Nitrux

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Ubuntu Studio For First Time User


I’ve been using Ubuntu Studio since I decided to run Ubuntu along-side my MacOSX and Chrome OS (yes, that’s possible). Kinda late actually since everyone else in the world has tested Ubuntu at least once in their life. So, I guess I’m not too late to try this. Or may I say that I’m actually just at the right time to test a Linux myself? The Linux my friends use looked crappy and ugly. Sounds harsh, but you know this is true.

Ubuntu STudio

 

No matter how good you are in programming or you can even boil an egg with a command line… when I say ugly here, I mean by the look only.

 

 

 

After the first install, I am starting to fall in love with Linux and started my path of searching a better (looking) Linux since then:

These are the list of Linux distros I’ve tried, it’s ordered from the one I favor the most first:

  1. Ubuntu 17.10
  2. Elementary OS
  3. Pop OS
  4. Solus
  5. Zorin
  6. Deepin
  7. Nitrux
  8. Freespire

I have also tried other flavors, you can find them using the search bar somewhere on this web. The first Linux I tried is Gallium before I walked my way installing Linux on my Chromebook using Crouton. No details will be covered here except for Ubuntu Studio, you can check the links on the list above to see more about the Linux version you want to know.

What Ubuntu Studio Offers

Ubuntu Studio is claimed to offer better multimedia production and experience. Started by changing its default theme including sounds. Optimized photo and video editing software, such as Gimp for photo editing and Pitivi for video editing. I haven’t tried any music editing software until now.

Ubuntu looks good too, just like it’s previous version (16) which is running alongside my Chrome OS right now. It’s not the best looking, but everything measured and placed just fine.

My Conclusion

So, if you are a first time Linux user like me, I’m suggesting to start with Ubuntu 17.10 or Elementary OS and Zorin OS for Mac user and Solus for Windows user. Again, for the sake of similar look only.

 

Nitrux, Not Average Linux

Nitrux, Not Average Linux And What Makes It So


Yesterday I downloaded and tried Nitrux, a not your average Linux from its official website. You can go directly to Nitrux, Not Average Linux website by clicking here and ignore other three hundred words I typed just for the sake of meeting the SEO need. 😀

But, really… I have to admit that I’m not a techie guy (like I said in my previous post and a post before that).

What makes me feel comfortable about “playing” with Linux installation is that everything is so simple and fast.

I have installed Ubuntu 17.10, Gallium, elementary, Endless, Pop, Solus, and Freespire. Honestly, I had to open my Finder to remember those OS’s names.

Sometimes I even forgot to unplug the LIVE USB installer because I couldn’t catch the transition between running it from Live USB or actually run it on my laptop’s system. All I need to do was plugged the USB, some mouse clicks then I left it running (most of the times). I couldn’t do that with Liri, I found it too confusing and the instructions I found were not clear (or I’m just plain stewpeedeh).

This is what Nitrux looks like on my Chromebook. Mind the exclamation mark, it does that when Non-Chrome OS installed:

Some Story About Nitrux, Not Average Linux (for me) ;p

Nitrux based on Ubuntu 17.10 and made by people who were in charge of designing Nitrux Theme (used on Ubuntu dev branch). It introduces Nomad desktop which is built on top of KDE Plasma 5 and Qt. Nitrux features the Babe music player and the Nomad Firewall utility.

First and foremost, Nitrux makes use of snap packages; so installing software is handled a bit differently than the norm. Even though Nitrux is based on Ubuntu, the apt install isn’t what you want to use (although it is available).

It’s minimum requirements are:

  • 2.66 GHz quad-core CPU or better.
  • 4 GB system memory.
  • 256 MB video memory and OpenGL 2.0 support.
  • 4.29 GB of free hard drive space.

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Get Nitrux here.

Want to dig more into what makes Nitrux, A Not Average Linux? Check  my sources below:

https://itsfoss.com
https://www.linux.com
https://distrowatch.com