updated package is running very well on my old (year 2004) non-PAE 32 bit Toshiba Satellite M30
Notebook (single cpu). The wireless set-up was easy after OS install but not during. I have chosen LXQt for
this low power notebook which looks very nice.
I like the new Firefox 91 ESR and I have tweaked it (about:config) so it will run from RAM rather than hard disk
which has made Firefox faster with less system impact.
The Suspend has been fixed which was a problem in the past and all is working perfectly. This is my go to for
low power 32 bit computers.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.00
Rating: 8
Date: 2022-01-04
Votes: 0
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I would give Emmabuntus an 8.5 out of 10, but there is no in between an 8 and a 9 score.
Emmanbuntus is is base don Debian a very stable and of course old operating system, but with Emmabuntus the preinstalled apps are by far way to many to start out with if a beginner to Linux.
I believe the beginner Linux learner will be put into an immediate case of overload just looking at all those shortcuts at the bottom of the screen.
I personally stay away from the Ubuntu OS's because of the corporation behind it. Canonical says right there in the privacy and policy that they can pull certain personal and private information every time you use their OS.
Like Chrome receives all your search and private mail history and sells your interests to advertisers, as why the reason you often see ads from searchs you did or online companies you bought from in the past. Many I have spoken with never understood why that was. Some replied it doesn't matter too them, but you can't fix stupid.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2021-12-26
Votes: 7
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I appreciate the effort but I don't get it. For instance, why not just install Debian yourself? Sure, I see this DE is tweaked a little but it's not a lot. Additionally, I personally found the user interface to be really odd. For instance, some of the dock options are bazaar and not usable (i.e., fan). I tried tweaking the look of it to make it seem somewhat professional looking. I was unsuccessful. I have been using Linux for many years. This is one of the strangest distros I ever tried. Sorry Emmabuntus. I don't see the added value. Gotta pass on this one.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.00
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-12-24
Votes: 0
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I am not good at detailed reviews. With that being said I belive Emmabuntus is one of the best distros out there. I am very satified with how good it is. Just give it a try yourselves and you will not be disappointed.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.00
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-12-07
Votes: 0
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One of my favorite distros. However, it does not play nice with Oracle VirtualBox and getting audio to pass through has been a no go for me. For Virtual Box use I stick to Linux Mint and Kubuntu. If I needed a distro to run outside of Virtual Box it than Emmabuntus would be a top choice. Also, the work they are doing to help the dis-advantaged rehab old computers in 3rd world schools is admirable.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-1.00
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-11-15
Votes: 1
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casually wanted to try Emmabuntus after stumbling into it. Well for my surprise it did well compared to other distros which some how or rather freezes. I normally use, free conference call and libreoffice calc at the same time and also in between use Firefox. So far Emmabuntus has gained my confidence besides backbox.
The worries of freezing during sessions makes one wonder if it would crash ... but so far I am very well happy with Emmabuntus. tq
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-09-29
Votes: 1
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Yeah, not too bad! I tried out both the lxqt version, and the xfce version. I do very much like that you can switch between the two as easily and exactly the same way as switching between X11 & Wayland or GTK and lightdm, I don't remember if that is right but anyone with a few months or even weeks experience with Linux will understand what I am trying to say.
Warning: though it is easy to switch the two, please keep in mind that the longer you use one platform the more difficult it becomes to delete or disable the file systems, since Qt uses the pacman and xfce uses Thunar. I know there are a few more examples but that one is IMHO, the most difficult change over you will have to do. I was very surprised to learn that lxqt version is not as memory-intensive or hogging the memory as xfce. I thought that when they switched lxde to lxqt, they would see a dramatic spike in mem/cpu usage but maybe they (Emmabuntu) tweaked the two to be different.
Lastly, the difference between the general consensus of ease of installation, setup, etc., between Emma* and Debian 11 (which if everyone is not familiar, this distro is using Deb 11) is basically that Deb 11 itself is absolutely a nightmare as compared to playing in the park and swinging on a swing, etc.Neither are quite that exaggerated but you get my meaning, I hope: people all have different opinions and people tend to exaggerate or oversimplify when talking about things like this. It is all relative: I am very sure that Deb 11's setup is like the park scene if competing against an Arch or Kali setup! But to a Noob or ex-Noob making progress even, yeah, when I had installed Deb 10 over a year and a half ago, I was a Super-Noob and I was definitely in over my head. In any case, overall I liked it, and as much as I am a fan of Qt, the xfce and the Whisker menu setup was fun, and it far surpasses the lxqt version. Anyway, enjoy!
MichaelTheGamer
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-rc1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-09-16
Votes: 0
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The Debian distro that sounds the death knell for distrohopping!
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-09-01
Votes: 3
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As a very long time Debian user, and after trying other lightweight Debian based distros (like AntiX and Q4OS) for my old laptop, I can say I am really very pleased with Emmabuntus. The installation has out
of the box a very good selection of all the packages and programs wich I use every day plus some other ones, it aims to combine the best components from XFCE and LXQt, and it does. All in all, an excellent
distro, Im really happy to have found it.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-07-27
Votes: 4
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Acer Travelmate 2413
My now 20 year old Travelmate hasn't worked with any distribution that I have tried for the last 8 years, not one to give up over the last 6 months i have tried every 32 bit Linux build I could find, Most would load and run, but all failed to switch off with the message "Failed to kill", Running out of Ideas I came across Emmabuntis, downloaded the Iso, and it sat on my desktop for a couple of weeks as i had no DVD-r discs, Yesterday I got some new disk, burnt the install medium and put it in the laptop..Eventually it installed, and now i have a fully working [albeit slow] laptop
comments..
