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.

Thank You Astra Linux from Russia

Thank You Astra Linux from Russia with Love.

Advantages
1.Single User-no sharing.
2. All your mobile devices (cellphone and tablet) can be linked.
3. Cannot browse partitions not mounted at boot time.


Astra Linux has everything in place.

It integrates with your tablet and the cellphone.

What a nice idea!

It has libreoffice, database application, blender, inskape, gparted VLC, audio and all the productive applications.

One need not have to download missing packages.

I guess Americans cannot produce a Unit except  for spying purposes (Remember USB stick LPS - Light Portable and Safe Linux of CIA, they tried for spying on unsuspecting Linux users) .

It is very sleek Linux OS.
Only 1573 files
3.3 GB image.
Torrent available but only few seeds
Installation is in English and Russian.
Not multi-language.
Latest kernel 5.5.15.
Partitioning tool reliable.
Brisk installation and follow sequentially.
Only thing I did not like was I had to set time to Russia.
At the end it lets you locgal time setting.
Automatic Internet configuration but I always disable Internet when installing Linux.
Unlike other Linux distributions it had virtualization tools and Linux data base.
Linux is very poor in database management.

It can configure EFI file but boot loader creation is very slow.
Installation is on a SATA Disk.

Football Star is Born-Carlos Ramos

New Football Star is Born-Carlos Ramos

I hope I got the name right.

23 year old, in his debut scores a hatrick.

Incredible, while another star Cristiano Renaldo watching him in the sidelines. 

I am going to support Portugal to the hilt BUT I want both England and France (one of them certainly will be out soon) out of the tournament for supporting the Ukraine War (supporting killing in a war is not a good sport) overtly and covertly.

I hope the final will be Netherlands and Portugal.

I am happy Switzerland who propped up the L.T.T.E is out, humiliatingly defeated - 6 to 1 at the whistle.