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Linux system manufacturer System76 introduced a beautiful looking Linux distribution called Pop!_OS. But is Pop OS worth an install? Read the Pop OS review and find out yourself.
More at : https://itsfoss.com/pop-os-linux-review/
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Anyone can make an omelet with eggs. The trick is to make one with none.
(Score: 2) by Arik on Wednesday January 17 2018, @03:17AM (2 children)
One thing I like about Linux is having the freedom to choose Window Manager. Or to choose not to use X at all. Virtual terminals are an incredibly useful feature.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 17 2018, @04:40AM (1 child)
the freedom to choose Window Manager
I see a contradiction between those 2 statements.
With M$'s junk, I got M$'s (single) choice.
Finding stuff that worked better for my use case (and being able to choose) was a big reason for switching to a FOSS OS.
Of course, there was also MICROS~1's let's-wait-and-try-to-paste-on-the-security-afterwards thing.
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(Score: 2) by Arik on Wednesday January 17 2018, @10:22AM
But you only quoted one statement so I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about.
"With M$'s junk, I got M$'s (single) choice."
Yes, you're stuck with explorer.exe as your primary shell. Lightstep exists, but only in a permanently disadvantaged and marginalized space. CMD still exists, but you can only get to it through Explorer, and similiarly to how Debian assumes you prefer Gnome, Windows assumes Explorer.
But LINUX is not Debian, and linux doesn't assume you have Gnome. It doesn't assume you have X. This is a very good thing.
"Of course, there was also MICROS~1's let's-wait-and-try-to-paste-on-the-security-afterwards thing."
Eh, their approach is awful of course, but I wouldn't feel too smug about it. Lots of 'linux' software suffers from the exact same approach. Gnome is an obvious target but far from the only one.
Your typical 'linux' system (meaning X.org running on blobware drivers with SystemD and Gnome etc.) is only marginally more secure than Windows at this point, and that mostly because it's a more obscure target.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?