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Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by amatecha » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:47 PM UTC

amatecha wrote: post #9

This is funny, I am literally in the middle of writing an ISO of this OS to a USB stick to try installing on my laptop. I've been trying to find a good linux distro for a "2-in-1" laptop that has a stylus (Surface, Yoga, etc.)... Pop!_OS came up as a strong contender in discussions/posts I could find online. Guess I'll find out shortly! :)

Just to update, I was impressed with Pop!_OS on my "2-in-1". Turned on virtual keyboard under Accessibility settings, and got to drawing in Krita. I bound one of the buttons on the front of the screen to "undo" in Krita. Works quite well, though there are some issues I'll have to figure out, but so far Pop!_OS was the best by far of the ones I've tried. I was able to use all kinds of applications without issue. Going to install this as the long-term OS once I get an SSD to drop in this machine! Woot :)

Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by JeremyMorgan » Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 12:17 AM UTC

unixhero wrote: post #51

JeremyMorgan wrote: post #8

Pop is my new favorite. I started using it at the urging of friends, and love it. I've written a couple reviews of it on my blog, as it's been my "daily driver" for my laptop for nearly a year. I've been a Linux user since 1995/96, and a die hard Arch user for about 10 years. So why would I want a Linux distro that's super hands-off and easy to use? It's incredibly stable. "Set it and forget it". If I want a bleeding…

Reminds me of the first rule of Arch Linux. Always tell other people you use Arch Linux.

so if you're an Arch user, and a Vegan who does crossfit which one would you mention first?

Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by 3836293648 » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 1:18 PM UTC

okamiueru wrote: post #129

solarkraft wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What were you annoyed by?

I honestly don't remember any longer. I think one of the things was the windows-key behavior. I used to be able to just hit that, fuzzy search the app and hit enter. I might be entirely mistaken that this was one of the things though. Apologies for my lousy memory.

That was never a thing on any GNOME distro by default. That has always been an extension