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EndeavourOS
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Reader supplied reviews for EndeavourOS
Average rating
8.5 from 415 review(s)
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-05
Votes: 13
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Here I am, working and enjoying myself at the same time. The system works perfectly, and after full setup, it's a pleasure! This is exactly what I want from an OS. EndeavourOS provides a great balance. I have all the tools with me. I need to deal with the settings in Windows Server, I just set up the Host, work and shut down the VM. I need to work with files, everything is simple and fast. Want to play a game? It's easy! Steam, Lutris work very well. Those who leave negative reviews simply do not understand either EndeavourOS or Linux in general. I am delighted with the OS. I thank the developers again and again that I have a great alternative to Windows.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-03
Votes: 9
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There is a lot to tell about this distribution. For a very long time I used it as my main one. I liked everything about it, except for working with virtualization. So I did a little bit of Distrohopping. But I'm still coming back to EndeavourOS. It works very well, I have no complaints. And it's very telling that you go back to where it's good. What I noticed is that there are no problems with the stability of the OS (for example, CachyOS has problems just when working with the browser). All the advantages of GNU/Linux are combined here. There are enough pre-installed useful programs from the developer EndeavourOS, which simplifies interaction with the OS. I am a regular user and I want to save my time by having a reliable tool with me.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-29
Votes: 0
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This isn't stable enough to even install let alone use even on a virtual machine. Shortly after updates it had a black screen. Quality control is not something they seem to care about. Pushing out updates without testing them fully is nothing but a disaster. If you expect people to use this and enjoy it, fix it before doing so. I wanted it to work because of how clean it looks. It does not work properly. If you can't run this on a virtual machine first expect it to not run on a regular main install. A person shouldn't have to try to fix an unstable broken OS themselves. Let alone try to figure out what is causing issues. The developers need to look at the problems and take care of them. It is pretty bad when other Linux Os's run just fine and don't have problems and this does.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-28
Votes: 6
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The most reliable rolling-release linux distro with the best out of the box experience.
I used eos for years, without any issues. It provides many custom tools to easen the daily task, and the operating system will just stand out of your way as soon as you install and set it up to your likings.
I'm mainly a gamer, and games run fantastical thanks to the latest kernel 6.14 Ntsync, plus I'm an Nvidia user aswell, and endeavouros provides Nvidia drivers with the live iso install, so if you boot into it, its gonna install nvidia automatically to your rig, or nvidia-inst afterwards. I also like to watch 4k movies stutterfree, and only EndeavourOS is capable for doing it so - on wayland + nvidia + kdeplasma, it's just a breeze of how splendid it runs, with the latest kernel and drivers. It certainly performs better than cachyos, or base arch. Plus since endeavouros is backed by professional devs, its also a big plus. They have the friendliest community of all, and their forum is known to be the best forum in linux history. They also have matrix and telegram and it's very active.
I use plasma, and I love the default theming they provide, no idea why many people have problems with it, especially with this new mercury wallpaper, people call it "ugly rock", well that's how mercury looks like lol..
So I rate this 10/10, it's a perfect pick to anyone. And please do take note, that endeavouros is based on arch, and as on eos' website says: its a terminal centric distro, but endeavouros provides so many cool toolkits, that you can technically do almost everything through the GUI.
My suggestion is to using Plasma DE, it's their flagship DE - it is very customizable, and Plasma is the best Desktop Environment anyways, backed with another professional team. Also if you're Nvidia, KDE Plasma is the best one to pair with.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-26
Votes: 13
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The best 'out of the box' arch based distro experience one could ever get. Endeavour is just perfect even for those people who are not tech savvy people. You just install it and start using it, the distro gets out of your way. Simple as that.
Their wiki is another top on the cake, if you have a question it's answered there, also the helpful forum is there. Their matrix and telegram channels are also very active. I myself helped and also learned alot while helping others. This is what makes this distribution so special. Their community is truly helping, and never acts toxic.
My best expierience so far, and I'm never going to leave this distro family. Not to mention that it is on bleeding edge, so all my hardware always gets the latest and greatest, yet very stable software.
If one would ask, of how would I describe this distro in one single word, I'd answer: passion. Everyone here has a passion towards linux, learning and evolution.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-25
Votes: 0
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Chose the xfce version since I have an nvidia card and only xfce plays nice all the time. Well choice is a thing I was tricked into, I chose xfce and got an installer with a kde DE and it wouldn't install since kde was likely using xwayland and it really doesn't work and it also uses Qt which is "quite terrible" to use with nvidia so in the log windows it was debugging more than installing endeavour. They might think kde is nice but it's like a bully when it's on a system with nvidia so debugging is all it did then it couldn't pacstrap so instead of keeping all the files it spent 45 minuted downloading it just dumped the install with an upload to the web with the error pacstrap failed. That is a fail since the failure was to not have an xfce live DE to install the xfce version I chose on their website but that was online install and kde was the only offline so they should have saved me hours downloading and a failed install twice. Just make an xfce installer for xfce who are mostly nvidia users since beside a few WM's it's the only DE that works well with nvidia, gnome kind of works and kde is hot trash and buggy on it's own but with nvidia it's like a drunk that is blindfolded, worst choice possible and the one the decided to use that because it's pretty should not be making that choice again since they did not use logic just preference for their system. I like endeavour before and now it's the one that I deleted from my list of good smart distro's for this massive blunder in installer choice. I'd give it a -200 if I could for my wasted day and evening but that is impossible.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-25
Votes: 2
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So far I am enjoying this distro. Unbloated, bare minimum, everything else you need you can almost always get through pacman and yay. A few others software like spotify can be added by installing flatpak.
It's clean and lean distro, fast and reliable, I haven't faced any problem for the past two weeks I've been using it.
I opted for GNOME DE since that's my favourite linux flavor.
I wanted to do an Arch distro to replace my ubuntu desktop, and read that this distro is basically Arch with a gui installer. You can add recommended cli tools during installation like duf, hwinfo, inxi etc. and after complete what's missing easily, in my case I added lsd and yazi.
The only tool I removed was tldr and replaced it with the fastest tealdeer app.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 0
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I cannot rate this negative. Only reason I would is someone dropped the ball, I tried with Nvidia drivers, default install efi, and the safe one. I'm upset now since I tried like 5 times to install it, boots fast and they must have used a vm to test this iso since it boot into a blank screen with the cursor that moves fine and nothing else, waited around a 1/2 hr and nothing else loaded. Someone needs to add quality control back to endeavour since it's acting like the shuttle did and is failing hard and they made a good installer before but now it's really bad.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 1
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After using Arch for YEARS, EndeavourOS is a fantastic, and easier to use Arch based distro.
I have done the unthinkable and decided against Arch itself for my own sanity. EndeavourOS is currently the leading, user friendly, AUR ready distro, so I decided to give it a try. Now this is likely going to be my main system for a LONG time. The install process (bare-metal) was by far one of the cleanest I've seen, albeit not baby-proof.
My only complaint about my installer was that I use a hidden network at home, and the WiFi detection (unless in terminal) didn't offer a connection method for hidden networks, this is very minimal and can easily be fixed with a non-hidden WiFi or a wired connection.
Post install, the EOS welcome package was very informative and showed that I already had 'yay' available for use. The AUR itself is a huge bonus to any Arch based distro, and I've never seen it so quickly available to use.
My only complaint about post installation, I had to manually add flatpak support. I don't know if this was something I missed in the installer or if EOS does not offer this "out of the box".
If you're an intermediate to advanced user, this is a very solid choice. If you're scared of a terminal (however minimal), then stay away from Arch-based.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-21
Votes: 8
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Some time ago I used EndeavourOS in Dualboot, but now I installed it as the only OS, before that I used Nobara OS (which is very good) but chose EndeavourOS because of the rolling release of updates. The system is flexible and customizable, and it behaves stably. Getting the latest kernel versions, I don't experience any problems with the operation of the entire system. Having installed everything I need for everyday use, it has only 1250 installed packages. A big plus for me is that there is no need to use flatpack, as the AUR repository has many different programs.
Endeavour OS runs incredibly fast and stably, the flexibility and deep customization options are truly noteworthy, grants you complete control over your system.
In conclusion, Endeavour OS is an excellent operating system that combines the power of Arch Linux with ease of use. It's a superb option for those seeking a reliable, fast, flexible, and pleasant OS to work with. Highly recommended!
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-20
Votes: 5
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After getting frustrated with various issues across several Linux distributions—excluding Fedora, Ubuntu, and openSUSE—I finally landed on something that just works. I wanted a distro that provides the latest packages out of the box, with minimal need for tinkering. Enter EndeavourOS (Arch-based), and it’s been flawless. Everything—from the system setup to development tools—is running on the latest versions and working smoothly. Hats off to the Arch and EndeavourOS teams for putting together such a solid and up-to-date platform. You've absolutely nailed it.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-18
Votes: 2
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I am a fairly experienced Linux user now, full-time on Arch derivatives since 2020, and previously 2 years on Debian. I came to EndeavourOS from Manjaro, whose training wheels were much appreciated when I started, but whose repository sync problems became less and less convenient over time, particularly when I started using their Sway community edition. Sway is not officially supported on EOS either, while the slower and bulkier i3 is; oh well, at least I have some experience now to set up Sway, and the official repositories and AUR work well.
I was looking for a fast, stable system with minimal clicking or typing required. EOS Sway, the way I modified the waybar, is just great! I've only had a couple of issues - grub, mainly - with my dual boot setup. Even on my 4GB Celeron laptop, things are zippy and memory overload is rare. I update weekly, or when a new LibreWolf comes out.
EOS has been solid and fast for web browsing, bookkeeping with GnuCash, letters and spreadsheets in LibreOffice, streaming videos and audio, etc. There are occasional low-memory problems when compiling AUR packages on 4GB, especially the Rust variety, so I usually stick to pre-compiled versions. I avoid snaps, flatpaks and appimages, because they always seem to drag much of a different window manager in with them.
My wish list is a more stable Sway install, with official support. Right now the install script changes from week to week, sometimes taking away things I needed. Glad I saved the install scripts I found at first!
I know this is supposed to rate the distro, but I'll also say the EndeavourOS community is fantastic! This is not your father's Arch!
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-14
Votes: 2
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A very good Arch based distro that works! What more could some one want or ask for? Your choice of DEs, window managers or none at all. When it comes to an Arch based distro, EndeavourOS is always the one that I come back to when I have strayed to another Arch based distro. This should be the last Arch based distro that some one should have to install. I can not speak highly enough about this distro. EndeavourOS has very good support and a very friendly supportive forum for any one who would like or need support with their install. I say give a try and dont look back!
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-14
Votes: 2
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Excellent distro. Been hopping around for 25 years with just about every distro-OS out there. By far the best and well maintained one of them all. Packages are all leading edge, up to date for the most part. Can't complain there. Installation is easy and functional. Their 'forums' are very helpful and people are respectful to newcomers. KDE is working very well. Kernel updates are also well maintained.
What can I say 'bad' about them? The forum Moderators are all knowledgeable about Arch and it's workings and how they are implemented to meet your computers requirements. Overall I am very satisfied with what is packaged as a Distro.
Rich;)
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-09
Votes: 0
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Moved to EndeavourOS from Fedora and couldn't be happier. It's such a joy to install and maintain without having to do all the setup that a base Arch install requires. Been using EndeavourOS for about six months and it's what I have on my main desktop and laptop.
The only improvement would be the theming. I'm not a fan of the space theme but could live with that if the wallpapers were better. That big rock on the default wallpaper is ugly as sin. Luckily KDE make it easy to adjust these things.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-06
Votes: 1
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Arch Linux in (relatively) accessible package, but still decent skill for Linux required to use it. It's definitely not as easy as Manjaro Linux.
I use it for my desktop, and many of the stuff are well configured to use it as daily driver. compared with Arch Linux installed through archinstall, it still needs to install and configure Network Manager and Bluetooth to use it as good Desktop Linux machine.
It's only a score 9 instead of 10 because it the default themes and wallpaper looks really, REALLY awful. Manjaro looks nicer.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-05
Votes: 6
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It looks like i finally found what i am looking for after some distro hoping for a year now and this is a first time i've tried Arch based Linux and it is fantastic experience.. I dont know why I didnt try Arch sooner.. maybe i'm just scared to use terminal although i guess my distro hoping paid off to learn a lot. Installation was a breeze a welcome app guide you to learn more stuff and it runs perfectly fine with my decade old computer lesser bug encounter than my previous OS and will not take long to be fixed since it is Rolling release. Almost all the Application that I'm using are available and installing flatpak unlock even more. I am happy with the switch.. thanks
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-28
Votes: 18
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I switched to ARCH-based distributions years ago. I installed Manjaro on all home computers, while my main computer ran Windows because of Lightroom and photography. However, for about six months now, I have been using only ARCH-based distributions everywhere. The main reason is photo editing and the Darktable software.
ARCH-based distributions always have the latest version of Darktable and all the necessary drivers for my printers. I left Manjaro about six months ago and switched to EndeavourOS.
Among this group, it is the most stable and high-performing for my needs. I have compared ArcoLinux, EndeavourOS, and CachyOS—and, of course, ARCH itself. ArcoLinux is great for learning and highly flexible. EndeavourOS is top-notch for working with photos and audio files. It is also very easy to install and maintain. And did I mention the speed? It is very fast.
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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-03-26
Votes: 1
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Simple to set up and stable enough to be used long term. Perfect if you're not afraid of using the terminal for package management. All Arch packages are available, including the AUR. Had some issues a few times where libraries didn't get installed properly, like libmimalloc, but a manual install fixes those right up. I use the Cinnamon DE, and it's snappy and highly functional! You can choose bootloaders, like systemdboot or GRUB. I chose GRUB due to personal familiarity but systemdboot is just as effective at it's job.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-23
Votes: 9
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EndeavourOS is an exceptional distro that strikes the perfect balance between user-friendliness and advanced functionality. The KDE desktop is clean, modern, and highly customizable, making it a joy to use.
In my experience, EndeavourOS has been a pleasure to use. I've had no issues. The system boots fast, is very stable and looks great. The EndeavourOS team has done an excellent job in creating a user-friendly operating system that is both powerful and efficient.
EndeavourOS is an exceptional operating system that is sure to please both beginners and experienced users. Its perfect balance of user-friendliness and advanced functionality makes it an ideal choice for a wide range of users. With its lightweight nature and active community, EndeavourOS is a must-try for anyone looking for a reliable and efficient operating system.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-14
Votes: 14
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I have been a happy Manjaro user for many years. Before I had tried many other Linux flavours, including Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Gentoo, Funtoo, etc.
As for Manjaro, I transitioned from Xfce to KDE. I run a lot of AI stuff. So, my first problem with Manjaro was that the Nvidia drivers from the repo are too old and incompatible with Cuda from AUR. So I had to install the Nivida driver from the Nvidia blob.
