I will give it a try but insatllation was a failure.
Yes, I tried 10 tomes and it failed.
It wants to take over my hard disk.
That is how Redhat works.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Russian Linux Distributions
I have tried only Star Linux in the distant past.
I tried MiniOS but it did not boot on EFI System.
I am downloading MiniOS, Star Linux and decert Linux for testing.
Not in the list.
Desert Linux
Reproduction from www.distrowatch.com
1. MiniOS (31)
MiniOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution which strives to be lightweight, modular, versatile and customisable. It comes in three editions, "Standard", "Toolbox" and "Ultra". MiniOS "Standard" is a compact system designed for everyday computing tasks, while "Toolbox" is designed for maintenance, diagnostics and recovery of computer systems; it provides a rich set of graphical and console tools for working with disks and partitions, network diagnostics and administration, data security, data and password recovery, hardware fault diagnosis and testing, as well as other utilities. Finally, the "Ultra" variant of MiniOS provides an extensive set of software tools designed both for maintenance and diagnostics of computer systems and for solving a wide range of general office tasks.
2. ALT Linux (49)
ALT Linux was founded in 2001 by a merge of two large Russian free software projects. By the year 2008 it became a large organization developing and deploying free software, writing documentation and technical literature, supporting users, and developing custom products. ALT Linux produces different types of distributions for various purposes. There are desktop distributions for home and office computers and for corporate servers, universal distributions that include a wide variety of development tools and documentation, certified products, distributions specialized for educational institutions, and distributions for low-powered computers. ALT Linux has its own development infrastructure and repository called Sisyphus, which provides the base for all the different editions of ALT Linux.
3. Calculate Linux (72)
Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based family of three distinguished distributions. Calculate Directory Server (CDS) is a solution that supports Windows and Linux clients via LDAP + SAMBA, providing proxy, mail and Jabbers servers with streamlined user management. Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD) is a workstation and client distribution (with a choice of Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE or Xfce desktops) that includes a wizard to configure a connection to Calculate Directory Server. Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) is a live CD with a build framework for creating a custom distribution.
4. MagOS Linux (74)
MagOS Linux is a Russian desktop-oriented distribution based on ROSA, a distribution that was forked from Mandriva Linux in 2011. It uses the RPM package management. MagOS Linux comes with KDE Plasma desktop by default, but it also ships the lightweight LXQt desktop for older and low-specification computers. Besides the standard upstream packages from ROSA, the project also provides its own RPM package repository (with various network and NVIDIA display drivers), as well as separate modules (in XZM format) with extra hardware drivers, server tools, MATE desktop, Wine emulator, Java software and additional web browsers, including Chromium and Yandex.
5. ReactOS (83)
ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system based on the best design principles found in the Windows NT architecture. Written completely from scratch, ReactOS is not a Linux-based system and it shares none of the UNIX architecture. The main goal of the ReactOS project is to provide an operating system which is binary compatible with Windows. This will allow Windows applications and drivers to run as they would on a Windows system. Additionally, the look and feel of the Windows operating system is used, such that people accustomed to the familiar user interface of Windows would find using ReactOS straightforward. The ultimate goal of ReactOS is to allow people to use it as an alternative to Windows without the need to change software they are used to.
6. Melawy Linux (185)
Melawy Linux is an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution featuring a customised KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. It uses the alternative XanMod Linux kernel designed for improved performance and responsiveness. Some of the distribution's features include the Calamares installer, a custom-designed rEFInd boot manager, a Plymouth boot screen, and the Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) desktop login manager. Melawy Linux is available in "Base" and "Developer" editions.
7. RED OS (193)
RED OS is an independently-developed Russian Linux distribution for workstations and servers. It uses the RPM and DNG tools for package management. The workstation edition provides a choice of three desktops, KDE Plasma, GNOME and MATE, while the server variant includes a custom server administration utility called RED ADM. The distribution is developed by Russia's RED SOFT, a company that also provides technical support and Linux training, as well as various administration, virtualisation and database software products.
