Pinguy OS 11.04 Review - Linux Distro Reviews

A review of the feature-packed Pinguy OS 11.04. Another Ubuntu derivative that is sticking with Gnome 2.32 to provide a fully-functional and feature rich desktop experience. It's ideal for desktop powerhouse, as minimal tweaking is required. All needs that you could possibly have are covered here, and an impressive array of tools/utilities abound for a reasonable 1.5 - 1.7 GB download depending on architecture. Definitely rivals Mac OS X on looks, functionality, and usability out of the box.

Resource intensive, but ready for anything.

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[pcpik3r]

so what would you reccomend for a pentium 4 with 512mb ram???

[InfinitelyGalactic]

@pcpik3r I'd go with something lightweight, like Xubuntu, Lubuntu, or Linux Mint LXDE, or Linux Mint Debian Xfce Edition. :-)

[sas1ni69]

@InfinitelyGalactic or I would recommend a new computer.

[InfinitelyGalactic]

@sas1ni69 lolz....

[dhwand]

iv'e been looking for this wallpaper where can i get it from ?

[InfinitelyGalactic]

@dhwand Umm, I think it might even be a wallpaper from OS X leopard. Maybe try searching 'black and white pier wallpaper os x' and see what comes up, or google up the 'OS X Leopard wallpaper pack', that should turn up the right kind of results....good luck!

[Jdwill1014]

well bye windows 7 this is my new os

[deano22lfc]

just installed it now on virtual box, got no idea how to change these icons tho :P

[Velli1987]

I like how he says it's a memory hog needing 700MB RAM out of the box. Right when he said that I checked my windows computer and default need is 2GB RAM

[DhoomCH]

how much ram and cpu are we talking about .. ?

can it run perfectly in 7 gb of ram and intel core 2due 2.10 ?

[BroknSircut]

Damn i wish i found this before ubuntu... this thing is my ubuntu setup with all my apps installled without using my time finding all my apps.love it...

[Twistguy0]

Ok well i was wondering if I were to get one and say i wanted to download iTunes or something that does not come in Linux format only mac and windows witch format would I Use. And this goes to like all programs

[TheProgrammingWorld]

Hey what programs do you use in order to record your desktop? Please tell me

[bodidarma505]

some great thoughts hear, might be a bit of a bear for a new user.  simple is usually better.

[poojkhgf]

Sayng it uses 700mb ram in use is not much help to a non linux user - how does that compare with, PclinuxOS or Xubuntu?

[Xaahu]

@pcpik3r a new computer :)