PCLinuxOS 2011 KDE: A Review and Retrospective

“tl;dr – PCLinuxOS is a great distro for individuals who
favor rolling updates, performance, and a dedicated community. If
you’re a first-time Linux user or if you favor aesthetics over
technological prowess, better choices are available.

“First, a bit of background. (If you want to jump straight to
the review, scroll down to where the pictures start.)

“In April 2010, I found myself becoming increasingly disgruntled
with Ubuntu (my OS of choice since late 2008). There was no one
thing that ruined Ubuntu for me; rather, it was a growing list of
inconveniences (10.04 had multiple hardware and software issues on
my machine) coupled with regular use of Windows 7 at my place of
employment. Windows 7 was as easy to use as Ubuntu for most tasks
– worse in some ways (updating every piece of software
individually), better in other ways (DVRing with Windows Media
Center vs MythTV). I had originally switched to Ubuntu because at
the time, it provided me a better experience than Windows XP. With
the release of Windows 7, this no longer seemed as obvious.”

Complete
Story