Linux rambles....

[malada]

I've been an Ubuntu user for about 10 years... first with the older Gnome 2 desktop then I switched to Xfce desktop....

... because I *hate* Gnome 3. And I despised the Unity desktop which Ubuntu tried to shove down their user's throats. They tend to do that occasionally only to have parts of their user base up and fork off. That's why there is several distros based on Ubuntu.

(Which is based on Debian which was my original distro.)

But I'd like to try out some different distributions for a change.

I put together a pieces parts machine and started playing with Linux Mint. I really like the way they have things set up... but disabling Synaptic for snagging packages and programs made that a deal breaker. Restricting people to just their own program store is lame.

So... hey, Pop OS is popular with the Linux gaming community! Maybe I can play some Steam games....

(After the install)

POP OS IS GNOME BASED? WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE TELL ME?

****SEETHE****

Oh well, I might as well kick the tires on it and see what it's like. It installed quickly but the updates are taking awhile.

Awhile being maybe an hour over WIFI.... not DAYS over ethernet for Windows systems.

If I hate it I'll probably stick with Xubuntu. It's light, fast, and understandable.

-m

Comments

[siliconshaman]

You can install synaptic on Mint you know, works pretty well.

Actually, as of 19.3, it's preinstalled anyway

[malada]

I had to install it in Mint 20.04, 19.10 and 19.04.

I downloaded a utility for checking hardware sensors and it refused to let me run it anywhere but as superuser. I've had this happen with the earlier versions of Mint too.

I like the Cinnamon desktop and the way Mint walks you through the install and set up but I've always had issues with it being cranky with things not from their software store.

And I dislike Ubuntu pushing SNAP packages. I like AppImage for total portability.

But day-um... POP OS runs Gnome! How *ugly* can you get?

-m