Lingmo OS???
from Verax@lemmy.world to linux@lemmy.ml on 31 Jul 17:46
https://lemmy.world/post/33769908

Hello, Linux people. Anyone tried lingmo os? Is it stable? In videos the interface looks kinda clean and its based on Debian. Sounds nice. Anyone made some tests? Greetings

lingmo.org

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eager_eagle@lemmy.world on 31 Jul 17:48 next collapse

Lingmo balls

hyveltjuven@lemmy.world on 31 Jul 18:21 next collapse

Ligma OS

hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org on 31 Jul 18:48 collapse

was waiting for this one

JubJubBird@sh.itjust.works on 31 Jul 19:51 collapse

What’s Lingmo?

eager_eagle@lemmy.world on 31 Jul 20:27 collapse

not much, how about you?

[deleted] on 01 Aug 13:12 next collapse

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JubJubBird@sh.itjust.works on 01 Aug 13:14 collapse

Your Mom

hyveltjuven@lemmy.world on 31 Jul 18:31 next collapse

Haven’t heard of Lingmo but I’d say the same ui style is achievable in any OS using gnome with theme and dash to dock.

Go for something like Debian or Fedora and theme it.

Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 31 Jul 18:42 next collapse

Website’s style breaks without 3rd party scripts permission. Not that that’s indicative of the quality of the distro, but I don’t like websites that depend heavily on Google, Cloudflare, and external CDNs for scripts since it makes the website less secure.

pyssla@quokk.au on 01 Aug 03:25 next collapse

Some looking around suggests that the distro is just over 6 months old or so.

Even if it does literally everything right, longevity is only tested with the passing of time. To exemplify this, let's go back in time... Relatively short after I made the switch to Linux, there was a lot of buzz around risiOS. Unfortunately, it didn't take long until this exciting new project stopped receiving any further development. And, as far as I can tell, its creator has literally moved on to their next project.

The above example ain't unique, though. Heck, I'd argue that the coming and passing of projects is the expected pattern. The projects that remain relevant and continue to receive development are the actual anomalies.

All of which is just to say that it's (almost) ill-advised to prefer a new project over a well-established one. Only after a (relatively) new project receives mass adoption, like what we currently see with Bazzite and CachyOS, does it become somewhat of a safe bet. Even if only for the foreseeable future*. Until then, you're at the mercy of the whims and continued interest of a single developer (or a very small team).

Going back to Lingmo OS itself, I suppose its main appeal lies within its unique aesthetics. I'm especially fond of their macOS-like global menu found within its top bar. The now-defunct CutefishOS also had something similar going on... Which brings us back to our earlier point on longevity. Aight, verdict: honestly, I don't think it's necessarily more aesthetically pleasing than say GNOME or KDE Plasma. At least to me*. As such, I understand that I'm not the target audience. Nor do I think that you or anyone else should be swayed by this (or similar projects) on aesthetics alone.

MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml on 01 Aug 09:23 collapse

All of which is just to say that it’s (almost) ill-advised to prefer a new project over a well-established one. Only after a (relatively) new project receives mass adoption, like what we currently see with Bazzite and CachyOS, does it become somewhat of a safe bet.

If you should prefer an established distro over a new one, how is the new one ever going to get mass adoption? And let’s be honest, if a distro is a one man or small team project, mass adoption is no guarantee of longevity.

pyssla@quokk.au on 01 Aug 10:30 collapse

OP is still a very new Linux user (if at all) that hammers on stability in every one of their posts. My comment was written with that in mind. But, even in its current version, it isn't absolute and leaves room for nuance/exceptions by using terms like "(almost)" etc.

Veteran users with awareness of the Linux landscape are somewhat able to discern the upcoming serious projects with a future from the to-be abandonware. FWIW, I've championed distros like Bazzite (and its uBlue siblings), CachyOS, Nobara, PikaOS and secureblue far before they had any serious recognition (if at all). So I'm definitely with you that promising projects deserve adoption, support and more.

And let's be honest, if a distro is a one man or small team project, mass adoption is no guarantee of longevity.

Agreed. I believe the "somewhat" I used alludes to that. One might argue that the concept of absolute guarantee doesn't exist. Even with Arch and Debian*; though I'd argue they come closest IMO. Nevertheless, there are definitely gradations between Arch/Debian and a student-owned hobby project that was created just today.

Mass adoption is a relatively easy metric to gauge. And (often) comes with tons of support/discussion across the internet that will prove to be useful for the new user.

Please feel free to provide other metrics that OP or others might appeal to.

MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml on 01 Aug 11:24 collapse

OP is still a very new Linux user (if at all) that hammers on stability in every one of their posts.

Ah, I missed that nuance. In such a case, I always recommend one of the big three, Ubuntu, Mint, and Fedora. When they’ve been using that for long enough to know what they don’t like about it, it’s a good time to start exploring the wider ecosystem.

Even with Arch and Debian

Yeah, they’ve been around long enough that I’d be surprised if they vanished. I would add openSUSE and Slackware (even though it’s a one man project) to that list. Of course Patrick Volkerding could get fed up with maintaining Slackware at any time.

And (often) comes with tons of support/discussion across the internet that will prove to be useful for the new user.

That can be a double-edged sword, especially if the distro has been around a long time. What the user finds can be out of date and now just plain wrong. Ubuntu definitely suffers with this.

Please feel free to provide other metrics that OP or others might appeal to.

Besides longevity and adoption, I would argue that whether it has new enough drivers and firmware to support your hardware is the most important metric out there. For example, if your hardware is newer, you should likely choose Fedora from the big three.

pyssla@quokk.au on 01 Aug 21:51 collapse

That can be a double-edged sword, especially if the distro has been around a long time. What the user finds can be out of date and now just plain wrong. Ubuntu definitely suffers with this.

Excellent point! Thank you for mentioning this! I feel this is often overlooked for reasons I don't understand. Thankfully, we can teach (new) users how they can navigate around this: e.g. by mentioning the version of the distro within the search query OR by simply being wary of old(er) info.

raptore39@lemmy.ca on 01 Aug 13:30 collapse

I read that as Ligma OS 🤦