Shortly after, the desktop started to freeze after a while when running AI-related stuff. The only solution was a hard reset, which, in turn, resulted in file system corruption. This happened both under X11 and Wayland.
Probably reinstalling the Xfce edition would have solved the problem but, because of the driver mismatch, I decided to give EndeavourOS a go, Xfce, of course.
EndeavourOS is much closer than Arch than Manjaro is. It is almost like Arch with a user-friendly installer and minimal configuration to have you up and running in a few minutes. Given that my top priorities are stability and a small footprint in terms of system resources, that is a good thing.
I have been running EndeavourOS for a while without a glitch, even though my GPU is constantly number-crunching to the very limit of its capabilities.
Granted, the desktop experienced needed a bit of extra configuration, but, all in all, switching to EndeavourOS was absolutely worth it.
If everything keeps going like this after a few system upgrades, I believe I have found a new distro to settle in.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-08
Votes: 16
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EndeavorOS:
I am of the many people who have switched to Linux (thanks to Microsoft with their incompetence and greed).
I’ve been browsing this site a bit and it has a lot of good info and I like trying out different distros and different desktop environments. It’s a bit easier installing different Linux distros in a virtual machine than real hardware, but I do both sonce I have some spare computers lying around that can’t be upgraded to Windows 11.
For this review, I tried out Endeavor OS. I’ve been using it for a few months.
It has been a great and pleasing experience overall. Definitely much more lightweight and speedy compared to Windows..
It was pretty easy to install this, the steps are easy to understand and follow and everything m worked as it should- partitioning was easy since it’s a whole graphical installer- but I was worried because I heard nightmares of Linux bristles being hard to install and het through the installer on account of having to do everything manually- but that was not true at all.
I do a lot of browsing on the internet and researching, and Firefox was pretty quick to open, with numerous tabs (about 10-12 I’d have open), but I had no issues going from tab to tab watching youtube videos and researching.
I didn’t experience any crashes or lock-ups when using this.
There is a good amount of programs installed by default to get day-to-day tasks done. It was also easy to update the system and software.
I like the outer space theme and the purple color scheme, but I’d rather have a more 3D, skeuomorphic interface with lots of eye candy- since a lot of computers can handle this easier compared to in the past- but it’s great there is a ton of choices for different themes, and easy to install.
Overall, it’s so refreshing to use Endeavor OS, Microsoft has been a nightmare these last few years and I’m so happy I switched to Linux and use EndeavorOS as my daily OS.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-08
Votes: 2
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Re: Endeavour OS
Rescently I bought a reconditioned Dell Optiplex 7020 Desktop computer from Walmart’s Online Store. It came with the Windows Operating System installed. Because I am not fond of Windows, I immediately tried verious Linux and BSD versions on the computer. None of those systems ran very well on this computer. The Windows system is one that I am not impressed with, even though it is a good operating system, it isn’t what I enjoy using. When none of the Linux or BSD systems operating systems ran smoothly or fast, I was discouraged to the point that I almost returned the computer. One of my favorite Linux distributions is Endeavour OS. When used on my 2010 Dell Studio XPS, it was extremely fast and efficient. However, I could not get Lebre Office to install completely or any other Linux systems. I was able to get NomadBSD and GhostBSD to run well enough to get by, but neither were operating fast enough to please me. I assumed it was because I didn’t have enough Ram to satisfy my desired.
After a lot of frustration, I decided to install Endeavour OS one last time. When I could not get Libre Office to install completely after four hours, I decided to experiment with the computer’s BIOS. That idea did nothing to improve the speed of my operating system. However, I learned the computer BIOS had its own Firewall built into the BIOS. If the computer had a Firewall built into the BIOS, could it be the issue? The only way to answer that question was to remove the Firewall built into the operating system. The second I removed Endeavour’s Firewall, the computer became a whole new machine. Everything operated at speeds never seen before. Libre Office was installed with a couple of minutes, and it functioned as never before. My internet speeds doubled, and every single program on my computer ran at speeds never seen before.
So if you try Endeavour OS on a computer with a builtin Firewall, remove Endevour’s Firewall if you want a super-fast operating system.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-03-05
Votes: 0
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Was looking for a distribution with XFCE interface. After some digging and the distrowatch rank, wanted to try Endeavor OS instead of Manjaro. The online installer has not been thoroughly tested at all before the release. It is a joke of an install. So much time is wasted. xfce4 install hangs with a recurring messages "DEBUG{Qt) Process is running the background" for more than 5+ hours. Tried more than once. Offline installer is ok but it has only KDE Plasma. Will have to use Manjaro as it seems to be better tested.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-03-02
Votes: 3
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Yeah no this is definitely my distro.
After starting with mint in 2022, I did my share of distrohopping but I also noticed that in-between, I would always come back to enOS because it "just worked" (for the most part).
Now as someone who has a nvidia gpu, I've gone with Cinnamon/x11 since I know the DE from mint already, but the liberty of being able to pretty much grab anything off the AUR is just soooo good.
Streaming via OBS-Browser works fine, steam works fine and my themes & icons are recognized unlike when I'm using KDE/XFCE.
I wish I could use KDE but it just doesn't work well with my PC - then again, KDE is also bloated and overly complicated to navigate.
XFCE on an aesthetic level is just.. nah... ew.
Putting that aside, I did install the enOS update-notifier and set the schedule to weekly because I believe one update per week is plenty for a rolling distro and it's a neat tool for lazy people like me :)
I had to make very few compromises with this one, very satisfied.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-28
Votes: 10
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I’m using Endeavour OS with the XFCE desktop environment, and it runs well on my AMD Athlon 3050u with 4GB of RAM. This is an ancient device that can’t even run Windows anymore due to the recent Windows 11 updates, which are packed with Copilot and all sorts of bloatware. I initially switched to Linux Mint, but it felt a bit heavy. Then, I tried Endeavour OS (EOS) with KDE Plasma, but it was obviously too much for my system. Eventually, I settled on XFCE, and it has been running perfectly ever since!
I’m not a programmer, nor do I have much tech knowledge, but using EOS has been incredibly smooth. I mainly use this laptop for streaming videos, listening to music, and watching movies, and so far, I’ve had no issues. On Mint, I noticed that playing videos with VLC sometimes stuttered (perhaps due to codec issues or something similar), but with EOS, everything runs flawlessly. There are absolutely no problems when it comes to multimedia use.
The most noticeable aspect is RAM usage. Since I’m not a tech person, I just checked CPU and RAM usage, and it seems very low, probably due to the lack of bloatware. I can do many things here that I couldn’t with Windows 11. I’d recommend EOS to anyone trying Linux for the first time because, well, everything you need is available on the internet. Installing applications and customizing the interface has been hassle-free.
There’s only one minor issue: when configuring DNS in EOS, you have to reboot the system after saving the changes, whereas in Mint, no reboot is required. That confused me at first, but aside from that, everything runs smoothly without any problems.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-16
Votes: 39
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I’m one of the many people who have switched to Linux (thanks to microsoft with their overall stupidity to put it lightly) and I along with so many others are surprised, like why haven’t we switched sooner.? I try a lot of distros out- and I’m curious to see all of the differences, desktop environments, etc. so I try a lot of different distros out in virtual machines and on real hardware since I have some spare computers around.
Endeavor OS (how we spell it here in the States) has been a great and pleasing experience overall. Definitely much more lightweight than windows.
-programs/apps open quickly
-not too many apps installed by default
-I haven’t experienced any crashes or freezes
-the default theme looks good (not a fan of minimalism and flat design though, I have always liked the more 3D and skeuomorphic icons and themes), so thankfully, it is so easy to choose another option, and there are so many different themes and icons people have created!
Please keep this distro having the outer space overall design and version release names as well- I have enjoyed learning about outer space since I was a little kid, and I’m 32 now, and still fascinated and like to learn more.
-there are a ton of packages I can install and I like being able to try out different programs, even if I won’t regularly use them (I like to learn more in general so I can feel more comfortable and knowledgeable)
Like others, I wish there was a GUI package manager and a GUI update manager installed by default, but after researching and reading up on the site, I understand why. Although- it would be nice to have an option in the welcome menu to have a link to install both of those if anyone wants- and to put a disclaimer that they don’t recommend or endorse any of those GUI managers because it’s a more terminal-centric system.
It’s so refreshing to use Endeavor OS, Microsoft has been a nightmare these last few years and I’m so happy there’s a better choice out there than windows.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-02-15
Votes: 12
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First time Daily User of a Linux distro outside of WSL, wanted to go with arch due to recommendations and popularity, found out about the 'lazy' way of arch install and found out about EndeavourOS as being even lazier due to the ease of install through a GUI. Turns out it's better than expected, constant upgrades due to the rolling release, easy yet just challenging enough configuration of the system. And the arch and endeavor wikis prove very useful and informative. Even after as little as a week, I feel like this system replaces my tried and true PC for daily tasks.
I installed it on an HP Chromebook since I found one for cheap yet didn't want to be limited by google. It's the Syndra model if anyone's interested, bought mine used and found out it came with 8gb RAM and an i5 which was a pleasant surprise for the price.
I've been able to play modded minecraft (shaders etc.) on high fps, SNES emulators and more. RAM usage never seems to exceed 2gb even with a Chromium based browser on in the background, unlike my Windows pc.
I learned a lot about AUR packages and wondered why yay doesn't come with arch in the first place. Not only that, but I can even set up an iCloud Drive mount through rclone and sync with my iPhone. Everything runs like a dream and only rarely requires looking things up on the arch wiki. I find few, if any, reasons to limit certain tasks to Windows.
All in all, I am captivated by this experience and highly recommend beginners like me to use EndeavourOS to start learning about what Linux has to offer while still being a very capable system.
If you want a ready to use Linux distro without too much hassle, I highly recommend this distro.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-15
Votes: 0
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I've used it in the past but the lack of a package installer with a gui always pissed me off, it still is like that but they made it faster and much more stable in this latest version which I'm using now, a bit faster than Manjaro but slower than MX but MX has weaker wifi signal as of late so that is a red flag for me. It's got a ton of window manager styles though only a couple for HD screens and only 2 wallpapers for the desktop. Did not install stupid office software that you can install if you wanted it so it seems useless to have it on the iso. Didn't have bloated VLC since I prefer smplayer so I don't have to uninstall vlc or office suites which is a pain. Didn't have thunderbird of some chat app or a P2P app thankfully or some cam software since that is all for uninstalling after OS install. Just regular essentials and pick the rest yourself not barebones but not bloated either. Now pamac or something like that would be great so I could read a bit or choose out of all the choice so I'm not choosing a version in text in a terminal which is a pain to me.
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-14
Votes: 11
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Very good distribution, very close to Arch Linux itself. What EndeavourOS makes EndeavourOS is that EndeavourOS makes installing a desktop a lot easier, because you do not need to know all ins and outs of installing desktop experiences, especially with Gnome, or KDE Plasma, to be able to use, maintain your system, and extent upon it.
What EndeavourOS really set itself apart form others with, is the fact you do not need to dig every Arch Wiki Page to find out how to set-up bluetooth, printing ( al though that IS a pain on every system I ever installed, Windows, Ubuntu, you name it, printers and printer drivers do just suck...)
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Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-14
Votes: 13
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You name it, I've used it. Most recently MX and Mint, but I have liked EOS for a long time, until this most recent Mercury distro. And that is because I am now absolutely GAGA over it! The Devs took a great distro and shot it into WonderWare Status with Mercury! I have been hammering on it for days and have yet to find anything I can't admire. FAST, Slim, Extensible, and nearly everything I need right in the AUR.
But here is the real rub: you know how some OSes work, but kind of fight you or just don't click intuitively for you? Like maybe they are fast, but you can't get some things working AT ALL, or they are luxuriously gorgeous but SLOW? Well Mercury is the very very first Distro that I can say HAS IT ALL. I choose XFCE for speed, simplicity and reliability, but the EOS package is the most handsome rendition I have used. Speed: wholly spit, this baby COOKS! Reliability: it hasn't burped in days (since I installed it), even though I have monkeyed with lots of new stuff that I have never tried before.
Installation other than KDE is over the wire, so takes a bit more time than I was used to, but heck, you only do that once, and on my fastest computer was about 7 minutes.
XFCE 4.20 (that latest) is used and I like it.
The part that is going to keep me here is the stability, speed and that it JUST FEELS RIGHT and PLEASANT to use!
Big Kudos to our friends in the Netherlands for their hard work!
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Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-30
Votes: 12
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A clever approach to Arch, probably the best and most comfortable way to get the experience. No exaggerations, just sensible choices for a base install, and as such quite true to the Arch concept in spirit and deed.The graphics and desktop (KDE for yours truly) is well put together and legibility taken care of.
Arch is great for those (us) who prefer a lean setup, and EOS is Arch accessibility done right. For those of you new to Linux desktops: If you take the trouble to become competent, a well maintained and nurtured Arch system is probably the smoothest OS you ever run. Arch wiki and forums are one of the best sources for Linux/Desktop usage. But you got to do the job.
Caveats: Be careful with some themes / addons fetchable directly through KDE - like SDDM - they might be completely out of date and compatibility, and should not have been made available through official KDE "channels".
Make sure you understand AUR before fetching anything.
Me? Linux since the mid 90`ies including a decade+ running SuSE/Buntu/Arch desktops only, and am in the planning stages for a high spec EOS/Arch workstation for Davinci Resolve Studio and Blender.
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Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-26
Votes: 21
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I have been using linux for a long time and I like to try many linux distros the first distro I tried was pclinux os, then switched to ubuntu, mx linux, antix, lubuntu, zorin os, manjaro, I have tried almost all linux distros, if I need portable linux I always use puppy linux.
of all the linux distros that I have tried there is something lacking in my opinion the first is the software is not up to date, second many distros often have problems when updating software, have to reinstall linux if using a fix release distro. three months ago I tried Endeavour Os and this is my opinion about Endeavour Os. Endeavour Os is amazing, light, fast, stable, and always up to date. Endeavour Os is also very easy to use even for those who are new to learning and getting to know linux, thank you to the Endeavour Os developers in my opinion endeavour Os is the most perfect linux distro among other linux distros and you should try it
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Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-24
Votes: 17
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EndeavourOS stands out as an user-friendly and robust distro. The installation process is straightforward, making it accessible even for those new to Linux. The installer simplifies the setup and offers many desktops and software choices. Customization options are abundant. Performance-wise, EndeavourOS excels in speed and efficiency. It runs smoothly on various hardware configurations, making it a versatile choice for both older machines and modern setups. The rolling release model ensures that users have access to the latest software updates without the need for major upgrades, keeping the system secure and yet very stable. Community support is amazing, with an active forum where users can seek help and share experiences. In summary EndeavourOS is an excellent choice for anyone looking to explore the Linux landscape.
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Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-21
Votes: 20
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I am of the many people who have switched to Linux (thanks to Microsoft with their incompetence and greed).
