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Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by zozbot234 »

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…

Nothing wrong with PopOS, but I'd pick plain Debian over Ubuntu. Just make sure to install from the "unofficial non-free media" if you're on modern hardware. Also the 'testing' channel of Debian makes for a great semi-rolling distribution.

Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by fleaaaa »

Case81 wrote: post #64
fleaaaa wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From my experience, people who want to try linux is yearning for somewhat different UI, but not too different from familiar win/macos UI. Pop OS hits the sweet spot imo, refreshing but comfortable enough while usability is still there.

gnome is literally macOS with a few changes though

That is the point I tried to make, sorry for the confusion.

Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by qwerty456127 »

thastings wrote: post #63
qwerty456127 wrote: post #41

I have tried installing Pop!_OS 21.04 on 2 distinct models of computers - it would fail silently (the installation process sort of ends suspiciously quickly, then it won't boot) so I had to use Ubuntu instead (it still installs and boots without any problems). Pop!_OS 20.10 worked fine.

What sort of error did you see, if any? I had a similar issue, but a wiping the disk and setting up partitions again fixed it.

> What sort of error did you see, if any?

No error. The installation seemed complete in some instants (way faster than Ubuntu or the previous Pop OS on the same machine), then GRUB would say it can't boot (I can't remember the exact phrase though but the fact it was GRUB suggests it's not about "secure boot", it was switched off anyway).

> but a wiping the disk and setting up partitions again fixed it.

In my case it didn't. Perhaps I should try some other way, e.g. text-mode fdisk.

Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by badRNG »

q-base wrote: post #68
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…

Any good reasons to select Pop over Ubuntu?

Here's a few:

- Great initial repo list

- Togglable tiling manager

- Excellent shortcuts for everything that improve my workflow

Sure, I could get all of this stuff and more working on any other distro, but this stuff works out of the box, and is stable.

Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by azangru »

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #11
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…

ive been wondering. if a new user is switching from windows, don't you think something like kde neon would have "less friction" UX wise ? i somewhat understand the appeal of pop os but gnome is wildly different from windows and i have seen people turn off.

Neon may be a bit too bleeding edge for a new convert from Windows.

Kubuntu is probably just right.

Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by FieryTransition »

nsonha wrote: post #26
perihelions wrote: post #5

If you're interested in the tiling features of Pop OS, they're also available as a standalone extension for GNOME Shell. Very little friction to test them out (if you're already running GNOME). https://github.com/pop-os/shell https://support.system76.com/articles/pop-shell/

I just want to open all windows floating and being able to manually snap windows in to a 3 columns grid, can this do it?

Try a gnome extension called gtile

Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by forgotpwd16 »

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…

>I've written a couple reviews

Isn't it just Ubuntu with slightly (basically introduces tiling) different shell? What is there to review?

Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by forgotpwd16 »

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #11
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…

ive been wondering. if a new user is switching from windows, don't you think something like kde neon would have "less friction" UX wise ? i somewhat understand the appeal of pop os but gnome is wildly different from windows and i have seen people turn off.

Just install dash-to-panel and desktop icons extension. Now you've a very fine traditional interface.

Re: Pop OS – System76

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Post by ChefboyOG »

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…

Also, complete anecdata on my part, but I've found developers who've gotten used to working on Macs find Pop OS to be a smooth transition. At least, in my circle of friends/coworkers.
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