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Bliss OS
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Extra launchers
Comes with a taskbar launcher and the Pixel launcher.
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Limited hardware support
Like android-x86, it has limited hardware support.
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Rooted with a few clicks
Similarly to android-x86, it's rooted with just a few clicks, thus allowing the use of AdAway and other Ad Blockers.
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Not for power users
Android is designed for everyone so it might be a bit limited for power users.
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ARM Virtualization
Like android-x86, it comes with ARM virtualization support, so you can run many Android ARM apps on your x-86 device.
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Google Play Store
Google Play Store is installed by default.
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Android Apps
There exist an app for any task.
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Simple Linux distro
Like ChromiumOS it has a very simple(stipped down) user interface that is easy to understand and use.
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Unique
It is unique compared to taditional GNU-based Linux distributions.
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Multi-platform
Android is available for PCs, Phones, Tablets, TVs and even Clocks.
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Familiar UI/Design
Everyone who owns an android device already know the OS.
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Fully opensource
It is fully opensource and there is no company behind it.
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AOSP>Android-x86
Default Desktop Environment:
Android
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Android-init
Package Manager:
AOSP Package Installer
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Android-x86
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It's a complete port of Android to x86
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Slow performance
Runs very slow which is not efficient.
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Has Bluetooth & WiFi support
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Short list of supported devices
Currently it's tested on only the following devices: ASUS Eee PCs/Laptops Viewsonic Viewpad 10 Dell Inspiron Mini Duo Samsung Q1U Viliv S5 Lenovo ThinkPad x61 Tablet Check them out, download a build and try it for yourself, read their forums and see what is presently happening, from the SurfacePRO 3 work in progress to the older Asus T100 ongoing work and many other PC's, Laptop, 2-in-1's, the older Surface 2, Dell XPS 12, Dell Venue 8, HP Stream, Sony Viao and many others. AOSP KitKat is their present released product, Lollipop version 5.1.1 is their present development cycle. There are builds available for either.
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Actively developed
Since 2009 the pet project of running Android on a PC by a highly respected developer, has gathered many developer contributions from the open source community...and in 2015 they are still going strong and delivering. Contributors are welcomed and needed for ongoing development work, any donations are accepted.
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Stable device support
Runs on more devices than any other available Android on a PC product presently available, KitKat, Lollipop, all open source.
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Open source
Using Open Source Mesa for GPU / Video and presently up to Linux Kernel 4.0.6, with some Kernel 4.1 test builds available from contributors....
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Based On:
Android Open Source Project
Default Desktop Environment:
Android dalla
Init-System:
Android init
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PsychOS
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Runs well on older, 32-bit hardware (i686)
PsychOS is designed for older/lighter, 32-bit, i686 hardware with plans to go even further back with i486 (PsychOS486), i386 and older (PsychDOS), and so on and so forth as opposed to always trying to run on the latest hardware, not that it could in most cases anyway since 32-bit i686 operating systems will run on most x86_64 ones.
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Bloated
Over 3000 packages by default including several package managers.
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RetroGrab is really cool
It lets you install old software for use with emulators like DOSBox but run them as if they were normal programs from the normal applications menu.
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7 package managers included
There should only be one.
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No fuss. Just works.
A lot of the programs are already set up for you. Just boot it and go. This is definitely one of the better SHTF distro's.
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QuickEdit
There's a yad-based tool you do not see on any other GNU/Linux distro in which you can simply right-click pretty much any file and then use the "QuickEdit" option to quickly edit small things about a file such as size if it's an image or video, convert the file, or even render the file if it's a Blender project. It's nice not having to open an image with GIMP every time I want to resize or convert something.
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The IceWM option looks and functions nice
Most GNU/Linux distributions that include IceWM as a desktop environment option don't do too much to it, if a t all. PsychOS seems to have a customized or themed version that actually doesn't feel you with dread and still uses many of the keyboard shortcuts from XFCE.
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Lots of command-line tools
Lots of command-line tools and I really like the CLIMax thing. It's a good tool to have if you want to spend time in the command-line but aren't that experienced. Also, it plays a quick, one-time ascii animation when you go into the tty for the first time.
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TONS of Thunar Custom Actions
PsychOS comes with a lot of Thunar Custom Actions, many of which as disabled, but they are there none the less; most probably just in case. Right-click on a DOOM WAD shows there's a menu item to play it directly using LZDoom.
