I’ve been using Ubuntu (or a derivative) for two years now. I was amazed at how polished and user-friendly it is. It doesn’t come out of the box with a lot of the software I want, but it’s super easy to install whatever I want. I’ve installed it on other people’s computers (Paul & Yelena) and they’re happy with it too (at least when compared with Windows). It even passed the Mother Test - my mother used my Kubuntu laptop for a month while her desktop was broken, and she was fine with it.
But then I noticed the new cool kid: PCLinuxOS. PCLOS (as it’s called) is the new #1 distro on Distrowatch.com. It naturally runs KDE, as opposed to being a derivative like Kubuntu. And, it comes with all the software I use and like. In addition, it has a few extra enhancements, like a better start menu and the latest version of Compiz Fusion (Kubuntu’s Compiz Fusion package is a couple months old now). It also has a newer version of Unison, the fantastic backup software, which is embarrassing for Kubuntu because the newer version of Unison has been out for years.
But then I started to notice PCLOS falls short in some areas where Kubuntu shines.
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But then I noticed the new cool kid: PCLinuxOS. PCLOS (as it’s called) is the new #1 distro on Distrowatch.com. It naturally runs KDE, as opposed to being a derivative like Kubuntu. And, it comes with all the software I use and like. In addition, it has a few extra enhancements, like a better start menu and the latest version of Compiz Fusion (Kubuntu’s Compiz Fusion package is a couple months old now). It also has a newer version of Unison, the fantastic backup software, which is embarrassing for Kubuntu because the newer version of Unison has been out for years.
But then I started to notice PCLOS falls short in some areas where Kubuntu shines.
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