8. ROSA (208)
ROSA is a Russian company developing a variety of Linux-based solutions. Its flagship product, ROSA Desktop, is a Linux distribution featuring a highly customised KDE desktop and a number of modifications designed to enhance the user-friendliness of the working environment. The company also develops an "Enterprise Server" edition of ROSA which is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
9. TileOS (282)
TileOS is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution featuring a selection of several Wayland tiling compositors, notably Sway, River, Qtile and miracle-wm. It is based on the latest stable Debian release, with some packages, such as the Mesa graphics drivers, back-ported from Debian's "Testing" repository. The distribution comes with many device drivers and non-free firmware included in the base system, some performance optimizations and system tweaks, additional repositories for installing programs not found in Debian (such as OnlyOffice, VirtualBox, Librewolf, Visual Studio Code and Brave), and the Calamares system installer.
10. Runtu (305)
Runtu is a Russian desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's LTS (long-term support) releases. It features full support for Russian and a variety of extra applications, tools and media codecs. There are two separate editions that are produced with a varying degree of frequency; the "Xfce" edition tend to get more attention while the "Lite" edition, featuring the LXDE desktop, is also released and updated from time to time.
11. ClonOS (307)
ClonOS is a turnkey Open Source platform based on FreeBSD and the CBSD framework. ClonOS offers a complete web-based user interface for easily controlling, deploying and managing FreeBSD jails, containers and Bhyve/Xen hyperviser virtual environments.
12. Ximper Linux (338)
Ximper Linux is a Russian, rolling-release distribution based on ALT Linux's development branch called "Sisyphus". The project develops a custom package manager called EPM which enables installing and removing individual software or upgrading the entire distribution with one command. It also includes PortProton, a tool designed to help users run Windows games on Linux systems. Ximper Linux provides a set of live images, with GNOME or Hyprland, and with a flexible system installer that can be used to build any installation scenario, from a minimal system to a complex workstation with various desktop environments.
13. Astra Linux (347)
Astra Linux is a Russian commercial Linux distribution based on the "Stable" branch of Debian, developed by Russia's Astra Group. It was originally created to meet the needs of the Russian army and intelligence agencies, but was later widely adopted by the educational, healthcare and other state institutions, as well as many industrial companies, in order to reduce dependence on Microsoft Windows and other Western software products. Astra's flagship "Special" edition is a commercial product available for desktops, servers, mobile and embedded devices; it comes with support options and the highest level of security certification. The company also provides the unsupported, free-to-use "Common" edition which is based on an older version of Debian.
14. Uncom OS (350)
Uncom OS is Russian commercial Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support branch and localised into Russian. It is developed by Advilabs-Rus LLC. Some of the distribution's more interesting features include a custom application store, out-of-the-box support for Flatpak packages, a Windows-style dock panel, extended support for VPN protocols, a custom application for restoring system integrity, and use of Bottles to run Windows applications. Besides commercial "Home", "Business" and "Education" editions of Uncom OS, the company also offers a freely downloadable trial variant for testing purposes.
15. UBLinux (353)
UBLinux is an Arch-based Linux distribution developed by Russia's Yubitex. It provides four editions. The freely-downloadable "Basic Desktop" edition is available for personal and non-commercial use, while "UBLinux Education", "UBLinux Desktop Enterprise" and "UBLinux Server" are commercial products. UBLinux "Basic Desktop" uses Xfce as the default desktop environment and includes various popular applications for Internet, office, multimedia and graphics tasks.