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GPL v3
Based On:
Devuan
Default Desktop Environment:
XFCE
File Size:
3.8GB ISO
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Puppy Linux
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Extremely low minimum system requirements
Puppy Linux requires 128MB of RAM and 333Mhz of CPU, although 256MB of RAM is recommended.
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A bit ugly
Using puppy makes you feel like you just jumped 20 years into the past. Being that the purpose of Puppy Linux is to run or really low resource machines the software used is often on the older side, which is precisely why it has a 20 year old look.
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The whole OS runs off of RAM
Since Puppy Linux is completely loaded and run off of RAM instead of HDD, it's read/write speed is not a factor.
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Not as light as it used to be
It's light, but not as light as it was 1-2 years ago.
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Designed to run as a live USB/CD
A portable version, that can be carried on a thumb drive without requiring installation, weighs less than 100MB; a Live CD - less than 150MB. You can even save your settings and files for Puppy on the external device/media. Running off a live CD also has security benefits, as your system will reset to the known config after each boot.
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Smallest software library ever
You can barely find any precompiled packages for Puppy.
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Different distro based versions available
Puppy Linux offers a few different releases. The first is an Ubuntu based release called Tahrpup, by using this version the user is able to take advantage of all software and support from Ubuntu. The second version is called Slacko, which is built upon the Slackware binaries. The third is called Wary and it is built to support older hardware than the rest. And the fourth is called Quirky, which is used as a base to explore new ideas.
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No built in compositing
Being a low resource distro there is zero built in compositing for the JWM window manager. Though one can be added through a bit of work.
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Linux distro designed for this exact purpose
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Offers a long term support release
Puppy Linux offers an LTS release called Precise.
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It can be the only distro that works
Sometimes, Puppy Linux is the only distro that works on an old machine: all other distros are more demanding.
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JWM used as window manager
JWM is a low resource window manager that is used in most Puppy Linux installs.
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antiX
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Extremely lightweight
Has a 70-90MB memory footprint.
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Not really free and not available for download in Iran
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Quick installation
The installation procedure for antiX is quick and painless. It installs the OS and grub in no time.
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Works well on 32-bit PC
Fewer distros are available to work on 32-bit machines. This works well on old Toshiba. Quick enough on older machines not to notice any lagging.
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Stats appear on the desktop
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Works very well on ASUS 1005HA netbook
Faster than other distros tested, including many on this list.
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Based On:
Debian Stable
Default Desktop Environment:
IceWM
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SysVInit
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Debian Package Manager
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Artix Linux
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No systemd
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No systemd
Some packages flat out won't work because systemd is non existent, sadly pipewire needs systemd to run. Hopefully Pipewire becomes usable soon. Edit: Pipewire does work but you will have to make a startup script.
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Runit
Artix actively supports the runit init system known from Void Linux. (Equally besides the OpenRC init system known from Gentoo).
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Few Arch packages might not be available yet
Developers are working migrating all packages into their own repositories while ensuring there's no systemd malware.
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Close to bare Arch Linux
No learning curve if you're coming from Arch or any of its derivatives.
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No tiling WM (i3/sway) out of the box
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Lightweight
Only the software you would need like Terminal emulator, file manager, media player and a browser.
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Compatible with Arch Repositories
It is fully compatible with almost all packages from community, extra, multilib and AUR.
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Rolling distro
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Flexibility
You can have a functional system in less than 10 mins using GUI installer OR you can do it "the Arch way".
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Based On:
Arch Linux
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Bash (Unix shell), Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXDE, LXQt, MATE and XFCE
Package Manager:
Pacman
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GNU/Linux
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Funtoo
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Like Gentoo but more streamlined
The profile system improves portage's usability without losing the soul of Gentoo.
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Use flags that are suitable for a task or environment are grouped into Profiles
It allows selecting, for example, gnome or desktop profile with most of the sane use flags enabled inside the profile.
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Portage tree split into kits
This allows more fine-grained control over package updates, and packages can be now tied together inside the kit to minimize dependency breakage while upgrading.
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`boot-update` to take care of bootloader configuration
A tool to update your grub config.
