tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post1321907026049600288..comments2024-03-28T08:06:15.494-07:00Comments on Linuxed - Exploring Linux distros: Pear OS 8 "Rocha" Review: Very very elegant!Arindam Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-63271967893503235232014-04-05T13:26:06.109-07:002014-04-05T13:26:06.109-07:00Hi Rajesh:
Given your laptop specs, I will recomm...Hi Rajesh:<br /><br />Given your laptop specs, I will recommend Manjaro XFCE or Openbox edition. Ubuntu will run a bit slow on your laptop. Manjaro is based on Arch Linux and is very user friendly and stable. Please try it out.<br /><br />Regards,<br />ArindamArindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-29455366497084668192014-03-23T08:25:14.275-07:002014-03-23T08:25:14.275-07:00Hi Arindam
Thanks for the review. I am sort of a ...Hi Arindam<br />Thanks for the review. I am sort of a newbie to linux though having used Ubuntu for a while, I was interested to install linux on my old laptop celeron M 1.2 with 1256 RAM presently running on XP. What would you recommend to me.<br /><br />RajeshAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610450631051304732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-42905447339866632452014-01-05T20:23:54.411-08:002014-01-05T20:23:54.411-08:00I created it based on the results I got on my lapt...I created it based on the results I got on my laptops. I hope you like my article.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-70128975408734862742014-01-04T17:42:46.149-08:002014-01-04T17:42:46.149-08:00Where did you get the table with info about ram / ...Where did you get the table with info about ram / size on disk from each distro?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978128569151648928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-43221239822939880982013-12-31T08:39:27.676-08:002013-12-31T08:39:27.676-08:00The widget is called conky, you can find the insta...The widget is called conky, you can find the installing instruction and theme pack for conky here http://www.teejeetech.in/p/conky-manager.htmlvinothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009736647917437528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-19490402167598720552013-12-31T08:36:24.037-08:002013-12-31T08:36:24.037-08:00The vlc problem is not solved even in the latest u...The vlc problem is not solved even in the latest update,I have been using smplayer as my default player even in windows so installed it and worked fine. Thank you Arindam for the blog, i visit here often to know about other linux distros. The review with facts gives good idea for choosing the right distro one need. Thank you.vinothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009736647917437528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-11255492933719196462013-12-30T21:21:26.162-08:002013-12-30T21:21:26.162-08:00Rather than a full "Pear OS" distributio...Rather than a full "Pear OS" distribution, I would prefer something like a more modest "Pear DE" (Desktop Environment) that I could install onto the latest Ubuntu. I'll keep wishing....GizmoChickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149766258977843582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-12238041666806207592013-12-26T08:05:11.439-08:002013-12-26T08:05:11.439-08:00Hi Arindam i have one week using PearOs8, i have t...Hi Arindam i have one week using PearOs8, i have the same problem with VLC, come yo resolve?<br />and what aplication you use to widgeth in the first image of the post ?<br />thanks Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966620237910732005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-71067812577003936212013-12-09T10:27:39.713-08:002013-12-09T10:27:39.713-08:00Hi Ovie:
I didn't face any issue of laptop fr...Hi Ovie:<br /><br />I didn't face any issue of laptop freezing while copying large files. I recently copied 500 GB of movies and music to an External HDD from Pear OS 8. It worked really well and didn't freeze.<br /><br />Regards,<br />ArindamArindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-28013653020909553772013-12-07T02:18:42.511-08:002013-12-07T02:18:42.511-08:00thank you for the review! This OS really strike me...thank you for the review! This OS really strike me! Hot corners and usb drives are working fine on me as I just tested this now. Though I wonder if this have issue with freeze up during copying large files.oviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14803540372159950531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-58113657667394686342013-11-30T01:30:36.300-08:002013-11-30T01:30:36.300-08:00Hi Michael,
Even I had issues with vlc not showing...Hi Michael,<br />Even I had issues with vlc not showing in the menu. Easiest way out is to open terminal, type vlc and hit enter. Vlc player will open and will show up in the docky below. Right click on the vlc icon in the docky and select pin to the dock. That worked for me.<br /><br />Regards,<br />ArindamArindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-27353290502859549322013-11-29T23:06:54.586-08:002013-11-29T23:06:54.586-08:00hi please i am having issues with my vlc media pla...hi please i am having issues with my vlc media player and i can detect it as installed but cant find it, please help Alaga Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055627238061309861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-18820619248892217532013-11-29T11:23:40.024-08:002013-11-29T11:23:40.024-08:00Hi arindam,yes me too,it is the first time i have ...Hi arindam,yes me too,it is the first time i have installed Pear OS and i love it,just waiting for LTS distro,to run Linux Pea OS for a long time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269306728274956727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-84175495082762511102013-11-28T20:06:05.399-08:002013-11-28T20:06:05.399-08:00Hi Carlos,