16. AlterOS (359)
AlterOS is a Russian, general-purpose Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is developed by ALMI PARTNER, a Russian software development company, and available for personal and professional workstations and servers. Some of the features of AlterOS include optimisation of the Linux kernel and the core libraries for modern hardware, the Cinnamon desktop environment, and pre-installed certificates from the Russian Ministry of Digital Development to ensure integration with government systems and compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
MiniOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution which strives to be lightweight, modular, versatile and customisable. It comes in three editions, "Standard", "Toolbox" and "Ultra". MiniOS "Standard" is a compact system designed for everyday computing tasks, while "Toolbox" is designed for maintenance, diagnostics and recovery of computer systems; it provides a rich set of graphical and console tools for working with disks and partitions, network diagnostics and administration, data security, data and password recovery, hardware fault diagnosis and testing, as well as other utilities. Finally, the "Ultra" variant of MiniOS provides an extensive set of software tools designed both for maintenance and diagnostics of computer systems and for solving a wide range of general office tasks.
2. ALT Linux (49)
ALT Linux was founded in 2001 by a merge of two large Russian free software projects. By the year 2008 it became a large organization developing and deploying free software, writing documentation and technical literature, supporting users, and developing custom products. ALT Linux produces different types of distributions for various purposes. There are desktop distributions for home and office computers and for corporate servers, universal distributions that include a wide variety of development tools and documentation, certified products, distributions specialized for educational institutions, and distributions for low-powered computers. ALT Linux has its own development infrastructure and repository called Sisyphus, which provides the base for all the different editions of ALT Linux.
3. Calculate Linux (72)
Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based family of three distinguished distributions. Calculate Directory Server (CDS) is a solution that supports Windows and Linux clients via LDAP + SAMBA, providing proxy, mail and Jabbers servers with streamlined user management. Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD) is a workstation and client distribution (with a choice of Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE or Xfce desktops) that includes a wizard to configure a connection to Calculate Directory Server. Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) is a live CD with a build framework for creating a custom distribution.
4. MagOS Linux (74)
MagOS Linux is a Russian desktop-oriented distribution based on ROSA, a distribution that was forked from Mandriva Linux in 2011. It uses the RPM package management. MagOS Linux comes with KDE Plasma desktop by default, but it also ships the lightweight LXQt desktop for older and low-specification computers. Besides the standard upstream packages from ROSA, the project also provides its own RPM package repository (with various network and NVIDIA display drivers), as well as separate modules (in XZM format) with extra hardware drivers, server tools, MATE desktop, Wine emulator, Java software and additional web browsers, including Chromium and Yandex.
5. ReactOS (83)
ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system based on the best design principles found in the Windows NT architecture. Written completely from scratch, ReactOS is not a Linux-based system and it shares none of the UNIX architecture. The main goal of the ReactOS project is to provide an operating system which is binary compatible with Windows. This will allow Windows applications and drivers to run as they would on a Windows system. Additionally, the look and feel of the Windows operating system is used, such that people accustomed to the familiar user interface of Windows would find using ReactOS straightforward. The ultimate goal of ReactOS is to allow people to use it as an alternative to Windows without the need to change software they are used to.
6. Melawy Linux (185)
Melawy Linux is an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution featuring a customised KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. It uses the alternative XanMod Linux kernel designed for improved performance and responsiveness. Some of the distribution's features include the Calamares installer, a custom-designed rEFInd boot manager, a Plymouth boot screen, and the Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) desktop login manager. Melawy Linux is available in "Base" and "Developer" editions.
7. RED OS (193)
RED OS is an independently-developed Russian Linux distribution for workstations and servers. It uses the RPM and DNG tools for package management. The workstation edition provides a choice of three desktops, KDE Plasma, GNOME and MATE, while the server variant includes a custom server administration utility called RED ADM. The distribution is developed by Russia's RED SOFT, a company that also provides technical support and Linux training, as well as various administration, virtualisation and database software products.
8. ROSA (208)
ROSA is a Russian company developing a variety of Linux-based solutions. Its flagship product, ROSA Desktop, is a Linux distribution featuring a highly customised KDE desktop and a number of modifications designed to enhance the user-friendliness of the working environment. The company also develops an "Enterprise Server" edition of ROSA which is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
9. TileOS (282)
TileOS is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution featuring a selection of several Wayland tiling compositors, notably Sway, River, Qtile and miracle-wm. It is based on the latest stable Debian release, with some packages, such as the Mesa graphics drivers, back-ported from Debian's "Testing" repository. The distribution comes with many device drivers and non-free firmware included in the base system, some performance optimizations and system tweaks, additional repositories for installing programs not found in Debian (such as OnlyOffice, VirtualBox, Librewolf, Visual Studio Code and Brave), and the Calamares system installer.
