issue187:critique2
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- | There is a new Ubuntu derivative in the Linux world called VanillaOS. It is so new that it is not yet on DistroWatch; | + | **// |
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+ | **There is a new Ubuntu derivative in the Linux world called VanillaOS. It is so new that it is not yet on DistroWatch; | ||
The distribution’s website explains that: “Vanilla OS arose out of the need for an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that would provide vanilla GNOME without any changes to the user experience. Later, its scope was extended to experiment with some tools and technologies, | The distribution’s website explains that: “Vanilla OS arose out of the need for an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that would provide vanilla GNOME without any changes to the user experience. Later, its scope was extended to experiment with some tools and technologies, | ||
- | In many ways, VanillaOS is filling in the gap that the old Ubuntu Gnome occupied from 2012-2017. Ubuntu Gnome also offered a plain Gnome desktop on top of the Ubuntu backend, but its development was brought to a close when mainstream Ubuntu moved from the Unity interface to a modified Gnome 3 desktop, which more-or-less rendered Ubuntu Gnome moot. | + | In many ways, VanillaOS is filling in the gap that the old Ubuntu Gnome occupied from 2012-2017. Ubuntu Gnome also offered a plain Gnome desktop on top of the Ubuntu backend, but its development was brought to a close when mainstream Ubuntu moved from the Unity interface to a modified Gnome 3 desktop, which more-or-less rendered Ubuntu Gnome moot.** |
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+ | Il y a un nouveau dérivé d’Ubuntu dans le monde de Linux appelé Vanilla OS. Il est tellement nouveau qu’il n’est pas encore sur DistroWatch et ne figure dans aucun article sur Wikipedia ! En fait, il est toujours dans la phase de tests bêta et disponible uniquement dans une version « instable ». | ||
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+ | Le site Web de la distribution explique que : « Vanilla OS est née du besoin d’une distribution Linux basée sur Ubuntu qui fournirait un GNOME vanille sans aucune modification dans l’expérience utilisateur. Plus tard, sa portée a été étendue pour faire des essais avec quelques outils et technologies comme Almost (de l’immutabilité à la demande) et Apx (le sous-système basé sur Distrobox). » | ||
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+ | De beaucoup de façons, Vanilla OS remplit l’espace que l’ancien Ubuntu Gnome occupait de 2012 à 2017. Ubuntu Gnome offrait également un bureau Gnome simple par-dessus le backend d’Ubuntu, mais son développement a cessé quand l’Ubuntu principal a remplacé l’interface Unity par un bureau Gnome 3 modifié, ce qui a plus ou moins rendu Ubuntu Gnome discutable. | ||
- | Of course, mainstream Ubuntu still has its modified Gnome desktop so VanillaOS will have to offer some interesting new ideas to entice users and create its own user-base niche. | + | **Of course, mainstream Ubuntu still has its modified Gnome desktop so VanillaOS will have to offer some interesting new ideas to entice users and create its own user-base niche. |
Currently, the project seems to have 13 developers signed up on its GitHub page, with most of the work being done by one person, lead developer Mirko Brombin of Italy. | Currently, the project seems to have 13 developers signed up on its GitHub page, with most of the work being done by one person, lead developer Mirko Brombin of Italy. | ||
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At this point in time, there are regular beta builds being made available for testing. I was able to download VanillaOS 22.10 unstable 20221106 via https. What you get is a 1.7 GB zip file that contains the 64-bit operating system ISO file, plus two text files with the MD5 and SHA256 sums. Very handy! | At this point in time, there are regular beta builds being made available for testing. I was able to download VanillaOS 22.10 unstable 20221106 via https. What you get is a 1.7 GB zip file that contains the 64-bit operating system ISO file, plus two text files with the MD5 and SHA256 sums. Very handy! | ||
- | I did a SHA256 sum to ensure that the download was good and then dropped the ISO file onto my USB stick equipped with Ventoy 1.0.81 and booted it up. Even though VanillaOS is not officially supported on Ventoy, being an Ubuntu derivative it worked fine and everything ran as fast as it would on a hard drive installation. | + | I did a SHA256 sum to ensure that the download was good and then dropped the ISO file onto my USB stick equipped with Ventoy 1.0.81 and booted it up. Even though VanillaOS is not officially supported on Ventoy, being an Ubuntu derivative it worked fine and everything ran as fast as it would on a hard drive installation.** |
- | System requirements | + | |
+ | Bien entendu, l’Ubuntu principal reste avec son bureau Gnome modifié ; aussi, Vanilla OS va devoir offrir quelques idées intéressantes pour séduire des personnes et créer sa propre niche de base d’utilisateurs. | ||
