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What are people’s opinions of PopOS? I tried it one after reading a good review, but the experience had enough bumps that I resolved to just do Ubuntu next tim

What are people’s opinions of PopOS? I tried it one after reading a good review, but the experience had enough bumps that I resolved to just do Ubuntu next time.

hexis 4y ago
I like it, but I'm a fairly unsophisticated user of any Linux desktop.
FridgeSeal 4y ago
I use it as the main OS on my desktop, fairly unsophisticated usecase-some web browsing, programming, playing games via Steam. I’ve encountered no real friction or hiccups. It feels like “ubuntu but cohesive”.
acomjean 4y ago
I use it for work. I kind of like it, works well enough and it keeps updating and not breaking which makes me happy. I feel its like ubuntu on training wheels. The Gnome desktop environment is servicable, the only issue is I which there was a shortcut on the top bar for sound selections. Basically it seems pretty robust, and I don't have any issues.
wilsonnb3 4y ago
I like it. Used it on an AMD/Nvidia desktop and had minimal problems. The fact that it comes with the proprietary nvidia drivers is nice for gamers. Main reason I stopped using it is because I dislike Gnome 3 and there isn’t much benefit to running popOS over another Linux if you don’t use their DE.
pbohun 4y ago
I've run PopOS for over 2 years now, and am happy with it after distro-hopping for years. It runs Steam very well, the interface is great and works well with a hi-res display, and it is very easy to setup custom keyboard shortcuts, which I use to launch programs. My workflow is pretty simple, I mostly want the OS out of my way, but when I have to interact with it, it's been nice.
PartiallyTyped 4y ago
I prefer it over Ubuntu simply because of the nvidia image that's available instead of relying on generic drivers initially and then installing the proprietary ones. I have had no issues w/ it, though I had with Ubuntu over nv drivers. Unfortunately I am stuck with NVDA until well, Triton has AMD support, or RocM PyTorch catches up in performance.
bokchoi 4y ago
I like it! It's nicely polished and their Pop Shop app installer is better than gnomes.
claytonjy 4y ago
I like it a lot, using it on my Framework since I got it, and on a S76 laptop before that. Came from Mint, I like the simplicity of Pop. High "just works" factor. Only other place I can imagine going is NixOS, but I suspect PopOS+Nix might be a better balance for me.
stonemetal12 4y ago
Running it pre-installed on a laptop. Other than the fact it seems like they push updates multiple times a day, it has been the closest I have had to "it just works" in a long time.
buzzdenver 4y ago
My experience is pretty bumpy. I have their laptop called Adder. Top issues I've ran into: o the screen is redrawn incorrectly for Chrome windows o there is a 10% chance that I'll have to reboot if I close the laptop without explicitly putting it into sleep mode with Fn-F12 I am running the latest PopOS and keeping packages up-to-date. I have asked support but their advice either doesn't fix the problem, or involves so much effort (reinstalling everything for example) that I never do it.
MattPalmer1086 4y ago
I really like it. Switched from Ubuntu several years ago (due to snap), and I like it a lot more than Ubuntu. The UI is nice, settings are well thought out and the app store is the best one I've found in all distros. Only had a few minor issues with it over the years. The Nvidia driver gave me some problems on my discrete graphics a while ago, for which I found a solution online. Occasionally the login screen fails to appear waking from suspend. Closing and opening the laptop lid fixes that; I haven't bothered to try to figure out what's going on. Running on a ThinkPad T560.
itsoktocry 4y ago
>What are people’s opinions of PopOS? I used PopOS for a while, and as a distro I thought it was nice. Unfortunately, I encountered an unrecoverable/won't boot/have to reinstall error twice on my laptop of the time. So I went back to Ubuntu. One anecdote, probably isolated or coincidence, but it's the sort of thing that happens to people and they never go back (but I bet I'll try it again, since swapping distros is pretty easy nowadays).

What are people’s opinions of PopOS? I tried it one after reading a good review, but the experience had enough bumps that I resolved to just do Ubuntu next time.

hexis 4y ago

I like it, but I'm a fairly unsophisticated user of any Linux desktop.

FridgeSeal 4y ago

I use it as the main OS on my desktop, fairly unsophisticated usecase-some web browsing, programming, playing games via Steam. I’ve encountered no real friction or hiccups. It feels like “ubuntu but cohesive”.

acomjean 4y ago

I use it for work. I kind of like it, works well enough and it keeps updating and not breaking which makes me happy. I feel its like ubuntu on training wheels. The Gnome desktop environment is servicable, the only issue is I which there was a shortcut on the top bar for sound selections. Basically it seems pretty robust, and I don't have any issues.

wilsonnb3 4y ago

I like it. Used it on an AMD/Nvidia desktop and had minimal problems. The fact that it comes with the proprietary nvidia drivers is nice for gamers. Main reason I stopped using it is because I dislike Gnome 3 and there isn’t much benefit to running popOS over another Linux if you don’t use their DE.

pbohun 4y ago

I've run PopOS for over 2 years now, and am happy with it after distro-hopping for years. It runs Steam very well, the interface is great and works well with a hi-res display, and it is very easy to setup custom keyboard shortcuts, which I use to launch programs. My workflow is pretty simple, I mostly want the OS out of my way, but when I have to interact with it, it's been nice.

PartiallyTyped 4y ago

I prefer it over Ubuntu simply because of the nvidia image that's available instead of relying on generic drivers initially and then installing the proprietary ones. I have had no issues w/ it, though I had with Ubuntu over nv drivers. Unfortunately I am stuck with NVDA until well, Triton has AMD support, or RocM PyTorch catches up in performance.

bokchoi 4y ago

I like it! It's nicely polished and their Pop Shop app installer is better than gnomes.

claytonjy 4y ago

I like it a lot, using it on my Framework since I got it, and on a S76 laptop before that. Came from Mint, I like the simplicity of Pop. High "just works" factor. Only other place I can imagine going is NixOS, but I suspect PopOS+Nix might be a better balance for me.

stonemetal12 4y ago

Running it pre-installed on a laptop. Other than the fact it seems like they push updates multiple times a day, it has been the closest I have had to "it just works" in a long time.

buzzdenver 4y ago

My experience is pretty bumpy. I have their laptop called Adder. Top issues I've ran into: o the screen is redrawn incorrectly for Chrome windows o there is a 10% chance that I'll have to reboot if I close the laptop without explicitly putting it into sleep mode with Fn-F12 I am running the latest PopOS and keeping packages up-to-date. I have asked support but their advice either doesn't fix the problem, or involves so much effort (reinstalling everything for example) that I never do it.

MattPalmer1086 4y ago

I really like it. Switched from Ubuntu several years ago (due to snap), and I like it a lot more than Ubuntu. The UI is nice, settings are well thought out and the app store is the best one I've found in all distros. Only had a few minor issues with it over the years. The Nvidia driver gave me some problems on my discrete graphics a while ago, for which I found a solution online. Occasionally the login screen fails to appear waking from suspend. Closing and opening the laptop lid fixes that; I haven't bothered to try to figure out what's going on. Running on a ThinkPad T560.

itsoktocry 4y ago

>What are people’s opinions of PopOS? I used PopOS for a while, and as a distro I thought it was nice. Unfortunately, I encountered an unrecoverable/won't boot/have to reinstall error twice on my laptop of the time. So I went back to Ubuntu. One anecdote, probably isolated or coincidence, but it's the sort of thing that happens to people and they never go back (but I bet I'll try it again, since swapping distros is pretty easy nowadays).