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Pear OS
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Beautiful
For anyone stuck between moving from MS to Apple a for people hat do not want the locked down nature of either, Pear OS gave you the freedom of Linux with the elegance of Apple.
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Different Icons
There is no 1/1 icons in the latest version of it, but its not a problem as modders can change it to apples icons.
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Similliar
It looks like Apples MacOS.
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SparkyLinux
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Based on Debian
You have access to a large user repository, Ubuntu guides can mostly be applied since both are based on Debian.
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Rolling or Stable Choice
You have the option for Sparky to be based on Stable or Non-Stable, bringing greater flexibility to user priorities.
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Lightweight core
Sparky is designed to be lightweight in it's core. It is based on Debian but optimised for old hardware, meaning you can run a full heavy desktop environment on a lightweight foundation, bringing greater performance compared to similar Debian or Ubuntu-based distros.
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All vanilla desktop environments available
Any Linux desktop in it's vanilla form can be installed on top of Sparky, whether that be alongside a pre-existing environment, or on top of a basic command line system. Furthermore, the command line system is easy to operate due to Sparky's advanced installer utility, from which you can choose whichever desktop environment you desire, straight from the Debian repositories. Guidance is on their website.
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Rolling Release
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Debian stable or testing
Default Desktop Environment:
LXDE/LXQt, MinimalGUI(Openbox)
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systemd
Package Manager:
Debian Package Manager
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RebornOS
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Crashes
Crashes every time when trying to install. Doesn't even install it in virtualbox or VMWare. AVOID.
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Antergos with more desktops
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Highly and Easily Configurable
You can easily choose from a list of browsers, desktops, office suites, etc, all from the installer.
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Good Repo
Reborn's dedicated repo has some extra packages that are difficult to find elsewhere, in addition to the official Arch repos, community repos, and the AUR.
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Based On:
Arch
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KDE, GNOME, Deepin, Budgie, Cinnamon, Apricity, OpenBox, i3, Xfce, Pantheon
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Rolling
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Fedora
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Backed by one of the biggest Linux kernel contributors
Fedora is backed by RedHat, the 2nd biggest Linux kernel contributor in the world. Using a distribution made by RedHat means that it will be fine-tuned to work as efficiently as possible since it's made by the same people who work extensively on the kernel and know its ins and outs.
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Updating to a new release can be problematic
While there are a few tools on offer that will upgrade an old Fedora release to the newest, there can often be problems with these methods. Some that may not even crop up at first but will show later down the road. Being that upgrading can be an issue, it can be exacerbated by the fact that Fedora updates every six month, which means twice a year there is a risk of completely borking ones install.
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Integration with GNOME
It perhaps has the best integration with GNOME (GNOME software works out of the box).
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Proprietary drivers are unsupported
Fedora does not support proprietary drivers, meaning that users may have problems with a lot of hardware when using Fedora. The software to make that kind of hardware work can be installed, but it can be done only through third-parties and it's not easy for the average user.
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Focuses on innovation
By using bleeding edge software, Fedora allows for innovation to take place by testing out things which other distros are not willing to try due to fears of having instability issues.
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Unstable
Some packages may break, because there isn't an option to test them before rolling them out.
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Fast and stable updates
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Dnfdragora needs work
As the default package installer, this piece of software needs a lot more polish. It's not explicit in saying things are installed, more granularity in package selection is needed, and the ability to move columns around to see if you're installing the correct version.
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Frees developers from some backward compatibility restraints
Fedora has a relatively short life cycle: version X is supported only until 1 month after version X+2 and with approximately 6 months between versions this means that a version of Fedora is supported for approximately 13 months. This promotes leading-edge software because it frees developers from some backward compatibility restraints.
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Optimus support is straight terrible
Running on a laptop with optimus gpu or the driver for your powerful gpu is not gonna happen.
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Spins and Labs
Spins are images with a different WM/DE, and Labs are filled with a specific theme of packages.
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Not for beginners
It is not a user-friendly distro like ubuntu, PCLos. You will be required to learn a lot of commands even for simple activities.
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Strong commitment to free software philosophy
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Slow
It is quite slow on some computers.
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Fast performance
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Basically owned by RedHat
Community? Forget it! RedHat says what Fedora must do.
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Very good integration with Flatpak and Snap Packages
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Too many changes to upstream packages leading to a "Fedora way" of doing things
Linux should be Linux, but Fedora is constantly introducing breakage and changes which move things in the wrong direction and make things worse for everyone.
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Huge array of binary packages ready to install
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Controlled by big corpos
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Can still be installed in a bad sector on the hard disk
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86'ed
Description of the word. Support for 32-bit architecture ended with Fedora Release 30.
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Linus Torvalds' distro of choice
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Wayland does not work with Prime/Optimus
On a pc with hybrid video, you must use Gnome on Xorg to let the Prime or Optimus technology work.
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Create user after the installation
Very good for selling PC‘s with Fedora.