[the niggles]
the ISO is very large for a linux build [but i assume this is to carry as many codecs for old machines as possible]
slow to load compared with other 32 bit options I tried
Not keen on the desktop but that I can change at my leisure
[the positive]
It has bought back an old low resource machine destined for the skip back to usable status
Finally, If you search for 32bit low resource builds this one almost never shows up, which is a shame, If it works on other equipment the same age or older,[which I have no doubts it will in most cases] It deserves a wider audience.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-rc1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-06-22
Votes: 6
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I installed the new Emmabuntus release candidate just to try it out. I usually use MX Linux and find that it is the best "feeling" and working Linux OS that I have found . HOWEVER , I am finding that Emmabuntus is performing as good as or better than MX . I might switch to Emmabuntus !
I prefer my OS to be fast , and easy to work with. I installed some applications that were not in the repos and they installed easily with no hiccups or glitches . I've not found any application that did not work. There are some newer less common applications installed that I need to try out , but if the essential must have applications are there also..Emmabuntus has Synaptic and another software application , so you can add or remove applications as you need. I use the "Onboard" virtual keyboard and was glad to see it in the menu . Also there is a great screen magnifier application.called "VMG" , Virtual Magnifying Glass .
Emmabuntus comes with "wine" and "Playonlinux" preinstalled , I like that
The only "con" I can come up with is that I did not see a "basic" or "minimalist" version that was not so large and having no applications I don't use , such as Libre Office , and games .
I am very pleased to have stumbled across Emmabuntus and will rate it 10 because it deserves to be much higher up on the Distrowatch list and seen by more people.
I will be trying the 32 bit version on my old laptop because of the other good reviews of Emmabuntus on old hardware .
Thanks and good job to the developers and maintainers of Emmabuntus !
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-04-30
Votes: 6
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A few months ago, I wrote a positive review for another distro here at DistroWatch. Then I discovered Emmabuntus. My "distro hopping" has come to an end! I've tried many distros, and I had problematic issues with each one: I couldn't boot some distros on my hardware. Some distros had major glitches with software (wouldn't launch, freeze up, wouldn't play audio, etc.) Other distros ran slow as molasses on my old laptops.
What I love about Emmabuntus is that it manages to do something a lot of other distros haven't: it's both "beginner friendly" AND it runs well on old hardware. It runs reasonably fast on my 14 year-old Dell laptop. It comes loaded with LOTS of software -- some people might find this a little overwhelming, or might want to "build their own" system, but for those who like to play around and see all the things a desktop Linux can do, this distro really fits the bill. And, of course, it's based on the stable branch of Debian, so it's both reliable and has lots of packages available.
Looking forward to Release 4!
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-13
Votes: 4
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Excelente Distribuição voltada para PCs modestos. Cheia de recursos para o uso do dia a dia.
Já instalei em computadores com processadores Pentium 4 e 1GB de RAM até i5 4570 com 6GB(que é o meu PC pessoal).
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE3-1.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-03-09
Votes: 0
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Tested on a low powered machine with an atom and 2 GB ram successfully, at least for the 32 bits version: this is because I was not able to install 64 bits version due to the image not installing (yes I checked the download but it did not work).
The distro is fine, full of software with both XFCE and LxQT desktop working the right way.
Some translations need improvements, however a stable (Debian Buster) distro with everything to satisfy the common user and more.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE4-alpha2
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-01-24
Votes: 10
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I wiped XP from the drive of a 16 year old laptop and installed via DVD directly to hard disc drive
without any problem. I selected the Xfce desktop and DE4-alpha2 is based on Debian 11 Testing
Bullseye which is running very stable and smooth with almost daily updates. The hardware
specifications for this laptop are:
Toshiba Laptop Satellite 32 bit M30 series.
CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.6 Ghz single Non-Pae processor.
RAM: I upgraded the RAM from 512mb to 2gb in order to cope with the larger resource requirements
of today`s browsers/web-site contents and 2gb is the limit for RAM on this laptop.
Hard Disc Drive: 80gb.
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 64M.
What does not work is Hybrid Sleep and Suspend so my solution is not to use these two functions
as Restart and Shutdown work normally. I use a wired (ethernet) connection for this laptop. A small
annoyance is always having to increase the display brightness at each boot-up as the change is
not carried over for each boot-up. My Canon printer works without any problem.
The preconfiguration of programs is excellent for people who are Linux beginners and I now have a
modern functioning computer and my sincere thanks to everyone in Emmabuntus.
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Project: Emmabuntüs
Version: DE3-1.02
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-01-04
Votes: 4
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One can tell a lot of thought has gone into making this distribution. I am running Emmabuntüs for a couple of months now on an old laptop and it works fast and reliably. It comes with lots of useful packages preinstalled to get you going even without an internet connection. Thanks to the distro makers and the ones of Debian!
Reading through the reviews here: The name is confusing, no doubt, but it is derived from the French charity organization Emmaüs (have trouble finding out where that name comes from though).
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TUXEDO Computers - Linux Hardware in a tailor made suite
Choose from a wide range of laptops and PCs in various sizes and shapes at TUXEDOComputers.com. Every machine comes pre-installed and ready-to-run with Linux. Full 24 months of warranty and lifetime support included!
Learn more about our full service package and all benefits from buying at TUXEDO.
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| Star Labs |
Star Labs - Laptops built for Linux.
View our range including the highly anticipated StarFighter. Available with coreboot open-source firmware and a choice of Ubuntu, elementary, Manjaro and more. Visit Star Labs for information, to buy and get support.
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