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I fully believe that Elementary survives only because 99% of those purported 400,000 downloads are really just YouTubers racing each other to apply some anime w

I fully believe that Elementary survives only because 99% of those purported 400,000 downloads are really just YouTubers racing each other to apply some anime wallpaper and show it off on YouTube. I firmly believe that Elementary OS has no utility over Arch/Fedora/Ubuntu and that any income they receive from donors is money ill-spent.

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pacifika 4y ago
If you find gnome too ugly and kde not opinionated enough then this is worth a try.
phaedryx 4y ago
My kids like it better than any other distro. I've donated a bit of money from time to time because that's what my kids use.
giancarlostoro 4y ago
I like some of the built-in apps they have. They're nicely done and they're fast, I just wish regular Ubuntu would of adopted them into their ecosystem officially. I have no sane way to pull them into POP OS which I prefer for the OOTB experience I have.
- lproven 4y ago
  Yes, it's based on Ubuntu, but it's not a remix. It's too different to be one: - no Snap - Flatpak instead - Most standard Ubuntu apps missing - In-house replacements for many Ubuntu standard components: their own browser, their own email client, their own calendar, their own media player, etc. You can install the Pantheon desktop environment on standard Ubuntu. https://askubuntu.com/questions/66757/how-to-install-the-pantheon-desktop-environment https://askubuntu.com/questions/66757/how-to-install-the-pan... P.S. > would of adopted them * would _have_ adopted. "Would've" is short for "would have" not "would of" which never ever occurs in English. This is a common error but it drives me crazy.
  - giancarlostoro 4y ago
    English surprisingly (to most) is a second language for me so apologies, I always seem to forget the little nuance. Also, I really just want their "Code" editor, but I don't want the headache of compiling it, I want it installed as a package, but its a pain to find it for me, not sure if I'm Googling incorrectly, but their editors name is not SEO friendly at all.
    - lproven 4y ago
      Ok then, you're forgiven. ;-) As for the editor, I guess you mean this? https://github.com/elementary/code https://github.com/elementary/code
      - giancarlostoro 4y ago
        Yep! That's the one, its really nicely done, I'm surprised no other distro has adopted it or pulled it into their package management. It's not an overtly complicated editor I don't think, looks to be using standard GTK components which is actually really nice.
        lproven 4y ago
        It's in a few places, but it's not a helpful name! https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/pantheon-code/ https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/pantheon-cod... https://www.freshports.org/editors/elementary-code/ https://www.freshports.org/editors/elementary-code/
nightowl_games 4y ago
Aesthetics by default matter a ton. I'm on Linux Mint basically completely because I like the Cinnamon DE. Elementary looks great.
cp9 4y ago
Okay!
saagarjha 4y ago
I use it. It’s decently well-designed and follows Ubuntu LTS, which I need because that’s what CTFs typically use.

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pacifika 4y ago

If you find gnome too ugly and kde not opinionated enough then this is worth a try.

phaedryx 4y ago

My kids like it better than any other distro. I've donated a bit of money from time to time because that's what my kids use.

giancarlostoro 4y ago

I like some of the built-in apps they have. They're nicely done and they're fast, I just wish regular Ubuntu would of adopted them into their ecosystem officially. I have no sane way to pull them into POP OS which I prefer for the OOTB experience I have.

lproven 4y ago
Yes, it's based on Ubuntu, but it's not a remix. It's too different to be one: - no Snap - Flatpak instead - Most standard Ubuntu apps missing - In-house replacements for many Ubuntu standard components: their own browser, their own email client, their own calendar, their own media player, etc. You can install the Pantheon desktop environment on standard Ubuntu. https://askubuntu.com/questions/66757/how-to-install-the-pantheon-desktop-environment https://askubuntu.com/questions/66757/how-to-install-the-pan... P.S. > would of adopted them * would _have_ adopted. "Would've" is short for "would have" not "would of" which never ever occurs in English. This is a common error but it drives me crazy.
- giancarlostoro 4y ago
  English surprisingly (to most) is a second language for me so apologies, I always seem to forget the little nuance. Also, I really just want their "Code" editor, but I don't want the headache of compiling it, I want it installed as a package, but its a pain to find it for me, not sure if I'm Googling incorrectly, but their editors name is not SEO friendly at all.
  - lproven 4y ago
    Ok then, you're forgiven. ;-) As for the editor, I guess you mean this? https://github.com/elementary/code https://github.com/elementary/code
    - giancarlostoro 4y ago
      Yep! That's the one, its really nicely done, I'm surprised no other distro has adopted it or pulled it into their package management. It's not an overtly complicated editor I don't think, looks to be using standard GTK components which is actually really nice.
      - lproven 4y ago
        It's in a few places, but it's not a helpful name! https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/pantheon-code/ https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/pantheon-cod... https://www.freshports.org/editors/elementary-code/ https://www.freshports.org/editors/elementary-code/

nightowl_games 4y ago

Aesthetics by default matter a ton. I'm on Linux Mint basically completely because I like the Cinnamon DE. Elementary looks great.

cp9 4y ago

Okay!

saagarjha 4y ago

I use it. It’s decently well-designed and follows Ubuntu LTS, which I need because that’s what CTFs typically use.