10. Runtu (305)
Runtu is a Russian desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's LTS (long-term support) releases. It features full support for Russian and a variety of extra applications, tools and media codecs. There are two separate editions that are produced with a varying degree of frequency; the "Xfce" edition tend to get more attention while the "Lite" edition, featuring the LXDE desktop, is also released and updated from time to time.
11. ClonOS (307)
ClonOS is a turnkey Open Source platform based on FreeBSD and the CBSD framework. ClonOS offers a complete web-based user interface for easily controlling, deploying and managing FreeBSD jails, containers and Bhyve/Xen hyperviser virtual environments.
12. Ximper Linux (338)
Ximper Linux is a Russian, rolling-release distribution based on ALT Linux's development branch called "Sisyphus". The project develops a custom package manager called EPM which enables installing and removing individual software or upgrading the entire distribution with one command. It also includes PortProton, a tool designed to help users run Windows games on Linux systems. Ximper Linux provides a set of live images, with GNOME or Hyprland, and with a flexible system installer that can be used to build any installation scenario, from a minimal system to a complex workstation with various desktop environments.
13. Astra Linux (347)
Astra Linux is a Russian commercial Linux distribution based on the "Stable" branch of Debian, developed by Russia's Astra Group. It was originally created to meet the needs of the Russian army and intelligence agencies, but was later widely adopted by the educational, healthcare and other state institutions, as well as many industrial companies, in order to reduce dependence on Microsoft Windows and other Western software products. Astra's flagship "Special" edition is a commercial product available for desktops, servers, mobile and embedded devices; it comes with support options and the highest level of security certification. The company also provides the unsupported, free-to-use "Common" edition which is based on an older version of Debian.
14. Uncom OS (350)
Uncom OS is Russian commercial Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support branch and localised into Russian. It is developed by Advilabs-Rus LLC. Some of the distribution's more interesting features include a custom application store, out-of-the-box support for Flatpak packages, a Windows-style dock panel, extended support for VPN protocols, a custom application for restoring system integrity, and use of Bottles to run Windows applications. Besides commercial "Home", "Business" and "Education" editions of Uncom OS, the company also offers a freely downloadable trial variant for testing purposes.
15. UBLinux (353)
UBLinux is an Arch-based Linux distribution developed by Russia's Yubitex. It provides four editions. The freely-downloadable "Basic Desktop" edition is available for personal and non-commercial use, while "UBLinux Education", "UBLinux Desktop Enterprise" and "UBLinux Server" are commercial products. UBLinux "Basic Desktop" uses Xfce as the default desktop environment and includes various popular applications for Internet, office, multimedia and graphics tasks.
16. AlterOS (359)
AlterOS is a Russian, general-purpose Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is developed by ALMI PARTNER, a Russian software development company, and available for personal and professional workstations and servers. Some of the features of AlterOS include optimisation of the Linux kernel and the core libraries for modern hardware, the Cinnamon desktop environment, and pre-installed certificates from the Russian Ministry of Digital Development to ensure integration with government systems and compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
Recovery of Economy NOT in Sight
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Recovery of Economy NOT in Sight
Cricket is not the Only corrupt institution in Ceylon.
These guys who are All corrupt on both sides are trying to Cover Up their sordid affairs with cricket.
Opportunists by default.
Looking for a scapegoat and they found in the name of Cricket.
Yes, it is recovery of Economy and not Cricket that is important for Ceylon.
Theoretically, I am happy that we are ousted from cricket stardom and I.P.L.Only one reason (intermingled with another shoddy political strategy), I can bring out to show how things work in this blessed land of opportunists.
I watched all the pre-qualifying matches we played to qualify for this world cup.
