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Elementary OS 0.3.2 "Freya" Released

Posted by samzenpus on from the in-time-for-christmas dept.

linuxscreenshot writes: Just in time for the holidays, it's a new release of elementary OS. Freya 0.3.2 is a minor release, mostly focused around solving some issues folks have had with UEFI & SecureBoot, but we've also managed to sneak in some internationalization updates and a couple new features. Screenshots are available.

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  1. About Elementary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Since I couldn't find it on their site (I had to head over to Wikipedia to find out) I figured I should post it here:
    Elementary is a Linux distribution (Its based on Ubuntu). I was looking around for an FAQ, or their source code, or the license, what ABIs it supports (aka what runs on it) and couldn't find anything on their site other than stuff about how to make good UIs. I think they suck at their main goal.

    ProTip: that icon in the top left of your pages: I had no idea it was a link. The web has standard styles for links, use them! Also, have an about page that says what the project is and why it exists. Your developer page should mention its Linux based, and some info about porting stuff to it, how you manage packages, what licences you like to use, and link to some source, it appears to do none of those things.

    So far I believe Elementary is all about making UIs where I can't tell whats a link, does not fit on my 1440 pixels of vertical space without pages of scrolling, and does not give me any of the things I want. Is there anything good about it, or is it just the Windows 8 style take on linux: new UI because shiny is shiny?

    I only looked into it because I'm interested in OS design. I was wondering it it was a microkernel or not, what licence its under, what security models it has etc. Instead I get a nearly useless pretty looking web site and another Ubuntu mod claiming to be the future. Not interested. It would be nice of the summery made it clear what this linux distro claiming to an OS was, especially since the site is trying to hide it.

    1. Re:About Elementary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      Mint is the bomb. Having used Linux on the desktop for about 10 years now (since the original ubuntu release) I'm very impressed with it. It... just works. always. Never had an update break something unexpectedly, which is a Linux first for me.
      Never had to manually (re)configure X after installing or updating whatever, which is a first, too.
      Never had to fiddle with boot settings after updates.
      I upgraded major versions with only the smallest of issues. Usually on other distributions that leads to all the things above.
      In fact, the biggest problem I have with it, is the default green/silver color scheme.

  2. Re:Now THIS is more like it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Indeed. This is a true contender, like Ubuntu in 2006. I dropped windows for Ubuntu then, but was sad to go back around 2010 when Ubuntu and Gnome went off the UI deep-end. This could bring Linux back to the nerd desktop.

    It's also a sad state of affairs that this really cool attempt at a usable Linux gets downvoted on /. nowadays. How I long for the slashdot where four or five actual users and maybe a core developer would be here...

  3. Re: Does it include systemd? by Stormwatch · · Score: 4, Funny

    That almost sounded like that old Apple ad...

    "Here’s to the crazy ones. The nerds. The malfaisants. The socially inept. The pedophiles and terrorist sympathizers. The ones who see things differently."

    --
    Circumcision is child abuse.
  4. Re:Now THIS is more like it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're way more than "a bit"' disconnected.

    a byte ?