Q4OS: A Diamond in the Rough Gets Some Polish | Linux Today

Q4OS: A Diamond in the Rough Gets Some Polish

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JMG
Jack M. Germain
Dec 21, 2018

Sometimes working with Linux distros is much like rustling through an old jewelry drawer. Every now and then, you find a diamond hidden among the rhinestones. That is the case with Q4OS.

I took a detailed first look at this new distro in February 2015, primarily to assess the Trinity desktop (TDE). That was a version 1 beta release. Still, Trinity showed some potential.

JMG

Jack M. Germain

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