It was Dimutu Karunaratne who restored order in our team.
He is a quality Test Cricketer with correct technique and he did not like being pushed into this arena of 50 over game. Yet, he delivered results and the young team that came up on top of the table lacked physical fitness and stamina to stand up to formidable opposition.
Then comes Angelo Matthews to spoil the soup!
He is totally unprepared and physically unfit to play 50 overs. He never bowled 5 overs and come late to bat when the shine of the ball is gone. He used this strategy for over 20 years.
Dinesh Chandhimal should have been the better player who could bat from 1 to 6.
This was the late Tony Greg Formula. I am sorry he is no longer with us to help us with this total (cricket) tragedy of ours.
Arjuna Ranatunge and his family is not the solution to our cricketing problems. All of them including the former administrator are greedy of the ICC money. Proper accounting over 25 years is mandatory and ICC should not dispense any money until this is done.
The minister in charge is a joker who used to bring motor vehicle parts from Japan and assemble them inside a ship as fully furnished vehicles and sell them to Africans. Former president probably outsourced his ill gotten money to Africa and then to where I do not know. His son was also involved in this spare part industry. The partially assembled vehicle was taken into custody in his garage and nobody knows what happened to it. Probably ended up in Ethiopia or Nigeria.
Regarding Sumathipala he has now formed a betting consortium and he is now dealing with cyber currency. If this money is confiscated there is some money for the coffers. Ranil has no guts to take action even though he came in with the promise to end corruption.
His bond deals are still in my memory.
He is aiding and abetting.
He is a SLPP Stooge and was rejected by the voters.
My guess is these guys are collecting money for the next round of general elections. If the Election Commission has any backbone they should ask the guys and girls to declare their assets before approving the nominations.
This include JVP.
It will never happen.
Senior Premadasa's assets were "audited out" only 2 years after his demise.
Ranil is called "Suttara Puncha" or an age old political trickster par excellence. He is diverting attention of his inability to manage deficit finance, directly to Cricket Chaos. His strategy is to hide his inability to deal with Hunger and Diseases of the masses.
There is a Dhammapada saying that states Hunger and Diseases are the Greatest Ills of Mankind.
There is acute shortage of essential medicine in government hospitals. Things are going to get worse.
Election might oust lot of corrupt guys but substantial number of corrupt guys and girls from both sides would remain to continue the plunder.
Calling for an early election is not the solution.
The longer they stay in power the bigger is the rejection including losing their deposits to the government coffers.
J.V.P should not consider that they are the rightful owners of the political change.
It was spontaneous and natural rebellion of the youth (J.V.P gave indirect contribution) that brought down the regime head of the past but MPS in Sheep Coats are inside the parliament and they were not sent home. Some of them are marking time until the "Pension Qualification" is satisfied.
Nobody should get Pension or Official Quarters when out of power.
The dissolution of parliament is on the card after 4 years. My close guess is a parliamentary elevations, since they could not get through the Provincial Council (white elephant) Election due to legal matters.
That is to test the ground reality.
Nobody would get 50% at the Presidential Election.
These guys who are All corrupt on both sides are trying to Cover Up their sordid affairs with cricket.
Opportunists by default.
Looking for a scapegoat and they found in the name of Cricket.
Yes, it is recovery of Economy and not Cricket that is important for Ceylon.
Theoretically, I am happy that we are ousted from cricket stardom and I.P.L.Only one reason (intermingled with another shoddy political strategy), I can bring out to show how things work in this blessed land of opportunists.
I watched all the pre-qualifying matches we played to qualify for this world cup.
It was Dimutu Karunaratne who restored order in our team.
He is a quality Test Cricketer with correct technique and he did not like being pushed into this arena of 50 over game. Yet, he delivered results and the young team that came up on top of the table lacked physical fitness and stamina to stand up to formidable opposition.
Then comes Angelo Matthews to spoil the soup!
