the high swap space i would guess, is because wattOS runs from ram. and is primarily used as a faster option for the very low spec netbooks. i remember using the older releases(R5/6/7, micro watt), and enjoyed reviving those 10.1 inch machines. WattOS does hold a special place in my GNU/linux learning progression, as a step to take after getting comfortable with ubuntu (back then was 11.04). I've discovered and tried a few distros that you've reviewed on your channel. keep up the good content, i always enjoy seeing a new video that you've put together.
Debian minimal installation with LXDE is wonderful and quick. Don't worry the spin built over it, but this is interesting for people who can't spend time or knowledges to customize its environment.
I'm glad I came across this, first for WattOS, but because there are explanations about what uses what and where you change things, stuff that I just didn't understand before with the different distributions.
@DistroTube - few days ago i tested and posted movie about ShellGPT in Linux. Full integration Ai in Linux - just say what want to do ( system update, download something, write anything ) and it will do it. Fantastic tool! Maybe this do movie about that? I'm to small too anyone find my video and I'm do only in polish language. Worth to check it! Cheers
WattOS R-12 is still a work in progress. I installed on a Dell Latitude E-6500 I had a few weeks ago.. Install was easy enough (using wired Ethernet to get wifi driver) and it indeed it's light on resources . But I had a few issues, out of the box there is no applet to set the Date/time or printer support...easy enough to install but ... Also I found that installed Flatpaks don't integrate with the "start" menu even when installed thru the software center. WattOS is not quiet "ready for prime time" yet.
nice review. yeah wattos was designed to keep as light as possible hence the odd mix of programs you can also at the login page.. change from default xsession to the LXDE .. OR .. you can open directly in Openbox.. thats at the top right.. you have power, time, a man in a circle.. then the session icon :) lil extra for you
Installed on an old HP/Compaq DC5700 with 4 gigs of ram, stock GPU, 80 GB Hard Drive, and a Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz. Shocked how well WattOS runs. I have tried other distros like Bohdi, Q4OS, Zorin, and Lubuntu on my DC5700 and none ran as fast and was easy to set up the way I want it as WattOS. Currently running the Brave browser with 6 extensions installed and 11 tabs open. Can switch between tabs with hardly any lag and watch TH-cam in 720p with no stutter. Recommend to anyone looking to keep an old desktop in service
I actually have a DVD I burned of the old WattOS when I first started using Linux. I've been using the new version since I first saw it come up in the news on Distrowatch. It works pretty well on my N3150 Celeron with only 4GB of RAM. I too like that it doesn't come loaded up with a bunch of stuff I would probably change or never use. I ran LXLE for years, so I'm a big fan of LXDE. It makes sense that it got dropped to move LXQt forward, as it can lean on KDE for applications and the LXQt desktop has improved greatly in the past few years. However, I do miss the regular updates to LXLE and all of the new (to me) software and wallpapers that would come out with each update. I would love to see LXLE rebase off of Debian or someone to do what they did with regards to improving Lubuntu now that they use LXQt.
Objection about gParted. I think it is great that it is installed on the system and it or KDE Partition Manager should be preinstalled on any graphical distribution. I often use it for other internal (not the current booted one) and external drives. Even on Windows you have Disk Management installed by default and to my knowledge it is also not uninstallable and if it was deemed to dangerous Microsoft would only deliver diskpart as command line utility. I don't think it is problem that it comes installed and helps more knowledgable users not having to install it.
Derek. GParted is useful for more than just the drive you are booted off of. It helps you work on other drives as well. Saying that it shouldn't be installed on an installed OS is shortsighted.
I usually use Peppermint OS which is a great distro that runs on anything. For my latest impulse purchase, an ancient netbook with a very unimpressive CPU, I decided to try going even lighter. I don't think I could have chosen a better distro than wattOS. It's basically a stripped down Peppermint OS and that's saying something since Peppermint OS is a heavily stripped down Debian. Runs smooth as butter even on that old mini notebook. All I gotta figure out is how to get all the latest updates since there's no update manager and apt update/upgrade doesn't seem to cover everything.
