elementary OS Reviews

Social recommendations and mentions

• PearOS - What happened to it?

  If you want a modern Mac-like, check out elementary: https://elementary.io/. - Source: Reddit / 4 days ago

• SOOOO many Errors when upgrading

  Fourthly: did the updates on the elementary.io pop shop, had quite the Pop_OS system updates and, brave browser and signal desktop. - Source: Reddit / 27 days ago

• Elementary 7.0 startup high contrast issue after installation. But works perfectly fine if I choose safe graphics in live iso or advanced options>recovery mode(resume) in grub

  Download it from elementary.io, it has a liveCD option. It might be on a timer where you have to sit and watch it as it starts up, or it will default to installing. But, I might be misremembering that. I've been doing a lot of distrohopping this last week. - Source: Reddit / 30 days ago

• I'm so over windows. Need Linux advice.

  Try elementaryOS. https://elementary.io/. It has a good ui on top of Linux. If your needs are more server based try Debian. Or if you want a Decent ui use Ubuntu. Personally I find Ubuntu’s snaps annoying but ymmv. - Source: Reddit / about 1 month ago

• Is Steam OS good for a daily OS?

  Gaming mode's universal overlay is a pretty neat innovation that justifies the Deck going full Wayland, but even on my Deck, I'm actively looking into getting Pantheon, Budgie or MATE running in a rootful Xwayland so I don't have to use Plasma give up the ...-managed settings (display refresh rate, TDP cap, etc.) while working from a full desktop environment. - Source: Reddit / about 2 months ago

• ElementaryOS 7.0 is now officially released to the public

  You are supposed to use a lot of Flatpak apps on elementaryOS. The (at least "many") apps by elementary also come in form of (system-wide) flatpaks from the elementary.io repository, as do the apps built for elementaryOS and distributed through the Software app. - Source: Reddit / about 2 months ago

• Patience is key when you're new to Linux.

  Hackintoshes are so 2010--the real chads install elementaryOS (or Asahi + Pantheon) on their macbooks. - Source: Reddit / about 2 months ago

• HelloSystem – OS with original Mac philosophy with a modern architecture

  I feel like elementaryOS [0] comes a lot closer to the original mac vision when it comes to UX. Too bad the project is going through some drama from what I understand. [0] https://elementary.io/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Macos looking Linux

  Elementary OS has a rather MacOS look and feel right out of the box. - Source: Reddit / 2 months ago

• How do I get used to Linux Terminal as a beginner?

  It was around 2017 when I bought a new laptop and switched to Linux. I started off with Ubuntu (but jumped to Elementary later), as most people suggested it was beginner friendly. People suggested getting used to the keyboard and terminal over the mouse to enjoy the ultimate power of Linux. Since then I started learning terminal commands and keyboard shortcuts. The fact that I know fast typing (learned from... - Source: dev.to / 3 months ago

• Evolution of Finder icon on macOS. Feel free to tell which one do you like the most?

  Yeah I agree. This is also why I love the design of elementary OS so much. - Source: Reddit / 4 months ago

• Free to good home EXCLUSIVE for /r/ragincajuns: older iMac, 2nd gen Core i5 CPU, 16GB RAM, 1 terabyte solid state drive. Completely working with ElementaryOS.

  Well, have a look at elementary.io and watch a couple of youtube videos about ElementaryOS and if you're still interested and nobody else responds ... yours. - Source: Reddit / 5 months ago

• How do I know if the CutefishOS Desktop (on Ubuntu or Manjaro) Safe?

  So, if you like it I'd say go with it. Also I'd recomend staying away from Manjaro . I'd go with the Debian version. And if you like Cutefish you may also be interested in Elementary https://elementary.io/. - Source: Reddit / 5 months ago

• Windows but it uses the doomsday clock instead of the standard clock

  Examples of Linux distributions include Ubuntu, Pop OS, Elementary OS and so many others. - Source: Reddit / 6 months ago

• https://www.shells.com/l/en-US/blog/Why-Use-Linux-as-a-Developer

  Did we mention that most Linux distros are free? Do you want a beautiful, almost Mac OS-like user interface? Grab elementary OS, and you won't be disappointed. If you're a beginner and worried about the learning curve, then Ubuntu would be the distro for you. Want to deploy your applications to a stable server? Ubuntu Server or Fedora Server is the right option for you. Maybe you head an organization and would... - Source: Reddit / 6 months ago

• anon is a mac user

  The MacBook in picrel is a pre-2009 unibody MacBook. I have the almost identical 2009 MacBook Pro, and I’m running Elementary OS on it, a linux distro maintained by Danielle Fore, a trans woman. - Source: Reddit / 7 months ago

• Anyone ever install a *BSD on their parents computer successfully?

  Whenever people who are not interested in computers ask what OS they could use besides Windows or Mac OS I almost always go with elementary OS. - Source: Reddit / 7 months ago

• Planning on making the switch. Any advice?

  Mint has already been mentioned, you can also consider ElementaryOS. It has more of a macOS look and feel to it, but might be pleasant for you to use. - Source: Reddit / 7 months ago

• Advice regarding Distros and MacBook

  You want something easy that feels like OS X, Elementary OS (https://elementary.io) There are a lot of guides that walk through customizing everything so it feels a lot like you were used to with OS X. - Source: Reddit / 8 months ago

• Why Use Linux as a Developer

  Did we mention that most Linux distros are free? Do you want a beautiful, almost Mac OS-like user interface? Grab elementary OS, and you won't be disappointed. If you're a beginner and worried about the learning curve, then Ubuntu would be the distro for you. Want to deploy your applications to a stable server? Ubuntu Server or Fedora Server is the right option for you. Maybe you head an organization and would... - Source: Reddit / 8 months ago

• Vala Programming Language

  Elementary OS (https://elementary.io/) probably has the most thorough usage of it, most of their DE and all of their built in apps are written in Vala (as well as most of the 3rd party apps published through their store). - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago