(03-09-2018, 04:26 AM)pytheas Wrote:(03-08-2018, 06:24 AM)Luke Wrote: How is the experience with gnome ?
From the strict point of view of a desktop user...
Gnome has the look and feel of Unity (which will die pretty soon now, as we all (?) know).
The installed version is pretty basic, and you must enrich it. Firefox will be included in the next relase (this forum tips for making it responsive is very welcome), but you still need to install a decent mail reader (e.g. Thunderbird).
Synaptic is missing (would swap that for games), as well as the gnome terminal (those available are dismal). Gnome software must also be installed.
I like VLC, leafpad (much easier than Vim if you're not into developing), application finder, gnome system monitor (to check on e.g. download speed) redshift (the built-in gnome app does not seem to work on my monitor) and xscreensaver...
Good point is that favorites (launchers) can be installed in one click, and Software updater is present.
Little bugs: I cannot seem to change my password: whatever I try, the answer is 'try to avoid common words'.
I've been unable to disable screen locking...
I understand that the rtl8812au driver for the superb USB3 wifi antenna sold by Pine is making it into the next release.
I've found that 4 GB of RAM is overkill even when strongly multitasking. There is a large performance increase when compared to the Rpi3
Thanks for the detailed response, especially since all I was looking for was: fast; alright; slow
[edit] as for the rtl8812au driver, please see this thread. I have a 2GB board + the WiFi dongle running as a router with blacklisting and VPN + TOR for weeks now without any issues.