If you are not British then you'll be unfamiliar with the classic British institution of the Open University, but let me tell you, all Chris needs is a kipper tie and a tweed jacket three sizes too small and it will be like being transported back to 1974 at 2 in the morning on BBC 2
Yes, Pop OS has great hardware support. My ethernet controller needs at least kernel 5.9 to work but pop os picked it up at kernel 5.8 (default kernel pop os uses.) I believe Pop OS also optimizes the kernel for gaming/creativity too.
Of all the distros I’ve tried, it’s the only one so far that has automatically detected that my machine had a shitty Broadcom WiFi chip (retired MacBook) and offered to install the correct driver. While it has ultimately lost out to Manjaro, and I’m expecting it to lose to Fedora when I get round to it, it was an excellent experience living with it for a few months
Exactly. It is the only distro that worked out of the box on my Acer R3-131T. In many other distros, I had several problems with Wi-Fi and touchpad. And those few inconveniences (minimizing and launching apps)? Just install GNOME Tweaks and Dash to Dock and you're good to go. Yeah, it's an extra step, but other than that, you get one hell of a distro.
I enjoy your reviews. Especially that you talk about what's good about it, what's bad about it, who would probably like it, and understand not everybody wants the same thing. Good job
I learned and still use alittle Linux Mint on my laptop.. But I have my main PC and soon my laptop is going to Pop! Os.. honestly it has accelerated my work flow and I find easier than windows and even mint. The tiling window manager has been such a blessing to much if what I do. Especially with the fact I use 3 monitors. But I can see how some wouldn't like it. Love the video absolutely amazing! Keep up the great work.
Pop Os! is a nice distro for those who want few headaches trying to install games. The nVidia version helps a lot. Thanks for the video, Mr. Barnatt. A nice Sunday to all of you. Cheers!
Agree 100%. Tried Pop OS on my Ryzen 3600 rig after seeing it on Linus Tech Tips (thanks Anthony). Haven't looked back ever since. The Pop Shop - built in Steam and Lutris - is a godsend.
@@bfapple You can resinstall.. fresh or with your data conservation just after the boot without a media by using a recovery partition. Just press "space" after the boot.
Dear Mr. Christopher Barnatt, your greatest value is the quality of your spoken English and extremely good diction in pronunciation. Thank you for that.
Always appreciate your perspective, thank you for your work! The window tiling and stacking system implemented here is tempting, I like the idea of the almost browser-like stacked “tabs” of applications. In practice, I’ve never been able to stick with automagic kinds of tiling, but this implementation is intriguing. Thank you again for your work!
I was using Mint when I told my friend about Linux. He found Pop!_OS and tried to convince me it's the best OS there. In December I tried it on my own PC and it's just beautiful. I still have Windows on separate partition for some games that I can't manage to run on Pop (just yet ;P) Right, Pieteek? :D
Lovely. This video came at the right time as i have been debating with myself what Linux flavour i should try out next, considering i do a lot of gaming with Nvidia GPU. As a request to Mr Barnartt though, and since i noticed when installing an application from the Pop Shop he picked the Flatpack version of Gimp, I would love to see a video were it is explained in detail the Pros and Cons installing Flatpack or Deb packages. This has always been a very confusing topic with both sides making it difficult for me to decide what is best for my needs. Great video as always Christopher. :)
While not quite fully baked, I've now seen enough to take this distro for a spin (albeit live on the thumb drive). Your attention to detail is always appreciated Chris. Thanks for another great video.
By the standards of mr Barnatt he burnt this OS to the ground. I have nightmares of him saying he is tiny little bit disappointed in me. That would really hurt.
I don't know. I think he was very fair to them in this review. He has had much harsher words for a couple other OS reviews in the past. Well, much harsher by his standards that is. By my standards he is always ultra-polite even when he absolutely detests something. lol
Loved the video, I appreciated it when people review GNOME distros by what they have by default and don't let extensions be an excuse for missing/bad features. Thankfully tiling is optional as I prefer the default GNOME workflow (workspaces). When it comes to launching apps I agree that using a mouse is more work, but for a keyboard it's just hitting super and typing the first letter of the application for me. I think GNOME devs have realized how mouse unfriendly they have become and there are some interesting changes coming in GNOME 40 that I look forward to seeing. (Such as touchpad gestures).
I've been a POPOS user for 3 or 4 months and I really like it. You hit on a few features that I did not know existed and really like. Thanks for a very informative video.
Brilliant video! I enjoy that people are discovering new distros! The one thing which you have left out which I feel is important is the use of multiple workspaces and switching between them. Other distros have multiple workspaces too but together with the tile and stack, it has really improved my workflow to the point the minimise button is not needed. I do believe the removal of the minimise button and the dock are design choices rather than a flaw. That said, your comments on the Pop!_Shop and more missing stuff are really fair! I always enjoy your videos!
As if those tweaks fix all the issues. Typical Linux toxic positivity. Pretending if you have problems they are really your fault or due to your shortcomings, because everything Linux must be inherently great.
