Feren OS

Reader supplied reviews for Feren OS Average rating 8.8 from 51 review(s) What are your thoughts on Feren OS? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- 2025.032023.042022.102021.102020.112020.072019.122018.102017.102016.2 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 2025.03 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-11-12 Votes: 1 I have older PCs and a very old Imac and Feren was the only one that seemed to work on all of them without fail. The wifi tends to be an issue on some older stuff. I have a Surface Pro 2 that was not easy to find something that would work right out of the box except for Feren. My Imac also likes it but because it has two gpus it can be a problematic when coming out of sleep. I simply restart the computer and it goes away. I like the look and feel of the KDE as I also run MX and Neon on other PCs also with KDE and they are mostly very similar in operation and feel. But honestly I really like the Feren version and will most likely only use it in the future when I need to install something. I'm not a programmer or enjoy using the terminal for anything than simple stuff that I've learned. All the distros I've used have been fairly good especially with KDE. BZ Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 2025.03 Rating: 6 Date: 2025-10-11 Votes: 3 I've been running Feren for a couple of weeks, generally I have to say it's been a good experience, with only a couple of caveats, mostly caused or misunderstood by me. I use MX Linux as my daily with the KDE desktop, so I figured trying out a distro that's not a million miles apart under the hood would be an easy step. It's British as I understand it which is why I was curious about it in the first instance. The install went smoothly, though it set up an 8Gb swap which wasn't by choice. If you're confident enough during install to manually set up partitions then I'm sure this could be changed to your own preference, I'm not so confident so I went with the default offered. Once up and running I had a mooch around the net with the default Vivaldi browser, it's ok and to be fair it's popular too but it's not what I'm accustomed to so set about installing Firefox. Here I bumped into something else unexpected. I ran the built-in graphical updater which returned an error about W: keyrings, legacy trusted something-or-others and more. I closed that down, opened terminal, ran sudo apt update but received the same error. The update proceeded anyway, but the error still persists when running the updater or terminal. Having pressed on I returned to getting Firefox. This is available from the store, but either as a flatpack or a snap. So I go to Firefox website but in order to install from here I can either download a deb package or set about manually typing lines of instructions. This isn't a straight forward approach at all, although I'm sure there's many a keyboard pro who would have whipped all this confidently into shape in no time. The rest of the two weeks I used Feren was fine. It's nice to see a British distro and I will return to it at a later release to see how it's doing. I'm not going to suggest this distro is suitable for beginners because I'm not a beginner yet I was left feeling like a had one foot hanging over a cliff edge a couple of times. But it didn't throw any nasties like freezing etc so I do recommend trying it if unlike me, you're not going to depend on it right away. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 2025.03 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-08-20 Votes: 2 I've been using FerenOS 2025.03 for a few weeks now and I have to say I'm impressed. It's based on Ubuntu, so it's stable and compatible with a lot of software, but it also has a beautiful KDE desktop that looks modern and sleek. It's very customizable and easy to use, and it comes with some nice features like the Feren Store, the Feren Theme Changer, and the Feren Welcome Screen. Some of the pros of FerenOS are: - It's fast and responsive, even on older hardware. - It has a nice selection of pre-installed apps, including LibreOffice, Firefox, VLC, and Steam. - It has a friendly and helpful community that provides support and feedback. - It has a rolling release model, so it gets frequent updates and new features. Some of the cons of FerenOS are: - It's not very well-known, so it might not have as much documentation or support as other distros. - It might have some bugs or compatibility issues, especially with newer hardware or software. - It might not suit everyone's taste or preferences, especially if they prefer a different desktop environment or a more minimalist design. Overall, I think FerenOS is a great operating system for anyone who wants a reliable, beautiful, and user-friendly Linux experience. It's one of the best KDE distros I've ever used, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to try something new and different. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 51 reader reviews of Feren OS...