I stumbled upon Gnoppix AI Linux while exploring Distrowatch and I'm curious what everyone thinks about it. Is it actually a good distro, or should I steer clear?
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Based on what I've seen, their landing page looks pretty bad and unappealing. I can't take them seriously simply based on that.
I think I've heard of it before, but this is the first time I'm really looking into it. If it hasn't gained popularity, I'm not sure it's worth my time to explore it much more.
Honestly, I'm skeptical. The website is overloaded with poorly designed AI images, which gives off a pretty unprofessional vibe. It claims to be an 'AI first' distro, but if they can't even present themselves well, how trustworthy can their code be? Plus, I found their GitHub link goes to a Jira ticket page instead of actual source code. I wouldn't try it, even in a VM.
Gnoppix is based on Knoppix, which was a game changer back in the day for hardware support. However, I haven't checked either of them out in years. Knoppix used to come with some great tools and features, and it meant a lot to many users, especially in Brazil. But, honestly, I'm not sure how relevant it is today.
Yeah, Knoppix was revolutionary for me too! It's good to hear it had such an impact elsewhere.
Knoppix really was impressive for its time; glad it made such waves!