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Funtoo Linux offers a variety of stage3 builds
Customized to a variety of CPU microarchitecture variants from AMD, ARM, and Intel.
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Stage3 sources are built using the Funtoo Linux tool 'metro'
It's a sophisticated replacement for Gentoo's build tool 'catalyst'.
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Uses GIt instead of Rsync
THis makes updates so much faster!
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Stage3 archive coming with pre-compiled kernel based on Debian's kernel
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Simpler template-based network configuration
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Based On:
Gentoo
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N/A
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OpenRC
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Portage
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Manjaro Linux
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Arch User Repository access
Manjaro allows the user to access of the Arch User Repository, a very large user-maintained repository of packages for Arch Linux and derivatives.
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Slightly bloated
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Support for multiple kernels
Manjaro has built-in support for multiple kernels as well as a way to easily install them. Using LTS kernel makes this distro stable and less buggy.
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Can still be unstable
Here are the details of it.
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Based on Arch and user friendly
Manjaro is an Arch-based distribution with all the benefits of the Arch ecosystem and community but with the added benefit of being much more user-friendly than Arch.The overall features it provides is hard to beat. Arguably be the best desktop distro with lts kernel. Consumes very less ram.
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Bad dependencies
This is similar to the mac0S experience in that you're not allowed to remove plank.
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Excellent graphical package manager (Pamac)
Features include: providing notifications of available updates; mirror management; Snap support, Flatpak support and AUR support (with the option to suppress unnecessary confirmations during the install process); update settings (frequency, whether to check for updates from the AUR, packages to ignore updates for); and a history of packages installed, updated, or removed (from the official repositories - AUR packages are not currently tracked).
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All the small community editions are gone
No architect edition anymore, no edition with a tiny stacking WM like openbox or fluxbox that could be used as install base.
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Improved stability due to a longer testing period for new packages
Packages from Arch's repositories are tested (about two weeks) longer for stability and compatibility issues. Patches are applied, when necessary, before being made available in the stable repositories.
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No real installer
It just boots the livecd and copies the livecd to the disk which gives you no choices in software selection.
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Friendly community
If you ask questions of users in their forums or on other platforms, they are willing to help you. Also according to the developers, they are open to new ideas in order to make the distro better.
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Installation is extremely buggy
There's no easy way to switch from local keyboard layout if non-Latin installer language is selected.
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Very good looking desktops
All desktops look good by default.
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Very slow development for 32-bit hardwares
ArchLinux-32 community maintain their forums every day. They upload new ISO's every month. But Manjaro-32 community upload new ISO's in every 6 month. And provide only a DE-mate.
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Stable and consistently up to date
Manjaro receives regular updates, but more importantly these updates are stable. The updates are rolled out, which means you can easily update the software without needing to re-install.
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Weekly manual updates
Since it is rolling release, it needs updates nearly every week, which (though are checked for automatically) must be manually downloaded, confirmed and installed. That may annoy or scare off many new users.
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Installation is a breeze
Calamares installer and MHWD is the reason why this distribution is good for desktop user- friendliness! Audio codecs, latest packages,latest kernel and easy upgrade to the latest build makes it the best choice for new users.
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The Manjaro unstable repository is slow to sync with the Arch stable repository
The Manjaro unstable repository syncs with the Arch stable repository and if any package has moved, it gets moved to stable. Manjaro gets package updates a bit than Arch.
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Good documentation and forum
The Manjaro community is very helpful, and there are lots of tutorials.
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Imcompatible with Arch User Repository and archlinuxcn
Because Manjaro packages are not synced with Arch, using AUR or archlinuxcn could break dependencies.
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A rolling-release distribution
Manjaro uses a rolling release method for all updates, so once a system is installed, as long as the user regularly updates there is no need to re-install.
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You can't change the default theme in certain applications
Although it is possible to change the default dark theme, this has no effect on Firefox, which appears to have the dark theme "hard coded". Hardened Linux pros may find a way to change this, but for the rest, it renders an otherwise nice distro a no-go.
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All major desktops and even less common ones like Budgie, Lumina, LXQT, Deepin, Enlightenment, etc. can be directly installed from official repositories
Also available as independent variants.
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Deepin desktop environment is not a worthy attraction, there is a problem with changing Multi language layout
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Uses low memory
By using Xfce or Plasma (or LXDE, Fluxbox, supported by community) as default desktop environments, Manjaro is able to have a low memory footprint.
