Other Interesting Distros, Part 5

brent

Glad to hear this still has a place in your heart. It's lovely. I've seen "Files" used for different apps, but one way to know is Help or About in the context/app menu. Most of the time when I try stuff the app is not named in the title bar.
**could not find file manager app at ultra wiki or distrowatch package list. someone will know

zmaint

@WetGeek Have you tried this one out, it looks interesting. I thought about downloading the ISO myself when I have time. https://odysee.com/@DistroTube:2/vanilla-os-is-not-your-ordinary-linux:b

WetGeek

zmaint I thought about downloading the ISO myself when I have time.

An excellent idea! I'm trying not to be the only one who comes up with new distros to examine here. I'd love to hear what you have to say about Vanilla OS.

zmaint

WetGeek Just went there to download it, read some more... Based on Ubuntu, Gnome desktop... both of those are non-starters for me. I'll pass on the rigid janky bloat thank you!

WetGeek

zmaint Based on Ubuntu, Gnome desktop... both of those are non-starters for me.

Ubuntu is a good distro, but I know what you mean about GNOME. If that were the only DE available from it, I wouldn't explore it either. Yet, some think the GNOME DE is the best thing since hot sauce. Maybe one of them would like to give it a try?

tomscharbach

WetGeek Ubuntu is a good distro, but I know what you mean about GNOME. If that were the only DE available from it, I wouldn't explore it either.

I think that Gnome is the only DE available from Vanilla OS. Vanilla's claim to fame is that the OS is "an immutable operating system", meaning that the core parts of the system are locked down to prevent unwanted changes and corruption from third-party applications or a faulty update. Based on the few reviews available, it doesn't look like Vanilla OS is ready for prime time yet.

zmaint

WetGeek Well the 'Buntu "experience" was soooo good it drove me to distro hop until I found Solus, which is where I've been ever since.

WetGeek

zmaint Well the 'Buntu "experience" was soooo good it drove me to distro hop until I found Solus

I said Ubuntu is a good distro. I didn't say it was better than Solus.

zmaint

WetGeek Well said my friend!

stalebrim

Ubuntu has PPAs to break the system with. Solus doesn't offer that luxury.

WetGeek

stalebrim Ubuntu has PPAs to break the system

The Free Dictionary has 129 possible meanings for this acronym. Yours must be #130.

zmaint

WetGeek The synonym is that Arch has the AUR to break the system🙂

stalebrim

WetGeek

Personal Package Archives (PPAs) are software repositories designed for Ubuntu users and are easier to install than other third-party repositories.

https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/addremove-ppa.html.en

zmaint I think they're a bit different in that Arch is bleeding edge and Ubuntu is more behind. Some people use PPAs to circumvent that release model to get newer versions of software and that may quickly cause some trouble by pulling newer dependencies etc. which may not be compatible with something else.

brent

zmaint bunsen has a mechanism to prevent PPA/multiverse/universe addition making bullseye the only repos. that's what the terminal errors basically tell me when I tried

tomscharbach

FYI, I found this Vanilla OS review interesting.

Axios

I lost my mind few days ago went on a wild download spree of linux DE
mostly non main stream but so far I havent been impressed by many or any.

At the moment solus Mate is on the machine i am using most it just doesnt give me problems desktop
may be alittle uhhhh dated or something dunno.
Still in the hunt for more modern not space age Desktop DE They all get close then things fall apart.
Just ramblin

brent

Axios I lost my mind few days ago went on a wild download spree of linux DE
mostly non main stream but so far I havent been impressed by many or any.

I went thru this a couple times this year, but no keepers. (I even cooled on Bunsen). I like Spiral Linux it's a mess--so has character.

Axios At the moment solus Mate is on the machine i am using most it just doesnt give me problems desktop
may be alittle uhhhh dated or something dunno.

I'm very happy in Mate. It won't let be break anything. I tore out the task bar and just have a plank. roomy now.

Axios Still in the hunt for more modern not space age Desktop DE They all get close then things fall apart.

Me too. New Budgie ISO will be next to Mate soon. then serpent when it comes out in 2032...

Axios

Anybody happen to try out this distro?
https://ubuntudde.com/

WetGeek

Axios Anybody happen to try out this distro?

Nope, never heard of it. Are you gonna explore it?

brent

Axios I did check it out. Very Ubuntu-like, I can't tell yet how it distinguishes itself from Ubuntu proper. It has two versions:
1) UBUNTUDDE REMIX 22.04 (JAMMY JELLYFISH) OFFICIAL RELEASE
2) UBUNTUDDE REMIX 20.04.1 LTS (FOCAL FOSSA) OFFICIAL RELEASE
The Jellyish is Ubuntu proper but the fossa I never heard of. I want to see how its identity is apart from Ubuntu. May download the pair and Ventoy them for later fun.

------ok did a last look before I posted I get it now: "UbuntuDDE OS is a fusion of Ubuntu base system created by Canonical and Ubuntu’s strong community, and a beautiful Desktop environment in the Linux world, Deepin Desktop Environment"

A marriage to Deepin. Deepin is one of those distros I hear a lot about but always forget to pursue..

Axios

WetGeek I prob will looks interesting

brent

WetGeek BunsenLabs Berrylium Update:
Went back to Mate fulltime. Bunsen was my kind of distro but a lot of work compared to Mate (or anything Solus). I loved the idea but didn't need a tinker/hobby distro. Just one the was mostly ready to rock. In my search for the mythical "#2" I came up short.
Openbox is intetresting but sprawling and I liked Fluxbox better. I tried Fluxbox Siduction. Which is still on Ventoy along with LXQT.
I also am fond of one you called a stinker which is Spiral Linux. It's a stinker but my kind of stinker🙂

Axios

brent Yup plank was my first addition and got 2 more hidden panels clean desktop
work great.

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