After the change to an AMD-based machine, it finally start up and let me see how imperfect it is. Solid, reliable and just a rock of a distro.ĭuring nearly 10 years, PCLinuxOS has been a mystery for me because either version of it simply refused to boot from the HDD of my old Intel-based PC. Pclinuxos really is and always will be that dark horse that will always surprise you. I have fixed these things myself so I give my own system a 10. So a well deserved 9 but that's on a fresh install. Secondly the login manager is gdm but I would much prefer sddm as standard here so I wish they would change that or at very least give an option during the setup process. So I like so far but now the parts that could be improved, firstly the wallpaper packs need to be greatly expanded from the 2 that come pre installed. You get all the usual Kde goodies and standard settings manager. That's the other good thing, synaptic package manager is your only gui tool for installing your software and this I really really like as there's know beating round the Bush with when you need to find some software or package. The bundled in software is everything you need and the only thing I have added is the Google Chrome browser to which you shall find within the synaptic package manager. Next is the Apt package management and the use of rpm's. There's an option to change the kde menu to something that looks similar to Windows 10 if that's your fancy. For those who like the old xp or vista you get that kind of feel to it.
#Pclinuxos texstar driver#
This is currently my daily driver having moved from Linux Mint and prior Manjaro as well as Mageia/ Open Mandriva with the odd Fedora thrown in?.įirstly the old school theme. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system.