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+ | Actuellement, | ||
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+ | Installation | ||
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+ | Puisque la version bêta n’est pas proposée au téléchargement sur le site Web officiel, j’ai fini par faire appel à Mirko Brombin qui m’a indiqué où elle se trouve sur GitHub. Je me suis connecté et je l’ai trouvé. | ||
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+ | Actuellement, | ||
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+ | J’ai fait une vérification de somme SHA256 pour m’assurer que le téléchargement était bon, puis j’ai mis le fichier ISO sur ma clé USB équipée de Ventoy 1.0.81 et je l’ai démarré. Bien que Vanilla OS ne soit pas officiellement pris en charge par Ventoy, puisque c’est un dérivé d’Ubuntu, ça fonctionnait très bien et tout s’exécutait aussi rapidement qu’une installation sur un disque dur. | ||
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+ | **System requirements | ||
There are no published minimum system requirements yet but, since VanillaOS 22.10 is based on Ubuntu 22.10, it is probably reasonable assume that the same requirements apply: | There are no published minimum system requirements yet but, since VanillaOS 22.10 is based on Ubuntu 22.10, it is probably reasonable assume that the same requirements apply: | ||
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Boot-up also opens a warning that this is beta software and not “production ready”. I was expecting crashes and missing features but, in fact, everything worked pretty well with only automatic screen power-off noted as not working yet. | Boot-up also opens a warning that this is beta software and not “production ready”. I was expecting crashes and missing features but, in fact, everything worked pretty well with only automatic screen power-off noted as not working yet. | ||
- | For anyone coming from Ubuntu, the Gnome desktop looks very stark with just a top panel with the on/off switch, speaker, date and time, and the activities menu – which is where everything is hidden. There is no dock on the desktop. Clicking on the activities menu or hitting the “super” key (windows key) opens the menu, allowing searching for documents or applications from the list or dock, as well as selecting desktops. | + | For anyone coming from Ubuntu, the Gnome desktop looks very stark with just a top panel with the on/off switch, speaker, date and time, and the activities menu – which is where everything is hidden. There is no dock on the desktop. Clicking on the activities menu or hitting the “super” key (windows key) opens the menu, allowing searching for documents or applications from the list or dock, as well as selecting desktops.** |
- | Being plain Gnome, the application windows have only a single “close” button although “hide”, which works like “minimize”, | + | Exigences système |
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+ | Aucune exigence minimale n’est encore publiée, mais, puisque Vanilla OS 22.10 est basé sur Ubuntu 22.10, il est probablement raisonnable de supposer que les exigences sont les mêmes : | ||
+ | un processeur à double cœur et à 2 GHZ | ||
+ | 4 Go de RAM | ||
+ | 25 Go d’espace disque | ||
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+ | Fonctionnalités | ||
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+ | Lors du démarrage de Vanilla OS, un bureau Gnome non modifié, très vanille et gai s’affiche. Même le papier peint par défaut est « vanille », | ||
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+ | Le démarrage ouvre également un avertissement disant qu’il s’agit d’un logiciel bêta qui « n’est pas prêt pour la production ». Je m’attendais à des plantages et des lacunes, mais, en fait, tout fonctionnait assez bien avec seulement le mode de déconnexion automatique de l’écran qui ne fonctionnait pas encore, comme indiqué. | ||
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+ | Pour quiconque arrive d’Ubuntu, le bureau Gnome semble très austère avec tout simplement un panneau en haut avec l’interrupteur, | ||
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+ | **Being plain Gnome, the application windows have only a single “close” button although “hide”, which works like “minimize”, | ||
Perhaps to offset the limited number of window themes, VanillaOS 22.10 comes with an extensive choice of 35 wallpapers, some from Ubuntu and some original. All of them are elegant-looking choices. | Perhaps to offset the limited number of window themes, VanillaOS 22.10 comes with an extensive choice of 35 wallpapers, some from Ubuntu and some original. All of them are elegant-looking choices. | ||
- | Everything looks very “stock” until you come to the Vanilla Control Center, and it is here that you find the immutability switch! This activates the custom-designed, | + | Everything looks very “stock” until you come to the Vanilla Control Center, and it is here that you find the immutability switch! This activates the custom-designed, |
