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risiOS
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Reader supplied reviews for risiOS
Average rating
7.8 from 8 review(s)
Version: 38
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-08-15
Votes: 1
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Its really good! And the setup is super impressive! BUT there are issues with how themes are handled. I know changing gtk4 applications is a pain but it would be super nice. I had some issues with steam but that was probably moreso a fedora thing, so not going to knock this for that. Imo better than nobara. Gaming performance was expected. It would be nice for a kde version but its definitely not needed at all. Overall its good. Bug fixing and getting the theming down would be about my old hottakes on it! Keep up the good work!
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Version: 38
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-07-21
Votes: 2
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This is by far the most impressive distro I've tried out in a long time.
There are many cool settings and additions to make Fedora (which is already a good distro) even better.
The special tweak tool and onboarding tool are very useful. I am not a power user and on the terminal all day. But the zsh shell is beautifully styled and didn't lead me to switch back to bash.
I sincerely hope for the project that interest starts picking up for risiOS. I think its the best kept secret right now. Going forward ill be using this distro instead of Vanilla Fedora.
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Version: 38
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-13
Votes: 0
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Wow, risiOS is the best O/S I have ever used! I really loved all the choices made in it. I wish I didn't have to tend to personal hygiene so that I could use risiOS more. Although GNOME isn't my favorite, risiOS makes palatable. Keep up the good work!
When I started in computers, Linux distributions weren't as good as this is. I love how the word "risi" is worked into all aspects of the system which makes it even better. I wish I could wear risi clothing, drink from risi cups, walk on risi floors and breath risi air. Its so cool.
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Version: 37.1.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-06-12
Votes: 2
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Version: 38 (distrowatch dosen't have 38 yet.)
I really like the GNOME desktop and spent a long time looking at the risi applications and parts of my review can be considered nit picking but the little things can improve the user experience of risiOS.
The live media install was fine with the anaconda installer which is what I noticed the first thing. It used adw-gtk3! This amazed me as I was frustrated that many GNOME applications ship with the latest version of GNOME which used didn't use libadwaita so it looked pretty inconsistent. I like the use of adw-gtk3 in this case.
I installed risiOS on GNOME Boxes and after install, it hung on a gray screen, so I had to reboot the machine with that.
GNOME Initial Setup was used which was very nice, however there was a minimize button on it and when clicked, it hides the application forcing the user to press ALT + TAB or reboot their system to see the setup again.
When I completed the the GNOME Initial Setup, risiWelcome opened up. I really like risiWelcome. I like the web browser part where it shows a description of each browser with its pros and cons. However, I was disappointed by the Drivers screen. Most of the options were grayed out even though I enabled RPM Fusion. It could be that I was using GNOME Boxes and not bare metal but there should be another reason why these were grayed out. For example, if risiWelcome doesn't detect your hardware you need for these drivers it should say something like "Cannot find hardware to be used by this driver."
For the Quick Setup section of risiWelcome, I liked the categories with descriptions for each application. However, I didn't like the "Authentication Required" screen. It said "Authentication is required to run /usr/bin/bash as the super user." When installing an RPM in GNOME Software, it has a message which makes sense to ordinary people. I would like the message to change on that screen to make it more user friendly.
I have another review which continues this.
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Version: 37.1.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-01-24
Votes: 26
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risiOS is plagued with the same issues that derive from GNOME. So unfortunately, for me, there is really no reason to make the switch to this.
It found most the hardware out of the box. Had to go through the same steps as with a Fedora install to get everything up and working.
So... risiTweaks is bad. It's clunky and missing some things. To add extensions it takes you to the website?
This is resolved by --> sudo dnf autoremove risi-tweaks
Then installing Extensions Manager and GNOME Tweaks.
I also don't care for the branded risiOS terminal when it's opened along with the tweaks to it.
The default theme is ugly in my opinion.
Chromium is the default browser? Removed that and installed Firefox.
In summary, the out of the box was not to my taste. I don't care for GNOME anyway and there is no KDE rendition to try.
Some of the default choices are questionable. They certainly like their branding!