I’ve been browsing this site a bit and it has a lot of good info and I like trying out different distros and different desktop environments. It’s a bit easier installing different Linux distros in a virtual machine than real hardware, but I do both sonce I have some spare computers lying around that can’t be upgraded to Windows 11.
For this review, I tried out Endeavor OS. I’ve been using it for a few months.
It has been a great and pleasing experience overall. Definitely much more lightweight and speedy compared to Windows..
It was pretty easy to install this, the steps are easy to understand and follow and everything m worked as it should- partitioning was easy since it’s a whole graphical installer- but I was worried because I heard nightmares of Linux bristles being hard to install and het through the installer on account of having to do everything manually- but that was not true at all.
I do a lot of browsing on the internet and researching, and Firefox was pretty quick to open, with numerous tabs (about 10-12 I’d have open), but I had no issues going from tab to tab watching youtube videos and researching.
I didn’t experience any crashes or lock-ups when using this.
There is a good amount of programs installed by default to get day-to-day tasks done. It was also easy to update the system and software.
I like the outer space theme and the purple color scheme, but I’d rather have a more 3D, skeuomorphic interface with lots of eye candy- since a lot of computers can handle this easier compared to in the past- but it’s great there is a ton of choices for different themes, and easy to install.
Overall, it’s so refreshing to use Endeavor OS, Microsoft has been a nightmare these last few years and I’m so happy I switched to Linux and use EndeavorOS as my daily OS.
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Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-13
Votes: 4
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Very easy to use and set up while getting bennies of Arch community.
Have used for a while. Stable in my opinion. Have my other laptop on Arch and prefer EndeavourOS for some things like making pacman output more organized. Have not made time to learn how to change config for pacman now don't have to.
No issues except possibly with dracut interfering with gpu passthrough but I have not confirmed this is the actual issue.
It also allows me to used the ML4W scripts for Hyprland. No problems I have noticed so I switch between KDE and Hyprland seamlessly.
Enjoy
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Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-12-17
Votes: 1
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A solid distribution for people who want the extremely-up-to-date rolling release aspect of Arch without the bugginess and instability of Arch. I used EndeavourOS for about 2 weeks and it was actually pretty good, I liked the fast install but disliked all of the software that came pre-installed. A very fast and mildly stable distribution, would absolutely recommend for the intermediate Linux user that wants to dip their toes in the Arch ecosystem without diving head first into the bog that is the terminal.
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Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-10-05
Votes: 22
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Been using linux since RedHat 6.0 till now, and EOS still the best Arch based distro. Hope in future more and more users will jump from MS windows to Linux. You can even using the EOS to try out TWM, like hyprland, sway and etc. If you don't want to try out desktop environment. And the EOS support at telegram is fast and you can easily getting any help while you facing an issue. So just give EOS a try, and you'll be amazed. Forgot to mention, you even can try out dual booting, if you are still prefer to use MS windows as your working office tool.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-09-24
Votes: 28
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I have been using linux since the late nineties. So I dare to say I'm old enough to have played around with almost every distro around. But for some reason none of the these distro's gave/give me the feeling Endeavour does. Maybe because I'm Dutch and this feels a little like home :-) Maybe because its maintainers managed to touch the sweet spot. Whatever the case, its by definition one of the best distro's around. Easy to install, easy to use and extremely stable. And for config freaks like me, it has plenty of options to set to your hand. Especially as it has access to both the official Arch repositories as the Arch User Repositories (AUR). I haven't found anything yet that I needed that I was unable to find. Try it and you'll be amazed!
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-09-07
Votes: 17
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Would love to tell you about my longest experience with EndeavourOS. The OS website states that it is a Trminal-Based OS. The first experience was a bit strange, as I had used convenient application stores (Mint, Manjaro etc) before, but now I have mastered Linux much better and now using EndeavourOS is a pleasure. Out of the box I get an adequately configured, empty OS. I choose myself what applications I need, installation takes little time. And if you create a command document, the startup is even faster. So far I don't need to use Flatpack, as pacman and AUR cover my needs completely, so I have the latest versions of programs and kernel. Plasma desktop is stable, maybe there are a couple of nuances, but they come from Plasma itself. As for me, I don't see any disadvantages of the OS, especially for normal routine work. Virtualization, Windows 10 on KVM works without any problems.
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-30
Votes: 36
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Performance and stability are other strong points of EndeavourOS. By leveraging the power of Arch Linux, it delivers a robust and efficient operating system that can handle a wide range of tasks with ease. Whether you’re a developer, a power user, or someone looking for a reliable daily driver, EndeavourOS offers a compelling blend of performance, customization, and community support that makes it a top choice in the Linux world.
++ You have many types of kernels. Stable, LTS, Zen, hardened.
++ Good package managment Pacman, + yay.
++ Immer fresh package versions.
more and more. Try it
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-29
Votes: 21
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EndeavourOS is an exceptional Linux distribution that stands out for its user-friendly approach to the Arch Linux ecosystem. The installation process is remarkably straightforward, thanks to the Calamares installer, which makes it accessible even for those who are new to Arch-based distributions. One of the key advantages of EndeavourOS is its rolling release model, ensuring that users always have access to the latest software updates and features without the need for a complete system reinstall. This keeps the system up-to-date and secure.
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-28
Votes: 24
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OS: EndeavourOS Linux; Kernel: 6.10.1-hardened1-1-hardened
It is a really stable distribution, like Mint, but with new kernels!
and we can also install hardened kernels. After installation you just need to update your system and install bluetooth drivers. System ready to work.
I have tried Ubuntu based distros, Arch, Fedora and I can say that EndeavourOS is the best!
You have access to all kinds of kernels and more.
I broke my Arch KDE with SODM and I was really angry.
But EndeavourOS is good Arch with good configuration.
And finally, I no longer need to try another distro!
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-26
Votes: 16
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Absolutely perfect, It's basically a pre-configured arch linux with tools that help you a TON with maintaining your system, The community is great and helpful, It's very fast and stable, I like how you can choose what DE to use in the installer if you are connected to the internet during it, this distro is also great to install on older hardware, It's the only distro where I had no issues with drivers at all on older hardware.
I can finally install arch without wasting my entire day configuring and installing packages!
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-07-25
Votes: 2
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I came from Ubuntu.
At first just a few packages missing. (mmv) witch there are an aur package but didn't work
After clean install, KDE Desktop not working on Xorg but works on Wayland.
I had a few issues to get printers and samba share working, and some dependencies that is not very clear to be installed to get everything working.
After a few weeks using I say that at all it is user friendly, stable, fast and always updated (Rolling release).
A very good alternative for deb or rpm based systems
Approved.
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-22
Votes: 15
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I am very impressed with the speed and stability of EndeavourOS. Had it installed on my main PC for about half year, I must admit that it is incredibly fast and stable! I keep it rolling whenever there are updates available, and I never encountered any issue. I occasionally play some steam games on it, all are smooth without problems, some games even run better than Windows.
Unlike other distributions that ship with a plethora of unnecessary applications, this one comes with only the essential tools that you need to get started. This approach not only makes the operating system more streamlined but also reduces the likelihood of conflicts between different software components.
Overall, I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a powerful, reliable, and user-friendly operating system. Whether you're a professional, or just someone who wants to get the most out of their computer, EndeavourOS is a great choice. 10/10
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-22
Votes: 6
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Yes, it's not Arch per se, but if you want to easily see why so many like Arch this is the ticket. A simple install, an intro screen setup for quick and easy user tips/installations of various apps, and while not Arch the outstanding Arch Wiki applies to about everything in EndeavourOS (EOS) to simplify troubleshooting. If you like EOS you may want to try the "manly man" Arch that doesn't install any firewalls or desktop environment or just about anything else . . or just use EOS and not need become a sys-admin in the process.
For rolling environments EOS can be a really great OS using a few apps. If you need the kitchen sink then I'd recommend openSUSE Tumbleweed as no rolling release I've found is more stable. Or just try both. Either is a great choice.
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-07-21
Votes: 0
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Pros :
the faster rolling release
support many third party hardware out of box. for example, TP-link usb wifi adapter
not bloated, so here you can choose what to install
the AUR package repository is nice.
Cons :
Firefox is not fully functional. Speech synthesizer not enabled warning.
Some website not displaying images
I would not recommend it. Debian Firefox works fully and is much more reliable if you know how to install third party drivers
with a bit of command lines and google search
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-07-06
Votes: 22
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User for almost 2 years--first review.
Endeavour really takes the stigma, pretension, and difficulty out of Arch. It is friendly. The forum is unbelievable with dedicated people who have bailed me out of just about every scrape. This is the epitome of a selfless board. It has a very special place in my heart. often they refer you to the (RTM) literature, but there's too much of it, it's not unified, and its easier to ask.***People will work with you all day to help fix your problem.
"Terminal-centric" is a misnomer. If you hate the terminal you can work around it. I love the terminal so no problem.
Updates are daily, sometimes 3 a day. An army runs this distro.
Totally different mindset and mission than Fedora or Ubuntu etc. No pretentious committees, or proclamations, causes, politics, manifestos, solicitations...they just want you to use Endeavour arch to be productive and enjoy yourself. That in itself is refreshing.
Some DE's are archaic to me. I think they could retire 2-3 and move forward and they probably will. They are healthy with WM/TMs and there are support communities for those managers, but not my scene.
An 8 is a 10 for me since there are no 10's. An efficient, transparent, and fun distro.
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-07-05
Votes: 2
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pretty good for people who arent afraid of the terminal but still arent very good at it (me). wish bluetooth and flatpak was enabled by default. i do prefer them switching to kde as thier base DE because imo xfce isnt as good. akm doesnt not install new kernel and broke my install; dont use it. installer is quick and good support for languages other than english or dutch. multilib repo is not enabled by default so you will have to enable manually. better support for kde than fedora kde, less bloatware than fedora (who installs almost every single kde made app). recommend over arch for most people because of simpler installation. overall 8/10
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-02
Votes: 16
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This version perfectly suits my Thinkpad T-480 laptop. In using the OS, the mouse does not lag and the screen does respond after hours of unuse. There are helps offered to solve problems such as installation of applications such as wine, thesaurus and libreoffice. I just hope there is a color blind correction for display installed out of the box. Otherwise, it is a great OS!
Well, just like other comments, I find the OS fast and stable. There was not a single freeze of the mouse, the keyboard, the display and the OS. Plug and play works fine.
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-02
Votes: 21
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For a mainly Windows user, this Linux Distro is just amazing!
Apart from Peppermint OS (which is a highly compatible lightweight xfce distro, useful for old & "weak" PCs/Laptops), Endeavour OS was the only linux distribution that I managed to completely install on a 12 year old HP Elitebook 8470p laptop, WITHOUT having any issues with Drivers, cameras, sound, mouse touchpad and so on.
The desktop is not only fully customizable, but also has a fully monitored "live view" system (RAM and processes load).
I can, with confidence, state that I'll be shifting my old and recent computers for this OS, as I want to go off of the most recent Microsoft "AI" and all data collection shit.
I even managed to install Splashtop Business (remote access, similar to Teamviewer) and it fully works.
Still need to learn better about the AUR "yay" commands, but it's just a matter of time.
I raise my hands to the Endeavour OS and hope they will keep it updated and improving it for a long time.
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-07-02
Votes: 3
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3 years now on various computers. Fast, stable, easy : great distro for daily use.
Installation is a breeze, no driver issue. Limited number of apps loaded by default which I like as it is not messy or confusing.
The AUR allows to find many additional software and custom tools required for integration in various environments, I could even connect my PC to the MS specific infrastructure (yes, MS...) used by my company, thanks to the amazing AUR community.
The only "maintenance" required is caused by Gnome updates which tend to break gnome extensions but this is more related to gnome not taking care of those than EOS itself. May be a way to help users in those transitions ?
So, not ready to change !
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Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-30
Votes: 6
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Fast, stable, great community.
EndeavourOS is a rolling realease with all the trimmings of Arch, and yet easily installable. It comes with a default KDE desktop, but during install several other desktops can be installed. The system gets its updates from the arch repo's.
On my system the distro runs fast, it is stable.
If you need help there is the excellent arch documentation. And there is a knowledgable and friendly community who will help you out on the EndeavourOS forum.
I'm using EOS on several machines; and I have not come accross any serious problems.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-06-29
Votes: 11
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EndeavourOS is an exceptional Linux distribution praised for its Arch-based foundation. It offers a straightforward, minimal installation process with a range of desktop environments, ensuring flexibility and customization.
Not only it has been extremely stable - much more than "stable" distros like Debian or MX Linux - on my intel & amd devices, but it is also very simple to install, with no bloat and with sane defaults, unlike most distros I've tried.
The community is vibrant and highly supportive, providing extensive documentation and forums. EndeavourOS receives rolling updates, ensuring cutting-edge software and security. Its lightweight design ensures fast performance, making it ideal for both new and experienced users seeking a reliable, high-performance system. The distribution comes without bloatware, keeping the system clean and efficient. Its default Plasma desktop environment is feature-rich and highly customizable.
Additionally, gaming on EndeavourOS is great due to its comprehensive driver support and optimizations, offering excellent performance and compatibility with gaming hardware and software.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-06-29
Votes: 11
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I've been looking for an Arch based distro with a gui installer and this caught my attention. It uses the Calamares installer (used by kubuntu, manjaro, garuda, chakra, artix and others) and the install went without a hitch. I installed the default desktop environment and it was quite polished. I use a laptop with an external monitor with a Nvidia GPU, EndeavourOS made everything easy with driver support out of the box. System and apps are fast and stable, I also play games and everything works butter smooth. I can not recommend this enough.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-06-29
Votes: 12
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I am very impressed with the speed and stability of EndeavourOS. Had it installed on my main PC for about half year, I must admit that it is incredibly fast and stable! I keep it rolling whenever there are updates available, and I never encountered any issue. I occasionally play some steam games on it, all are smooth without problems, some games even run better than Windows.
Unlike other distributions that ship with a plethora of unnecessary applications, this one comes with only the essential tools that you need to get started. This approach not only makes the operating system more streamlined but also reduces the likelihood of conflicts between different software components.
Overall, I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a powerful, reliable, and user-friendly operating system. Whether you're a professional, or just someone who wants to get the most out of their computer, EndeavourOS is a great choice.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-06-28
Votes: 0
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EndeavourOS, often praised for being an accessible Arch-based distribution, has several glaring issues that can make it a nightmare for users. The installation process, although improved over vanilla Arch, is still far from user-friendly. Calamares, the installer used by EndeavourOS, is riddled with bugs and can be unpredictable. Errors during installation are common, and the lack of clear guidance leaves users scrambling to find solutions on their own.
Once installed, EndeavourOS doesn’t do much to ease the Arch learning curve. Its minimalist approach means it ships with barebones software, forcing users to manually install and configure essential applications. This can be incredibly daunting for newcomers who aren't familiar with Arch's package management system, Pacman, or the nuances of Arch repositories.
