Is PCLinuxOS Stale?
Recently, I’ve been reading posts talking about how PCLinuxOS is “stale”, “going downhill”, or even “dying”. They point out that the “current” version of PCLOS is 2007, has an out-of-date kernel, and won’t recognize the latest hardware.
While these posts have a point, they are mssing the larger picture. PCLOS is a “rolling release” distro. It doesn’t need to be released every six months to fix problems. Users aren’t forced to re-install in order to get the latest and greatest version of anything. I installed PCLOS 2007 many months ago. I immediately did a full update, several hundred Meg of patches. Since then, I have updated roughly once per week, so I have, in effect, the latest and greatest that will be delivered in the next iso put out by Tex and the Ripper Gang.
But let me see if I can explicitly counter some of the points I have seen made:
1. The UI is old. Oh, come now. It was “fresh” and “new” a mere 18 months ago. It’s still one heck of a nice-looking desktop. Besides, one of the first things I do, at least, is update the appearance of the desktop to suit my own mood and needs. I apply different wallpaper, and different icons, and a different color scheme … Okay, so I don’t stick with the default. Then again, most people I know, don’t. But I just booted the live-CD a few days ago, and I still thought the overall look was pretty classy.
2. The repos don’t have up-to-date software.
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