I'd keep gparted around, actually. You may want to format/partition a USB drive actually. But the new user may not want to mess with this so much. WattOS isn't the only distribution that keeps gparted after installing, either. Windows has its own partition manager available in an installed environment too. So I'd say it's a pretty normal thing to keep something like gparted around.
Hey DT! I recently started using Void Linux and realized that it is a very minimal distribution. I used to install Debian Sid and build my desktop on top of it but trying to do the same on Void Linux does not work. One of the major problems I have been recieving is the 'localuser:root not authorized' error while trying to launch applications which need sudo privelages. Could you perhaps make a tutorial video on how to set these things up?
@c6amp I did add my user to the wheel group and enable the sudo group via sudoers file, although by default it was disabled. It did launch my graphical polkit prompt but it still did not function.
@@thedarkenigma3834 polkit is installed but whenever I try to open an application as root through it shows No cookie for session and localuser:root not authorized error
Comparing WattOS vs AntiX w/ice side by side would really be interesting🤗U think? What happen saw this video & installed WattOS and then I saw a review on AntiX and to learn commands & tiling both these distros are great but I think AntiX is faster.
Hey DT, I switched to Linux Mint about six months ago from Windows 11, and I really love it! Now, I'm interested in trying out other Linux distributions. For instance, I recently set up a multi-boot system with Acro Linux alongside Mint and Windows 11, but I'm not entirely satisfied with the experience. I'm considering installing the KDE Plasma desktop environment on Acro Linux to learn and customize it. However, I'm worried that it might be too early for me to switch to an Arch-based distribution. I've had one incident where Mint broke before, and I don't want to encounter similar issues again. Do you think it's advisable for me to switch to an Arch-based distro at this stage? I simply want to ensure that my operating system remains stable."
I've been using Arch-based distros since last October, and have only had a few hiccups with grub that led to me having to reinstall. In terms of the operating system, KDE is stable on arch. It is very rare that you'll have instability of the entire operating system. Problems with certain programs should be expected from time to time. Should you switch? That is up to you. I was gravitated to arch systems because "you can do more compared to other distros." The reality is, whatever distro has your programs readily available, is probably fine. KDE is available on linux mint, giving you the best of both worlds, exploration and stability.
brother bread i recommend setting up timesshift and have backup images . even if something fails you can restore a previous version. even if you break grub and you can't open the distro for one reason or another you can boot a live usb having manjaro or garuda or whichever has timeshift pre-installed and restore your arch based distro using the image you stored previously hardly takes any time depending on what you backing up.
Hello dt! I want to invite you to get acquainted with Alt Linux. It has both a rolling version and a stable branch. This distribution has a rich and long history and appeared earlier than Ubuntu and Arch. An interesting feature is that this is an RPMS running apt). PS: sorry for the grammar - English is not my native language(
LXDE get so little love. It's a great "environment" to install, well, it's not really an environment but a mixture of stuff...Openbox, LXTerminal, LXtitlebar and some other stuff not really rated to each other.Easy to throw in gnome apps, Xapps, and even KDE apps if you want. With mine, on the menu, I like making the text much larger. Requires very little maintenance from the authors due to the fact there really isn't much to maintain.
Hey DT, I installed WattOS because I have and old laptop & wanted something light clean lean & mean that I could config and keep forever. I'll never, oh crap I just tried to eat a micro mobile card in my salad. How the hell that get in there? Hey, DT Linux isn't difficult people make it that way because they don't know howto share their knowledge, that's the problem with Linux so much information its difficult to find the info you need for routine tasks. Like the first thing I'd like to do with a new install is lock it down. 2nd thing I'd like to do is know how to customize my keyboard to open the fing terminal! Get to the .config file and be able to customize it to the functions I need this machine to complete. I love Mousepad because its easy, you can work in it, save it and open it in any OS to read. Please what do you like about LXDE & OpenBox? How do you customize their config files in this WattOS?
