How well does it run non-Ubuntu distros? I only run Debian these days — been bur...

hardwaresofton · on Oct 31, 2018

I don't know because I haven't bought one, but I do know they run their own distro called Pop_OS[0] which is improved ubuntu (with likely impeccable support for their hardware).

That in-and-of-itself is a pretty impressive investment to me, but I would probably take it off and put arch on it. Honestly I am not too worried, it seems like I can actually call them for support/file bugs/ask for technical help if I actually came across an issue -- surely someone over there knows something if they want to maintain their own distro.

[0]: https://system76.com/pop

moksha256 · on Oct 31, 2018

I've been running Pop for about 6 months now and it's been fantastic.

It's the first Linux distro that I've been able to run full-time, after trying the main Ubuntu distro for 6+ years with VMs and dual-booting.

Beyond its stability and compatibility with Nvidia hardware, its design is pretty and touch-friendly.

tracker1 · on Oct 31, 2018

Thanks for the comments on this, I'm generally skeptical with these things... my only linux desktop is currently running Elementary, which I've liked a lot, but nice hardware support will be great. Still running a late 2014 (iirc) rMBP for my laptop, may swap out late next year or the year after.

I'm tired of the stuff Apple pulls, so would be nice to see a good/supported linux distro for hardware. I've been bitten too many times trying to maintain Linux on a primary desktop/laptop (hackintosh has been easier for me).

aurailious · on Oct 31, 2018

The good to hear. I was kind of skeptical at first of it, and the name doesn't really help. But I liked their stated goals for it.

mixmastamyk · on Oct 31, 2018

Looks like Gnome3 with a flatter theme. That's fine, but a few of their design choices still grate on me enough to use Mate.