I see zero reason to stray from Fedora KDE spin. Or even for those that use stock Fedora.
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Version: 37.1.1
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-01-23
Votes: 0
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Like many Fedora users, I despise the GNOME 3 Desktop.
Hopefully it is already possible to install MATE or XFCE which are much better in my view.
May I suggest to release the live distro based of the Fedora MATE Desktop currenr Fedora-MATE_Compiz-Live-x86_64-37
Or even better with the latest XFCE 4-18 ? Both being fine.
Possibly with the latest being tested web installer, because if I admit it works, Anaconda is still a terrible installer !
I do like the ideas of risiOS, but like defunct Krita, it has to add value to the great Fedora base to survive, strive.
Please mention if Kernel is the same as Fedora, or modified.
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Version: 37.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-19
Votes: 27
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I'm using risiOS 36 (I said 37.1 so I could submit this). It's a perfectly solid Fedora based distro, and the extra tools really make the experience. risiScript is a super neat system I can't wait to play with more, and rTheme is amazingly cool I wish i used it more. I have a great deal of respect for the developers and can't wait to upgrade to 37 when the tool is available. It runs great, even on my old hardware, the default experience is clean and well thought out. I would totally recommend this to people who want an RPM distro with a tad more than Fedora.
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Version: 37
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-11
Votes: 24
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Pros:
* Install was fast and simple (UEFI, TPM. Secure Boot enabled).
* Seems stable so far.
* RPM Fusion and Flatpak Hub are installed from the Welcome window. There is no need to run CLI
commands to link to these repos. risiOS makes it easy.
Cons:
* None, so far.
* I took a chance with this distro, and have ran it on a two year old desktop for two weeks now, with no
issues.
* There was no DistrowWatch ranking at the time of my writing this review.
Overall:
* Try it!
* I am a distro-hopper and too new to make a recommendation.
* I would love to see more revies and opinions to see which way the ranking will go, I ma hopeful this it
will be in th 9 or 10 range.
Thank you,
Newbie Linux User
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Latest Reviews
Project: risiOS
Version: 38
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-08-15
Votes: 1
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Its really good! And the setup is super impressive! BUT there are issues with how themes are handled. I know changing gtk4 applications is a pain but it would be super nice. I had some issues with steam but that was probably moreso a fedora thing, so not going to knock this for that. Imo better than nobara. Gaming performance was expected. It would be nice for a kde version but its definitely not needed at all. Overall its good. Bug fixing and getting the theming down would be about my old hottakes on it! Keep up the good work!
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Project: risiOS
Version: 38
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-07-21
Votes: 2
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This is by far the most impressive distro I've tried out in a long time.
There are many cool settings and additions to make Fedora (which is already a good distro) even better.
The special tweak tool and onboarding tool are very useful. I am not a power user and on the terminal all day. But the zsh shell is beautifully styled and didn't lead me to switch back to bash.
I sincerely hope for the project that interest starts picking up for risiOS. I think its the best kept secret right now. Going forward ill be using this distro instead of Vanilla Fedora.
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Project: risiOS
Version: 38
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-13
Votes: 0
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Wow, risiOS is the best O/S I have ever used! I really loved all the choices made in it. I wish I didn't have to tend to personal hygiene so that I could use risiOS more. Although GNOME isn't my favorite, risiOS makes palatable. Keep up the good work!
When I started in computers, Linux distributions weren't as good as this is. I love how the word "risi" is worked into all aspects of the system which makes it even better. I wish I could wear risi clothing, drink from risi cups, walk on risi floors and breath risi air. Its so cool.
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Project: risiOS
Version: 37.1.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-06-12
Votes: 2
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Version: 38 (distrowatch dosen't have 38 yet.)
I really like the GNOME desktop and spent a long time looking at the risi applications and parts of my review can be considered nit picking but the little things can improve the user experience of risiOS.
The live media install was fine with the anaconda installer which is what I noticed the first thing. It used adw-gtk3! This amazed me as I was frustrated that many GNOME applications ship with the latest version of GNOME which used didn't use libadwaita so it looked pretty inconsistent. I like the use of adw-gtk3 in this case.