@@BeefIngot okay so if you ask if this is something I would like by default then of course I would like that.. Even I don’t understand why developers at POPOS would think not to do that by default.. toxic positivity is a bit harsh here..
Among the jungle of tech channels few have maintained consistent content, fewer have maintained audience interest being consistent, this channel has always something interesting.
Many thanks for this video, very useful. I don’t really like Gnome anything, as one has to give up too much control. Interesting to see PopOs, even if not for me. I generally do a plain vanilla stock Ubuntu install followed by sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop and sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop This way I can switch back to the stock Ubuntu desktop at any time to sort out problems but I spend most of my productive time either in KDE desktop or Lubuntu desktop. This is the great thing about Linux, one can choose.
ive been daily driving popOS for almost a year and i have to say, i can treat it kinda like windows and not linux. when i download a DEB file. i can just double click it to install it instead of using the terminal and treat it like a windows installer (almost). Its little things like that that make a huge difference when using an OS. and for people that are used to windows and mac and all that jazz coming over to linux? i cant recommend it enough. even my nvidia drivers and all the proprietary drivers linux users hate so much actually just work out of the box. My steam games just work right when i enable steam play. its just so nice.
Your videos are always great and I really appreciate the careful editing (including explicitly fast-forwarding through bits of your install). Looks like a nice distro. I do like the universal tab "stacking" that was once going to be included in Windows 10 (but it was canned). Strange there's no minimize button though. Personally I think I still prefer KDE over all other desktop environments.
Good observations as usual, and an interesting take on the distro. I had loaded Pop! on one of my computers and used it for awhile, but wasn't fully satisfied.
I think those annoying front end "bugs" come from Gnome 3 in 20.04/10 ubuntu version. I had the same issues on a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 install and had to install Gnome Tweaks to get back the minimize buttons and disable the auto-hide dock.
Tiling is really great with all the keyboard shortcuts and the different workspace (and also the fact that you only use the super key and not ctrl+alt to do everything).
One thing you missed when talking about the workflow/how many clicks it takes to open up applications is that when you open the activities menu, you can just start typing the name of a program and it will automatically search it up, which is much faster than clicking through the menu. Additionally, you can drag application icons to the activities bar to have the clickable shortcuts more readily available than you demonstrated source: someone who finally stopped using Windows thanks to pop_os
@Rodger Yiis As a long-time Mac user, that's exactly what I appreciate. The most challenging thing I've done to date is install Maya 3D. Everything else is readily available through the Pop Shop, which saves me a lot of time.
Very useful information indeed. Pop OS needs some updates but certainly has potential. Until the issues mentioned in the video not fix I will use Mint or MX Linux for sure
Yep, You're My Favorite Computer Guy For A Long Time Now, Although I Didn't Start Commenting Until Fairly Recently. Yeah, That Bit About Connecting Online Accounts, Services & Location Reminds Me Of That REALLY GREAT Action Drama, 'Person Of Interest'! I Imagine You'd Be Just Like The Character Finch Who Does All The Hacking. Just To Be Clear, That's A Compliment, Man! 👍
I enjoy gaming on POP!_OS. You did point out some inconsistancies I hadn't noticed before. And as a side note, this OS does boot rather slowly from a traditional hard drive (HDD). I always enjoy your videos, Mr. Barnatt, and I look forward to your next. 😁
Thanks for the insight. I'll also stay with Mint. In fact, I am out of the distro-hopping business. I have found that Mint is my go-to and I have done too much customization to keep hopping around.
Awesome video as always! I've been using Pop!_OS for close to a year now and the tiling + all the shortcuts do come in handy. Although I do miss the customization features of Mint and agree that they should have added basic functionalities (like minimizing a window or locking the dock). Nonetheless, a pretty good distro for developers! Edit: Fixed typos :)
Love the content as always. Curious to know your personal workflow to deliver these videos. Noticed it was a month between recording to publishing. Certainly not a criticism, but it does imply you are putting a lot of effort into these.
Ah, you are watching very closely! Yes, right now for various reasons I am shooting about a month ahead, although sometimes a video will "jump the queue", as it were. I prefer, where possible, not to be shooting or editing Sunday's video on the Saturday beforehand!
Btw the alt tab it’s not the same as windows when you have multiple windows of the same app. For that you need to replace the shortcut with the window switching option in the shortcut settings. Also It’s named hide not minimize . (Hide window or hide all windows ). But for the ui minimization you need to install gnome tweaks and it’s really easy.
A tiling windows manager it's a must have for high DPI displays and multiple monitors, it's a pleasure working in side by side windows. I agree with you in everything but your conclusions. Great video as always. My best regards, Chris.
Linux Mint---Yeeaaa! I started using Linux Mint in 2009 when I got frustrated w/Windows Vista. I tried out Zorin OS , Ubuntu, and Pop OS, but I always go back to Linux Mint.
I use this distro for two months. I recommend for standard users. But this distro's main focus point is functionality, not lightness but i use it my 11 years old laptop, results are excellent. Thanks for video.
