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1354475 2013-09-28 04:15:00 Has anyone tried Elementary OS ?

If so,what did you think of it? Is it OK for a newbie?

http://elementaryos.org/

Thanks
ruup (1827)
1354476 2013-09-28 05:37:00 I haven't looked at it myself but this may give you an idea: Mum tries out Elementary OS Luna Beta 1 (2012) (www.youtube.com) Rod J (451)
1354477 2013-09-28 23:55:00 Just trying it now using the disk rather than installing. So far works really well, thinking of changing from Mint to this, if all continues to go well I will instal it with Win7 on my laptop.

I just downloaded the .iso, burnt it and then ran it. Online immediately, no fuss unlike Windows. Looks great to me. Will report back if I have any problems.
zqwerty (97)
1354478 2013-09-29 00:07:00 The browser is REALLY fast. zqwerty (97)
1354479 2013-09-29 00:29:00 Just tried installing VLC and then played an HD video clip, no problems.

Liking this, think I will install on my Laptop.

Have to go out now will report back later.
zqwerty (97)
1354480 2013-09-29 01:08:00 Is it a real new O/S or a based on variant? pctek (84)
1354481 2013-09-29 01:32:00 According to DistroWatch (distrowatch.com) it's based on Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) using the Gnome desktop environment. It seems to be made to run as fast as possible by stripping back a lot of the "fluff" many other distros have while remaining functional, hence the name I guess. Rod J (451)
1354482 2013-09-29 01:47:00 OK, a correction on the above. The first version was using the Gnome DE but the newer version has a brand new DE called Pantheon: www.dedoimedo.com Rod J (451)
1354483 2013-09-29 03:34:00 Ok, got it installed on my Toshiba M10 laptop alongside Win7.

Browser doesn't seem as fast as on the desktop which is strange because the laptop is a much better computer.

Install went well, no issues so far.
zqwerty (97)
1354484 2013-09-29 04:01:00 Installed Audacious, VLC and Firefox, used my Firefox profile from Windows with 58 addons and heaps of extras, working without problems so far.

This Elementary OS seems fine to me so far.
zqwerty (97)
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