Crystal Linux: Emerging Arch Linux Spin for GNOME Fans (UPDATEDx2)
Often I think that we have sufficient Linux distros already. The count is nearing thousands, and fragmentation is at its peak. That is not good for quality software, especially in the open-source space.
There is always a distro available for every use case you can think of.
But Arch Linux is one of the sectors, it’s still emerging – just because of its debatable complex installation methods. That’s why most of the emerging Arch Linux distributions (such as Xero Linux, Hefftor Linux, Mabox, etc.) try to invent something unique in installation and other areas.
Crystal Linux is one of those distros with a different take on installation while being super user-friendly.
UPDATE
Ankush Das this afternoon.
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Crystal Linux: An Avant-garde Mix of Arch Linux and GNOME
There are plenty of Arch-based distros that try to offer something unique.
Whether it is about making the user experience better, or something that gives you the ease of the customization, there is a distro for that.
Two weeks later, another piece.
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A New Arch-Based Linux Distribution Has Arrived - Linux Magazine
Crystal Linux is a new distribution with the goal of bringing the power of Arch Linux to the masses.
Crystal Linux is a new operating system, based on Arch Linux that hopes to become the Fedora of Arch Linux by bringing new “stuff” to the Linux desktop while being user-friendly.
Crystal Linux has been released on the GPLv3.0 and uses its own GUI installer to make getting the distribution installed a snap. This new Linux distribution features an easy-to-use package manager, Btrfs snapshots, zRAM support, and a choice between GNOME, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, Mate, Budget, Onyx, XFCE, Sway, LXQt, i3-gaps, bspwm, AwesomeWM, and herbstlufwm.
The installer the developers have created is nothing short of brilliant. Not only is it beautiful, it makes installing this Arch-based Linux distribution something anyone can do.
Out of the box, Crystal Linux doesn’t include a large swath of installed applications, but it does include a well-designed app store, where you can install all of the necessary apps you need with the click of the mouse or trackpad. By default, you’ll only see the GNOME apps (Weather, Gedit, Terminal, System Monitor, Disks, and Calculator) as well as Firefox and Vim.
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Linux Mint vs. Manjaro: Which One is Better?
Manjaro is based on Arch Linux and is more popular as it comes with much pre-installed software. You will get more updates, but they are mostly new features or bug fixes, and you will get the latest packages much sooner than many other distros.