I've been using Pop_OS for the best part of a year. It's been completely reliable. I used Gnome tweaks to get the minimise and maximise options. I've installed Plank as a dock at the bottom of the desktop with my most used apps.
Great walkthrough. I use this on my surface pro 3 that was just not working well with the latest windows 10. But the pop os brought new life to this tablet. Its great.
Solid distro. When I discovered i3 I quickly switched from Mint to ArcoLinux since its flagship (Xfce/OpenBox/i3) impressed me considerably. Cured my distro hopping. The key to TWM's is assigning apps to workspaces/tags so they always run fullscreen. I use 15 workspaces with two screens in i3 to spread the love around. DE's are always forcing windows to compete for the screen. Competition separates good and evil. Both can't win. :)
Pop!_OS is the distro that I mainly use. I love that it has the community support of Ubuntu but also has more up-to-date packages like Manjaro. Great to see this video!
@@briansrcadventures1316 Give it a whirl. It's really customizable and you have lots of tools at your disposal for the system. It's not based on Ubuntu or Arch. It's the merging of Mepis and Antix. Mepis has a huge community from when it was developed on its own. It's still a great community. There is a reason it's been #1 on the Distrowatxch site.
"Location services... Never turn them on, ever!" "Connect online accounts... You must be joking!" I've been a system administrator for over 20 years and I fully agree! :) Maybe you can do a video about common sense computer security. ;)
PopOS was the only distro I tried that would give me nvidia graphics and wine working out of the box to play World of Warcraft Shadowlands. Not hours of trial and error tweaking files. Now I have a MacMini M1 and World of Waecraft is a native ARM app and just works smashingly that I retired my i7-8086 machine. :-)
I've tried too many Linux distributions to count over the past 20 years. I really like the aesthetics of Pop. I haven't tried Pop myself but I intend to now although it'll have to wait until I finish the upgrade on this old laptop or when I get a new one. The machine I have now is a dual core Intel CPU and it's causing bottlenecking whenever I try a newer more sophisticated distro. The ones aimed at today's machines rather than reviving old machines. Speaking of which. I've been using Peppermint OS which seems to be one of the best low resource yet aesthetically pleasing distros I've tried. It would be great if you took a look at that Chris (if you ever have the spare time that is). It breathes new life into old machines whilst not having to sacrifice aesthetics. 👍 Thanks again for another great video Mr. Barnatt. (Autocorrect wanted to call you Mr. Barnett... lol. I caught it in time. 😉)
A fair review. However, your 2 grips about the OS can easily be solved by installing Gnome Tweaks (as you stated) and then Dash to Dock. Those are the only adjustments I made to it and it solved every issue I had with Pop! OS. I love it and hate the fact that I have to use Windows at work.
I've been enjoying this as a virtualized device on Windows for several months. Pretty sure I solved most of the issues pointed out here though I can't remember exactly how. Mostly Gnome Tweaks and extensions iirc. Pop OS! has some minor issues but is a great distro that should only get better.
Thank you for making the video. I did not know pop!Os, I did know of it, and you helped me get aquainted. About the maximum windows, the way I do it is using the virtual desktop. In gnome (I use Fedora) I just flip through maximized windows by using super+arrow (down or up). This is going to change in the next release to super+arrow (right or left). I actually never use minimization because I can just use the super key plus arrows and home or end. It would not be an issue for me, although I would prefer Pop!os to be bound to Fedora in stead of ubuntu. Everyone has his/her preference I guess. Thank again for the video! P.S. I always thought that pop!os was bound to system76, but I guess I was wrong.
A fair and honest review Chris, thanks! But, like you, I think I will be sticking with Linux Mint which I have been using for about a month now. Not a big fan of location services either, but it is nice that an OS like Pop!OS gives the end user the option to turn it off when installing the OS.
@@trinidad17 Its been the most painless of all the Linux distros and desktop environments I've used; just installing GNOME Extensions plugin for Firefox and clicking a couple buttons to customize it really isn't that big of a deal
The location service helps set the night light from dusk til dawn, which varies throughout the year. If you use the night light it works better with the location service enabled.
Thanks for the review of Pop! OS. It has some unique features but in general I am not a fan of the Gnome desktop. Catch you in the next video. Stay well!
Having refined ability to juggle windows on a screen is nice, but I much appreciate refined ability to juggle windows on multiple displays. I began using a dual-monitor set-up when graphics cards first began offering multiple outputs. I predict my next computer will be driving three displays.
I bought a System76 laptop, which lasted less than a year. It included PopOS and I _hated_ it. I ended up using ElementaryOS on it which I like a _lot_ better. In fact, I still use Elementary OS as my main OS on my desktop and laptop.
Totally agree with you. I just recently Purchased a System 76 laptop because I wanted a new high speed computer that I could be assured it would run Linux but I also find Pop!_OS to be very limiting. The computer does however run Mint very well so I'm in the process of setting up a triple boot of Pop, Windows and Mint all on seperate drives. The 76 machine is Lightening fast however!!
God Video again. Really nice, that you try out theese distros. I Myself use Pepermint, when it has to be small. Previously i was very happy with Elementary Linux.