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Frequent updates to latest versions of software, so quick security and other bug fixes
Latest version software often means quick bug fixes, more useful features. For example, for a daily user of TeX, the latest TeX distro is a must. It's also useful to be able to use recent external hardware such as USB Wi-Fi dongles or printers.
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Minimalist GNOME
Fedora Workshop does not come with bloatware. It is a minimal GNOME installation, which makes it very simple and nice to use out of the box.
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The best choice for sysAdmin and developers
Nearly flawless, perfect performance and consistency with development and operational software.
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Independent
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GNOME
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Systemd
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RPM Package Manager, DNF package manager
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Deepin OS
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Enjoy the simplicity of Deepin's desktop
The desktop interface and apps feature an intuitive and elegant design. Moving around, sharing and searching, etc. has become simply a joyful experience.
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Based in China
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Excellent apps
Having Deepin installed also means you have thousands of quality apps to choose from. The apps which come with installation will suit your needs to browse the Internet, listen to music, watch videos, talk with friends, editing documents or simply any task you want to do at home or in your office.
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Customization is a bit hidden
GUI is not straight forward for changing GTK+ or QT themes.
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Easy to use
It's very easy to use. You can easily uninstall a program by going to the menu then right-clicking on the preferred app and selecting "Uninstall" option.
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Deepin store apps not up to date
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Blur and transparent design
Deepin has a blur and transparent design throughout the OS, which makes it one of the most beautiful Linux distros.
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Cannot customize desktop environment
Because the developers have locked down desktop customization is A HUGE detractor against the idea of setting things up how you want.
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Easy to install
Installing Deepin OS is very easy. Even easier than installing Ubuntu!
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Team doesn't know what to do
Deepin has changed the base 4 times, and the name 3 times. The Desktop Environment also has been changed 4 times.
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Supports Flatpak
Deepin OS supports Flatpak. It also has some Flatpak programs installed by default.
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Slow default repos
Download speed for packages from the default repos, is abnormally slow if you don't choose the correct sever.
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Great support for graphics cards
Deepin OS includes a program called "Deepin Graphics Driver Manager" which can easily install a good driver for the graphics card.
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There are issues restarting (on a PC)
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Very stable
Since it is based on Debian stable, you will hardly ever get a dependency issue.
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Pretty laggy
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Based on Debian
It is based on Debian which is the best Linux distribution for desktops.
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Strange development organization
There aren't any sort of improvements over Deepin v15.1. The only changes are icons - they've become better.
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Can be made to look like Windows easily
By default, Deepin looks kinda like macOS but it can be made to look like Windows by right-clicking on the dock and changing the mode from "Fashion Mode" to "Efficient Mode".
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Very slow installer
Because the servers are in China.
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Best for daily use
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Installer lacks features
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Rolling release
It is a rolling release Linux distribution which is quite popular these days.
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Great design to the app store
The app store is gorgeous.
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Has its own toolkit
It has its own toolkit called "Deepin Tool Kit". And the maintainers themselves use it.
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VLC media player works without any issue
In some cases, VLC media player has some problems with Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based Linux distros. That isn't the case with Deepin.
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Well-designed in every detail, developers have a professional aproach to the system
Deepin has a sane default set of apps including custom apps of their own design that gives the distro a very consistent look and feel. By working with the community on these tools as well as custom translations there is a great sense of polish when using it that is not often seen when using such a new desktop environment.
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Launches programs faster
Programs load and launch faster in Deepin than other Linux distributions. It takes only about 3 seconds to launch Chrome.
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Company behind it
The Wuhan Deepin Technology is behind this Linux distribution.
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PRO Network Managment
Deepin has the facilities to create VLAN and other configuration like Wifi Hostpot on their GUI.
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Quite lightweight
Deepin 15.7 is lighter than Windows 10 and Ubuntu.
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Includes a lot of packages in the official repository
The official repository of deepin OS includes over 73,000 packages.
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Exciting applications
It has some exciting applications, such as Deepin Graphics Driver Manager which can easily change between free and proprietary drivers without any issue.
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Automatically cleans package cache
Deepin automatically cleans package cache. Cleaning package cache is a good thing as it will make the OS much faster and lighter.
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Includes both Windows and macOS style interface
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Gives warning messages when upgrading packages using apt
Deepin uses their own modified version of apt. When there is a distribution upgrade available and if we try to upgrade by running "sudo apt upgrade", then this modified version of apt gives this warning message, "DDE programs will work abnormally if run this command. Run sudo apt dist-upgrade or sudo apt full-upgrade instead."
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Not based on Ubuntu
Some people don't like Ubuntu nor its derivatives.
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Seemless transition form Windows to Linux
Easy to install, comes with default packages to typical needs e.g. Chrome, WPS office, System Monitor and a bunch of multimedia utilities. Its easy to install and uninstall applications, it has a great app store and is fast. On same laptop run much faster than Windows 10 did.
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Debian
Package Manager:
Debian Package Manager
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GNU+Linux
Main Usage:
Desktop, Showcase for the Deepin Desktop
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