New tool for testing Linux distributions: distrotest.net

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Posted by jaslar
Jun 15, 2019 at 08:40 PM

This isn’t exactly outliner software, but for those of us whose CRIMPing extends to operating systems, here’s a new thing: a web-based way to test drive a Linux distro without downloading and copying to a CD or flash drive, or installing to a virtual machine.

Check out https://distrotest.net—which has some 688 versions over 223 unique operating systems. Because of the Forbes article about it, which ran today (6/15/19), the server is currently overwhelmed, although they’re working on a fix. Over the past week or so, I’d already tested (via flash drive) Elementary, Linux Lite, Manjaro, MX Linux, Peppermint, Pop!_OS, Solus, and Zorin. But this looks like it would have saved a lot of downloading.

I was looking for something to replace the Windows 7 Home Edition on my 7 year old Acer laptop. I installed Linux Lite, but MX Linux was really fast, and Manjaro was pretty snappy, too. Linux tools of choice: Notecase Pro, Freeplane, and there are now Simplenote and Dynalist apps (although they’re basically web wrappers).

Posted by jaslar
Jun 15, 2019 at 08:43 PM

Oh, I’m also using Emacs and Zettlr, both excellent for long form markdown.

Posted by Lothar Scholz
Jun 15, 2019 at 10:47 PM

I’m pissed again about Ubuntu. Some of the latest automatic updates made virtualbox stop working again. Some non signed drivers are no a problem. Spend two hours and couldn’t get it going. There is a reason why all this Linux hype isn’t working for normal people (i’m not normal). And when you see the latest WWDC videos or how DirectWrite performes against the Linux technology it really sucks. Linux on the server forever, but i would never recommend it for clients.

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