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Nothing new
There is nothing new in Manjaro compared to any other Arch based distribution.
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Manjaro provides its own distribution-specific tools such as the Manjaro Hardware Detection (mhwd) utility, and the Manjaro Settings Manager (msm)
Run automatically during the installation process, it allows for Manjaro to work fully on your system 'straight out of the box', without the need to manually identify and install the necessary drivers or to manually edit the appropriate configuration files. Also usable via the terminal after installation, the features of the mhwd command include: The choice of free (i.e. open-source) or non-free (i.e. proprietary) drivers Identification and listing (general or detailed) of your system's hardware Identification and listing (general or detailed) of installed drivers Listing of available drivers for installation (free and proprietary) Support of hybrid graphics cards (e.g. Nvidia Optimus) Easy removal and installation of drivers (selected automatically, or you can identify and choose your own)
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Redundant
It's just Arch Linux with an easier installer so there is no reason to use it.
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Different editions to select from + Manjaro community
You can choose between different Manjaro editions which have their own change in features, and there is also Manjaro community editions where the community can make their own changes.
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Same cons that apply to Arch Linux
Since it is based on Arch Linux.
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Steam installed by default
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It's Archbuntu
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Deepin desktop environment is worthy attraction
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Black screen after boot, no login possibility
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Full access to AUR
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No gfvs pre-installed
So no Trash (and possibly smartphone file system access via USB) support.
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an Nvidia ISO version with drivers pre-installed.
Works perfectly.
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Bad way of handling dependencies
Manjaro is based on Arch Linux. Arch Linux and its derivatives have a bad way of handling dependencies. To handle dependencies, it installs a whole another program which contains the required dependencies.
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Based On:
Arch Linux
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64
Default Desktop Environment:
XFCE, KDE Plasma, GNOME
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systemd
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Zorin OS
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Stable
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Limited desktop styles in Free Version
All free editions only offer Windows XP, 2000, and 7 and Gnome 2. You have to pay $9-10 in order to get Unity (Ubuntu) and Mac OS X themes.
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Good Selection of pre-installed software
New users may be unaware of what software is available for Linux, but Zorin includes a good selection for everyday tasks out of the box.
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Even with v16 Pro, zero tech support replies
Do not pay for Pro. You’re supposed to get tech support with your $39 purchase. After contacting them a few months ago about the inability to install build tools due to their wonky custom versions, to date there has been no answer. You could find a friend and get them to send you the theme and look packages. The rest is all available easily in the Ubuntu catalog.
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Windows desktop style
The desktop UI was made to resemble Windows 7, but alternative settings are available.
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Ubuntu-based
Zorin is compatible with Ubuntu's sizable repositories of Free Software.
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Bundles tools for changing the look and feel of the distribution
Zorin includes look changer and theme changer.
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Partial Windows compatibility
Zorin includes WINE and PlayOnLinux to run many Windows applications and games.
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Installer can set up dual boot
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Ubuntu got too big
Ubuntu uses too much resources, Zorin uses less.
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Accessibility features
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Zorin Connect
Allows syncing notifications with your phone.
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Low resources consumption
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Based On:
Debian>Ubuntu LTS
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Gnome / Xfce
Init-System:
Systemd
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Debian Package Manager
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Does not run on Linux
Only for Windows and Mac OSX.
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Easy to use and set up
For end users who are not developers, Bluestacks is perfect for the simple reason that it is just one click install, one just need to download the package and install it on windows or Mac to start accessing games and apps. It is just simple!
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Default home screen can not be customized and lags a lot
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Designed with gaming in mind
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Default launcher hides almost all normal Android functionality
The default launcher acts like a portal to launch games and not much else. If you're looking for a stock setup without much tweaking, look elsewhere.
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Creates shortcuts for Android apps
A folder on the desktop with shortcuts to apps will be created. Opening a shortcut will start up BlueStacks and run the selected app.
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Has bloatware and popup ads on free plan
You have to pay to remove both bloatware and popup ads.
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Decent performance
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No need to register in order to download and install
Only a Google account is needed, which is the same as setting up an Android phone.
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Can install apps from Stores and from APK files
Installing apps from APK files is important for developing purposes.
