Trying PoP OS-First Time- Do not USE it!

I managed to find a Torrent file and downloaded POP OS.

It looks flashy a bit BUT nowhere near Linux Desktop Feel.

It is Good and Bad.

It tries to emulate Endless OS but nowhere near Endless OS's endless stream of packages.

It is an END by itself and one has to BUY most of the Free Software.

It tries to emulate Apple front but fails miserably.

It tries to emulate Elementary OS and fails.

It has no focus on what it will offer a Linux would be buyer.
There are better commercial Linux distributions.

I won't install it on my hard Disk.

My advice for a newbie is never try Pop OS.

The reasons are plenty.

I installed it to a 32 GB USB stick (for testing), it uses only  3.3 GB for installation and rest of the media can never be used even to copy a text file.

It leaves behind a nasty script on the USB so that it can be booted only to PoP OS.
Furthermore, GParted cannot format it fully.

I have my own methods and using Debian erased everything to use it as a spare USB.

I add to my misery by installing it on 8GB SD card.

It took one hour and it could not install. Then I could not erase it but using Debian tricks I erased it and installed FatPup 64 edition.
FatPup took only 6 minutes to install.
It booted well and uses little over 500MB.

I am glad I did all this.

I can categorically day do not to use it even if you are veteran Linux User.


It has no packages worthwhile except LibreOffice (I think it uses LibreOffice to entice gullible unsuspecting users).

Worse scenario is, its window frames. 

There is a large Installation window that obscure almost the entire face of my monitor. One cannot do anything else.

Its only sole and intended purpose is to get the user to install it.

Live session is there and nowhere compared to Ubuntu.

Please do not try it you will get frustrated at the end of the first session.

I very rarely write bad thing about Linux distributions but this is an exception.

I added to misery by installing it on a 8GB SD card.
It took one hour to install.

I could not erase it on first go but using Debian's disk utility I managed to recover my SD card.

Finally I installed FatPup 64 bit edition on the SD card. FatPup took only 6 minutes to install.

PoP OS is a pain and do not add to your misery by offering your hard disk.

Instead I have decided to install Russian Astra Linux.
It (Astra Linux) now has EFI boot-loader and gives a new feel Russian desktop.however my experience with Astra Linux was rejuvenating.

It integrates with your tablet and cellphone and is very cool feature.

Above all it is single user mode saves your data from eavesdroppers.