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TUXEDO Computers to Develop Own Ubuntu-Based Linux Distro Using Xfce Desktop

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 05 2017, @02:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the now-if-it-came-with-Tails dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

Vinzenz Vietzke of TUXEDO Computers announced today that the German electronics manufacturer, which is known for selling laptops and desktop computers that ship pre-loaded with Linux, created their own distro.

The news comes just a week after System76 computer reseller announced Pop!_OS as their own GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and the GNOME desktop environment, and it now looks like TUXEDO Computers follow suit and announce TUXEDO Xubuntu, their own Xubuntu-based distro, which will power all of their computers in the near future.

"We have been working on this project for several months. We have been thinking about the usability of the desktop, have included user feedback in our considerations and made some surveys on desktop usage," says Vinzenz Vietzke. "The result of our research, surveys and countless tests is now that we have chosen Xfce based on Ubuntu."

Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/tuxedo-computers-to-develop-own-ubuntu-based-linux-distro-using-xfce-desktop-516821.shtml

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Arik on Wednesday July 05 2017, @05:49PM

    by Arik (4543) on Wednesday July 05 2017, @05:49PM (#535294) Journal
    In theory this is a really good idea. The manufacturer could take the often slightly rough and imperfect parts from upstream and provide the final polish and fit, so to speak, along with the correct system drivers etc. In practice I've seen several of these and I think I've noticed a common pattern. They start with very ambitious plans, and at some point midway through they realize they don't have the expertise, time, money or whatever to make any of it happen, so they slapdash something together at the very last moment, based on the currently crappiest distro available, with some graphics changes and a little random breakage.

    No thanks.

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