- | Is selectable immutability something most desktop Linux users yearn for? Probably not, as it is found only in specialist distributions such as NixOS and not in mainstream distributions like Ubuntu or Fedora. | + | Étant du Gnome simple, les fenêtres des applications ont un seul bouton « fermer » bien que « masquer » (qui fonctionne comme « minimiser ») soit disponible avec un clic droit. Comme dans Ubuntu 22.10, il n'y a que deux choix de thèmes pour les fenêtres : |
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+ | Peut-être afin de compenser le nombre limité de thèmes de fenêtre, Vanilla OS 22.10 est livré avec un choix étendu de 35 papiers peints, certains venant d’Ubuntu et certains qui sont originaux. Les choix ont tous une apparence élégante. | ||
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+ | Tout semble très « normal » jusqu’à ce que vous arriviez au Vanilla Control Center ; c’est là que vous trouvez l’interrupteur d’immutabilité ! Cela active la capacité d’immutabilité appelé « Almost » ; | ||
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+ | **Is selectable immutability something most desktop Linux users yearn for? Probably not, as it is found only in specialist distributions such as NixOS and not in mainstream distributions like Ubuntu or Fedora. | ||
On installation, | On installation, | ||
- | VanillaOS is a conventional “point” release with updates and not a rolling release. The project website explains that rolling releases have too much risk for the level of stability and reliability they are seeking. | + | VanillaOS is a conventional “point” release with updates and not a rolling release. The project website explains that rolling releases have too much risk for the level of stability and reliability they are seeking.** |
- | Applications | + | Est-ce que la possibilité de sélectionner l’immutabilité est quelque chose qui manque désespérément aux utilisateurs de Linux sur leurs ordinateurs ? |
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+ | Lors de l’installation, | ||
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+ | Vanilla OS est une publication conventionnelle avec des mises à jour, pas une publication à mise à jour en continu. Le site Web du projet explique que les mises à jour en continu sont trop risquées pour le niveau de stabilité et fiabilité qu’ils recherchent. | ||
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+ | **Applications | ||
The applications included with VanillaOS 22.10 are: | The applications included with VanillaOS 22.10 are: | ||
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Gparted 1.3.1 partition editor | Gparted 1.3.1 partition editor | ||
Gnome Software 43.0 package management system | Gnome Software 43.0 package management system | ||
- | Videos (totem) 43.0 movie player | + | Videos (totem) 43.0 movie player** |
- | This is obviously a fairly skimpy list and missing many of the applications most desktop users would expect, such as a PDF viewer, image viewer, text editor, and an office suite. These are all available in the repositories, | + | Applications |
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+ | Les applications livrées avec Vanilla OS sont: | ||
+ | Archive Manager (file-roller) 43.0 archiveur | ||
+ | Files (nautilus) 43.0 gestionnaire de fichiers | ||
+ | Gnome Disks 43.0 gestionnaire de disques | ||
+ | Gnome Music 42.1 lecteur de musique | ||
+ | Gnome Photos 43.0 organisateur de photos | ||
+ | Gnome System Monitor 42.0 moniteur système | ||
+ | Gnome Terminal 3.46.2 (pour Gnome 43) émulateur de terminal | ||
+ | Gnome Web 43.0 navigateur Web | ||
+ | Gparted 1.3.1 éditeur de partitions | ||
+ | Gnome Software 43.0 système de gestion de paquets | ||
+ | Videos (totem) 43.0 lecteur de vidéos | ||
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+ | **This is obviously a fairly skimpy list and missing many of the applications most desktop users would expect, such as a PDF viewer, image viewer, text editor, and an office suite. These are all available in the repositories, | ||
It is worth noting that no games are included, which I always consider a good sign! | It is worth noting that no games are included, which I always consider a good sign! | ||
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It may be that the included application list is short because this is just a beta release and the final version will include more. | It may be that the included application list is short because this is just a beta release and the final version will include more. | ||
- | In many ways, I prefer a distribution that by default includes only a bare minimum of applications. This makes for a smaller ISO download (compare VanillaOS 22.10 at 1.7 GB to Ubuntu 22.10 at 3.8 GB), and also means that you can just install what you need, keeping the menus uncluttered, | + | In many ways, I prefer a distribution that by default includes only a bare minimum of applications. This makes for a smaller ISO download (compare VanillaOS 22.10 at 1.7 GB to Ubuntu 22.10 at 3.8 GB), and also means that you can just install what you need, keeping the menus uncluttered, |
- | Conclusions | + | C'est évidemment une liste qui est assez restreinte et où sont manquantes beaucoup d’applications que la plupart des utilisateurs de bureau attendraient, |
