As Jeremiah said, Thanks for the review. I may have to try it in Virtualbox and see what it is all about. I've also distro-hopped and am currently using Mint 18. I will be looking forward to reading your further reviews.
On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 7:00 AM, Jeremiah Bess <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the review Rob! I've been a Linux user for 12 years and I've > hopped from one Distro to another like you. I've finally settled on Linux > Mint because it just works, all of it. The beauty of the Linux world is > that you can find what Distro works for you, how you want to use it. > > Keep the LUG up to date on your adventures with Korora, and be sure to > post any questions you might have with regards to apps or issues with Linux > in general. > > > On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 4:52 AM Rob Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello , I recently became a full Linux convert from Windows. Over the >> past two months I have hopped from Linux Mint to Ubuntu Mate to Opensuse >> KDE. While they all have advantages I found Ubuntu Mate to be the easiest >> user experience for someone fairly new like myself. I tried Linux >> variations around 5 years ago but never found a distro that matched my >> hardware at the time and went back to Windows. Two days ago I came across a >> blog post that mentioned Korora 24 Linux (Gnome) which is a spin of Fedora >> 24. While I had Ubuntu Mate all set up nice the way I like it I decided to >> try Korora and so far I am very glad that I did. It has only been two >> days but so far I have been very impressed. I was leary about going to an >> RPM based distro and had read that Fedora was not really a good *new >> user *experience. The Korora 24 team has totally changed my mind about >> ease of use in Fedora. It was very easy to install, everything works out of >> the box and the UI tweaks that are baked in are outstanding in my opinion. >> I am a fan of Android phones and have several Android tablets and the Gnome >> UI tweaks in Korora remind me of the same themes I use in my custom Nova >> Launcher theme. I know it is strictly a matter of opinion but to me the >> design Korora baked into Gnome looks better than any distro I have tried. >> As for RPMs they are as easy to install as any DEB file from Ubuntu. The >> thing that has really surprised me about Korora is how fast it is. I didn't >> think anything would run as fast as Ubuntu Mate but I was wrong. Korora is >> just as fast and I think some things launch even faster. So far there have >> been no crashes or hang ups. Really it has been smooth sailing. I did >> struggle to get Insync for Google drive installed but a few searches showed >> me what I had done wrong and how to fix it. >> >> I really think this distro is a hidden Gem , if you like the flat design >> and are tired of your current Linux OS this might be worth a look. Hope >> this helps someone new out there who wants a nice clean easy Linux distro >> to install. >> >> Regards, >> Rob >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup+unsubscribe@ >> googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/ >> group/linuxusersgroup >> References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri >> Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules >> or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Linux Users Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > > Jeremiah Bess > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/linuxusersgroup > References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules > or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Linux Users Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------ OpenPGP Key ID: 29C36884 ========================== Ham Radio Call Sign: KE8CQC ========================== GMRS Call Sign: WQXJ287 ------------------------------------------ -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. 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