I got your point. Yes, that's a go...Hi Carlos,<br /><br />I got your point. Yes, that's a good way out till this bug is sorted out. I am eagerly waiting for a bug free LTS release to come out next year. Pear OS is so beautiful! Thanks for the help!Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-73673591361078480742013-11-28T13:49:16.216-08:002013-11-28T13:49:16.216-08:00Do not remove the default wallpaper.Do not remove the default wallpaper.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269306728274956727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-22046399856212327672013-11-28T13:14:14.107-08:002013-11-28T13:14:14.107-08:00Hi arindam,just change the name of the image,the s...Hi arindam,just change the name of the image,the same of some you find in background pictures,then the images from background pictures put in trash,and the picture you want for desktop in desktop,exemple,image from background pictures called land.jpg,and the image you want to change called galaxy.jpg change for land.jpg,remove the first one and put the second one.<br /><br />sorry for my english.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269306728274956727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-30898830450020872902013-11-28T13:12:36.142-08:002013-11-28T13:12:36.142-08:00Hi arindam,just change the name of the image,the s...Hi arindam,just change the name of the image,the same of some you find in background pictures,then the images from background pictures put in trash,and the picture you want for desktop in desktop,exemple,image from background pictures called land.jpg,and the image you want to change called galaxy.jpg change for land.jpg,remove the first one and put the second one.<br /><br />sorry for my english.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269306728274956727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-90581037489212530012013-11-26T20:17:45.640-08:002013-11-26T20:17:45.640-08:00Hi Maddy,
Thanks for liking my reviews. I like P...Hi Maddy, <br /><br />Thanks for liking my reviews. I like Pear OS for its Macish feel. But, I agree with you. A lot of refinement is required for the next lts release. Version 8 seemed a bit half cooked to me.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-17070081121502453512013-11-26T19:55:13.115-08:002013-11-26T19:55:13.115-08:00Hi,
I am writing a review of opensuse 13.1 curre...Hi, <br /><br />I am writing a review of opensuse 13.1 currently and plan to publish by tomorrow.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Arindam Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-54666450611930547682013-11-25T14:00:46.216-08:002013-11-25T14:00:46.216-08:00Hi,
I have little question: do you plan to review ...Hi,<br />I have little question: do you plan to review opensuse 13.1?<br /><br />Regards,BigMarashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166503005151359372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-56770927395351926952013-11-19T00:27:35.526-08:002013-11-19T00:27:35.526-08:00Hi arindam,
another nice review and i like the wa...Hi arindam,<br /><br />another nice review and i like the way you refine your style and structure of your reviews with every new one you do. <br /><br />Im not a fan of that Macish look but I have to admit PearOs really adds some welcome variety in the Desktopecosystem. I especially like PearOs very own tools like MyPear although they are very Macish. Maybe next version will seduce me to give it Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772236300288855539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-59510329492452702162013-11-18T22:09:01.536-08:002013-11-18T22:09:01.536-08:00Hi Mario:
Thanks for liking my review. I tried pa...Hi Mario:<br /><br />Thanks for liking my review. I tried pasting images in the Picture folder but somehow things didn't work out in Pear OS 8, unfortunately. <br /><br />Regards,<br />ArindamArindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-63933784426053640702013-11-18T22:08:05.632-08:002013-11-18T22:08:05.632-08:00I agree Musique is pretty good and provides all th...I agree Musique is pretty good and provides all the additional info that you mentioned. However, the slow import of music files actually pissed me off.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-116697476535206372013-11-18T22:07:21.681-08:002013-11-18T22:07:21.681-08:00Thanks for liking my article. Pear OS 8 is pretty ...Thanks for liking my article. Pear OS 8 is pretty good and I hope the bugs will be ironed out pretty soon.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-57117421150274887822013-11-18T22:06:46.714-08:002013-11-18T22:06:46.714-08:00Initial bugs were there in Pear OS 8 of launcher m...Initial bugs were there in Pear OS 8 of launcher menu not going beyond the 1st page. However, the problem has been resolved now and I could browse multiple pages in Pear OS 8. Here are the screenshots for the same.<br />https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Famgys8c656clWhDSLMId9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink<br /><br />https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.com