Elementary OS – Fast, open, privacy-respecting replacement for Windows and macOS

Post by colemickens » Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 7:49 AM UTC

colemickens wrote: post #117

sterlind wrote: post #105

I'd love to have a Linux distro with the frontend of Elementary OS and the backend of Nixos. And I say that as a Microsoft employee. Are there efforts to make Nixos grandma-worthy? Or are the only pretty distros all reskins of Ubuntu?

You might be interested in this PR: "[nixpkgs] elementary: init a 5.0 Juno" https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/48637 I'm actively trying to build some cool things with Nix/NixOS and then write up a series of blog posts. Several recent discussions on the Discourse and at NixCon have been focused around Nix/NixOS user experience, at least. I've recently been building a package set of tip builds of Wayland stuff (swa…

Post by marcus_holmes » Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 8:00 AM UTC

Post by michaelmrose » Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 8:01 AM UTC

virtualritz wrote: post #224

andrepd wrote: post #198

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Why are you comparing Elementary OS with a version of Linux Mint that's at least 5 years old? Especially when they had such a big design shift in the last year or two. Up-to-date screenshot (still with the "old" theme Mint-X, but actually Mint-Y (based on arc) is the default as of the latest version): https://linuxmint.com/pictures/screenshots/serena/gallery/5.... The choice isn't between ugly and Elementary. It's a…

It's almost as bad 5 years later then. - icons on task bar too low - icons on task bar vertically not aligned - task icons different size than pinned icons on task bar - task text vertically aligned too high - icons stylistically not matched - system icons unreadable (badly designed, all look the same, don't convey purpose adequately) - task bar icons on right are vertically all over the place - task bar mini icons s…

Post by adar » Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 8:08 AM UTC

andrepd wrote: post #198

zwaps wrote: post #81

Some of the comments here feel weird. Elementary OS has picked a specific niche, and its arguably the best distribution in it. It has a really well designed and consistent UI experience, and you can't break it. I think most of you just don't realize how difficult linux is for people who barely understand how to use a Mac or Windows machine. Furthermore, linux is a world where mainstream distributions still release wi…

Why are you comparing Elementary OS with a version of Linux Mint that's at least 5 years old? Especially when they had such a big design shift in the last year or two. Up-to-date screenshot (still with the "old" theme Mint-X, but actually Mint-Y (based on arc) is the default as of the latest version): https://linuxmint.com/pictures/screenshots/serena/gallery/5.... The choice isn't between ugly and Elementary. It's a…

Post by metasyn » Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 8:11 AM UTC

marcus_holmes wrote: post #243

Anyone tried installing this on a MacBook? I've got an older Pro that keeps running Kernel at 60%+ of CPU - apparently just one of those bugs that MacOS has that "just work" like that. I really want to install another OS, but both Ubuntu and Fedora can't see the available partition space, and can't find a wireless driver. Given that Elementary OS is advertising itself as a replacement for MacOS, has anyone tried it a…