I’m just screwing around with the OS, but I have to say, I’m a bit perplexed.

I wanted to install GIMP and LibreOffice, so I clicked on the AppCenter only to find out it couldn’t find either of them. Which is bizzarre, because I can install both using apt just fine. As it turns out, the AppCenter only has 51 curated applications, completely ignoring the abundance of programs already available in the Ubuntu repositories, making the AppCenter a bit useless.

Then there’s the desktop. I’m not entirely sure why I’m not allowed to have icons on it. macOS has desktop icons. As does Windows. Hell, almost every OS with a GUI does. Apparently, there’s something called Elementary Tweaks which lets you enable them, but why would anyone have to jump through hoops to enable this basic functionality?

I guess I just don’t understand who this OS is meant for.

  • @sgtnasty
    5•3 years ago

    I was going to write up all my thoughts but I will summarize:

    • bugs
    • music crashes
    • inconsistent UI (GNOME apps v Granite)
    • vala (prob not the best choice of example languages)
    • bugs
    • no support for NVIDIA optimus
    • very poor support for NVIDIA

    The trend seems to be: add 1 feature from macOS and call it a major release (gestures) Overall I am very disappointed, I was hoping for much more from “Odin”

    • @sgtnasty
      3•3 years ago

      Oh forgot:

      • Mail app is a list of its own problems
      • Web browsers: still crashes on https://elementary.io page
      • poor accessibility support on login page
    • C​​​
      2•3 years ago

      the music app is terrible