Preferred distro in Feb 2020?
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Edit @ dec 2022:

I was "coming alive again" my pinebook. Sadly, most distros doesn't work or are so old. Most updated distros simply aren't compatible with pinebook after years of updates. Take as example armbian, sadly it's updates doesn't support pinebook since mid-2022 (https://www.armbian.com/pinebook-a64). PS. Maybe this changes in the future, and in the armbian pinebook profiles a supported version comes again.

So the most working, compatible, modern and usable distro by far is (imo) armbian 22.05 or sid, you could grab with your favorite desktop environment in the armbian archive (for example -there are much more mirrors-: https://armbian.hosthatch.com/archive/pi...4/archive/ )

I prefer XFCE, for me, most complete and responsive (with pinebook hardware). Thats the most updated and completed pinebook system as far I know.

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For me (at july 2022):
- Manjaro (https://manjaro.org)
- armbian (https://www.armbian.com)

"Official" updated iso's for pinebook and the most features/apps without going Android based (imo causes more problems and have less "laptop" life).
Both have xfce option -also Manjaro has Mate option-, more suitable for pinebook specs (didn't try plasma for example, but well, xfce fits more with pinebook I guess).

Also mention:
- Slarm64 (post - Slackware Arm)
- DietPi (https://dietpi.com - minimal os)
- Kali (https://www.kali.org - still updating)

About Android option, is a way for more "basic users" (okay, have all the Play Store) but times I tested I feel armbian or Manjaro works better. Options are discontinued (2017-2018) but are: Bliss OS or Android 7.1 (on subforum). Makes no sense for me to use a previous 7 version, many apps will not work.
Seems there are a PrimeOS and /e/ (Lineage derivated) versions (both discontinued). Didn't tested, don't know how it works.
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Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by e-minguez - 02-29-2020, 09:24 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by Juwie - 03-02-2020, 01:41 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by tophneal - 03-02-2020, 03:18 PM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by Luke - 03-03-2020, 03:43 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by igorp - 04-03-2020, 04:05 AM
Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by e-minguez - 04-05-2020, 12:22 PM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by svenh - 04-21-2020, 12:18 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by e-minguez - 04-21-2020, 06:43 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by svenh - 04-21-2020, 07:23 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by e-minguez - 04-21-2020, 09:18 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by svenh - 04-23-2020, 01:37 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by igorp - 05-01-2020, 10:14 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by aog - 05-24-2020, 03:27 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by e-minguez - 04-23-2020, 01:46 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by svenh - 06-24-2020, 06:03 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by tophneal - 11-17-2020, 10:28 AM
Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by leperotero - 01-18-2021, 06:24 PM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by leperotero - 01-20-2021, 04:59 AM
RE: Preferred distro in Feb 2020? - by Ekkaia - 07-29-2022, 02:20 AM

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