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elementary OS

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elementary OS is a free, fast and aesthetically pleasing operating system based on Ubuntu .

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Platforms

  • Linux
3.8 / 5 Avg rating (11)
342 likes
11comments

Features

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Configurable
  3.  Distraction-free

Features

  1.  macOS-like
  2.  Based on Ubuntu
  3.  Debian package compatible
  4.  Flatpak
  5.  App center
  6.  Out Of The Box
  7.  No registration required
  8.  Consistent UI
  9.  Ad-free
  10.  No Tracking
  11.  Works Offline
  12.  Dark Mode
  13.  Unix kernel

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  • BIGLINUX, AlternativeToMe and Hotkey-Hottie liked elementary OS
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  • SudoVanilla reviewed elementary OS  
    about 1 month ago

    When I did a full switch to Linux full-time back in 2020, I landed with elementary OS and was happy with my choice to go with it.

    The desktop environment the developers made, called Pantheon, is very interested compared to other alternatives.

    This is one of the Linux distributions I still recommend today, even after my switch to Fedora a year later in 2021.

  • SudoVanilla and thejfex liked elementary OS
    about 1 month ago
  • begorim451 does not think Based on Ubuntu is a important feature of elementary OS
    about 1 month ago
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Comment summary: elementary OS is praised for its Mac-like aesthetics, simplicity, and streamlined, resource-efficient design. Users appreciate its Pantheon desktop environment and consider it a good choice for beginners transitioning to Linux. While generally positive, some users encounter connectivity issues after installation or find it buggy, especially on non-standard hardware. Despite these setbacks, the overall sentiment remains favorable, highlighting its clean UI and simplicity.
kalligator
  
Top positive commentMar 25, 2022

Light on resources, streamlined and aesthetically pleasing UI with attention to detail.

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BJ
  
Top negative commentJan 31, 2022

Live CD (or ISO burned to flash drive) handles wifi connections just fine. Why, then does it fail to connect after an install and reboot? It can't even find the appropriate software/driver to enable wifi. (This was on an Intel Mac.) After a few hours of struggling with this, I just wiped it clean. BTW: It couldn't even launch parted. Total waste of time.

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Korbs
  
Positive commentJan 14, 2025

When I did a full switch to Linux full-time back in 2020, I landed with elementary OS and was happy with my choice to go with it.

The desktop environment the developers made, called Pantheon, is very interested compared to other alternatives.

This is one of the Linux distributions I still recommend today, even after my switch to Fedora a year later in 2021.

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TBayAreaPat
  
Positive commentApr 23, 2023
• Edited Apr 23, 2023

Beautiful and simple with cloud capability. I would prefer the text editor to be with the central dashboard.. almost gave up on Elementary thinking that demo mode had no text editor, but the editor called Code was eventually found under the upper left link to Apps. The editor was somewhat awkward to use. Saved a file to desktop with the Code program, and nothing showed there, but I was able to attach it to email and open it with notepad, so I'm keeping Elementary.

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Stas Dokuchaev
  
Negative commentApr 23, 2022

I don`t like elementary OS, because it has a lot of bugs, I could not even install it!

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RemovedUser
  
Positive commentDec 7, 2021

If I would go back to GNU/Linux as my desktop operating system, then I would use elementary OS.

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armandaneshjoo
  
Positive commentJun 20, 2020

The most forward thinking distro.

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What is elementary OS?

elementary OS is a free, fast and aesthetically pleasing operating system based on Ubuntu icon Ubuntu .

elementary OS ships with a carefully curated selection of apps that cater to every day needs so you can spend more time using your computer and less time cleaning up bloatware.

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elementary OS information

  • Developed by

    elementary project
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.8 (11 ratings)
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  • News

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Arabic
    • Czech
    • Catalan; Valencian
    • Danish
    • German
    • Spanish
    • Finnish
    • French
    • Galician
    • Hebrew
    • Indonesian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Latvian
    • Malay
    • Italian
    • Marathi
    • Norwegian Bokmål
    • Dutch
    • Norwegian Nynorsk
    • Panjabi, Punjabi
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Russian
    • Slovak
    • Swedish
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Vietnamese
    • Chinese

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Our users have written 11 comments and reviews about elementary OS, and it has gotten 342 likes

elementary OS was added to AlternativeTo by MrJack on Aug 23, 2011 and this page was last updated Jan 14, 2025. elementary OS is sometimes referred to as eOS, elementary.