Thanks for another entertaining and informative video. I took away two things this time; first, we're alike in that I, too click 'no' to location, social media login, etc. during a setup (and I talk to the OS too!). Secondly, now that I know about the 'Super' key in Linux, I'm tempted to rename another key to 'man' ;-) Stay safe!
I was an avid Pop!_Os user except that it would not lock my pc from sleep mode, meaning anyone could get into the OS. Using MX Linux now, which I find to be the best of everything - Speed, stability, customisation, and great on resources.
The new Manjaro actually lets you do all the same things and it minimizes into the dock . I was VERY surprised how similar the two are actually. You can also have a hideable dock.
Chris, thanks for an excellent overview of YAUV (Yet Another Unbuntu Variant). Given my liking for running on elderly hardware, my favourite distros are currently the XFCE version of Mint and MX. But it is always nice to be aware of other choices. When setting up Linux PC's for use by less nerdy family members, I don't really like having to do a lot of post installation refinement to aid usability. Sooner or later I may come across something that both has a more intuitive look and feel for non expert users and also runs well on old hardware. When I last tested it, I quite liked the approach used by Endless OS for this. However as it was Gnome based, the graphics were a bit sluggish on old laptops. I have also tried Neverware's CloudReady which kind of gives a free version of ChromeOS. I did find its installation process a bit wierd and awkward. Also, the resulting functionality was minimal, even relative to an actual Chromebook. In other news, I have just de-archived some conference papers I wrote in the 1990's, so they are no longer only held on 3.5" floppies. That lead to the discovery that modern versions of MS Word do not want to read files from either Word for Windows 2.0 or 6.0. Luckily, I have a copy of Office 2000 that can read those files.
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I'm an intermediate tech nerd but I just love hearing this guy talk
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Greetings Leslie!
He is incredible, both as a teacher and an entertainer. The videos are top notch.
Come for the interesting tech talk and stay for the clever stand-up comedy routine. I never miss an episode.
If you are not British then you'll be unfamiliar with the classic British institution of the Open University, but let me tell you, all Chris needs is a kipper tie and a tweed jacket three sizes too small and it will be like being transported back to 1974 at 2 in the morning on BBC 2
"sign in to online services? .... You must be joking! ... Location services ... Never!"
😁
Exactly as me!
this guy here is privacy conscious
Who wants the fbi to open up lol
There's almost no option but to do so on your phone (Google account/Apple ID), however, unless you don't mind losing tons of functionality.
Pop os cured my distro hopping. It’s stable, fast, Debian/Ubuntu based. Hardware support might be the best in all current linux distro. Loving it ❤️
Yes, Pop OS has great hardware support. My ethernet controller needs at least kernel 5.9 to work but pop os picked it up at kernel 5.8 (default kernel pop os uses.) I believe Pop OS also optimizes the kernel for gaming/creativity too.
Of all the distros I’ve tried, it’s the only one so far that has automatically detected that my machine had a shitty Broadcom WiFi chip (retired MacBook) and offered to install the correct driver. While it has ultimately lost out to Manjaro, and I’m expecting it to lose to Fedora when I get round to it, it was an excellent experience living with it for a few months
For sure.
Exactly. It is the only distro that worked out of the box on my Acer R3-131T. In many other distros, I had several problems with Wi-Fi and touchpad. And those few inconveniences (minimizing and launching apps)? Just install GNOME Tweaks and Dash to Dock and you're good to go. Yeah, it's an extra step, but other than that, you get one hell of a distro.
Hardware Support?
Yup everything on my notebook worked out of the box
"Connect online accounts, you must be joking."
Right, that was funny.
I was going to mention the same.
Just about to mention the same +1
Truthful Words Just Flow like Water.
a self-hosted NextCloud would be nice though :P
so it's only me then :(
I enjoy your reviews. Especially that you talk about what's good about it, what's bad about it, who would probably like it, and understand not everybody wants the same thing. Good job
I learned and still use alittle Linux Mint on my laptop.. But I have my main PC and soon my laptop is going to Pop! Os.. honestly it has accelerated my work flow and I find easier than windows and even mint. The tiling window manager has been such a blessing to much if what I do. Especially with the fact I use 3 monitors. But I can see how some wouldn't like it. Love the video absolutely amazing! Keep up the great work.
Who but Chris can provide us with such informative videos,
He saves the time we need to discover all the main features of new products.
Thanks
Now I know......why this distro is so popular.... thanks for the video..
I think Chris attended the Alan Whicker school of TV presentation.
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"There are just too many Whickers..." :))
Pop Os! is a nice distro for those who want few headaches trying to install games. The nVidia version helps a lot. Thanks for the video, Mr. Barnatt. A nice Sunday to all of you. Cheers!
Agree 100%. Tried Pop OS on my Ryzen 3600 rig after seeing it on Linus Tech Tips (thanks Anthony). Haven't looked back ever since. The Pop Shop - built in Steam and Lutris - is a godsend.