Hey DT, you should take a look at wezterm terminal, it's very similar to Alacritty in a few ways. Written in rust, GPU accelerated, etc. But it's configured in Lua oddly. Could make for an interesting video. Either way, keep up the good work sir!
Hey DT, I am making the transition to Doom Emacs but I am having a hard time to configure it to work with Python. Would you mind making a video of how to make Emacs able to work as an IDE. Feel free to choose any language of your liking. Cheers
the high swap space i would guess, is because wattOS runs from ram. and is primarily used as a faster option for the very low spec netbooks. i remember using the older releases(R5/6/7, micro watt), and enjoyed reviving those 10.1 inch machines. WattOS does hold a special place in my GNU/linux learning progression, as a step to take after getting comfortable with ubuntu (back then was 11.04). I've discovered and tried a few distros that you've reviewed on your channel. keep up the good content, i always enjoy seeing a new video that you've put together.
DUDE, I WAS JUST GONNA CHECK THIS DISTRO OUT AGAIN AND THIS CAME UP IN MY FEED!
The algorithm is listening!!!!!
You're the only english-language person that i understand without need using youtube subtitles. Thanks a lot and forgive me for my bad english.
That's awesome! Learn about English and Linux at the same time!
Debian minimal installation with LXDE is wonderful and quick. Don't worry the spin built over it, but this is interesting for people who can't spend time or knowledges to customize its environment.
Kinda like the minimalist approach though. Hate all the bloat in some distros. I dig it a bit. Thanks DT
I'm glad I came across this, first for WattOS, but because there are explanations about what uses what and where you change things, stuff that I just didn't understand before with the different distributions.
@DistroTube - few days ago i tested and posted movie about ShellGPT in Linux. Full integration Ai in Linux - just say what want to do ( system update, download something, write anything ) and it will do it. Fantastic tool! Maybe this do movie about that? I'm to small too anyone find my video and I'm do only in polish language. Worth to check it! Cheers
I didn't know about xprop until now. Thanks bud.
WattOS R-12 is still a work in progress. I installed on a Dell Latitude E-6500 I had a few weeks ago.. Install was easy enough (using wired Ethernet to get wifi driver) and it indeed it's light on resources . But I had a few issues, out of the box there is no applet to set the Date/time or printer support...easy enough to install but ... Also I found that installed Flatpaks don't integrate with the "start" menu even when installed thru the software center. WattOS is not quiet "ready for prime time" yet.
Firefox has quite a capable PDF viewer.
I recently found it was the only app that could open XFA PDF's short of installing a closed source alternative
It's good but it does not remember the last position you have been reading from.
Thank you for the review!
I immediately got a mental image of Watto from Star Wars flying into a light saber (family guy spin). Hilarious.
nice review. yeah wattos was designed to keep as light as possible hence the odd mix of programs you can also at the login page.. change from default xsession to the LXDE .. OR .. you can open directly in Openbox.. thats at the top right.. you have power, time, a man in a circle.. then the session icon :) lil extra for you
WATTs your computer wattage, DT?
That strong & complicated password seems legit.
Watt is a good one , great for degoogled chromebooks with low specs
Always was a fan of WattOs and excactly what i did, installed on an acer c720.
great distro!
Installed on an old HP/Compaq DC5700 with 4 gigs of ram, stock GPU, 80 GB Hard Drive, and a Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz. Shocked how well WattOS runs. I have tried other distros like Bohdi, Q4OS, Zorin, and Lubuntu on my DC5700 and none ran as fast and was easy to set up the way I want it as WattOS. Currently running the Brave browser with 6 extensions installed and 11 tabs open. Can switch between tabs with hardly any lag and watch TH-cam in 720p with no stutter. Recommend to anyone looking to keep an old desktop in service
I actually have a DVD I burned of the old WattOS when I first started using Linux. I've been using the new version since I first saw it come up in the news on Distrowatch. It works pretty well on my N3150 Celeron with only 4GB of RAM. I too like that it doesn't come loaded up with a bunch of stuff I would probably change or never use. I ran LXLE for years, so I'm a big fan of LXDE. It makes sense that it got dropped to move LXQt forward, as it can lean on KDE for applications and the LXQt desktop has improved greatly in the past few years. However, I do miss the regular updates to LXLE and all of the new (to me) software and wallpapers that would come out with each update. I would love to see LXLE rebase off of Debian or someone to do what they did with regards to improving Lubuntu now that they use LXQt.
