2d ago

Lingmo OS???

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

https://lingmo.org/

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Lingmo balls
- Ligma OS
  
  was waiting for this one
- What's Lingmo?
  
  not much, how about you?

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.

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.

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.
- 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.
  
  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.

I read that as Ligma OS 🤦

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