@@bfapple I read "Anthony" in a comment - I hit like. :D
Pop os is cool especially with the recovery option by default.
@@Didier88600 Remind me please what that recovery mode does?
@@bfapple You can resinstall.. fresh or with your data conservation just after the boot without a media by using a recovery partition. Just press "space" after the boot.
Dear Mr. Christopher Barnatt,
your greatest value is the quality of your spoken English and extremely good diction in pronunciation. Thank you for that.
Many thanks :)
Every time Mr. Barnatt reviews an OS you can feel the developers sweating bullets.
Always appreciate your perspective, thank you for your work! The window tiling and stacking system implemented here is tempting, I like the idea of the almost browser-like stacked “tabs” of applications. In practice, I’ve never been able to stick with automagic kinds of tiling, but this implementation is intriguing. Thank you again for your work!
Pop os is the only linux distro that I've fallen in love with to consider using it as my future os on my laptop.
Watch out! It's highly addictive!
@@derisis13 I'm addicted to Pop_OS ; likewise! 🙋♂
I think I may have fallen in Love Pop_Os my new fav distro.
I'm just watching this video again and again just because this is nice and I love EC's method of presenting content 😁
He is the best
I was using Mint when I told my friend about Linux. He found Pop!_OS and tried to convince me it's the best OS there. In December I tried it on my own PC and it's just beautiful. I still have Windows on separate partition for some games that I can't manage to run on Pop (just yet ;P)
Right, Pieteek? :D
Yep.
I have a Windows partition so I can play The King of Fighters on Steam 😂 Windows is a videogame now
Lovely. This video came at the right time as i have been debating with myself what Linux flavour i should try out next, considering i do a lot of gaming with Nvidia GPU.
As a request to Mr Barnartt though, and since i noticed when installing an application from the Pop Shop he picked the Flatpack version of Gimp, I would love to see a video were it is explained in detail the Pros and Cons installing Flatpack or Deb packages. This has always been a very confusing topic with both sides making it difficult for me to decide what is best for my needs.
Great video as always Christopher. :)
While not quite fully baked, I've now seen enough to take this distro for a spin (albeit live on the thumb drive). Your attention to detail is always appreciated Chris. Thanks for another great video.
By the standards of mr Barnatt he burnt this OS to the ground. I have nightmares of him saying he is tiny little bit disappointed in me. That would really hurt.
I don't know. I think he was very fair to them in this review. He has had much harsher words for a couple other OS reviews in the past. Well, much harsher by his standards that is. By my standards he is always ultra-polite even when he absolutely detests something. lol
I really appreciate this review because I've been thinking about trying out Pop Os. Like you, I'll probably stay with Linux Mint 😁
Loved the video, I appreciated it when people review GNOME distros by what they have by default and don't let extensions be an excuse for missing/bad features.
Thankfully tiling is optional as I prefer the default GNOME workflow (workspaces). When it comes to launching apps I agree that using a mouse is more work, but for a keyboard it's just hitting super and typing the first letter of the application for me.
I think GNOME devs have realized how mouse unfriendly they have become and there are some interesting changes coming in GNOME 40 that I look forward to seeing. (Such as touchpad gestures).
I love the retro, TV-like style of the presentation of the videos on this channel.
I've been a POPOS user for 3 or 4 months and I really like it. You hit on a few features that I did not know existed and really like. Thanks for a very informative video.
Brilliant video! I enjoy that people are discovering new distros!
The one thing which you have left out which I feel is important is the use of multiple workspaces and switching between them. Other distros have multiple workspaces too but together with the tile and stack, it has really improved my workflow to the point the minimise button is not needed. I do believe the removal of the minimise button and the dock are design choices rather than a flaw. That said, your comments on the Pop!_Shop and more missing stuff are really fair! I always enjoy your videos!
Agree with all of the "Missing stuff", some of those minor things could be viewed as deal breakers to some.
Actually they are not at all missing stuff, one can use GNOME Tweaks and customize as they like....
As if those tweaks fix all the issues. Typical Linux toxic positivity.
Pretending if you have problems they are really your fault or due to your shortcomings, because everything Linux must be inherently great.
@@BeefIngot okay so if you ask if this is something I would like by default then of course I would like that..
Even I don’t understand why developers at POPOS would think not to do that by default..
toxic positivity is a bit harsh here..
Indeed, busy or lazy folk like myself don't like having to apply tweaks after each install... :)
@@derekp2674 So you are just too lazy to click a couple of buttons?
Among the jungle of tech channels few have maintained consistent content, fewer have maintained audience interest being consistent, this channel has always something interesting.
Many thanks for this video, very useful. I don’t really like Gnome anything, as one has to give up too much control. Interesting to see PopOs, even if not for me. I generally do a plain vanilla stock Ubuntu install followed by sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop and sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop This way I can switch back to the stock Ubuntu desktop at any time to sort out problems but I spend most of my productive time either in KDE desktop or Lubuntu desktop. This is the great thing about Linux, one can choose.
Thanks for the thorough review video! I still like mint but wouldn’t mind trying pop os. Keep up the great content.