I installed risiOS on GNOME Boxes and after install, it hung on a gray screen, so I had to reboot the machine with that.
GNOME Initial Setup was used which was very nice, however there was a minimize button on it and when clicked, it hides the application forcing the user to press ALT + TAB or reboot their system to see the setup again.
When I completed the the GNOME Initial Setup, risiWelcome opened up. I really like risiWelcome. I like the web browser part where it shows a description of each browser with its pros and cons. However, I was disappointed by the Drivers screen. Most of the options were grayed out even though I enabled RPM Fusion. It could be that I was using GNOME Boxes and not bare metal but there should be another reason why these were grayed out. For example, if risiWelcome doesn't detect your hardware you need for these drivers it should say something like "Cannot find hardware to be used by this driver."
For the Quick Setup section of risiWelcome, I liked the categories with descriptions for each application. However, I didn't like the "Authentication Required" screen. It said "Authentication is required to run /usr/bin/bash as the super user." When installing an RPM in GNOME Software, it has a message which makes sense to ordinary people. I would like the message to change on that screen to make it more user friendly.
I have another review which continues this.
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Project: risiOS
Version: 37.1.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-01-24
Votes: 26
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risiOS is plagued with the same issues that derive from GNOME. So unfortunately, for me, there is really no reason to make the switch to this.
It found most the hardware out of the box. Had to go through the same steps as with a Fedora install to get everything up and working.
So... risiTweaks is bad. It's clunky and missing some things. To add extensions it takes you to the website?
This is resolved by --> sudo dnf autoremove risi-tweaks
Then installing Extensions Manager and GNOME Tweaks.
I also don't care for the branded risiOS terminal when it's opened along with the tweaks to it.
The default theme is ugly in my opinion.
Chromium is the default browser? Removed that and installed Firefox.
In summary, the out of the box was not to my taste. I don't care for GNOME anyway and there is no KDE rendition to try.
Some of the default choices are questionable. They certainly like their branding!
I see zero reason to stray from Fedora KDE spin. Or even for those that use stock Fedora.
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Project: risiOS
Version: 37.1.1
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-01-23
Votes: 0
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Like many Fedora users, I despise the GNOME 3 Desktop.
Hopefully it is already possible to install MATE or XFCE which are much better in my view.
May I suggest to release the live distro based of the Fedora MATE Desktop currenr Fedora-MATE_Compiz-Live-x86_64-37
Or even better with the latest XFCE 4-18 ? Both being fine.
Possibly with the latest being tested web installer, because if I admit it works, Anaconda is still a terrible installer !
I do like the ideas of risiOS, but like defunct Krita, it has to add value to the great Fedora base to survive, strive.
Please mention if Kernel is the same as Fedora, or modified.
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Project: risiOS
Version: 37.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-19
Votes: 27
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I'm using risiOS 36 (I said 37.1 so I could submit this). It's a perfectly solid Fedora based distro, and the extra tools really make the experience. risiScript is a super neat system I can't wait to play with more, and rTheme is amazingly cool I wish i used it more. I have a great deal of respect for the developers and can't wait to upgrade to 37 when the tool is available. It runs great, even on my old hardware, the default experience is clean and well thought out. I would totally recommend this to people who want an RPM distro with a tad more than Fedora.
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Project: risiOS
Version: 37
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-12-11
Votes: 24
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Pros:
* Install was fast and simple (UEFI, TPM. Secure Boot enabled).
* Seems stable so far.
* RPM Fusion and Flatpak Hub are installed from the Welcome window. There is no need to run CLI
commands to link to these repos. risiOS makes it easy.
Cons:
* None, so far.
* I took a chance with this distro, and have ran it on a two year old desktop for two weeks now, with no
issues.
* There was no DistrowWatch ranking at the time of my writing this review.
Overall:
* Try it!
* I am a distro-hopper and too new to make a recommendation.
* I would love to see more revies and opinions to see which way the ranking will go, I ma hopeful this it
will be in th 9 or 10 range.
Thank you,
Newbie Linux User
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