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+ | Cela vaut le coup de mentionner qu’aucun jeu n’est inclus, ce que je considère toujours être bon signe ! | ||
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+ | Il se peut que la liste d’applications incluses soit courte parce qu’il s’agit tout simplement d’une publication bêta et que la version finale en inclura davantage. | ||
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+ | À bien des égards, je préfère une distribution qui, par défaut, ne comprend que le minimum d’applications. Cela donne une ISO plus petite au téléchargement (comparer Vanilla OS 22.10 à 1,7 Go par rapport à Ubuntu 22.10 à 3,8 Go) et signifie également que vous pouvez n’installer que ce dont vous avez besoin. Ainsi, les menus restent épurés et vous ne passez pas de temps à enlever les applications dont vous ne voulez pas. | ||
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+ | **Conclusions | ||
Considering that VanillaOS is just in beta testing right now, it is actually pretty good. Most things work well, but that shouldn’t really be a surprise considering that it uses well-tested components like the Ubuntu backend and the Gnome desktop. The result, at least as of this beta release, is pretty polished and stable with just a few items to fix. | Considering that VanillaOS is just in beta testing right now, it is actually pretty good. Most things work well, but that shouldn’t really be a surprise considering that it uses well-tested components like the Ubuntu backend and the Gnome desktop. The result, at least as of this beta release, is pretty polished and stable with just a few items to fix. | ||
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Going up against Gnome-based distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora and NixOS, one of the questions that VanillaOS will have to answer is… can it attract users? VanillaOS seems to be aimed at people who like Ubuntu in principle but want a pure, unmodified Gnome experience – with selectable, optional, immutability and custom package management. Are there enough users who can be lured to that? Perhaps it doesn’t matter. This is not a for-profit enterprise that has to attract customers or die in the marketplace. There are many Linux distributions that are put together for the use of the developers alone, and if anyone else wants to join the community, they are welcome to do so. There is a lot to be said for doing it right, rather than making it popular. If it is good, people will use it. | Going up against Gnome-based distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora and NixOS, one of the questions that VanillaOS will have to answer is… can it attract users? VanillaOS seems to be aimed at people who like Ubuntu in principle but want a pure, unmodified Gnome experience – with selectable, optional, immutability and custom package management. Are there enough users who can be lured to that? Perhaps it doesn’t matter. This is not a for-profit enterprise that has to attract customers or die in the marketplace. There are many Linux distributions that are put together for the use of the developers alone, and if anyone else wants to join the community, they are welcome to do so. There is a lot to be said for doing it right, rather than making it popular. If it is good, people will use it. | ||
- | As of this release, VanillaOS is working well and it looks like it has good potential for the future. Hopefully soon, it will exit its beta testing phase and be made available as a public download for general use. I am hoping to have another look at it then and see how it is faring. | + | As of this release, VanillaOS is working well and it looks like it has good potential for the future. Hopefully soon, it will exit its beta testing phase and be made available as a public download for general use. I am hoping to have another look at it then and see how it is faring.** |
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+ | Conclusions | ||
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+ | Étant donné que Vanilla OS n’est actuellement qu'au stade de tests bêta, elle est en fait assez bien. La plupart des choses fonctionnent bien, mais ce n’est pas une surprise, car elle utilise des composants qui sont très bien testés comme le backend d’Ubuntu et le bureau Gnome. Le résultat, du moins celui de cette version bêta, est très poli et stable, avec seulement quelques éléments à corriger. | ||
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+ | Se mettant en concurrence avec des distributions basées sur Gnome telles que Ubuntu, Fedora et NixOS, l’une des questions à laquelle Vanilla OS devra répondre est… peut-elle attirer des utilisateurs ? | ||
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+ | Au moment de cette version, Vanilla OS fonctionne bien et elle semble avoir un bon potentiel futur. J’espère qu’elle sortira bientôt de sa phase de tests bêta et deviendra disponible en tant que téléchargement public pour une utilisation générale. J’espère pouvoir en faire une autre critique à ce moment-là, pour voir l' | ||
- | External links | + | Liens externes |
- | Official website: | + | Site Web officiel |
https:// | https:// |
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