Anyone remember Distrotest.net? I found a new one!

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Scott_Ruecker

Sep 28, 2024
7:27 PM EDT
Remember Distrotest.net before it disappeared? Well I found a new version that's even better then that. Its called DistroSea.

I don't think it has as many distros to try as that old website used to have but it has a much better interface and modern look to it. I tried it out and it is really cool and I thought I would let you all in on it if you haven't heard about it already. Check it out and tell me what you think.

DistroSea

schestowitz

Sep 28, 2024
11:06 PM EDT
there were sites before these that let people test-drive distros, but remembering the names now is not easy. It's expensive to run such services and "Linux" Foundation only devotes about 2% of its money to Linux, almost all of that to server.
the_doctor

Sep 28, 2024
11:15 PM EDT
From: https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-start-using-linux/

"In the past, there was a website called DistroTest that would let you do that for free, but it's now defunct. Luckily, there's a spiritual successor called DistroSea with myriad distros for you to try. The experience of course is limited by your internet connection. For me, DistroSea even on high-speed wired connection is still slower than a virtual machine. The project is volunteer-run, though, and meant just for testing..."

(Aug 28, 2023)

An excellent idea for all those computers currently in service that aren't Windows 11 hardware compliant.

Tick Tock: https://windowscountdown.com/
Scott_Ruecker

Sep 29, 2024
5:50 AM EDT
I really liked that it had some distros that I hadn't heard of before and some I just had..

Definitely a little slow depending on your internet connection but still, it gives you a lot of different versions of the distro you're checking out to choose from very recent to much older.

I really liked the EndeavorOS one and the Archcraft one but then I've only been on the site a couple of times so far.

I want to check out VanillaOS I just found out existed and Garuda along with a few others too.

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