Pop OS team addressed pretty much all the issues mentioned in Missing Stuff section in their latest version.
Great to hear!
ive been daily driving popOS for almost a year and i have to say, i can treat it kinda like windows and not linux. when i download a DEB file. i can just double click it to install it instead of using the terminal and treat it like a windows installer (almost). Its little things like that that make a huge difference when using an OS. and for people that are used to windows and mac and all that jazz coming over to linux? i cant recommend it enough. even my nvidia drivers and all the proprietary drivers linux users hate so much actually just work out of the box. My steam games just work right when i enable steam play. its just so nice.
Your videos are always great and I really appreciate the careful editing (including explicitly fast-forwarding through bits of your install). Looks like a nice distro. I do like the universal tab "stacking" that was once going to be included in Windows 10 (but it was canned). Strange there's no minimize button though. Personally I think I still prefer KDE over all other desktop environments.
You are looking healthier every week, Sir Chris! Keep doing whatever you've been doing! I feel better now.
Your pauses in your videos are very effective. My English teacher would be proud.
Yes. He does speak very good english, doesn't he?
Good observations as usual, and an interesting take on the distro. I had loaded Pop! on one of my computers and used it for awhile, but wasn't fully satisfied.
Really interesting. This is the first Linux OS I'm trying after failing to get on with Ubuntu. I find it friendlier.
Thanks for another excellent video. I am not yet a Linux user, and based on this video I don’t think Pop OS would be my first choice of distro.
I think those annoying front end "bugs" come from Gnome 3 in 20.04/10 ubuntu version. I had the same issues on a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 install and had to install Gnome Tweaks to get back the minimize buttons and disable the auto-hide dock.
Tiling is really great with all the keyboard shortcuts and the different workspace (and also the fact that you only use the super key and not ctrl+alt to do everything).
One thing you missed when talking about the workflow/how many clicks it takes to open up applications is that when you open the activities menu, you can just start typing the name of a program and it will automatically search it up, which is much faster than clicking through the menu.
Additionally, you can drag application icons to the activities bar to have the clickable shortcuts more readily available than you demonstrated
source: someone who finally stopped using Windows thanks to pop_os
After hearing a lot of good things about this distro, I was tempted to use it. After your video I see this clearly isn't for me. Thanks for the video!
@Rodger Yiis As a long-time Mac user, that's exactly what I appreciate. The most challenging thing I've done to date is install Maya 3D. Everything else is readily available through the Pop Shop, which saves me a lot of time.
I feel like I have gone back to a 90s BBC tech show ( That is not a critism ) 👍
Been running pop os on my iMac for about 6 months now and love it.
Very useful information indeed. Pop OS needs some updates but certainly has potential. Until the issues mentioned in the video not fix I will use Mint or MX Linux for sure
My favorite “professor” talks about my favorite Linux Distro.
5:03 "Connect online accounts, you must be joking" Hilarious and true, never connect your accounts to your OS for privacy.
Yep, You're My Favorite Computer Guy For A Long Time Now, Although I Didn't Start Commenting Until Fairly Recently. Yeah, That Bit About Connecting Online Accounts, Services & Location Reminds Me Of That REALLY GREAT Action Drama, 'Person Of Interest'! I Imagine You'd Be Just Like The Character Finch Who Does All The Hacking. Just To Be Clear, That's A Compliment, Man! 👍
I enjoy gaming on POP!_OS. You did point out some inconsistancies I hadn't noticed before. And as a side note, this OS does boot rather slowly from a traditional hard drive (HDD).
I always enjoy your videos, Mr. Barnatt, and I look forward to your next. 😁
Thanks for the insight. I'll also stay with Mint. In fact, I am out of the distro-hopping business. I have found that Mint is my go-to and I have done too much customization to keep hopping around.
Awesome video as always! I've been using Pop!_OS for close to a year now and the tiling + all the shortcuts do come in handy. Although I do miss the customization features of Mint and agree that they should have added basic functionalities (like minimizing a window or locking the dock). Nonetheless, a pretty good distro for developers!
Edit: Fixed typos :)
Love the content as always. Curious to know your personal workflow to deliver these videos. Noticed it was a month between recording to publishing. Certainly not a criticism, but it does imply you are putting a lot of effort into these.
Ah, you are watching very closely! Yes, right now for various reasons I am shooting about a month ahead, although sometimes a video will "jump the queue", as it were. I prefer, where possible, not to be shooting or editing Sunday's video on the Saturday beforehand!
It's seldom good to do anything in a rush :)
Btw the alt tab it’s not the same as windows when you have multiple windows of the same app. For that you need to replace the shortcut with the window switching option in the shortcut settings. Also It’s named hide not minimize . (Hide window or hide all windows ). But for the ui minimization you need to install gnome tweaks and it’s really easy.
A tiling windows manager it's a must have for high DPI displays and multiple monitors, it's a pleasure working in side by side windows. I agree with you in everything but your conclusions. Great video as always.
My best regards, Chris.
