Installed easily do not use dock but was very easy to deactivate.
Installed Cinnamon Desktop installed using synaptic package manager.
I'm testting the Live ISO.
This is great! Booted up quickly and without problems. It's kind of a mix of xubuntu and debian.
A new name for the distro could be Xubian! Or maybe even Dexu!
Menus open fast in my i5-2400 at 3.GHZ, 8GB RAM and a older 320GB hard drive.
This is a simple one "JUST TOOOO MUCH BLOAT ".. Which causes compatibility problems due to the fact not all packages play well together ! But if you want to try a lot of different apps than by all means give this a shot.
Also note this is a French distro that looses a little in the translation.This is good for newbies coming from windows who like a lot of choices with a nice dock.
Pros Very stable with lots of eye candy and utilities as standard.
Cons The install asks a few additional questions that can have a marked change on the what you get if you choose the least appropriate option. Going for "all" works best but this might not be that obvious if you had not used it before.
There are other low calorie systems out there but not all of them are this shiny.
Emmabuntus is a perfect operating system.
Even though I use Windows as my primary OS I enjoy experimenting with Linux distros.
I've had a number of favorite Linux distos over the years and Emmabuntiis is another one.
I'd also like to say that some of the distos that I have liked seem to sour with further improvements.
I'm going to give Emmabuntus a 10 and say please don't try to improve this one.
Very pleasant XFCE and Debian-based distro. Easy installation, and helped configuration. Lots of software installed by default (even too much ?).
I would mainly suggest Emmabuntus to beginners.
A good looking Desktop and not problems with Linux. My level is a little bit more than a beginner. One of the best distributions with XFCE desktop.
I love Emmabuntüs and I can't get enough.I will have a linux Distribution and I will have a good looking Desktop and not problems with Linux. My level is a little bit more than a beginner. In the back I changed my distribution all few years or every year, included Mint.Emmabuntüs is easy, good looking and makes fun.The most software it's easy to installed.
I installed Emmabuntus on an old desktop, 2 Gb RAM with a dual core processor, it ran fine. The install was straightforward and went well, there are several unusual choices after the first reboot, none of which seem to affect anything.
I chose the Ubuntu desktop wallpapers, but got the default Emmabuntus one anyway, for example.
The download is huge, 3.8 GB because it installs a lot of software, I mean an awful lot.
There seem to be two of some things, for example it installs both Stellarium and Celestia which seems an odd thing to do, they both do a good job but I can't imagine needing to have both.
The desktop setup with the Apple-style docks looks good and works OK, but I did have a few crashes.
Overall there are several light weight distros that do a better job.
One of the best distributions with XFCE desktop. New versions are based on Debian instead of Xubuntu.
Emmabuntus team wants to convert recycled computers to modern and complete systems, and I can say that the aim is reached. The key is to use XFCE desktop, an easier and more complete option than LXDE or similar in the same range of RAM consuming.
There could be a download option for a system without such an amount of applications for people with slow internet connections, and a forum in English for international users.
i give it an 8 out of 10 its fast and stable looks good very responsive even on the ancient thinkpad r51e i tested it on cant wait to put it on a quad core now.
but the forum is in FRENCH-ONLY.
Too bad if your French is not modern enough, or at a high level of understanding (myself, just two years of high school studies, over fifty years ago). Good for the target audience: French school users, with old school equipment.
but the forum for the distro is in FRENCH-ONLY.