WIZARD’S GLOSSARY
OP –
- The Original Poster in this Thread, also
- The Original Post by the OP, that is #1
PCLOS – PC Linux OS (Operating System), an RPM-based Distro with a twist or three, derives from Mandriva, which was a marriage of Mandrake and Connectiva. Unlike Mandriva, it has forsaken the “urpmi” updates and package manager tool, and uses Synaptic Package Manager for update installs. It also does not use “sudo” for granting of elevated privileges, rather, just “su” and no password requirements are fewer, and use the Root password. Be wary.
WIZARD’S RECOMMENDED READING
TO ALL INTERESTED IN RPM-BASED DISTROS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rpm_(software)
TO ALL INTERESTED IN PCLINUXOS
http://pclosmag.com/html/issues/201002/page02.html#top
10 Beginner Mistakes to Avoid
http://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/201303/page02.html
Fine tune your PCLOS (PCLinuxOS)
@LxCeeAB
Although you have indicated you have had experience with Linux over 20 years ago, a lot has changed since then, and whilst I applaud your enthusiasm, you may be moving a little too fast to be able to acquaint yourself with the differences between, not just Distros, but Distro “Families” as I call them.
A non-exhaustive list of these includes:
- Debian-based – Ubuntu & Linux Mint are examples
- RPM-based – Red Hat, Fedora, OpenSUSE, and PCLinuxOS are examples
- Arch-based – Manjaro is an example
- Gentoo-based – Sabayon is an example
- Slackware-based – includes some Puppy Linux (don’t hit me, Paul)
Any number of these Distros share similar commands and protocols, but there are very many where the differences are like yawning chasms. And so (yes, I have started a sentence with a conjunction, bad Wizard) the User needs to be aware that oranges and lemons are similar, but different. Try sucking a lemon.
Your latest venture, PCLOS has no LTS (Long Term Support) feature. It is a Rolling Release. That means, broadly, that you do not have to upgrade to a newer version. Updated software is released when it is ready and not to a schedule.
I can cover a whole lot more of this, perhaps as an appropriately-named thread, if there is interest. I have to check first that I am not reinventing the wheel, as I have only been here fulltime since 1st May.
Cheers
Wizard
BTW – as circumstances would have it, I have recently installed PCLOS on two of my computers, so I may be of some assistance with questions on it, but I am new to it. Took me two years to get a successful install (various reasons) when I was trying to get PC LinuxOS “The Full Monty”, and then when I decided to gird my loins for battle again … they discontinued the “flavour” of it. So I got 2017.
I would however advocate as a general rule of thumb “try before you buy”, and that is where Atanere and I (& many others) endorse the use of Live media to run the Distro and see if it suits you and your machine’s configuration, before a full install.