linux

Linux stuff

Tested Distros

name	base	ver	kernel	de	vsc	dotnet	web	menu	dark	bkgd	icons	date	term	vm	switch	sudo	name
Debian	Linux	9.5	4.9	GNOME	X	X	X	X	X	X[7]	X[8]	O[12]	X[9]	X[10]	X	O	Debian
Ubuntu	Debian	18.04	4.15	GNOME	X	X	X	X	X	X[7]	X[8]	O[12]	X	X	X	X	Ubuntu
Mint	Ubuntu	19	4.15	Cinnamon	X	X	X	X	X	X[7.5]	X[8]	X	X	X	X	X	Mint
elementaryOS	Ubuntu	5.0	4.15	Pantheon	X	X	X	win+space	X[17]	X	X	O	X	X	X	X	elementaryOS
ZorinOS	Ubuntu16.04	12	4.15	XFCE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	ZorinOS
Lubuntu	Ubuntu	18.04	4.15	LXDE	X	X	X	alt+f2	O[13]	X	X	X	X	O	X	X	Lubuntu
Kubuntu	Ubuntu	18.04	4.15	KDE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	settings	X	X	X	Kubuntu
Linux Lite	Ubuntu	4.0	4.15	XFCE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Linux Lite
Xubuntu	Ubuntu	18.04	4.15	XFCE	X	X	X	ctrl+esc[1]	X[15]	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Xubuntu
Ubuntu MATE	Ubuntu	18.04	4.15	MATE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	O	X	X	X	X	Ubuntu MATE
Deepin	Ubuntu	15.7	4.15	Deepin	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	O	X	X[10]	X	X	Deepin
KDE neon	Ubuntu	18.04		KDE													KDE neon
anitX	Debian																anitX
MX Linux	Debian9	17	4.15	XFCE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X[9]	X	X	X	MX Linux
Kali	Debian	Rolling	4.17	XFCE	X	X[14]											Kali
Tails	Debian9		4.17	GNOME													Tails
name	base	ver	kernel	de	vsc	dotnet	web	menu	dark	bkgd	icons	date	term	vm	switch	sudo	name
Q4OS	Debian	2.6	4.9	Trinity	X	X	X	X	X[2]	X	X	X[3]	X[4]	X	X	X	Q4OS
Elivei386	Debian7.11	3.0	3.16	Enlightenment	O												Elive
Arch Linux	Linux																Arch Linux
Manjaro	Arch Linux	17.1	4.14	XFCE	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Manjaro
KaOS	Arch Linux	2018.10	4.18	KDE	X[16]				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	KaOS
RedHat	Linux																RedHat
Fedora	Red Hat	28	4.17	GNOME	X	X	X	X	X[11]	X[7]	X[8]	O[12]	X[9]	X	X	X	Fedora
CentOS	Red Hat	7	3.0	"GNOME"	X	X	X	X	"X"	X	X	O	X	X[10]	X	X	CentOS
Mageia	Red Hat	6	4.14	KDE	X	O	O	X	X	X	X	X	settins	X	X	X	Mageia
PCLinuxOS	Red Hat																PCLinuxOS
Slackware	Linux																Slackware
openSUSE	Slackware			KDE	X	X	X										openSUSE
FreeBSD	BSD																FreeBSD
Gentoo	FreeBSD																Gentoo
Solus	Linux	3.9999	4.18	Budgie	X[5]	O	O	X	X[6]	X[7]	X[8]	1/2	X[9]	X	X	X	Solus
ReactOS	"Windows"																ReactOS
Haiku	"Linux"																Haiku
name	base	ver	kernel	de	vsc	dotnet	web	menu	dark	bkgd	icons	date	term	vm	switch	sudo	name

Labels:
de - default Desktop Environment;
vsc - runs Visual Studio Code;
dotnet - runs and debugs .Net;
web - runs and debugs .Net web app;
menu - has shortcut to search and open apps;
dark - has a dark theme;
bkgd - allows custom color background;
icons - allows removing icons from desktop;
date - allows YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm date display;
term - allows terminal shortcut;
Vm - auto resizes in Virtual Machine;
switch - shortcut to swtich/cycle opened apps;
sudo - has sudo installed

Notes:
^[1] Configurable to Win key. (alternative) ^[2] KDE Themes. Not all windows' background change.
^[3] Date/Time formatting.
^[4] Control Panel > Regional & Accessibility > Keyboard Shortcuts > Command Shortcuts (tab).
^[5] Install from tar. $ sudo eopkg gconf.
^[6] Budgie Desktop Settings.
^[7] $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background primary-color '#152233'.
^[7.5] $ gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.background primary-color '#152223'.
^[8] $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false.
^[9] Settings > Keyboard > Add shortcut. gsettings alternative
^[10] Needs manual installation from mounted ISO and missing packages.
^[11] gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'Adwaita-dark'
^[12] gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-show-date true
^[13] Menu > Preferences > Customize Look and Feel.
^[14] sudo apt-get install liblttng-ust0
^[15] Settings Maanger > Appearance & Settings Manager > Windows Manager
^[16] $ kcp -u && kcp -i vscode
^[17] Manually install Adwaita Dark (doesn't go well with rest of system)

Desktop Environments to Test

• Cinnamon
• Unity
• GNOME
• KDE
  • KDE Plasmahttps://community.c9.io/t/installing-apt-transport-https-issue/10994
  • Trinity
• XFCE
• LXDE
  • PIXEL
• MATE
• Enlightenment
• Pantheon
• LXQt
• Budgie

Ubuntu DEs list

DE requirements:

1. Menu/Apps shorcut (Win-key)
2. Darktheme
3. Solid Color background
4. No icons in desktop
5. Customizable date format
6. Terminal Shortcut
7. Resize VM screen
8. Cycle apps
9. sudo

Packge Managers

distro	pm
Debian	apt
Red Hat	dnf (yum)
Arch	pacman
SUSE	zypper

PMs commands