Linux Mint---Yeeaaa! I started using Linux Mint in 2009 when I got frustrated w/Windows Vista. I tried out Zorin OS , Ubuntu, and Pop OS, but I always go back to Linux Mint.
I use this distro for two months. I recommend for standard users.
But this distro's main focus point is functionality, not lightness but i use it my 11 years old laptop, results are excellent. Thanks for video.
I've been using Pop_OS for the best part of a year. It's been completely reliable. I used Gnome tweaks to get the minimise and maximise options. I've installed Plank as a dock at the bottom of the desktop with my most used apps.
Great walkthrough.
I use this on my surface pro 3 that was just not working well with the latest windows 10. But the pop os brought new life to this tablet. Its great.
This is really interesting feedback. It seems that Microsoft is not good at supporting older Surface tablets (I had to change the OS on my Surface 2).
You should start a separate channel where you read books on video. Your voice is very soothing and calming. :)
PopOS and Manjaro are my two fave Gnome distros.
Thanks for showing off this distro.... The "Missing Stuff" made me realize that the Mint I'm already using is just fine!!
That 'missing stuff' can be added in less than 5 minutes.
Solid distro. When I discovered i3 I quickly switched from Mint to ArcoLinux since its flagship (Xfce/OpenBox/i3) impressed me considerably. Cured my distro hopping. The key to TWM's is assigning apps to workspaces/tags so they always run fullscreen. I use 15 workspaces with two screens in i3 to spread the love around. DE's are always forcing windows to compete for the screen. Competition separates good and evil. Both can't win. :)
Pop!_OS is the distro that I mainly use. I love that it has the community support of Ubuntu but also has more up-to-date packages like Manjaro. Great to see this video!
Workflow looks better than 90% of other linux distros
Here I am, first again! Ready to watch the best tech stuff ever!
You're first comment on a fantastic video. You should treat yourself to something special to celebrate! 😊👍
Yes, you get another Gold Medal! :)
Pop OS! On ExplainingComputers!
I've been daily driving this OS for the past year and I'm still going to watch 😁
Manjaro XFCE fan here, but that was a great overview, thank you! I'd love to see you review NextCloud 21, it's supposed to be greatly improved.
I'm glad that it's not just me... I find the 'hikkups' of PopOS amazingly annoying. I'm also hooked on Linux Mint!
Try MX Linux. You'll LOVE IT! Personally, I prefer it over Mint, although Mint is a very good OS. Chris loves it so it must be good, right?
same here, i'll try manjaro with gnome next i think
@@Uniblab8 MX Linux is something I've been considering as well.
Linux Mint is my favourite too, the Cinnamon edition.
@@briansrcadventures1316 Give it a whirl. It's really customizable and you have lots of tools at your disposal for the system. It's not based on Ubuntu or Arch. It's the merging of Mepis and Antix. Mepis has a huge community from when it was developed on its own. It's still a great community. There is a reason it's been #1 on the Distrowatxch site.
Downloading the ISO. Gonna test it on my Dell Latitude later on tonight. I been tinkering with this laptop a lot lately. Me and my buddy Rufus.
Test result: Nice! I googled the system requirements and even though the laptop offers just enough, its mostly a smooth running system.
"Location services... Never turn them on, ever!"
"Connect online accounts... You must be joking!"
I've been a system administrator for over 20 years and I fully agree! :)
Maybe you can do a video about common sense computer security. ;)
Look, what's here? Another great video from Chris!
PopOS was the only distro I tried that would give me nvidia graphics and wine working out of the box to play World of Warcraft Shadowlands. Not hours of trial and error tweaking files.
Now I have a MacMini M1 and World of Waecraft is a native ARM app and just works smashingly that I retired my i7-8086 machine. :-)
Agree 100%. Nvidia and Wine support on Pop OS is top notch. The Pop Shop is the holy grail of Ubuntu distros!
Greetings from Malawi!!!!
Hello from Zambia, my friend!
@@DannyMexen9 nice to meet you!!
I've tried too many Linux distributions to count over the past 20 years. I really like the aesthetics of Pop. I haven't tried Pop myself but I intend to now although it'll have to wait until I finish the upgrade on this old laptop or when I get a new one. The machine I have now is a dual core Intel CPU and it's causing bottlenecking whenever I try a newer more sophisticated distro. The ones aimed at today's machines rather than reviving old machines. Speaking of which. I've been using Peppermint OS which seems to be one of the best low resource yet aesthetically pleasing distros I've tried. It would be great if you took a look at that Chris (if you ever have the spare time that is). It breathes new life into old machines whilst not having to sacrifice aesthetics. 👍
Thanks again for another great video Mr. Barnatt. (Autocorrect wanted to call you Mr. Barnett... lol. I caught it in time. 😉)
A fair review. However, your 2 grips about the OS can easily be solved by installing Gnome Tweaks (as you stated) and then Dash to Dock. Those are the only adjustments I made to it and it solved every issue I had with Pop! OS. I love it and hate the fact that I have to use Windows at work.