Objection about gParted. I think it is great that it is installed on the system and it or KDE Partition Manager should be preinstalled on any graphical distribution. I often use it for other internal (not the current booted one) and external drives. Even on Windows you have Disk Management installed by default and to my knowledge it is also not uninstallable and if it was deemed to dangerous Microsoft would only deliver diskpart as command line utility. I don't think it is problem that it comes installed and helps more knowledgable users not having to install it.
Hey dt, please take a look at fedora 38
Derek. GParted is useful for more than just the drive you are booted off of. It helps you work on other drives as well. Saying that it shouldn't be installed on an installed OS is shortsighted.
I agree ... gparted is fantastic ... and you have to sudo it to do any damage ...
more legend distro
I usually use Peppermint OS which is a great distro that runs on anything. For my latest impulse purchase, an ancient netbook with a very unimpressive CPU, I decided to try going even lighter. I don't think I could have chosen a better distro than wattOS. It's basically a stripped down Peppermint OS and that's saying something since Peppermint OS is a heavily stripped down Debian. Runs smooth as butter even on that old mini notebook. All I gotta figure out is how to get all the latest updates since there's no update manager and apt update/upgrade doesn't seem to cover everything.
have you had a look at Bunsen Labs OS?
I'd keep gparted around, actually. You may want to format/partition a USB drive actually. But the new user may not want to mess with this so much.
WattOS isn't the only distribution that keeps gparted after installing, either.
Windows has its own partition manager available in an installed environment too. So I'd say it's a pretty normal thing to keep something like gparted around.
While I agree that gparted should be kept, for formatting usb devices there are better options out there like mint's usb formatter.
@@summerishere2868 I haven't used that one. But is it available on other distributions? Is it mainly just for debian-based distros?
leafpad is no longer available in Debian after stretch
Hey DT! I recently started using Void Linux and realized that it is a very minimal distribution. I used to install Debian Sid and build my desktop on top of it but trying to do the same on Void Linux does not work. One of the major problems I have been recieving is the 'localuser:root not authorized' error while trying to launch applications which need sudo privelages. Could you perhaps make a tutorial video on how to set these things up?
@c6amp I did add my user to the wheel group and enable the sudo group via sudoers file, although by default it was disabled. It did launch my graphical polkit prompt but it still did not function.
Also make sure a polkit (policy kit) is installed.
@@thedarkenigma3834 polkit is installed but whenever I try to open an application as root through it shows No cookie for session and localuser:root not authorized error
Comparing WattOS vs AntiX w/ice side by side would really be interesting🤗U think? What happen saw this video & installed WattOS and then I saw a review on AntiX and to learn commands & tiling both these distros are great but I think AntiX is faster.
Hey DT, I switched to Linux Mint about six months ago from Windows 11, and I really love it! Now, I'm interested in trying out other Linux distributions. For instance, I recently set up a multi-boot system with Acro Linux alongside Mint and Windows 11, but I'm not entirely satisfied with the experience. I'm considering installing the KDE Plasma desktop environment on Acro Linux to learn and customize it. However, I'm worried that it might be too early for me to switch to an Arch-based distribution. I've had one incident where Mint broke before, and I don't want to encounter similar issues again. Do you think it's advisable for me to switch to an Arch-based distro at this stage? I simply want to ensure that my operating system remains stable."
I've been using Arch-based distros since last October, and have only had a few hiccups with grub that led to me having to reinstall. In terms of the operating system, KDE is stable on arch. It is very rare that you'll have instability of the entire operating system. Problems with certain programs should be expected from time to time.