He is totally unprepared and physically unfit to play 50 overs. He never bowled 5 overs and come late to bat when the shine of the ball is gone. He used this strategy for over 20 years.
Dinesh Chandhimal should have been the better player who could bat from 1 to 6.
This was the late Tony Greg Formula. I am sorry he is no longer with us to help us with this total (cricket) tragedy of ours.
Arjuna Ranatunge and his family is not the solution to our cricketing problems. All of them including the former administrator are greedy of the ICC money. Proper accounting over 25 years is mandatory and ICC should not dispense any money until this is done.
The minister in charge is a joker who used to bring motor vehicle parts from Japan and assemble them inside a ship as fully furnished vehicles and sell them to Africans. Former president probably outsourced his ill gotten money to Africa and then to where I do not know. His son was also involved in this spare part industry. The partially assembled vehicle was taken into custody in his garage and nobody knows what happened to it. Probably ended up in Ethiopia or Nigeria.
Regarding Sumathipala he has now formed a betting consortium and he is now dealing with cyber currency. If this money is confiscated there is some money for the coffers. Ranil has no guts to take action even though he came in with the promise to end corruption.
His bond deals are still in my memory.
He is aiding and abetting.
He is a SLPP Stooge and was rejected by the voters.
My guess is these guys are collecting money for the next round of general elections. If the Election Commission has any backbone they should ask the guys and girls to declare their assets before approving the nominations.
This include JVP.
It will never happen.
Senior Premadasa's assets were "audited out" only 2 years after his demise.
Ranil is called "Suttara Puncha" or an age old political trickster par excellence. He is diverting attention of his inability to manage deficit finance, directly to Cricket Chaos. His strategy is to hide his inability to deal with Hunger and Diseases of the masses.
There is a Dhammapada saying that states Hunger and Diseases are the Greatest Ills of Mankind.
There is acute shortage of essential medicine in government hospitals. Things are going to get worse.
Election might oust lot of corrupt guys but substantial number of corrupt guys and girls from both sides would remain to continue the plunder.
Calling for an early election is not the solution.
The longer they stay in power the bigger is the rejection including losing their deposits to the government coffers.
J.V.P should not consider that they are the rightful owners of the political change.
It was spontaneous and natural rebellion of the youth (J.V.P gave indirect contribution) that brought down the regime head of the past but MPS in Sheep Coats are inside the parliament and they were not sent home. Some of them are marking time until the "Pension Qualification" is satisfied.
Nobody should get Pension or Official Quarters when out of power.
The dissolution of parliament is on the card after 4 years. My close guess is a parliamentary elevations, since they could not get through the Provincial Council (white elephant) Election due to legal matters.
That is to test the ground reality.
Nobody would get 50% at the Presidential Election.
It is possible to abolish the Post of Presidency but Referendum has to be held to confirm it.
J.R.J. the Fox has put lot of restrictions.
Young Premadasa will not "let slip a chance" for another go. He is building up his image at the expense of the Cricket Board and Administration.
The present guy will hang on to the post of presidency without legal rights.
A Hung Parliament is a probability and current Suttra Puncha loves that scenario.
Anything can happen in politics.
I will shut up moment an election is declared and I am away from home in Australia and my vote is null and void.
There is Big Hole in the Political Bucket, dear Liser, dear Liser!
Cricket in Summary
Three families and their stooges ruined cricket.
1. Sumathipala cohort
2. Dharmadasa cohorts
3. Ranatunge brothers
R.I.P. for Ceylon Cricket.
4. Latest addition is Wijedasa Rajapaksa.
His son is already in the Cricket Board.
J.R.J. the Fox has put lot of restrictions.
Young Premadasa will not "let slip a chance" for another go. He is building up his image at the expense of the Cricket Board and Administration.
The present guy will hang on to the post of presidency without legal rights.
A Hung Parliament is a probability and current Suttra Puncha loves that scenario.
Anything can happen in politics.
I will shut up moment an election is declared and I am away from home in Australia and my vote is null and void.
There is Big Hole in the Political Bucket, dear Liser, dear Liser!