The default desktop environments offered by EndeavourOS, such as Xfce, KDE, and others, often feel half-baked. Customization is a headache, with settings that don't always stick and themes that break with updates. The overall aesthetic is uninspired, and getting a polished, cohesive look requires significant effort.
Hardware compatibility is another area where EndeavourOS struggles. Users frequently encounter issues with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other peripherals. The need for manual intervention and troubleshooting is almost guaranteed, making it unsuitable for those who expect things to work out of the box.
Documentation for EndeavourOS, while present, is often incomplete and assumes a level of expertise that many users do not possess. The community forums, while active, can be unwelcoming to beginners. Responses to basic questions are often condescending, making it difficult for new users to get the help they need without feeling belittled.
EndeavourOS’s rolling release model, while appealing for some, can be a double-edged sword. The constant influx of updates means stability is always at risk. System breakages are not uncommon, leaving users to fend for themselves when things go wrong. The lack of a robust, user-friendly rollback mechanism exacerbates this issue.
In summary, EndeavourOS’s complicated installation, steep learning curve, uninspired desktop environments, poor hardware compatibility, inadequate documentation, and unstable rolling release model make it a frustrating choice for many users. The distribution's minimalist philosophy, while appealing to some, leaves much to be desired in terms of usability and reliability.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-06-20
Votes: 19
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Perfect distro the only downside I would say is it doesn't come with a GUI package manager so it is not recommended for new users trying Linux for the first time. It may take a while to learn at first but it didn't for me I went from Manjaro to this distro and I'm not going to look back. The gaming performance is actually better.
Another thing you may have to do if you want bluetooth to work is start and enable the service in Console. To do this type the commands (in order)
sudo systemctl start bluetooth.service
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service
Hopefully this OS continues to get support for a very long time.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-06-18
Votes: 6
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I have used EndeavourOS for a year on my Nvidia gaming laptop. For the most part it was stable, updates never broke the system. EndeavourOS includes a GUI installer in a live environment which is good for trying out Arch. The community is very friendly and is willing to help out newbies using its OS. EndeavourOS does automate some system maintenance, such as clearing pacman's cache, which is helpful for new users coming from more user friendlier operating systems, such as Windows or Mint.
EndeavourOS installer for the most part will get you up and running on Arch Linux with sane defaults for stability. However, full disk encryption does encrypt the boot loader, while this is great for added security, it does mean that typing the password incorrectly once will put users in the grub rescue prompt, the installer could disable this feature by default. This can be annoying especially for users that use different passwords on each install.
Overall its just Arch linux with a GUI installer, its great for users with very new hardware as Arch does come with the latest kernel which improves compatibility and performance.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-14
Votes: 0
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EndeavourOS is a wonderful distro.
Arch linux is, by itself, a wonderful distro, with a great package manager.
EndeavourOS helps to bring it to begginers like me, with a simple installer.
So far i've never had any issues with it, except for the installer, which is incredibly laggy and buggy.
One could say, "Manjaro but better". :P
I must say, i am a big fan of it. It was my third Linux distro, and i think I'll be on it for a looooong time. The AUR is mainly the reason. It also comes with a couple of packages, if i recall correctly, which is always nice. KDE Plasma 6 is installed by default via the offline installer, and i love it!
9/10, i reccomend a lot.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-14
Votes: 3
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I'm coming from Manjaro, so I can easily apprehend this Arch based distribution.
Very nice distro, less user-friendly as Manjaro but smaller install, less applications, more console typing... but I get used to it and I think I'm doing to like that now.
Cons :
Why the bluetooth is deactivated ? Security ??
The Manjaro's Konsole is so much better, I needed to change to zsh with pluggins to get the same user-friendly console. Especially that I need to type more in it.
Everything else is just fine.
Bravo.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-06-12
Votes: 15
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As other reviewers have stated, EndeavourOS is basically pure Arch Linux with an easy to use installer and sane defaults. So, unlike newbie-oriented distros like Ubuntu, you start with a minimum of applications and only install what you need, without the bloat. Arch is for people who want to decide what kind of system they want, either for development, security, multimedia, or simple office use, instead of having all sorts of apps and frameworks preinstalled. The wiki explains how to install things like Bluetooth support if you need it (e.g. for laptops). The main difference with other distros is the speed, the stability and the security you get from using the latest packages (rolling distro model), plus a welcoming community who's willing to help.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-06-10
Votes: 5
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Pros:
Detect my Intel EVO i7 laptop hardware with sleep/hibernate functions
Detect my TP-link USB wifi adapter that Debian fails to detect.
Runs buttery smooth.
No bloatware or proprietary software.
Flathub installed no problem: Flatpak apps like libreOffice, telgram, 0Ad all works.
Latest kernel detects and make all my modern hardware functional that other distro do not.
Cons:
Only KDE desktop is best supported, Gnome bluetooth not working.
Bare minimum apps. No office, webcam, or games. You have to manually install them from Flatpaks.
No Aur App store. Only a text list of common apps. Flathub is perfectly fine alternative.
Overall:
A+ for hardware support.
C for lack of native software app store but who needs them with Flathub online store?
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-06-10
Votes: 1
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I'm coming to EndeavourOS from Manjaro. I had heard that Manjaro was well behind Arch in package management, but figured "better to be stable". Then, I realized I couldn't get Pacman package manager 6.1, even though it had been out for months. Nobody is getting more stability from an out-of-date package manager, it was clearly time to move on. I had used Archman previously, but I'm a bit worried when a distro isn't in the top 100 on distrowatch. It may just take one or two developers leaving and the whole project falls apart, when it's that small. Clearly this won't happen to Endeavour, it relies on Arch, and really I only eve wanted a window manager, browser and wifi software out-of-the-box with Arch, and this comes closest (Gentoo is still too barebones) And of course AUR. It's not perfect, a lot of packages still need tweaking to work, but gotta love it, and Octopi rivals Synaptic. My only complaint really is that it uses the British, or International English spelling. I'd like to type one less letter as in the American spelling: "Endeavor" lol
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-06-08
Votes: 5
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Initially impressions:
Too bare bone.
No App store. No office suites.
Gnome desktop lacks bluetooth support.
Second impression:
Bare bone but fast.
App store is QuickStart Installer with common applications shortcuts or Flathub.
KDE desktop is good enough replacement of Gnome.
Better hardware support for my Wifi USB adapter
Transparent Open source community that doesn't require me to sign onto third part repo or proprietary software to optimize Firefox Video playback.
Overall:
Truly a great open source OS with no compromise.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-29
Votes: 23
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EndeavourOS is almost like vanilla arch, with calamares install and some small tweaks. I use a laptop with an external monitor with an nvidia GPU. EndeavourOS made everything easier from out of the box. I also play games like witcher 3 and baldur's gate 3 and everything works like butter smooth.
And the arch repo never fails to amaze me. The light customization of their own is also good. Though I don't like their color scheme, I think it's not a thing to talk about. Everything feels easier.
I highly recommend it to those who don't want to spend a day setting up Arch.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-05-29
Votes: 12
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I've been an EOS user for 3 weeks. Since I wanted to try out Arch, but wasn't convinced about their DIY-approached CLI installer, I decided to stick with Endeavour. And I was not disappointed.
First, the installation - Endeavour uses Calamares installer, which is pretty straightforward and although I had some troubles while installing other distros, EOS worked without issues.
Second - although you install the distro graphically, there is no bloatware. All the applications you want to have installed you can choose while installing the distro online. And if not, the offline installation with Plasma is pretty fine, although my personal preference is Xfce and it's a big pity the team decided to ditch Xfce for live environment and offline installation.
Third - once installed, the distro behaves like a typical Arch, although with IMHO better branding - I really dig the purple colour and space theme. I heard about their friendly community, quite opposite to superstitions about Arch Linux and its users.
Overall - well put together software. If anyone - just like me - wants to start using Arch without much hassle, this is a good starting point.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-28
Votes: 30
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I have been using it for a long time, the installation process was smooth and straightforward. The instructions were clear, making it easy even for a beginner in the Linux world. The ability to choose between offline and online installations is a thoughtful feature that caters to different user needs.
The performance is impressive. It is fast, responsive, and stable, making it a joy to use for both work and leisure. The system’s resource management is efficient, ensuring that even on older hardware, performance remains smooth and reliable. The user interface is clean, modern, and highly customizable. It strikes a perfect balance between aesthetics and functionality.
The forums are active and filled with helpful and knowledgeable members. Any issues or questions I had were quickly addressed, making me feel supported and part of a larger community.
Lastly, the rolling release model ensures that I always have the latest software and security updates. This, combined with the Arch-based nature of EndeavourOS, provides a cutting-edge Linux experience. Also I can also say works well with docker and running / creating docker containers.
In conclusion, this distro has exceeded my expectations in every way. It is a robust, efficient, and user-friendly operating system that I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a superior Linux experience. Keep up the excellent work!
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-05-27
Votes: 0
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It's fast and reliable. Got few bugs but that's normal for an arch fork . I am running it on my second PC and It's running fine with Wayland . Sometimes it's Abit sluggish with the Nvidia card but that's to be expected. I've tried others . But this one is one of my favorites. Because of the look snd the the fast rolling updates and the usability and can't recommend it enough . More than Manjaro and some other arch based distros.
Hopefully they will improve it more in the future . I'll keep using for sure .
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-26
Votes: 0
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The KDE taskbar stops working properly after installing.
Gnome desktop does not detect bluetooth.
I don't think this is a stable distro, although it is very fast, lightweight, responsive with latest firefox.
You are better off using other mature Arch distro like Manjaro for daily use. This is too minimal to be useful as a personal desktop.
However, if you want to use as virtualization for testing different apps and environment with minimal resource usage, this is OK. There is not much bloatware or anything that can eat up the RAM or CPU.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-05-24
Votes: 0
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awful...Testing this out in Live environment. I can't even install Flatpak doesn't even work because one of the mirror is offline or package missing. This makes me wonder. How the hell do people who uses this distro install anything useful? like Libre Office or popular apps?
You have to be reading through a lot of documentation to find the command to install the apps. But I don't have time nor I don't want to go through long documentation every time I want to install a package that I could have easily installed with Flatpak...
I don't get what the hype this is all about!
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-24
Votes: 7
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EndeavourOS is an exceptional Linux distribution praised for its user-friendliness and Arch-based foundation. It offers a straightforward, minimal installation process with a range of desktop environments, ensuring flexibility and customization. The community is vibrant and highly supportive, providing extensive documentation and forums. EndeavourOS receives rolling updates, ensuring cutting-edge software and security. Its lightweight design ensures fast performance, making it ideal for both new and experienced users seeking a reliable, high-performance system. The distribution comes without bloatware, keeping the system clean and efficient. Its default Plasma desktop environment is feature-rich and highly customizable. Additionally, gaming on EndeavourOS is super cool due to its comprehensive driver support and optimizations, offering excellent performance and compatibility with gaming hardware and software.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-24
Votes: 5
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EndeavourOS is an exceptional Linux distribution praised for its user-friendliness and Arch-based foundation. It offers a straightforward, minimal installation process with a range of desktop environments, ensuring flexibility and customization.
The community is vibrant and highly supportive, providing extensive documentation and forums.
EndeavourOS receives rolling updates, ensuring cutting-edge software and security. Its lightweight design ensures fast performance, making it ideal for both new and experienced users seeking a reliable, high-performance system.
The distribution comes without bloatware, keeping the system clean and efficient.
Its default Plasma desktop environment is feature-rich and highly customizable.
Additionally, gaming on EndeavourOS is super cool due to its comprehensive driver support and optimizations, offering excellent performance and compatibility with gaming hardware and software.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-05-23
Votes: 1
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This is not a noob friendly distro. Upon Live boot into KDE, only bare minimum apps are installed. NO office, no Discovery app store. YOu have to use command line to customize the extras.
Installing the Live OS to hard drive broke my existing dual boot Windows and Linux. Manjaro or Ubuntu detected my Windows OS and dual boot but EndevourOS breaks it.
It may work for you if you really value Open source community and experimenting with installing stuff with command line, but I don't want to spend time figure things out and constantly fixing problems.
I would stick with other distro if you want pre-installed packages ready to work.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-22
Votes: 5
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The best 'out of the box' arch based distro expierience one could ever get.
Truly faithful for its name: Endeavour.
This distro is just perfect even for those people who are not tech savvy people. You just install it and start using it, the distro gets out of your way. Simple as that.
Their wiki (discovery) is another top on the cake. If you have a question, its literally answered there, or if you've special questions, the helpful forum is there. Their matrix and telegram channels are also very active. I myself helped and also learned alot while helping others. This is what makes this distribution so special. Their community is TRULY helping, and never acts toxic. There is simply no stupid questions. And on top of that, even if you ask something that was already answered, they don't throw you a link, to read, or a RTFM reference, no, they answer it over and over again, no matter what.
My best expierience so far, and I'm never going to leave this distro family.
Not to mention that it is on bleeding edge, so all my hardware always gets the latest and greatest.
If one would ask, of how would I describe EndeavourOS in one single word, I'd answer: Passion
Everyone here has a passion towards linux, learning and evolution.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-05-21
Votes: 3
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I switched from Fedora with Gnome to Endeavour with i3wm and so far I'm very happy. Especially with Pacman and AUR (dnf was nice too but a little slow and without AUR there was a lot of software missing). Finally I don't have to use flatpak anymore and my Desktop doesn't break with every single gnome update. I still miss some gnome ease of use but it's kind of a stockholm syndrom thing as the devs really despise their users and try to ruin things on purpose it seems like.
The switch is still a little frustrating but it's a lot more convenient than a raw arch install.
Definitely recommending EndevourOS
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-19
Votes: 6
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A great way for new users of Linux to jump into Arch. It provides a simple installation process with many desktop environments available, and a few extra tools to help with system management.
The forum is helpful and active, so don't hesitate to ask for help with any problems.
Please note that you'll have to learn a few basic commands like how to install or remove packages if you're completely new to Linux. It will be useful to bookmark the Arch homepage to search for packages in the repositiry or AUR as well.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-17
Votes: 14
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I'm really grateful to the devs for this distro. Not only it has been extremely stable - much more than "stable" distros like Debian or MX Linux - on my intel & amd devices, but it is also very simple to install, with no bloat and with sane defaults, unlike most distros I've tried. To each his own of course, but EndeavourOS has now been my go-to distro and daily driver for more than a year now, and I don't miss my distro hopping days, nor I need Windows dual-booting anymore. That's just my humble opinion, and I wanted to share it along with my sincere thanks to the authors and to the community.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-05-16
Votes: 1
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The Usability appears non consistent. Pacman and AUR packages are both very frustrating in handling for new users to ARCH.
Apart from the package manager, i found that "libreoffice" does not come with its correct german locale, while everything else does appear to be translated properly! So newbies have to look for the proper filename: "libreoffice-l10n-de" to be installed!
