PCLinuxOS vs. Ubuntu – or – Linux XXX vs. Linux YYY

“This blog post was actually written as a comment to my previous
post about PCLinuxOS, in answer to a question posted in the
comments there. It quickly exceeded the length limit for comments
here, so I have moved it to its own blog posting. I hope that is
considered a fair move, because the subject matter can actually be
extended from the original question of PCLinuxOS compared to
Ubuntu, to the more general question of comparing two different
Linux distributions.

“@tentimes: I can see at least two different issues in your “How
would you rate PCLinuxOS against Ubuntu” question.

“1. First, and perhaps most importantly, not everyone who runs
Linux, or is switching to Linux, is looking for a “Windows
experience” in terms of familiar applications and useability. If
that is what you are looking for, you are likely to be happier with
a Gnome desktop rather than KDE, at least “out of the box”, so try
comparing the PCLinuxOS Gnome distribution. But whatever version
you compare, you’re likely to find that in terms of applications
and useability, Ubuntu and PCLinuxOS are very similar, or can be
very similar depending on how you look at them. In fact, if
anything, Ubuntu might be drifting a bit away from pure “Windows
desktop” looks, with their moving of window decorations, for
example.”

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