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From: mjs (MSHIDELER)
Sadly I gave up on PopOS.
I spent way too long trying to get chrome remote desktop working and it never would which is how I break into my machines at home and get things done on my low-end 17" screen chromebook when I am out and about.
I really wanted PopOS to work as that was also going to be what I put on my wife's machine. With remoteDT not working on Pop, for me anyhow, I wasn't going to chance it for her either.
I am now working on ZorinOS to see what all if I can get chrome's remote DT working on it without issues. We are a Windows hating house :-)
My last move will be to use ChromeFlex in development mode so I can run linux. Already have experience with that and used it quite a bit so it will be nothing new but never tested MoI on the linux layer within ChromeOS / Flex.
Light a candle for me with Zorin. I have a few machines that I really want to get out of the Microsoft world.
From: mjs (MSHIDELER)
"I still confirm Pop Cosmic is not ready for daily drive, at least not for my workstation"
My experience too.
Some apps weren't even in the App store. I installed Zorin (about 10 minutes ago) and the app that wasn't in PoP that should have been was at the top of the list on Zorin.
I couldn't even get Chrome browser to work on PoP installing it right from the app store (I was want to try using that browser thinking it might help remote DT connection work).
Steam also wasn't showing in the store so that made the wife say 'hell no' to PoP.
Is seems like from when I played with it a few years ago, that they have made it worse.
From: PaQ
Well for me steam was there. but with a weird icon ... for remote I need to be able to use parsec, haven't try that one yet either :S
Would be great if all those guy works together to get one working OS for everyone ... if pop fail to deliver I suppose my next choice would be simply Ubuntu, or Fedora.
From: mjs (MSHIDELER)
I agree with Ubuntu or Fedora as well. Mint was also nice but me being lazier about OS babysitting as I....not age but mature, prefer the easiest interface possible.
Well that and I need to master the one that I will put my wife on so I can give better tech support :-)
But, so far, Zorin is hitting it out of the park. About an hour into testing different software and all is good so far.
In a few days I will get to MoI and test that one out.
From: 777RAVEN777
Yeah - I really like the UI of PopOS but it looks like I may have to settle on ZorinOS for my workhorse and maybe PuppyOS for my lighter machine (I have a laptop at my workbench playing YT as I work ;) ) and Mint XFCE seems a little glitchy. I'm in no way adept enough with the Terminal to wade my way through Arch or FreeBSD & need something that'll work straight off without clogging up my system - or spying on me.....
The beauty of Linux is that its use and development is so wide open that no-one really seems to own it; imagine if it were all condensed down to a single (saleable) cooperation - we all know who'd buy it up in a flash! ;)
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