Especially the Welcome Tool does appear to be glitchy like hell. You have to try multiple times to install new packages after clicking the corresponding entry in the categories. Some time it works, some times you have to try 3times.
Well, Plasma 6 (KDE6) is nice to look at, but i think that is all to say. Very popular apps missing, and the only big Plus is having a chooseable server mirror list, that works flawlessly. It was worth an attempt, but i will stay with KDE NEON or with Linux Mint.
At these distros, the entire experience is somehow more bug free! I dont blame pacman, but ARCH is not the choice for rookies or switchers.
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-15
Votes: 9
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I have been using it on AMD64 and AMR64 for a long time and while I love the ongoing updates and not be bogged down to a specific version it sadden me today that they are dropping the ARM support version.
Firstly, the installation process was smooth and straightforward. The instructions were clear, making it easy even for a beginner in the Linux world. The ability to choose between offline and online installations is a thoughtful feature that caters to different user needs.
The performance of the EndeavourOS Linux Desktop is impressive. It is fast, responsive, and stable, making it a joy to use for both work and leisure. The system’s resource management is efficient, ensuring that even on older hardware, performance remains smooth and reliable.
The user interface is clean, modern, and highly customizable. It strikes a perfect balance between aesthetics and functionality. The default theme is pleasing to the eye, and the ability to tweak and personalize the desktop environment is a testament to the flexibility of EndeavourOS.
One of the standout features of EndeavourOS is its strong community. The forums are active and filled with helpful and knowledgeable members. Any issues or questions I had were quickly addressed, making me feel supported and part of a larger community.
Lastly, the rolling release model ensures that I always have the latest software and security updates. This, combined with the Arch-based nature of EndeavourOS, provides a cutting-edge Linux experience.
In conclusion, EndeavourOS Linux Desktop has exceeded my expectations in every way. It is a robust, efficient, and user-friendly operating system that I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a superior Linux experience.
Also I can also say works well with docker and running / creating docker containers.
Keep up the excellent work!
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Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-24
Votes: 35
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I would call myself a comfortable linux user, but I am not a superuser. I can code, I can use the command line, but I don't want to spend hours learning how to make it work, and I don't want to spend more hours trying to customize everything. My philosophy is, the best tool is one you don't have to think about. EndeavourOS is one of those.
In my personal opinion, it's the best distro for a relatively modern system that are out there. It helped me understand all the hype about arch, without being confronted with the wall-like nature of vanilla arch difficulty curve.
The installation is nice and straightforward. It comes in the by-now-standard package of live version + Calamares installer. It has all the options I could possibly want, like LUKS encryption. The post-install is also great. The system comes in a minimalist package, giving you all you need but not overloading your system with bloat. If you're lost for apps, the welcome screen has an "apps" button that offers you the most popular apps to install.
And when you're done, which really will only take maybe an hour of time, you get all the power of Arch with no constraints of difficulty of vanilla Arch or the walled gardens of Manjaro or the problems of Artix. It just works. If you're a beginner and are truly lost as to how to get done what you need done, endeavouros.com has a wiki, which acts as a foil to archwiki - where archwiki is very expansive, exhaustive, and complicated to follow, their wiki is brief, with a few short articles, that explain how to do the basic things you need done with zero headache.
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-20
Votes: 47
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I can not recommend this enough.
I come from Arch Linux, which I use for working for 3 years. Now I bought a new laptop and was not amused to have to install Arch again and fiddle with partitioning, mkinitcpio, efistub, and so on.
EndeavourOS made this a one-click installation process with lots of configuration options, they even offer:
- encryption with Argon2
- grub-less booting
- you can pick your desktop environment
- lots of other options
In the end after 20 minutes you have finished the installation and you get an OS which is nearly vanilla Arch, without bloat and sane defaults. I really hope that this gets more adoption.
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Version: 22.12
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-04-14
Votes: 0
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Particulars we know about the EndeavourOS installation being rated here:
BUILD_ID=2022.08.28
The installation is on a ASUSTeK ROG Strix G713QR_G713QR firmware version G713QR.323
NVIDIA Corporation GA104M [GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile / Max-Q] (rev a1)
The installation being reviewed had been installed for about 14 months and had been performing reasonably well, receiving system updates and software installations, from pacman and yay, with fiew issues.
Good:
The version of QuickTime they were using DID NOT force us into using IPv6
There was support for the NVidia GPU, albiet required a tweak (possibly from the "Welcome Panel" or in /etc/local
# make the screen brighter
echo '255' > /sys/class/backlight/amdgpu_bl1/brightness
We were able to use a panel for shortcuts so it wasn't necessary to go looking for desktop shortcuts behind windows.
We were able to install OpenOffice, which is our goto Office Provider.
Bad:
We had to unmount the EFI partition before updating, else the update process would trash the computer.
A recent update supplanted our IPTables firewall with firewalld which (in our opinion) left the system wide open for hacking.
We had to disable firewalld in rc.local (recurring) and ensure the IPTables firewall was in effect.
systemctl stop firewalld
Note: WE ARE SERIOUSLY MIFFED ABOUT SUPPLANTING OUR IPTABLES FIREWALL.
Subsequent to the firewall issue, we were no longer able to install pacman or yay packages or even do a system update getting errors that involved:
corrupted (invalid or corrupted package (PGP signature))
We tried the following fix. It didn't work.
# Set temporarily SigLevel = Never for [endeavouros] in /etc/pacman.conf and run:
# sudo pacman -Sy
# endeavouros-keyring When/if it get installed, restore the SigLevel = PackageRequired
# for [endeavouros] and proceed with updating your system:
# sudo pacman -Syu
We tried looking up and receiving the signing keys individually, which was, in itself, successful but did not change situation at all.
We took a deep dive into resetting and rebuilding the keyring, and every other alternative shown on the Web site for this problem to no avail.
it may be a coincidence that our firewall bein supplated occured roughtly at the same time as the attack involving backdoored versions of the XZ Utils data compression library. We're not clear on that but we haven't dismissed the possibility either.
It IS clear we this system is FUBAR and the most simple course of action is to re-gen the system, possibly with a different distro and restore from backup.
The less-than-average rating comes from all the effort we've put into this installation and having to re-gen the system. This isn't something we've typically had to do with any Linux installation that hasn't upgraded to the newest QuickTime version (which forces us into using IPv6).
We still wish the EndeavourOS teams the best of luck but won't be sending them any more funding.
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-26
Votes: 25
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For about 4 years I used XFCE4 on EndeavourOS, which worked perfect for me, a developer, in terms of fast responsive UI and stable back-end scripts. Aesthetically, Gnome is the BEST looking desktop environment, but I never wholeheartedly migrated to it because it wasn't as snappy as XFCE4, however, with the new version, Gnome has made absolute sure that on a reasonable machine, no processes will crash. So now, EndeavourOS is air-tight on window managers like Openbox, i3-wm and bspwm, as well as full-fledged desktop environments like Gnome and Plasma. And the greatest utility of this distro is the absolute ease of finding the newest repo in Arch's own mirrors. That lets you avoid the absolute hassle of finding, torrenting, and unpacking your required package compiled into “.deb” or “.rpm”. This is of course, because of the elegantly written Pacman package manager, further modified by “Yay”.
In addition to the desktop variation of EndeavourOS, there’s the ARM option that lets you get started with the IoT industry using Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi and Libre Computer Board, especially if you’re interested in getting started with Rust.
For newbies, the best part is the installer, that out of the box, lets you choose from original desktop environments like Plasma KDE, Gnome, LXDE, Budgie and XFCE4, as well as extensions like Cinnamon (extension of Gnome 3) and Mate (extension of Gnome 2).
If you’re not a newbie then you could go for window managers in the supported bunch (such as i3-wm) or the community editions like Openbox, Worm, Qtile or Sway (replacement of i3-wm built to fully support Wayland).
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-23
Votes: 33
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One of the best distros I ever used so far. You get a basic system then easily install anything you need with pacman.
I used to distro hop often, I mean I get installed one distro then use it as long as it works, then switch. But the thing is that I like latest software. And with pacman I can quickly and easily get everything done. I used to have EndeavourOS number of months or few years ago and it never broke on me. I hopped to another distro because with Endeavour nothing ever broke so it became a bit boring. But now I don't mind that anymore. I am back. After trying many other distros in the meantime.
Rolling system is another feature I like and I thing that's one of the main reasons I am not on Fedora, except that one time I fried few motherboards by bash scripting in Fedora.
Garuda isn’t bad either, but their dark theme is hurting my eyes. I can’t see a thing there. If they would make a light theme, it would be a good distro for me too. Except that Endeavour comes with basics only. I really like that. With Garuda I have my packages I don’t really need.
ZorinOS Core had some so seriours issue that I think I was not even able to install it. Disaster.
Arco, the same as Zorin. Failed to install. Which is weird and strange, really.
So I would like to thank EndeavourOS team for making this fantastic distro available for free for everyone!
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-11
Votes: 37
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As a developer, I used Ubuntu for many years but got tired of it and decided to do some distro-hopping to find a better distribution for me. I like the idea of getting a minimal functional system with your preferred desktop environment without any effort, the possibility of customizing and installing only what you want, as well as being up to date with latest software versions. In addition to that, I like the community-feeling inspired by EndeavourOS. I have been using it for some months now and, surprisingly, I found it much more stable than other "stable" distributions. Great distro, very worth supporting... keep up the good work!
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-10
Votes: 22
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For me EndeavourOS is the most effective way to use Arch and be up and running ASAP. It feels like it's vanilla Arch, but without having to spend many hours to configure everything. With Arch you may forget about something subtle but yet critical, while with EndeavourOS you are confident that the team have your back.
Pros:
* No bloat
* Sane defaults
* yay out of the box
* Nice installer with LUKS support
* A few scripts improving quality of life
* EOS don't try to be something else, it's just Arch with some subtle nice to have
* They dropped GRUB in favor of systemd-boot (default, but can be changed)
* All the pros of Arch (by the way Arch is also a 10/10!)
Cons:
* I can't think of any
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-07
Votes: 23
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I've been using EndeavourOS since 4 years and am very satisfied for everything I need to do.
I'm a software engineer and I work on server-side tech stacks such as NodeJS/ExpressJS/MongoDB, PHP/Nginx/MariaDB, Java/SpringBoot and front-end stacks like Android SDK and ReactJS.
I have an 11th Gen Corei7 machine so there are a few of my migration and parsing scripts that make even a MacBook Air running MacOS, ask for mercy, but my EndeavourOS gets the job done.
I've installed XFCE4 and configured the desktop exactly according to my taste, but the thing is, EndeavourOS takes out all the hard work that vanilla Arch requires when you're setting up the desktop environment. You can say that EndeavourOS has the pre-configs of Ubuntu, but with the flexibility and power of Arch Linux and Yay.
The time that I fell upon Arch Linux was when I was rapidly switching between Linux distros trying to find one that could give me the power to install and upgrade the most amount of software from the open Linux community. I finally got that power with the mirrors and mirror manager of Arch Linux conbined with package managers such as Pacman and Yay.
Once I was convinced that Arch Linux is the base Linux that I will be using, I started trying out and configuring different desktop environments, moving from i3 to Gnome, KDE and XFCE. Everytime I installed a new Arch setup, the most time-consuming task was setting up the boot manager and the desktop environment. Thankfully that is all taken care of in EndeavourOS, and in such a way that it even beats Manjaro in the quality of pre-configured packages.
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-03-06
Votes: 0
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It started ok on the installer desktop, then it was good right up till it searched for repositories then the wireless didn't do shit with a strong signal just sat there for a while should find some good repositories and put them on the iso so it's not wasting 1/2 hr on a wireless connection finding which one is faster when slow one would have finished the xfce download by the time I wasted waiting and I did this twice so that is to long for a linux install without compiling. Should have just done an xfce version with nvidia drivers and had that for an ISO with an offline installer also. Giving a 4 since I haven't got 6 hrs for what should have been a 20 minute install.
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-03-03
Votes: 0
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I search for a distro with the latest GNOME, but I hate snapd and Ubuntu. Pop!_OS is nice, but Cosmic is not intuitive; I'm more into GNOME.
Fedora, as I tried for months, is not really that fast. I don't really like dnf or rpm packages. I still haven't found how to fix the dark camera. The video player is too slow, but I like the vanilla GNOME.
Then I try this; it works like a charm. Slow installation unlike Pop!_OS, but boots fast compared to Fedora. I'm not familiar with Arch, so I give it a try to learn 'yay' and AUR, and I really love it. Everything is fast; the camera is good, the video player works, and CS development with VSCode and Docker is nice.
It's great, and the only thing that bothers me is for GNOME; it's bloated with pre-installed EOS apps. I think the welcome apps could be made simpler, and I hope there's improvement in UI/UX for the quick-start installer.
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-29
Votes: 31
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I've been an Arch user for years, and even I have issues installing it raw. There's always some little detail you have to track down, even though you've read the wiki. In my opinion, EndeavourOS is the best distro for a relatively modern system that are out there. You can install Arch in minutes without being confronted with the wall-like nature of vanilla Arch difficulty curve.
The installation is nice and straightforward. It comes in the by-now-standard package of live version + Calamares installer. It has all the options I could possibly want, like LUKS encryption.
The post-install is also great. The system comes in a minimalist package, giving you all you need but not overloading your system with bloat. If you're lost for apps, the welcome screen has an "apps" button that offers you the most popular apps to install.
And when you're done, you get all the power of Arch with no constraints of difficulty of vanilla Arch or the walled gardens of Manjaro or the problems of Artix. It just works. If you're a beginner and are truly lost as to how to get done what you need done, their wiki acts as a foil to archwiki - where archwiki is very expansive, exhaustive, and complicated to follow, endeavour wiki is brief, with a few short articles, that explain how to do the basic things you need done with zero headache.
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 2
Date: 2024-02-27
Votes: 0
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this distribution is basically Arch - they even use the Arch repos directly and only add a handful of own packages and a theme.
This makes it a graphical installer for Arch that they somehow decided to call an own distribution.
Good for people who don't like the Arch installation process, the modifications can be removed once the installation is done and you get Arch but not enough to really call it a distribution. Even Manjaro is better in creating an own distribution based on Arch.
All in all, 2 out of 10 because it fills a hole left by Arch itself.
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-21
Votes: 18
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Gone are the days of lagging systems and frustrating boot problems!
I have discovered the magic of EndeavourOS, and rightfully so.
Switching from MX Linux and Manjaro to this Arch-based gem sounds like a breath of fresh air for your home laptop.
EndeavourOS's "just works" philosophy resonates with your experience. Unlike some Linux distributions that require intricate tinkering, EndeavourOS offers a stable and smooth operation right out of the box. This is thanks to its minimalist approach, combined with the rolling release model that keeps your system updated with the latest software.
Your transition from MX Linux and Manjaro highlights the key strengths of EndeavourOS:
Performance: You mentioned lagging; EndeavourOS is known for its resource efficiency, making it ideal for older or less powerful machines.