Cricket in Summary
Three families and their stooges ruined cricket.
1. Sumathipala cohort
2. Dharmadasa cohorts
3. Ranatunge brothers
R.I.P. for Ceylon Cricket.
4. Latest addition is Wijedasa Rajapaksa.
His son is already in the Cricket Board.
Russian Linux Distributions
Russian Linux Distributions
I thought with widespread sanctions would be way behind in Linux with only ALT, Ros and ALT Linux drive the economy. They did not have Gnome in the past most of them were based on old Redhat.
I am proven wrong.
I was preparing a book "Russia Betrayed" but delayed its publication, with "Gut Sense" until the current war is over, may be in 2026.
The sanctions have made Russians to discover themselves at least it is seen in the Linux Domain .
I have given a list elsewhere in this blog site.
They have over 50 distributions of there own
By the way, DESERT Linux is Ukrainian and I won't test it.
I installed Astra Linux and it is restrictive and going to write it over with new Ros.
They even have distribution based on Enlightenment which I was interested in the past. Elive (and Kiro) which comes from Belgium does not let me have a copy of the iso.
I have got ALT Enlightenment distribution from Russia now.
It is installable but could not proceed with the partitioning of my complicate Partition Table even, Manjaro cannot decipher.
Gnome is very slow to download only 1.9GB.
Thankfully the direct download link did not break down when I logged out. Russian servers are 24/7 functional.
I am going to try ROSA.
Competition Among Arch based Distributions
This is my gut feeling and I am 90% correct having gone through over hundteds of installations not virtual but on real Hardware.
Let take Manjaro.
It is a coporative entity used in countries like Israel. While they may have scripts reporting (or scripts added after installation, more than likely) about what is already in the system and deliberately suppress booting of the rival entity.
I think Reborn OS does the same.
To avoid this I install Debian, last of all.
When the installer gives the WiFi password what the distribution does while installing is their pergorative.
I have now decided not to give WiFi password.
Besides, it makes the installation fast.
One can UPDATE after installation.
Then it has no CONTROL over the GRUB.
This is what I used to do with UBUNTU.
I no longer USE UBUNTU and I do not know what they do now.
I am in this game longer than the young developers.
Like UBUNTU, I do not use MANJARO.
I am Currently Installing Russian Astra Linux
It is all at /root level and no user level which is pretty dangerous in Linux.
I do not find an alternative distribution to make it 6 in one System.
Most of them are not compatible in GRUB Boot Loafer.
Emmabantus is one of them.
Astra Linux is the same but I know how to circumvent after installation.
It ruined my GRUB.
I know the way about it.
No AbiWord by default.
It has almost everything including Blender but cannot add amything new.
Yes, it is well knit but closed society.
No FLATpak for Russia.
It looks like it has two versions.
Simple Common Version for the public and Special Commercial Version which has FLATpak.
This commercial version is news to me.
What can I say, when somthing simple as Variety Wallpaper can snooze on you, Russians have adopt safety stamdsrds.
Unable to configure Synaptic Package Manager out of Russian Debian Repository.
I would try configuring it to Australia ( musy be blocked by default) when I get my GRUB back to normal.
I did not try it after coming to Australia fearing that I would be sent back to Ceylon. Afterall Linux is global so wny fear a Russian Distribution.
Unlike in the past I did not have to presd F2 key to get English.
It is all new Debian based and pretty easy.
However, I prepared the Partitions before instaltion since using Russian method may harm my Partition Table.
I was short on partitions because I have reserved few partions for NTFS3.
Only /var is missing.
It automatically detected SWAP.
Installation is fairly brisk compared to my previous encounters.
It's selection of Graphic CODE for the integrated Graphic Card is admirable.
1486 files for its Fly Desktop.
Now I remember Rassians has its own Window Manager called Fly.
Thank YOU, Star Linux.
Well I made big mistake of using Terminal for Installation without realizing it.
With few key stroke and careful look at the boot menu solved the problem.