I've been enjoying this as a virtualized device on Windows for several months. Pretty sure I solved most of the issues pointed out here though I can't remember exactly how. Mostly Gnome Tweaks and extensions iirc. Pop OS! has some minor issues but is a great distro that should only get better.
Thank you for making the video. I did not know pop!Os, I did know of it, and you helped me get aquainted. About the maximum windows, the way I do it is using the virtual desktop. In gnome (I use Fedora) I just flip through maximized windows by using super+arrow (down or up). This is going to change in the next release to super+arrow (right or left). I actually never use minimization because I can just use the super key plus arrows and home or end. It would not be an issue for me, although I would prefer Pop!os to be bound to Fedora in stead of ubuntu. Everyone has his/her preference I guess. Thank again for the video!
P.S. I always thought that pop!os was bound to system76, but I guess I was wrong.
Just to add that you can also get the same window tiling feature in Fedora by adding the pop-shell extension.
Definitely my favorite distribution.
A fair and honest review Chris, thanks! But, like you, I think I will be sticking with Linux Mint which I have been using for about a month now. Not a big fan of location services either, but it is nice that an OS like Pop!OS gives the end user the option to turn it off when installing the OS.
Good morning.
Greetings!
You can add ... I was about to say you can install GNOME Extensions to add minimize and maximize buttons back in, and then you brought that up
Yeah but man, when basic functionality requires installing extra software you know you're in for a rough ride.
@@trinidad17 Its been the most painless of all the Linux distros and desktop environments I've used; just installing GNOME Extensions plugin for Firefox and clicking a couple buttons to customize it really isn't that big of a deal
Thanks ! I was thinking about getting Pop OS but now I think I will stick with Ubuntu
The location service helps set the night light from dusk til dawn, which varies throughout the year. If you use the night light it works better with the location service enabled.
Thanks for the review of Pop! OS. It has some unique features but in general I am not a fan of the Gnome desktop. Catch you in the next video. Stay well!
Having refined ability to juggle windows on a screen is nice, but I much appreciate refined ability to juggle windows on multiple displays. I began using a dual-monitor set-up when graphics cards first began offering multiple outputs. I predict my next computer will be driving three displays.
I bought a System76 laptop, which lasted less than a year. It included PopOS and I _hated_ it. I ended up using ElementaryOS on it which I like a _lot_ better. In fact, I still use Elementary OS as my main OS on my desktop and laptop.
I am a Pop_OS lover and I am proud of it.
:)
Totally agree with you. I just recently Purchased a System 76 laptop because I wanted a new high speed computer that I could be assured it would run Linux but I also find Pop!_OS to be very limiting. The computer does however run Mint very well so I'm in the process of setting up a triple boot of Pop, Windows and Mint all on seperate drives. The 76 machine is Lightening fast however!!
Another really nice OS, will be looking into this a little more this week
God Video again. Really nice, that you try out theese distros. I Myself use Pepermint, when it has to be small. Previously i was very happy with Elementary Linux.
Like always great video Chris 👍 commenting after such a long time
Thanks for another entertaining and informative video. I took away two things this time; first, we're alike in that I, too click 'no' to location, social media login, etc. during a setup (and I talk to the OS too!).
Secondly, now that I know about the 'Super' key in Linux, I'm tempted to rename another key to 'man' ;-)
Stay safe!
Good morning! I'm pleased to see you taking a cracking at my daily driver!
I love your videos! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! Will try!
I installed feren os recently.. it looks very elegant. Kde connect is also very handy
I was an avid Pop!_Os user except that it would not lock my pc from sleep mode, meaning anyone could get into the OS.
Using MX Linux now, which I find to be the best of everything - Speed, stability, customisation, and great on resources.
The new Manjaro actually lets you do all the same things and it minimizes into the dock . I was VERY surprised how similar the two are actually. You can also have a hideable dock.
I believe Manjaro Gnome now includes the pop shell extension.
Chris, thanks for an excellent overview of YAUV (Yet Another Unbuntu Variant). Given my liking for running on elderly hardware, my favourite distros are currently the XFCE version of Mint and MX. But it is always nice to be aware of other choices.
When setting up Linux PC's for use by less nerdy family members, I don't really like having to do a lot of post installation refinement to aid usability.
Sooner or later I may come across something that both has a more intuitive look and feel for non expert users and also runs well on old hardware.
When I last tested it, I quite liked the approach used by Endless OS for this. However as it was Gnome based, the graphics were a bit sluggish on old laptops.
I have also tried Neverware's CloudReady which kind of gives a free version of ChromeOS. I did find its installation process a bit wierd and awkward. Also, the resulting functionality was minimal, even relative to an actual Chromebook.
In other news, I have just de-archived some conference papers I wrote in the 1990's, so they are no longer only held on 3.5" floppies. That lead to the discovery that modern versions of MS Word do not want to read files from either Word for Windows 2.0 or 6.0. Luckily, I have a copy of Office 2000 that can read those files.
man, this is 10x more interesting than computer science at school
So true
Slight typo on ‘launcher’ about half way though, otherwise another great video Chris!
This channel is like therapy
I was curious, now I know more than I did, thank you Chris.