Stability: Boot issues can be a nightmare. EndeavourOS's robust architecture and careful testing minimize such frustrations.
Choice: While offering a curated base system, EndeavourOS empowers you to tailor your experience with a vast array of desktop environments and software packages.
But let's not forget the community, the beating heart of EndeavourOS. Their dedication to user support and a welcoming atmosphere set it apart.
So, buckle up and enjoy the ride! EndeavourOS provides a platform for a personalized and worry-free computing experience. Explore its potential, tinker if you wish, and most importantly, keep experiencing the joy of a system that just works!
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-18
Votes: 8
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After Win 11 started to behave sluggish on my notebook, I gave Linux a try again (I have been using Linux on and off for years and I am a distro hopper. After hopping several distros where there was always something I did not like, I finally settled in Endeavour OS.
I feel it is the most beautiful distro I tried, very nice and sharp fonts out of the box. Moreover, it is quite faster than the other distros I tried (have no idea why), most things worked out of the box, even secure boot where Arch failed out of the box. Plus it is based on Arch which is my favorite distro.
Overall, extremely good experience!
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-17
Votes: 4
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Endavour OS is a wonderful distro to work with. I've installed this distro on my thinkpad T480 and it has been working flawlessly if you know what you're doing. Endavour OS does what I need it to do and stays out of my way. It's literary Arch with a GUI. And it's not like the Endeavor OS repository is bloated or anything, it just maintain yay, and a couple of home grown endeavor OS apps and thats it!
man i just cant express how much i appreciate endavour os it was so good
TIP: If the eos repository is showing up errors just run eos-rankmirrors and you're good
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-15
Votes: 7
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I can get almost any package in this distro, it is also well updated. This haven't braked to me yet in like 1 year of use, unlike Manjaro which was a bit troublesome with some updates. Only bad thing is that my laptop says "Plugged in but still discharging" when it is no plugged, but it is not the only distro, there is not good support for this one I guess. There isn't any reason I can thing of to not use this distro, only Parrot OS could be an alternative to me if I want to do security related things, but the bigger packages library of EndeavourOS outweight it for me.
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-06
Votes: 14
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I am a software engineer working in mostly NodeJS, PHP and Java based technology stacks. I have done my share of distro-hopping until I stumbled across EndeavourOS. I have been using this glorious operating system as my main work and entertainment system for about 5 years now. I credit EndeavourOS for making me completely sync out of MS Windows. I can now honestly say that I have no idea what the latest Windows UI even looks like. One can argue that because most of my time is spent coding and deploying software on remote servers in the terminal, I don't need to interact too much with the GUI, but the thing is, AUR and Pacman are my most supportive research companions when I'm on the edge of my seat looking for a short-term solution, which is nothing more than a link in the chain helping me to realize my dream, my idea, making the blurry image on the horizon just a little bit clearer. That short-term solution isn't slave to a terminal or GUI, it's just an answer, and Arch is the best tool designed to "flow" with your thought process.
Talking about performance, I can safely say that EndeavourOS (on XFCE4), while executing a NodeJS script on an Intel i7 11th Gen Think Pad, took lesser time than a MacBook Air (on an M1 chip) took while executing the same script.
Overall my EndeavourOS and Arch Linux fanboy concentration is increasing with such a steep graph that pretty fast instead of advertising this distro to other users, I will start contributing to it's source code.
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-02-03
Votes: 16
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EndeavourOS is like a nice coworker that help you perform a new complicated task.
It's minimal, but not that complicated. Post install steps available at their own wiki.
If you encountered any problem, chance that you'll find answers on their forum. Speaking about forum, their community is very helpful. They will explain solutions first, followed by link to Arch/Endeavour wiki.
I used this distro mostly for web browsing and video games (Deep Rock Galactic, Left 4 Dead 2, Doom Eternal to name a few) and it perform just well. No CPU hiccups during non-intense in-game moments. Make sure to create swap partition during installation to avoid your whole system freezing.
- x11 session by default. Wayland has to be installed manually.
- ext4 or btrfs choice during installation.
- Nvidia driver friendly.
- Multilib uncommented by default (so you can install Steam straight away).
- Arch kernel manager (akm) can be installed to manage and install another kernel such as zen kernel (sudo pacman -S akm)
I highly recommend this distro to newcommer. Steps on their website (wiki) comes with attachments such as picture, screenshot and command line that you can easily copy/paste unlike Arch's wiki that looks like complete dictionary.
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Version: 11-2023
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-01-31
Votes: 17
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I just got a new computer with Windows 11, and I found EndeavourOS to be a great way to get an Arch system up and running very quickly. Super simple, fast install, and I actually love some of the non-Arch tools. Their reflector thing helped me get insane fast download speeds for the first time ever really, and having a gui package manager makes things so much easier. I've been an Arch user for years, and even I have issues installing it raw. There's always some little detail you have to track down, even though you've read the wiki. I'm writing this on an Arch install that involved more than a few hiccups
(why does SDDM not get pulled in, let alone enabled, by installing plasma?). EndeavourOS has smoothed all that out completely. Great distro!
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Latest Reviews
Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-05
Votes: 13
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Here I am, working and enjoying myself at the same time. The system works perfectly, and after full setup, it's a pleasure! This is exactly what I want from an OS. EndeavourOS provides a great balance. I have all the tools with me. I need to deal with the settings in Windows Server, I just set up the Host, work and shut down the VM. I need to work with files, everything is simple and fast. Want to play a game? It's easy! Steam, Lutris work very well. Those who leave negative reviews simply do not understand either EndeavourOS or Linux in general. I am delighted with the OS. I thank the developers again and again that I have a great alternative to Windows.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-03
Votes: 9
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There is a lot to tell about this distribution. For a very long time I used it as my main one. I liked everything about it, except for working with virtualization. So I did a little bit of Distrohopping. But I'm still coming back to EndeavourOS. It works very well, I have no complaints. And it's very telling that you go back to where it's good. What I noticed is that there are no problems with the stability of the OS (for example, CachyOS has problems just when working with the browser). All the advantages of GNU/Linux are combined here. There are enough pre-installed useful programs from the developer EndeavourOS, which simplifies interaction with the OS. I am a regular user and I want to save my time by having a reliable tool with me.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-29
Votes: 0
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This isn't stable enough to even install let alone use even on a virtual machine. Shortly after updates it had a black screen. Quality control is not something they seem to care about. Pushing out updates without testing them fully is nothing but a disaster. If you expect people to use this and enjoy it, fix it before doing so. I wanted it to work because of how clean it looks. It does not work properly. If you can't run this on a virtual machine first expect it to not run on a regular main install. A person shouldn't have to try to fix an unstable broken OS themselves. Let alone try to figure out what is causing issues. The developers need to look at the problems and take care of them. It is pretty bad when other Linux Os's run just fine and don't have problems and this does.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-28
Votes: 6
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The most reliable rolling-release linux distro with the best out of the box experience.
I used eos for years, without any issues. It provides many custom tools to easen the daily task, and the operating system will just stand out of your way as soon as you install and set it up to your likings.
I'm mainly a gamer, and games run fantastical thanks to the latest kernel 6.14 Ntsync, plus I'm an Nvidia user aswell, and endeavouros provides Nvidia drivers with the live iso install, so if you boot into it, its gonna install nvidia automatically to your rig, or nvidia-inst afterwards. I also like to watch 4k movies stutterfree, and only EndeavourOS is capable for doing it so - on wayland + nvidia + kdeplasma, it's just a breeze of how splendid it runs, with the latest kernel and drivers. It certainly performs better than cachyos, or base arch. Plus since endeavouros is backed by professional devs, its also a big plus. They have the friendliest community of all, and their forum is known to be the best forum in linux history. They also have matrix and telegram and it's very active.
I use plasma, and I love the default theming they provide, no idea why many people have problems with it, especially with this new mercury wallpaper, people call it "ugly rock", well that's how mercury looks like lol..
So I rate this 10/10, it's a perfect pick to anyone. And please do take note, that endeavouros is based on arch, and as on eos' website says: its a terminal centric distro, but endeavouros provides so many cool toolkits, that you can technically do almost everything through the GUI.
My suggestion is to using Plasma DE, it's their flagship DE - it is very customizable, and Plasma is the best Desktop Environment anyways, backed with another professional team. Also if you're Nvidia, KDE Plasma is the best one to pair with.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-26
Votes: 13
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The best 'out of the box' arch based distro experience one could ever get. Endeavour is just perfect even for those people who are not tech savvy people. You just install it and start using it, the distro gets out of your way. Simple as that.
Their wiki is another top on the cake, if you have a question it's answered there, also the helpful forum is there. Their matrix and telegram channels are also very active. I myself helped and also learned alot while helping others. This is what makes this distribution so special. Their community is truly helping, and never acts toxic.
My best expierience so far, and I'm never going to leave this distro family. Not to mention that it is on bleeding edge, so all my hardware always gets the latest and greatest, yet very stable software.
If one would ask, of how would I describe this distro in one single word, I'd answer: passion. Everyone here has a passion towards linux, learning and evolution.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-25
Votes: 2
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So far I am enjoying this distro. Unbloated, bare minimum, everything else you need you can almost always get through pacman and yay. A few others software like spotify can be added by installing flatpak.
It's clean and lean distro, fast and reliable, I haven't faced any problem for the past two weeks I've been using it.
I opted for GNOME DE since that's my favourite linux flavor.
I wanted to do an Arch distro to replace my ubuntu desktop, and read that this distro is basically Arch with a gui installer. You can add recommended cli tools during installation like duf, hwinfo, inxi etc. and after complete what's missing easily, in my case I added lsd and yazi.
The only tool I removed was tldr and replaced it with the fastest tealdeer app.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-25
Votes: 0
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Chose the xfce version since I have an nvidia card and only xfce plays nice all the time. Well choice is a thing I was tricked into, I chose xfce and got an installer with a kde DE and it wouldn't install since kde was likely using xwayland and it really doesn't work and it also uses Qt which is "quite terrible" to use with nvidia so in the log windows it was debugging more than installing endeavour. They might think kde is nice but it's like a bully when it's on a system with nvidia so debugging is all it did then it couldn't pacstrap so instead of keeping all the files it spent 45 minuted downloading it just dumped the install with an upload to the web with the error pacstrap failed. That is a fail since the failure was to not have an xfce live DE to install the xfce version I chose on their website but that was online install and kde was the only offline so they should have saved me hours downloading and a failed install twice. Just make an xfce installer for xfce who are mostly nvidia users since beside a few WM's it's the only DE that works well with nvidia, gnome kind of works and kde is hot trash and buggy on it's own but with nvidia it's like a drunk that is blindfolded, worst choice possible and the one the decided to use that because it's pretty should not be making that choice again since they did not use logic just preference for their system. I like endeavour before and now it's the one that I deleted from my list of good smart distro's for this massive blunder in installer choice. I'd give it a -200 if I could for my wasted day and evening but that is impossible.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 1
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After using Arch for YEARS, EndeavourOS is a fantastic, and easier to use Arch based distro.
I have done the unthinkable and decided against Arch itself for my own sanity. EndeavourOS is currently the leading, user friendly, AUR ready distro, so I decided to give it a try. Now this is likely going to be my main system for a LONG time. The install process (bare-metal) was by far one of the cleanest I've seen, albeit not baby-proof.
My only complaint about my installer was that I use a hidden network at home, and the WiFi detection (unless in terminal) didn't offer a connection method for hidden networks, this is very minimal and can easily be fixed with a non-hidden WiFi or a wired connection.
Post install, the EOS welcome package was very informative and showed that I already had 'yay' available for use. The AUR itself is a huge bonus to any Arch based distro, and I've never seen it so quickly available to use.
My only complaint about post installation, I had to manually add flatpak support. I don't know if this was something I missed in the installer or if EOS does not offer this "out of the box".
If you're an intermediate to advanced user, this is a very solid choice. If you're scared of a terminal (however minimal), then stay away from Arch-based.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-04-24
Votes: 0
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I cannot rate this negative. Only reason I would is someone dropped the ball, I tried with Nvidia drivers, default install efi, and the safe one. I'm upset now since I tried like 5 times to install it, boots fast and they must have used a vm to test this iso since it boot into a blank screen with the cursor that moves fine and nothing else, waited around a 1/2 hr and nothing else loaded. Someone needs to add quality control back to endeavour since it's acting like the shuttle did and is failing hard and they made a good installer before but now it's really bad.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-21
Votes: 8
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Some time ago I used EndeavourOS in Dualboot, but now I installed it as the only OS, before that I used Nobara OS (which is very good) but chose EndeavourOS because of the rolling release of updates. The system is flexible and customizable, and it behaves stably. Getting the latest kernel versions, I don't experience any problems with the operation of the entire system. Having installed everything I need for everyday use, it has only 1250 installed packages. A big plus for me is that there is no need to use flatpack, as the AUR repository has many different programs.
Endeavour OS runs incredibly fast and stably, the flexibility and deep customization options are truly noteworthy, grants you complete control over your system.
In conclusion, Endeavour OS is an excellent operating system that combines the power of Arch Linux with ease of use. It's a superb option for those seeking a reliable, fast, flexible, and pleasant OS to work with. Highly recommended!
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-20
Votes: 5
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After getting frustrated with various issues across several Linux distributions—excluding Fedora, Ubuntu, and openSUSE—I finally landed on something that just works. I wanted a distro that provides the latest packages out of the box, with minimal need for tinkering. Enter EndeavourOS (Arch-based), and it’s been flawless. Everything—from the system setup to development tools—is running on the latest versions and working smoothly. Hats off to the Arch and EndeavourOS teams for putting together such a solid and up-to-date platform. You've absolutely nailed it.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-18
Votes: 2
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I am a fairly experienced Linux user now, full-time on Arch derivatives since 2020, and previously 2 years on Debian. I came to EndeavourOS from Manjaro, whose training wheels were much appreciated when I started, but whose repository sync problems became less and less convenient over time, particularly when I started using their Sway community edition. Sway is not officially supported on EOS either, while the slower and bulkier i3 is; oh well, at least I have some experience now to set up Sway, and the official repositories and AUR work well.
I was looking for a fast, stable system with minimal clicking or typing required. EOS Sway, the way I modified the waybar, is just great! I've only had a couple of issues - grub, mainly - with my dual boot setup. Even on my 4GB Celeron laptop, things are zippy and memory overload is rare. I update weekly, or when a new LibreWolf comes out.
EOS has been solid and fast for web browsing, bookkeeping with GnuCash, letters and spreadsheets in LibreOffice, streaming videos and audio, etc. There are occasional low-memory problems when compiling AUR packages on 4GB, especially the Rust variety, so I usually stick to pre-compiled versions. I avoid snaps, flatpaks and appimages, because they always seem to drag much of a different window manager in with them.