Should you switch? That is up to you. I was gravitated to arch systems because "you can do more compared to other distros." The reality is, whatever distro has your programs readily available, is probably fine. KDE is available on linux mint, giving you the best of both worlds, exploration and stability.
brother bread i recommend setting up timesshift and have backup images . even if something fails you can restore a previous version. even if you break grub and you can't open the distro for one reason or another you can boot a live usb having manjaro or garuda or whichever has timeshift pre-installed and restore your arch based distro using the image you stored previously hardly takes any time depending on what you backing up.
Hello dt!
I want to invite you to get acquainted with Alt Linux. It has both a rolling version and a stable branch. This distribution has a rich and long history and appeared earlier than Ubuntu and Arch. An interesting feature is that this is an RPMS running apt).
PS: sorry for the grammar - English is not my native language(
Used MicrowattOS back in 2013, was my first tiling window manager (i3). Kept multiple pentium III boxes alive back then!
Why not keep gparted?, what is i want to format a hard disk or a an usb disk?
You can do it in the terminal.
@@folksurvival I mean, of course? But you can also use links as your browser ... or lynx if that's too fancy ...
Ok, so what is the summary? Is it worth something?
I love this so much i have one made from it
LXDE get so little love. It's a great "environment" to install, well, it's not really an environment but a mixture of stuff...Openbox, LXTerminal, LXtitlebar and some other stuff not really rated to each other.Easy to throw in gnome apps, Xapps, and even KDE apps if you want. With mine, on the menu, I like making the text much larger. Requires very little maintenance from the authors due to the fact there really isn't much to maintain.
Hey DT, I installed WattOS because I have and old laptop & wanted something light clean lean & mean that I could config and keep forever. I'll never, oh crap I just tried to eat a micro mobile card in my salad. How the hell that get in there? Hey, DT Linux isn't difficult people make it that way because they don't know howto share their knowledge, that's the problem with Linux so much information its difficult to find the info you need for routine tasks. Like the first thing I'd like to do with a new install is lock it down. 2nd thing I'd like to do is know how to customize my keyboard to open the fing terminal! Get to the .config file and be able to customize it to the functions I need this machine to complete. I love Mousepad because its easy, you can work in it, save it and open it in any OS to read. Please what do you like about LXDE & OpenBox? How do you customize their config files in this WattOS?
hey DT FYI distrowatch takes payments to have stuff moved closer to the top, and the site is botted aswell,
Hey DT, you should take a look at wezterm terminal, it's very similar to Alacritty in a few ways. Written in rust, GPU accelerated, etc. But it's configured in Lua oddly. Could make for an interesting video. Either way, keep up the good work sir!
What's the advantages compared to kitty ? Does it have nice way to ssh/view images etc ? Kitty's Kitten are really nice
GPU accelerated terminals aren't always a prop, especially those who don't have a discrete GPU.
Wezterm is great! Would recommend. And, finally, it's given me an excuse to write a few lines of Lua.
The format es ext4 with gparted download ISO and burn fedora media wrriter
Watt this video is about
Hey DT,
I am making the transition to Doom Emacs but I am having a hard time to configure it to work with Python. Would you mind making a video of how to make Emacs able to work as an IDE. Feel free to choose any language of your liking.
Cheers
No 32 bit edition
Haven't use wattOS since R3. I still got the the CD I burned it to in the other room. I should probably throw it away some decade.
I am first and I love ur vid
First
This could be a 1-minute video, and we wouldn't miss anything.
What if you watched videos that you enjoy ... instead of whinging about ones that you don't?🤔
WattOs that?
yes i only clicked the video to make this one truly stupid play on words. 😛
First xD
I'll be the one to say it.... Pointless lol
This video is so pointless. Why even make it? out of ideas?
your "first look" videos should have "how does it compare to upstream lxde" segment (except default wallpaper), otherwise its pretty pointless video
So this is just an easier debian install...number 124543