First attempt

TechXero

Hello,

I just tested Solus KDE for the first time coming from Manjaro KDE. I was let down in a few key areas. I have requirements that were not met by Solus.

I wanted to install it on HTPC and Storage PC but since I use a few key apps that I couldn't find on Discover (The package Manager used by Solus).. Those apps are TimeShift, NoMachine, RealVNC and Plex Media Server.

Having to install flatpak, snap-store to see if they available is counter-productive. I could only find Plex on Snap-Store, as for others unfortunately no sign of them.

Now, to be clear, I am no Linux user per say, I am coming from Windows. So been on Linux only 2 months. I really want to use Solus on those 2 PCs but with missing essentials I just can't.

I wish Solus moved away from Discover n added another better App-Store, and added Snap/Flatpak support OOB. Also the packages I mentioned made easy to find..

I know the Solus team is small, so I will give it another chance when it has matured a bit more... It's by far the smoothest KDE experience I have had, and being a Rolling Distro is an amazing bonus.. But still needs time to mature a bit more..

Great Job guys...
Hope to use Solus as main soon 😉

Staudey

TechXero Discover (The package Manager used by Solus)

You seem to be confused there a bit. The package manager used by Solus is eopkg and the graphical front-end is solus-sc or "Solus Software Center".

Plex Media Server is actually also available from the Third Party section of the Software Center, but the plan is to eventually integrate flatpak and/or snaps directly into it.