My wish list is a more stable Sway install, with official support. Right now the install script changes from week to week, sometimes taking away things I needed. Glad I saved the install scripts I found at first!
I know this is supposed to rate the distro, but I'll also say the EndeavourOS community is fantastic! This is not your father's Arch!
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-14
Votes: 2
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Excellent distro. Been hopping around for 25 years with just about every distro-OS out there. By far the best and well maintained one of them all. Packages are all leading edge, up to date for the most part. Can't complain there. Installation is easy and functional. Their 'forums' are very helpful and people are respectful to newcomers. KDE is working very well. Kernel updates are also well maintained.
What can I say 'bad' about them? The forum Moderators are all knowledgeable about Arch and it's workings and how they are implemented to meet your computers requirements. Overall I am very satisfied with what is packaged as a Distro.
Rich;)
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-14
Votes: 2
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A very good Arch based distro that works! What more could some one want or ask for? Your choice of DEs, window managers or none at all. When it comes to an Arch based distro, EndeavourOS is always the one that I come back to when I have strayed to another Arch based distro. This should be the last Arch based distro that some one should have to install. I can not speak highly enough about this distro. EndeavourOS has very good support and a very friendly supportive forum for any one who would like or need support with their install. I say give a try and dont look back!
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-09
Votes: 0
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Moved to EndeavourOS from Fedora and couldn't be happier. It's such a joy to install and maintain without having to do all the setup that a base Arch install requires. Been using EndeavourOS for about six months and it's what I have on my main desktop and laptop.
The only improvement would be the theming. I'm not a fan of the space theme but could live with that if the wallpapers were better. That big rock on the default wallpaper is ugly as sin. Luckily KDE make it easy to adjust these things.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-06
Votes: 1
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Arch Linux in (relatively) accessible package, but still decent skill for Linux required to use it. It's definitely not as easy as Manjaro Linux.
I use it for my desktop, and many of the stuff are well configured to use it as daily driver. compared with Arch Linux installed through archinstall, it still needs to install and configure Network Manager and Bluetooth to use it as good Desktop Linux machine.
It's only a score 9 instead of 10 because it the default themes and wallpaper looks really, REALLY awful. Manjaro looks nicer.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-05
Votes: 6
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It looks like i finally found what i am looking for after some distro hoping for a year now and this is a first time i've tried Arch based Linux and it is fantastic experience.. I dont know why I didnt try Arch sooner.. maybe i'm just scared to use terminal although i guess my distro hoping paid off to learn a lot. Installation was a breeze a welcome app guide you to learn more stuff and it runs perfectly fine with my decade old computer lesser bug encounter than my previous OS and will not take long to be fixed since it is Rolling release. Almost all the Application that I'm using are available and installing flatpak unlock even more. I am happy with the switch.. thanks
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-28
Votes: 18
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I switched to ARCH-based distributions years ago. I installed Manjaro on all home computers, while my main computer ran Windows because of Lightroom and photography. However, for about six months now, I have been using only ARCH-based distributions everywhere. The main reason is photo editing and the Darktable software.
ARCH-based distributions always have the latest version of Darktable and all the necessary drivers for my printers. I left Manjaro about six months ago and switched to EndeavourOS.
Among this group, it is the most stable and high-performing for my needs. I have compared ArcoLinux, EndeavourOS, and CachyOS—and, of course, ARCH itself. ArcoLinux is great for learning and highly flexible. EndeavourOS is top-notch for working with photos and audio files. It is also very easy to install and maintain. And did I mention the speed? It is very fast.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-03-26
Votes: 1
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Simple to set up and stable enough to be used long term. Perfect if you're not afraid of using the terminal for package management. All Arch packages are available, including the AUR. Had some issues a few times where libraries didn't get installed properly, like libmimalloc, but a manual install fixes those right up. I use the Cinnamon DE, and it's snappy and highly functional! You can choose bootloaders, like systemdboot or GRUB. I chose GRUB due to personal familiarity but systemdboot is just as effective at it's job.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-23
Votes: 9
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EndeavourOS is an exceptional distro that strikes the perfect balance between user-friendliness and advanced functionality. The KDE desktop is clean, modern, and highly customizable, making it a joy to use.
In my experience, EndeavourOS has been a pleasure to use. I've had no issues. The system boots fast, is very stable and looks great. The EndeavourOS team has done an excellent job in creating a user-friendly operating system that is both powerful and efficient.
EndeavourOS is an exceptional operating system that is sure to please both beginners and experienced users. Its perfect balance of user-friendliness and advanced functionality makes it an ideal choice for a wide range of users. With its lightweight nature and active community, EndeavourOS is a must-try for anyone looking for a reliable and efficient operating system.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-14
Votes: 14
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I have been a happy Manjaro user for many years. Before I had tried many other Linux flavours, including Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Gentoo, Funtoo, etc.
As for Manjaro, I transitioned from Xfce to KDE. I run a lot of AI stuff. So, my first problem with Manjaro was that the Nvidia drivers from the repo are too old and incompatible with Cuda from AUR. So I had to install the Nivida driver from the Nvidia blob.
Shortly after, the desktop started to freeze after a while when running AI-related stuff. The only solution was a hard reset, which, in turn, resulted in file system corruption. This happened both under X11 and Wayland.
Probably reinstalling the Xfce edition would have solved the problem but, because of the driver mismatch, I decided to give EndeavourOS a go, Xfce, of course.
EndeavourOS is much closer than Arch than Manjaro is. It is almost like Arch with a user-friendly installer and minimal configuration to have you up and running in a few minutes. Given that my top priorities are stability and a small footprint in terms of system resources, that is a good thing.
I have been running EndeavourOS for a while without a glitch, even though my GPU is constantly number-crunching to the very limit of its capabilities.
Granted, the desktop experienced needed a bit of extra configuration, but, all in all, switching to EndeavourOS was absolutely worth it.
If everything keeps going like this after a few system upgrades, I believe I have found a new distro to settle in.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-08
Votes: 2
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Re: Endeavour OS
Rescently I bought a reconditioned Dell Optiplex 7020 Desktop computer from Walmart’s Online Store. It came with the Windows Operating System installed. Because I am not fond of Windows, I immediately tried verious Linux and BSD versions on the computer. None of those systems ran very well on this computer. The Windows system is one that I am not impressed with, even though it is a good operating system, it isn’t what I enjoy using. When none of the Linux or BSD systems operating systems ran smoothly or fast, I was discouraged to the point that I almost returned the computer. One of my favorite Linux distributions is Endeavour OS. When used on my 2010 Dell Studio XPS, it was extremely fast and efficient. However, I could not get Lebre Office to install completely or any other Linux systems. I was able to get NomadBSD and GhostBSD to run well enough to get by, but neither were operating fast enough to please me. I assumed it was because I didn’t have enough Ram to satisfy my desired.
After a lot of frustration, I decided to install Endeavour OS one last time. When I could not get Libre Office to install completely after four hours, I decided to experiment with the computer’s BIOS. That idea did nothing to improve the speed of my operating system. However, I learned the computer BIOS had its own Firewall built into the BIOS. If the computer had a Firewall built into the BIOS, could it be the issue? The only way to answer that question was to remove the Firewall built into the operating system. The second I removed Endeavour’s Firewall, the computer became a whole new machine. Everything operated at speeds never seen before. Libre Office was installed with a couple of minutes, and it functioned as never before. My internet speeds doubled, and every single program on my computer ran at speeds never seen before.
So if you try Endeavour OS on a computer with a builtin Firewall, remove Endevour’s Firewall if you want a super-fast operating system.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-08
Votes: 16
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EndeavorOS:
I am of the many people who have switched to Linux (thanks to Microsoft with their incompetence and greed).
I’ve been browsing this site a bit and it has a lot of good info and I like trying out different distros and different desktop environments. It’s a bit easier installing different Linux distros in a virtual machine than real hardware, but I do both sonce I have some spare computers lying around that can’t be upgraded to Windows 11.
For this review, I tried out Endeavor OS. I’ve been using it for a few months.
It has been a great and pleasing experience overall. Definitely much more lightweight and speedy compared to Windows..
It was pretty easy to install this, the steps are easy to understand and follow and everything m worked as it should- partitioning was easy since it’s a whole graphical installer- but I was worried because I heard nightmares of Linux bristles being hard to install and het through the installer on account of having to do everything manually- but that was not true at all.
I do a lot of browsing on the internet and researching, and Firefox was pretty quick to open, with numerous tabs (about 10-12 I’d have open), but I had no issues going from tab to tab watching youtube videos and researching.
I didn’t experience any crashes or lock-ups when using this.
There is a good amount of programs installed by default to get day-to-day tasks done. It was also easy to update the system and software.
I like the outer space theme and the purple color scheme, but I’d rather have a more 3D, skeuomorphic interface with lots of eye candy- since a lot of computers can handle this easier compared to in the past- but it’s great there is a ton of choices for different themes, and easy to install.
Overall, it’s so refreshing to use Endeavor OS, Microsoft has been a nightmare these last few years and I’m so happy I switched to Linux and use EndeavorOS as my daily OS.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-03-05
Votes: 0
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Was looking for a distribution with XFCE interface. After some digging and the distrowatch rank, wanted to try Endeavor OS instead of Manjaro. The online installer has not been thoroughly tested at all before the release. It is a joke of an install. So much time is wasted. xfce4 install hangs with a recurring messages "DEBUG{Qt) Process is running the background" for more than 5+ hours. Tried more than once. Offline installer is ok but it has only KDE Plasma. Will have to use Manjaro as it seems to be better tested.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-03-02
Votes: 3
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Yeah no this is definitely my distro.
After starting with mint in 2022, I did my share of distrohopping but I also noticed that in-between, I would always come back to enOS because it "just worked" (for the most part).
Now as someone who has a nvidia gpu, I've gone with Cinnamon/x11 since I know the DE from mint already, but the liberty of being able to pretty much grab anything off the AUR is just soooo good.
Streaming via OBS-Browser works fine, steam works fine and my themes & icons are recognized unlike when I'm using KDE/XFCE.
I wish I could use KDE but it just doesn't work well with my PC - then again, KDE is also bloated and overly complicated to navigate.
XFCE on an aesthetic level is just.. nah... ew.
Putting that aside, I did install the enOS update-notifier and set the schedule to weekly because I believe one update per week is plenty for a rolling distro and it's a neat tool for lazy people like me :)
I had to make very few compromises with this one, very satisfied.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-28
Votes: 10
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I’m using Endeavour OS with the XFCE desktop environment, and it runs well on my AMD Athlon 3050u with 4GB of RAM. This is an ancient device that can’t even run Windows anymore due to the recent Windows 11 updates, which are packed with Copilot and all sorts of bloatware. I initially switched to Linux Mint, but it felt a bit heavy. Then, I tried Endeavour OS (EOS) with KDE Plasma, but it was obviously too much for my system. Eventually, I settled on XFCE, and it has been running perfectly ever since!
I’m not a programmer, nor do I have much tech knowledge, but using EOS has been incredibly smooth. I mainly use this laptop for streaming videos, listening to music, and watching movies, and so far, I’ve had no issues. On Mint, I noticed that playing videos with VLC sometimes stuttered (perhaps due to codec issues or something similar), but with EOS, everything runs flawlessly. There are absolutely no problems when it comes to multimedia use.
The most noticeable aspect is RAM usage. Since I’m not a tech person, I just checked CPU and RAM usage, and it seems very low, probably due to the lack of bloatware. I can do many things here that I couldn’t with Windows 11. I’d recommend EOS to anyone trying Linux for the first time because, well, everything you need is available on the internet. Installing applications and customizing the interface has been hassle-free.
There’s only one minor issue: when configuring DNS in EOS, you have to reboot the system after saving the changes, whereas in Mint, no reboot is required. That confused me at first, but aside from that, everything runs smoothly without any problems.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-16
Votes: 39
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I’m one of the many people who have switched to Linux (thanks to microsoft with their overall stupidity to put it lightly) and I along with so many others are surprised, like why haven’t we switched sooner.? I try a lot of distros out- and I’m curious to see all of the differences, desktop environments, etc. so I try a lot of different distros out in virtual machines and on real hardware since I have some spare computers around.
Endeavor OS (how we spell it here in the States) has been a great and pleasing experience overall. Definitely much more lightweight than windows.
-programs/apps open quickly
-not too many apps installed by default
-I haven’t experienced any crashes or freezes
-the default theme looks good (not a fan of minimalism and flat design though, I have always liked the more 3D and skeuomorphic icons and themes), so thankfully, it is so easy to choose another option, and there are so many different themes and icons people have created!
Please keep this distro having the outer space overall design and version release names as well- I have enjoyed learning about outer space since I was a little kid, and I’m 32 now, and still fascinated and like to learn more.
-there are a ton of packages I can install and I like being able to try out different programs, even if I won’t regularly use them (I like to learn more in general so I can feel more comfortable and knowledgeable)
Like others, I wish there was a GUI package manager and a GUI update manager installed by default, but after researching and reading up on the site, I understand why. Although- it would be nice to have an option in the welcome menu to have a link to install both of those if anyone wants- and to put a disclaimer that they don’t recommend or endorse any of those GUI managers because it’s a more terminal-centric system.
It’s so refreshing to use Endeavor OS, Microsoft has been a nightmare these last few years and I’m so happy there’s a better choice out there than windows.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-15
Votes: 0
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I've used it in the past but the lack of a package installer with a gui always pissed me off, it still is like that but they made it faster and much more stable in this latest version which I'm using now, a bit faster than Manjaro but slower than MX but MX has weaker wifi signal as of late so that is a red flag for me. It's got a ton of window manager styles though only a couple for HD screens and only 2 wallpapers for the desktop. Did not install stupid office software that you can install if you wanted it so it seems useless to have it on the iso. Didn't have bloated VLC since I prefer smplayer so I don't have to uninstall vlc or office suites which is a pain. Didn't have thunderbird of some chat app or a P2P app thankfully or some cam software since that is all for uninstalling after OS install. Just regular essentials and pick the rest yourself not barebones but not bloated either. Now pamac or something like that would be great so I could read a bit or choose out of all the choice so I'm not choosing a version in text in a terminal which is a pain to me.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-02-15
Votes: 12
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First time Daily User of a Linux distro outside of WSL, wanted to go with arch due to recommendations and popularity, found out about the 'lazy' way of arch install and found out about EndeavourOS as being even lazier due to the ease of install through a GUI. Turns out it's better than expected, constant upgrades due to the rolling release, easy yet just challenging enough configuration of the system. And the arch and endeavor wikis prove very useful and informative. Even after as little as a week, I feel like this system replaces my tried and true PC for daily tasks.
I installed it on an HP Chromebook since I found one for cheap yet didn't want to be limited by google. It's the Syndra model if anyone's interested, bought mine used and found out it came with 8gb RAM and an i5 which was a pleasant surprise for the price.