I have no patience for a graphic installer and getting to Russian Repository would have been dicey.
If it breaks I am stuck.
Applications are basic and limited.
I gave 25GB for /root partition.
I have to give Moscow or Kelingrad as the location and change to Australia after installation.
No libe UPDATE as in Debian.
They also have a distribution called Desert and I would report on it later.
Iso image is 5.6GB.
X Server is well and truly intact.
I think Fly is based on XFCE.
I hope it would give me a beautiful boot up Plymouth.
I have no hesitation to recommend this distribution to our African friends.
I hope VLC and Audacity is in the media bundle.
Browser is Yandex and not Firefox.
It got Firefox and Yandex is probably for the Chinese.
LibreOffice is there by default.
I did not time the installation and is probably over 30 minutes.
That gave me time to finger type this blog piece with help of Google.
Thank YOU again Star Linux.
It is detecting NTP.
There is Astra extra postinstallation configuration.
Password for BlueStar Live Session
AI was not useful for finding the Password for Gparted in a Live Session of BlueStar.
Gparted is essential for partitioning before installation.
I tried demo which MX Linux use but did not work.
Tried live did not work
Empty did not work
I was running out of options.
Tried guest for root.
It did not work.
Tried user and it worked.
It is also finiky with WiFi password.
It is almost elaborate as you are a server administrator.
Installation is over.
BlueStar Linux has the most beautiful KDE Desktop. One can add Gnome later on top of it.
My Advice for KDE
I am a Scientific man.
I do not do things just for the fun of it.
KDE should first do a customer Survey to begin with.
In should do its own survey to see amount of resource of the memory footprint.
Should stop emulating Windows.
It should have its own soul like trinitu dedktop.
I spent lot of time removing stuff I never use.
It should have its own installer.
Using platform independent Calamares in not a good ploy.
It should have several varities of KDE just like wall papers.
It should have its own repository.
Let customer or user pick the add-on.
I tried the KDE distribution and it is bulky.
Debian KDE is smoother.
List sbove is enormous but with perseverance it cam be achieve.
The basic Distribution fit in with a 4GB USB. Rest of the features should be accessed during Installation.
Putting everthing in one DVD is not the right way.
Most distribution use XFCE for online installation and let one pick and choose the desired dedktop.
Look at how CachyOS does it.
That is why it is on top of www.distrowatch.com.
You are at the bottom of 100 distributions.
Nitrux is doiing a hash of a things and it is on the bottom, too.
Why I call KDE is a pain in YOUR Back
Why I call KDE and KDEN-Live is a pain in YOUR Back.
I started with Trinity.
Trinity is the Legacy KDE.
The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) is a complete software desktop environment designed for Linux and Unix like operating systems, intended for computer users preferring a traditional desktop model, and is free/libre software. Born as a fork of KDE 3.5 in 2010, it was originally created by Timothy Pearson, who had coordinated Kubuntu remixes featuring KDE 3.5 after Kubuntu switched to KDE Plasma 4.
TDE is now a fully independent project with its own personality and development team, available for various Linux distributions BSD and DilOS.
It is currently led by Slávek Banko.
KDE has become a behemoth, now.
It started accumulating things not relevant to the desktop which included KATE, Kwrite, LibreOffiec and many K utilities.
By the way, LibreOffice is also a behemoth. I just removed it and saved 1.2GB.
After over 25 years KDE has decided to come out with a Distribution which has not solved its own problems.
I tried it but I prefer Debian's KDE Desktop.
By the way, ARCH based BlueStar Linux KDE is the most beautiful for me. I have it in my NUC System.
I hate its KWalletMaanger, too.
It has a few good utilities.
I keep the good ones and remove the bad ones.
Spectacle comes first and closely followed by Akergator.
Kruler and Kmagnifier are pretty interesting.
Because of its padding rule it has lost its key components.
These are constructive and not destructive views simply because it is a Linux derivative and I want it to succeed.
Too, many cooks spoils the broth/soup.
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