Endless OS Version 6 Update

I was finishing (Final Editing) my book on Linux Fundamentals and found that I had not made any entry for Endless OS. 

This was strange since, I have Endless OS installed in the OLD laptop with a DVD ROM. 

This Laptop cannot be booted with the USB due to Microsoft's hold on its BIOS. 

It had Windows without any software. 

On my sojourns abroad, I bought it in Singapore for a damn cheap price, without knowing it had an issue on boot menu. 

After a while, Windows  were erased with TRUE OS (defunct now) over the Internet, in the first instance and later Astra Linux and Endless OS using the relevant Iso written on a DVD.

This is to say I have enough experience with Endless OS and I have made genuine comments about it, in the past.

The latest version 6 is pain in the Arxx and please Do Not try it.  

I won't repeat my old comments, here, again.

There are lot of better Linux distributions to try from POP OS to Tuxedos to Debian to Mint to Manjaro and many more.

I wrote the Version 6 image on a USB stick and it does not boot live.

It keeps asking for a password and it does not boot.

I gave a new password it did not recognize.

I gave the old password it did not recognize.

The problem as I see it from my perspective is, in the rush to promote it globally it got its basics wrong. This basic mistake may have made many people to have the same user name for logging.

It has no discriminators to identify each and every individual including it's long standing users which include me.

This is what happens when an organization tries to bloat itself beyond it's capacity.

It is showing its limitation to cater for a global mass.

For me it is not worth trying.

I have cut and paste it's objectives below. 

I am going to erase the image and use the USB for something else.

Mid you, Endless OS takes over the hard disk for good.

Manjaro which comes from ARCH base has many versions. Just ignore the developer tussles in the YouTube and those squabbles does not effect the Iso images, at all, unlike Endless OS on a USB stick.

Endless OS Version 6 Update

While the fundamentals remain the same, Endless OS 6 comes with a slightly refreshed user interface including an easier to use system menu and a more consistent, modern design for core apps like Settings and Files.

Included in the system menu at the top-right or when pressing the PrntScr key on your keyboard is a refreshed Screenshot & Recording experience; this is much more visual and easier to pick exactly what window or area you want to take a screenshot or screen recording of.

Endless OS 6 comes with a new system-wide dark style preference which can be set in Settings → Appearance or any time from the system menu.

Most apps—both pre-installed and installed from App Center—respect this new preference. If you prefer a dark mode or use your computer at night, give it a try!

For new installs, the new Music app handles music libraries, while the new Decibels app is a simple utility for previewing one-off audio files.

Image Viewer has also been updated with a cleaner look, wider image format support, improved performance, and better support for multi-touch gestures on touchpads and touch screens.

As you may have noticed in these release notes, Endless OS 6 comes with a new default wallpaper set:

For the first time, we're providing a default wallpaper plus a dark style version that is used automatically when you toggle the new dark style preference on. Both wallpapers also appear individually under Settings → Appearance if you prefer to always use one or the other.

These wallpapers were designed by Endless OS Foundation product designer Joana Filizola, utilizing Midjourney AI as a starting point with heavy manual processing and manipulation to craft her vision of a digital mountain landscape with rich Endless-orange hues. The dark style version features an ethereal peek into the night sky, darker shadows, and lower contrast as the landscape settles into nighttime.

This wallpaper set is a shift from our traditionally nature landscape photographs, echoing the digital worlds crafted by learners around the world as they build skills by making video games.

Building Skills by Making Games

Teaching skills through playing and making video games has long been a passion of Endless, and with Endless OS 6 we're doubling down. Endless OS 6 comes with a vast collection of game-making apps and tools right with the full download of Endless OS—tools that work right out of the box, offline, and for a wide range of experience levels.

Art & Design

Coding & Development

Educational Games