I've been able to play modded minecraft (shaders etc.) on high fps, SNES emulators and more. RAM usage never seems to exceed 2gb even with a Chromium based browser on in the background, unlike my Windows pc.
I learned a lot about AUR packages and wondered why yay doesn't come with arch in the first place. Not only that, but I can even set up an iCloud Drive mount through rclone and sync with my iPhone. Everything runs like a dream and only rarely requires looking things up on the arch wiki. I find few, if any, reasons to limit certain tasks to Windows.
All in all, I am captivated by this experience and highly recommend beginners like me to use EndeavourOS to start learning about what Linux has to offer while still being a very capable system.
If you want a ready to use Linux distro without too much hassle, I highly recommend this distro.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-14
Votes: 13
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You name it, I've used it. Most recently MX and Mint, but I have liked EOS for a long time, until this most recent Mercury distro. And that is because I am now absolutely GAGA over it! The Devs took a great distro and shot it into WonderWare Status with Mercury! I have been hammering on it for days and have yet to find anything I can't admire. FAST, Slim, Extensible, and nearly everything I need right in the AUR.
But here is the real rub: you know how some OSes work, but kind of fight you or just don't click intuitively for you? Like maybe they are fast, but you can't get some things working AT ALL, or they are luxuriously gorgeous but SLOW? Well Mercury is the very very first Distro that I can say HAS IT ALL. I choose XFCE for speed, simplicity and reliability, but the EOS package is the most handsome rendition I have used. Speed: wholly spit, this baby COOKS! Reliability: it hasn't burped in days (since I installed it), even though I have monkeyed with lots of new stuff that I have never tried before.
Installation other than KDE is over the wire, so takes a bit more time than I was used to, but heck, you only do that once, and on my fastest computer was about 7 minutes.
XFCE 4.20 (that latest) is used and I like it.
The part that is going to keep me here is the stability, speed and that it JUST FEELS RIGHT and PLEASANT to use!
Big Kudos to our friends in the Netherlands for their hard work!
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2025.02.08
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-14
Votes: 11
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Very good distribution, very close to Arch Linux itself. What EndeavourOS makes EndeavourOS is that EndeavourOS makes installing a desktop a lot easier, because you do not need to know all ins and outs of installing desktop experiences, especially with Gnome, or KDE Plasma, to be able to use, maintain your system, and extent upon it.
What EndeavourOS really set itself apart form others with, is the fact you do not need to dig every Arch Wiki Page to find out how to set-up bluetooth, printing ( al though that IS a pain on every system I ever installed, Windows, Ubuntu, you name it, printers and printer drivers do just suck...)
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-30
Votes: 12
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A clever approach to Arch, probably the best and most comfortable way to get the experience. No exaggerations, just sensible choices for a base install, and as such quite true to the Arch concept in spirit and deed.The graphics and desktop (KDE for yours truly) is well put together and legibility taken care of.
Arch is great for those (us) who prefer a lean setup, and EOS is Arch accessibility done right. For those of you new to Linux desktops: If you take the trouble to become competent, a well maintained and nurtured Arch system is probably the smoothest OS you ever run. Arch wiki and forums are one of the best sources for Linux/Desktop usage. But you got to do the job.
Caveats: Be careful with some themes / addons fetchable directly through KDE - like SDDM - they might be completely out of date and compatibility, and should not have been made available through official KDE "channels".
Make sure you understand AUR before fetching anything.
Me? Linux since the mid 90`ies including a decade+ running SuSE/Buntu/Arch desktops only, and am in the planning stages for a high spec EOS/Arch workstation for Davinci Resolve Studio and Blender.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-26
Votes: 21
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I have been using linux for a long time and I like to try many linux distros the first distro I tried was pclinux os, then switched to ubuntu, mx linux, antix, lubuntu, zorin os, manjaro, I have tried almost all linux distros, if I need portable linux I always use puppy linux.
of all the linux distros that I have tried there is something lacking in my opinion the first is the software is not up to date, second many distros often have problems when updating software, have to reinstall linux if using a fix release distro. three months ago I tried Endeavour Os and this is my opinion about Endeavour Os. Endeavour Os is amazing, light, fast, stable, and always up to date. Endeavour Os is also very easy to use even for those who are new to learning and getting to know linux, thank you to the Endeavour Os developers in my opinion endeavour Os is the most perfect linux distro among other linux distros and you should try it
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-24
Votes: 17
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EndeavourOS stands out as an user-friendly and robust distro. The installation process is straightforward, making it accessible even for those new to Linux. The installer simplifies the setup and offers many desktops and software choices. Customization options are abundant. Performance-wise, EndeavourOS excels in speed and efficiency. It runs smoothly on various hardware configurations, making it a versatile choice for both older machines and modern setups. The rolling release model ensures that users have access to the latest software updates without the need for major upgrades, keeping the system secure and yet very stable. Community support is amazing, with an active forum where users can seek help and share experiences. In summary EndeavourOS is an excellent choice for anyone looking to explore the Linux landscape.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-21
Votes: 20
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I am of the many people who have switched to Linux (thanks to Microsoft with their incompetence and greed).
I’ve been browsing this site a bit and it has a lot of good info and I like trying out different distros and different desktop environments. It’s a bit easier installing different Linux distros in a virtual machine than real hardware, but I do both sonce I have some spare computers lying around that can’t be upgraded to Windows 11.
For this review, I tried out Endeavor OS. I’ve been using it for a few months.
It has been a great and pleasing experience overall. Definitely much more lightweight and speedy compared to Windows..
It was pretty easy to install this, the steps are easy to understand and follow and everything m worked as it should- partitioning was easy since it’s a whole graphical installer- but I was worried because I heard nightmares of Linux bristles being hard to install and het through the installer on account of having to do everything manually- but that was not true at all.
I do a lot of browsing on the internet and researching, and Firefox was pretty quick to open, with numerous tabs (about 10-12 I’d have open), but I had no issues going from tab to tab watching youtube videos and researching.
I didn’t experience any crashes or lock-ups when using this.
There is a good amount of programs installed by default to get day-to-day tasks done. It was also easy to update the system and software.
I like the outer space theme and the purple color scheme, but I’d rather have a more 3D, skeuomorphic interface with lots of eye candy- since a lot of computers can handle this easier compared to in the past- but it’s great there is a ton of choices for different themes, and easy to install.
Overall, it’s so refreshing to use Endeavor OS, Microsoft has been a nightmare these last few years and I’m so happy I switched to Linux and use EndeavorOS as my daily OS.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-13
Votes: 4
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Very easy to use and set up while getting bennies of Arch community.
Have used for a while. Stable in my opinion. Have my other laptop on Arch and prefer EndeavourOS for some things like making pacman output more organized. Have not made time to learn how to change config for pacman now don't have to.
No issues except possibly with dracut interfering with gpu passthrough but I have not confirmed this is the actual issue.
It also allows me to used the ML4W scripts for Hyprland. No problems I have noticed so I switch between KDE and Hyprland seamlessly.
Enjoy
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-12-17
Votes: 1
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A solid distribution for people who want the extremely-up-to-date rolling release aspect of Arch without the bugginess and instability of Arch. I used EndeavourOS for about 2 weeks and it was actually pretty good, I liked the fast install but disliked all of the software that came pre-installed. A very fast and mildly stable distribution, would absolutely recommend for the intermediate Linux user that wants to dip their toes in the Arch ecosystem without diving head first into the bog that is the terminal.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.09.22
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-10-05
Votes: 22
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Been using linux since RedHat 6.0 till now, and EOS still the best Arch based distro. Hope in future more and more users will jump from MS windows to Linux. You can even using the EOS to try out TWM, like hyprland, sway and etc. If you don't want to try out desktop environment. And the EOS support at telegram is fast and you can easily getting any help while you facing an issue. So just give EOS a try, and you'll be amazed. Forgot to mention, you even can try out dual booting, if you are still prefer to use MS windows as your working office tool.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.04.20
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-09-24
Votes: 28
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I have been using linux since the late nineties. So I dare to say I'm old enough to have played around with almost every distro around. But for some reason none of the these distro's gave/give me the feeling Endeavour does. Maybe because I'm Dutch and this feels a little like home :-) Maybe because its maintainers managed to touch the sweet spot. Whatever the case, its by definition one of the best distro's around. Easy to install, easy to use and extremely stable. And for config freaks like me, it has plenty of options to set to your hand. Especially as it has access to both the official Arch repositories as the Arch User Repositories (AUR). I haven't found anything yet that I needed that I was unable to find. Try it and you'll be amazed!
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-09-07
Votes: 17
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Would love to tell you about my longest experience with EndeavourOS. The OS website states that it is a Trminal-Based OS. The first experience was a bit strange, as I had used convenient application stores (Mint, Manjaro etc) before, but now I have mastered Linux much better and now using EndeavourOS is a pleasure. Out of the box I get an adequately configured, empty OS. I choose myself what applications I need, installation takes little time. And if you create a command document, the startup is even faster. So far I don't need to use Flatpack, as pacman and AUR cover my needs completely, so I have the latest versions of programs and kernel. Plasma desktop is stable, maybe there are a couple of nuances, but they come from Plasma itself. As for me, I don't see any disadvantages of the OS, especially for normal routine work. Virtualization, Windows 10 on KVM works without any problems.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-30
Votes: 36
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Performance and stability are other strong points of EndeavourOS. By leveraging the power of Arch Linux, it delivers a robust and efficient operating system that can handle a wide range of tasks with ease. Whether you’re a developer, a power user, or someone looking for a reliable daily driver, EndeavourOS offers a compelling blend of performance, customization, and community support that makes it a top choice in the Linux world.
++ You have many types of kernels. Stable, LTS, Zen, hardened.
++ Good package managment Pacman, + yay.
++ Immer fresh package versions.
more and more. Try it
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-29
Votes: 21
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EndeavourOS is an exceptional Linux distribution that stands out for its user-friendly approach to the Arch Linux ecosystem. The installation process is remarkably straightforward, thanks to the Calamares installer, which makes it accessible even for those who are new to Arch-based distributions. One of the key advantages of EndeavourOS is its rolling release model, ensuring that users always have access to the latest software updates and features without the need for a complete system reinstall. This keeps the system up-to-date and secure.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-28
Votes: 24
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OS: EndeavourOS Linux; Kernel: 6.10.1-hardened1-1-hardened
It is a really stable distribution, like Mint, but with new kernels!
and we can also install hardened kernels. After installation you just need to update your system and install bluetooth drivers. System ready to work.
I have tried Ubuntu based distros, Arch, Fedora and I can say that EndeavourOS is the best!
You have access to all kinds of kernels and more.
I broke my Arch KDE with SODM and I was really angry.
But EndeavourOS is good Arch with good configuration.
And finally, I no longer need to try another distro!
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-26
Votes: 16
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Absolutely perfect, It's basically a pre-configured arch linux with tools that help you a TON with maintaining your system, The community is great and helpful, It's very fast and stable, I like how you can choose what DE to use in the installer if you are connected to the internet during it, this distro is also great to install on older hardware, It's the only distro where I had no issues with drivers at all on older hardware.
I can finally install arch without wasting my entire day configuring and installing packages!
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-07-25
Votes: 2
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I came from Ubuntu.
At first just a few packages missing. (mmv) witch there are an aur package but didn't work
After clean install, KDE Desktop not working on Xorg but works on Wayland.
I had a few issues to get printers and samba share working, and some dependencies that is not very clear to be installed to get everything working.
After a few weeks using I say that at all it is user friendly, stable, fast and always updated (Rolling release).
A very good alternative for deb or rpm based systems
Approved.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-22
Votes: 6
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Yes, it's not Arch per se, but if you want to easily see why so many like Arch this is the ticket. A simple install, an intro screen setup for quick and easy user tips/installations of various apps, and while not Arch the outstanding Arch Wiki applies to about everything in EndeavourOS (EOS) to simplify troubleshooting. If you like EOS you may want to try the "manly man" Arch that doesn't install any firewalls or desktop environment or just about anything else . . or just use EOS and not need become a sys-admin in the process.
For rolling environments EOS can be a really great OS using a few apps. If you need the kitchen sink then I'd recommend openSUSE Tumbleweed as no rolling release I've found is more stable. Or just try both. Either is a great choice.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-22
Votes: 15
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I am very impressed with the speed and stability of EndeavourOS. Had it installed on my main PC for about half year, I must admit that it is incredibly fast and stable! I keep it rolling whenever there are updates available, and I never encountered any issue. I occasionally play some steam games on it, all are smooth without problems, some games even run better than Windows.
Unlike other distributions that ship with a plethora of unnecessary applications, this one comes with only the essential tools that you need to get started. This approach not only makes the operating system more streamlined but also reduces the likelihood of conflicts between different software components.
Overall, I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a powerful, reliable, and user-friendly operating system. Whether you're a professional, or just someone who wants to get the most out of their computer, EndeavourOS is a great choice. 10/10
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-07-21
Votes: 0
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Pros :
the faster rolling release
support many third party hardware out of box. for example, TP-link usb wifi adapter
not bloated, so here you can choose what to install
the AUR package repository is nice.
Cons :
Firefox is not fully functional. Speech synthesizer not enabled warning.
Some website not displaying images
I would not recommend it. Debian Firefox works fully and is much more reliable if you know how to install third party drivers
with a bit of command lines and google search
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-07-06
Votes: 22
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User for almost 2 years--first review.
Endeavour really takes the stigma, pretension, and difficulty out of Arch. It is friendly. The forum is unbelievable with dedicated people who have bailed me out of just about every scrape. This is the epitome of a selfless board. It has a very special place in my heart. often they refer you to the (RTM) literature, but there's too much of it, it's not unified, and its easier to ask.***People will work with you all day to help fix your problem.
"Terminal-centric" is a misnomer. If you hate the terminal you can work around it. I love the terminal so no problem.
Updates are daily, sometimes 3 a day. An army runs this distro.
Totally different mindset and mission than Fedora or Ubuntu etc. No pretentious committees, or proclamations, causes, politics, manifestos, solicitations...they just want you to use Endeavour arch to be productive and enjoy yourself. That in itself is refreshing.
Some DE's are archaic to me. I think they could retire 2-3 and move forward and they probably will. They are healthy with WM/TMs and there are support communities for those managers, but not my scene.
An 8 is a 10 for me since there are no 10's. An efficient, transparent, and fun distro.
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Project: EndeavourOS
Version: 2024.06.25
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-07-05
Votes: 2
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pretty good for people who arent afraid of the terminal but still arent very good at it (me). wish bluetooth and flatpak was enabled by default. i do prefer them switching to kde as thier base DE because imo xfce isnt as good. akm doesnt not install new kernel and broke my install; dont use it. installer is quick and good support for languages other than english or dutch. multilib repo is not enabled by default so you will have to enable manually. better support for kde than fedora kde, less bloatware than fedora (who installs almost every single kde made app). recommend over arch for most people because of simpler installation. overall 8/10
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