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Can run multiple instances
Now, running multiple instances of BlueStacks is possible even with different Google Accounts.
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Can transfer files between BlueStacks and Windows host
There are shared folders for this purpose.
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Built-in search allows quickly looking up and installing apps
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You can use BlueStack tweaker (portable), then you can access root and easily transfer files
You can not only transfer from Windows to Android storage (from BlueStack tweaker), but you can also delete or rename a file from it and also access themes and other options.
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Windows
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“Just a web browser”
There aren’t really any applications you can get on ChromeOS. If you can do it via Chrome you can do it on a Chromebook, but not much else.
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“Just a web browser”
On the other hand it’s pretty difficult to mess up “just a web browser”. You might get a few less phone calls from your elderly relatives about how they broke their fancy new email and internet machine.
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No icons on desktop
Chrome OS does not allow to place icons or shortcuts on the desktop, only the background picture can be changed.
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Android apps
Android apps add basic offline functionality.
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You might need a cloud printer
If you don’t live in the paperless world yet and you haven’t bought a new printer in the last three years you may need money up for a new cloud enabled printer.
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Booting & updating
Chrome OS boots from power off in about 7 seconds. So you don't need to leave it on and consuming power when it's not in use. You NEVER download and update any apps, although the OS does update itself. Web apps live on servers, so they're always up to date and virus free.
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Full laptop form-factor
Unlike tablets, the home of most hyper user friendly operating systems, Chromebooks come on an array of devices that don’t require you to buy any flimsy keyboard attachments.
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Pushes oneself to use (and learn how to use) cloud based solutions
With this ChromeOS also eliminates the time needed to configure the local environment.
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License:
BSD, MIT, GPL, LGPL, MPL
Programming Language:
C, C++, JavaScript
Widget Toolkit:
Aura
Available on:
ChomiumOS/ChromeOS
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Polished UI
The UI of Mac OS is rather unrivaled. The smooth, responsive, and cohesive UI makes the system quite joyous to use.
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Expensive
OSX is tied Apple hardware and Apple hardware tends to be expensive for what it gives.
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Easy access to lots of great dev tools
There's a large selection of great development tools available for OSX. The operating system itself comes bundled with a powerful terminal emulator, called Terminal. Additionally, Apple provides tools, like Xcode, an IDE that contains a comprehensive collection of tools for developing OSX and iOS software, for free.
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Limited hardware
Usually, the hardware that can run this can't be upgraded.
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Based on Unix
macOS being a UNIX certified system means that you can install a lot more stuff with a lot fewer headaches than if you were on Windows.
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Most software is closed source
For people who like to use open source tools for their development work, this may be a problem. There's plenty of advantages to open source software, one of which is the ability to tinker with and customize the tools themselves that you are using. Although there's plenty of FOSS tools available for Mac, especially through Homebrew, the number of packages available is much lower than the number of packages available for any Linux distribution.
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Powerful terminal
It's very similar to a Linux terminal.
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Closed source
Mac OS is closed source itself, which means that it is developed more slowly and has more problems.
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Best support for Objective-C
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No native package management
A comparison of package managers available for OSX can be found here.
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More commercial software and gaming support compared to other Unix systems
Adobe CC, MS Office, Steam games.
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Poor application support
Fewer apps run on Mac OS than on Windows or Linux.
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Has many special tools for developers
Has support for multiple IDEs.
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Bash version is obsolete
macOS comes with an obsolete version of Bash, due to licensing issues.
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Lots of open-source software available
Because it's Unix under the fancy GUI, most open source ports easily to it.
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Vendor-Lock-in
You are now forced to use the Apple services.
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Ideal setup, out of the box
Next to no custom configuration is necessary.
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Silly modifier keys layout
The Command key is strange, Alt is where Super should be.
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Great Git GUI tools
Tower, Kaleidoscope, SourceTree.
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Poor X11 integration
The most open source software does work but is very poorly integrated due apples ancient version of the X-server.
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Has software that only runs on Mac
For example, Sketch.
