Rollercoaster ... of Linux. So, this is a short, initial review of Q4OS 1.8.3 Orion, a lightweight Debian-based distro with the Trinity desktop environment, with live session testing in a virtual machine, including look & feel, ease of use, drivers and codecs setup, desktop configuration, software install, basic usage and interaction, performance, some rather interesting surprises, and more. Indeed, more to come. http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/q4os-virtual.html Cheers, Mrk
And the sequel ... Q4OS 1.8.3 Orion review - Bayeux distro And now we have the full, long, thorough review of Q4OS 1.8.3 Orion, a Debian-based distribution with Trinity Desktop Environment, covering attempts to boot on UEFI and BIOS systems, testing on a 2009 laptop with Nvidia graphics card and dual-boot setup, including live session, installation, and post-install use, with focus on look & feel, usability, accessibility wizards and tools, Windows-like UI emphasis, network support - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing, printing, smartphone support, multimedia support - Ubuntu Phone and Windows Phone, Desktop Profiler and extra programs, Software Center, updates, graphics drivers installation, applications, resources, performance, stability, battery usage, hardware support, suspend & resume, customization, various bugs and quirks, and more. Enjoy. http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/q4os-orion.html Cheers, Mrk
Its like running Windows XP. Antique and familiar. TDE was retained because at the time, Plasma was half-baked and full of bugs and for the main reason - people just hate change for the sake of change. And if it still works, why change? Q40S hearkens back to a time when people ran a classical and clean desktop. Modern OSes overlook human nature. For a lot of people, being on the cutting edge of software development is overkill.