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Very few options for running hosted, on the cloud
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Streamlined workflow between devices
Because this is an Apple product, there is a streamlined workflow between your computer and all mobile devices. For example, if you type an a Pages document, once you save, you can open the updated document just moments later on your iPad, and vice versa. The same goes for iMessage, (yes, you can text people with your phone number from your computer. Actually, you can text other people with apple devices with just your Apple ID, with or without a phone number, for free!) Numbers, Notes, Reminders, Contacts, and just about any other Apple workflow application.
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Too little customization options
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Great modifier key layout
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Touchbar on Macbook Pro's
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Using VMware you can also run Windows 10 on the Mac
This is useful for testing and some development tools that are Windows-only (XML Spy, MapForce).
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Not very user-friendly
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You need it to compile macOS or iOS apps
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License:
EULA
Based On:
Research UNIX>BSD>NeXTSTEP
OS Family:
UNIX (BSD/Darwin)
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Visual Studio Emulator for Android
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Easy to set up and use
Install devices in two clicks, very intuitive interface for simulations.
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Only runs on Hyper-V capable machines
Has to be Win8+ pro edition or higher. No Mac or Linux support yet.
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Simulates many scenarios
Location/GPS (including live journeying), Camera (using webcam or image file from PC), Accelerometer, Networking (bandwidth and signal strength), etc.
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Free
All features are free.
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Fast
Runs using Hyper-V, the built-in virtualization technology in Windows, so it's very fast (like a real device).
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Guix
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Atomic package management without bloated init/supervision systems
For those with a clear focused concept of what is wanted, after building, the build can be replicated in a blink on countless machines. Both GUIX and shephard are complex but also a breath of fresh air.
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Not for newbies, neither for seasoned professionals, unless raging against conformity with artful purpose
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Secure rootless installation
While the whole system can be configured using a declarative file with sufficient privileges. Users can install any package in their own local profile with a single command without root.
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A truly advanced operating system
Solves modern problems of software management in one concise, coherent, and fully integrated system.
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N/A
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GNOME
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GNU Shepherd
OS Family:
GNU/Linux
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Droid4X
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Win 10 sleep mode issues
Coming out of Windows 10 sleep mode tends to lockup this emulator. Restarting the emulator seems to be the only option (emulator appears to still be running, but the Android OS is frozen - apps/icons, menu's, google store, etc. )
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Can run dual operating systems smoothly
Flip easily between Windows an Android OS with ease and no performance degradation.
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Windows Only
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Install apps 3 ways
Drag and drop to install or use the apps store or run .apk apps directly to install.
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Custom "Recommand" tab screen from homepage is useless
Gives error "The Contents is not provided in you region".
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GPS simulation
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Gyro sensing not working
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Remote controller options
Use your smart phone to remotely control your Droid4X games (or customize your keyboard)!
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Pressing the Home/Back/Task-List icons may cause some lag for the emulator
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Touch screen support
Very responsive touchscreen for great game play.
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The default home screen is not customizable
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Free
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Buttons on the auto-hide navigation bar are too small
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Great integration with Windows + tablets
Allows for hard or virtual (screen) keyboards, customize RAM and CPU's used, window size or full screen, swipe between Windows 10 and Droid4X, and allows for 1 folder share (local or LAN) as SD
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No widget support
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Amazing graphics
Graphics are exceptional (high end games as well as low end).
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Native screen auto-rotation is only for 180, no 90/-90 except for some inplay games.
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Latest version used is Android 4.2.2
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CloverOS
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Minimal
Minimal install to build upon.
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No UEFI support
If you have a system that can only boot EFI you are fu**ed!
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Fully Gentoo compatible
It is fully compatible to Gentoo.
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No UEFI support
If you use older computers and want neither UEFI nor systemd.
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Based On:
Gentoo
Default Desktop Environment:
fvwm
Init-System:
OpenRC
Package Manager:
Portage
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Adélie Linux
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Simple packaging system
Built on Alpine's APKBUILD system, which is an accessible and simple packaging system. If you're familiar with Arch's ABS or Gentoo's ebuilds, APKBUILDs are a breeze.
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Not (yet) ready for Linux newbies
As of November 2018, there isn't an installer yet. If you're familiar with installing Arch or Gentoo (via chroot, fdisk, et al) then it's no big deal. An installer framework (called Horizon) is in the works.
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Is pure Python 3
There is a hard and fast rule against Python 2 software in the main repositories, with efforts focused on adapting software to use Python 3 where possible.
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Is pure Python 3
Python 2 support is not supported by the distro, so many older upstreams who haven't adapted to Python 3 yet will need their software patched to work (this is both a pro and a con).
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Small and performant
A standard installation takes under 200 MB. Only the bare necessities are included.
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Somewhat limited package set for servers
As of November 2018, it's still missing some server software. It's primarily a desktop-oriented distribution, but accepts server packages and progress has already been made on that front, including lighttpd, apache, and php-fpm. Contributors are already bringing more server software to the distro, including certbot, cgit, and Nextcloud.
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Inviting and receptive development team
The people building the distro are knowledgeable and helpful when issues arise. Merge requests are actively suggested and reviewed, and the developers thank users for taking the time to learn the distro.
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Based On:
N/A
Default Desktop Environment:
KDE or LXQt
Init-System:
OpenRC or s6
Package Manager:
Alpine Package Keeper
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MorphOS
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User-friendly
If you have used and loved Amiga, this is like classic Amiga but more stable and fun to use.
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Entirely lacks in security
There's no security at all. All programs share the same memory. The system can easily get hacked, even by a less skilled hacker.
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Lightweight
Super lightweight, start up takes less than 20 seconds on 10 year old hardware. Works on most PowerPC-hardware by Apple.
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Lack of software
Compatible with most modern Amiga software compiled for MorphOS, but does not run modern Windows or MacOS software.
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Old Amiga software compatibility
I was surprised to see most of my must have Amiga software worked without problems here like AmIrc, ArtEffect and Personal Paint.
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Customizable
You can customize the GUI or download already made parts of GUI from MorphOS storage sites like this one here.
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License:
EULA
Programming Language:
mostly C
Widget Toolkit:
MUI
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MorphOS
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Linux From Scratch
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Best for learning the components, libraries and configurations of the whole system one-by-one
It is an opportunity for the learner to learn what's behind every piece of program in the system, because you will install and configure all the packages manually. It is also as an advantage to expand your knowledge by searching the possibilities of crafting your unique flavor, for example your own package manager and update schemes.
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Not recommended for Beginners
By creating a Linux system from scratch you will be managing and compiling all of the systems packages by hand, so advanced Linux knowledge is recommended.
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For those who wonder what it takes to create an actual Linux distribution
It's a very useful learning experience; showing the user what is required and in what order, to obtain a running Linux system - from the inside out.
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Takes a while to create the system. Only for those people who would like to create their very own distribution, or just to understand what makes a Linux system tick.
Linux From Scratch, requires the user to download and compile, all the various required system libraries and programs in a ch-rooted environment. This is usually done from within an existing and already running Linux system. This is not really a con, just a note to the new user.
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Based On:
N/A
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N/A
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SysV-init
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GNU/Linux
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Official Android SDK Emulator w/HAXM
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Can simulate complex network environments
Each running instance of the emulator has a separate virtual router allowing complex simulations and setups. Network speed and delay can be simulated either by using presets for various network formats or manually entering desired values. It's even possible to interconnect one AVD to another AVD.
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Setting up the whole environment is a hassle
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GPS emulation support
Longitute, latitude and altitude information can be supplied to the device once it's running. NMEA 1083 formatting is optional.
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No Bluetooth support
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Allows sending an SMS to the virtual device
You can send an SMS using the command sms send <senderPhoneNumber> <textmessage>
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Can't place actual phone calls
While simulated phone calls can be placed and received, there's no call audio support.
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SD card emulation support
A disk image can be loaded into the emulator on startup to act as an SD card. This can be done via AVD Manager or mksdcard utility. While the SD card cannot be removed from a running emulator, files can still be moved, copied to and from, and removed from the card. The SD card can be of any size up to 128GB.
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Bad OS X support
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GSM emulated modem allows telephony emulation
Telephony emulation allows simulating incoming calls as well as establishing and terminating data connections. Calls can be accepted, but there's no support for call audio.
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Clunky UI around things like GPS and such
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The virtual device is capable of recording and playing back audio
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Accelerometer support
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Flexible interface
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Works on Windows/Mac/Linux
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Libre/Open source
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Various power characteristics can be emulated
Via the power command, AC charging state as well as battery state, presence, health and capacity can be changed.
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LCD density can be abstracted
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Camera support
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