Endless OS is an unusual Linux distro in that its user interface is more like an Android smartphone or tablet than a Linux desktop computer platform. Version 3.5.4, released on Jan. 17, brings parental controls and other refinements that make this distro a cool alternative to the Chromebook for home, educational and community use. Endless OS goes a long way to eliminating the learning curve attached to using more traditional Linux OSes. This ease-of-use performance makes it a good selling point as a simplified computing platform.
Always read your on-point Linux Distro reviews with interest.
Registered just now so that I can correct your problem with direct download of Endless OS ISOs on Linux.
From their main website go to FAQ and click on the question "Where can I download the Endless OS ISO image files directly?" (as noted in your article). On my browser (Firefox) this brings up a page written by Abner Chay Friday 15:39, and if you scroll down after text ends you get a list of Endless OS 3.5.4 versions available for download via BitTorrent (.iso) but also .iso and .img.xz direct download files (the signature.asc links are to be clicked separately). I always use Etcher to copy the ISO file to USB and it always works for me.
I have been following this interesting project since version 3.0 and applaud their interest in spreading education for free to the poorer parts of the world. As you indicate they have locked down much of the system using OSTree and supplying software via Flatpack, obviously in view of their target audience. They must have a good reason to use the GNOME desktop but it does use more memory than I would like (approaching 1GB on bootup).
Interesting comparison with Chromebooks.
Endless OS Functionality Controls Simplify Computing
Posted by: Jack M. Germain February 1, 2019 05:00 AMEndless OS is an unusual Linux distro in that its user interface is more like an Android smartphone or tablet than a Linux desktop computer platform. Version 3.5.4, released on Jan. 17, brings parental controls and other refinements that make this distro a cool alternative to the Chromebook for home, educational and community use. Endless OS goes a long way to eliminating the learning curve attached to using more traditional Linux OSes. This ease-of-use performance makes it a good selling point as a simplified computing platform.
Registered just now so that I can correct your problem with direct download of Endless OS ISOs on Linux.
From their main website go to FAQ and click on the question "Where can I download the Endless OS ISO image files directly?" (as noted in your article). On my browser (Firefox) this brings up a page written by Abner Chay Friday 15:39, and if you scroll down after text ends you get a list of Endless OS 3.5.4 versions available for download via BitTorrent (.iso) but also .iso and .img.xz direct download files (the signature.asc links are to be clicked separately). I always use Etcher to copy the ISO file to USB and it always works for me.
I have been following this interesting project since version 3.0 and applaud their interest in spreading education for free to the poorer parts of the world. As you indicate they have locked down much of the system using OSTree and supplying software via Flatpack, obviously in view of their target audience. They must have a good reason to use the GNOME desktop but it does use more memory than I would like (approaching 1GB on bootup).
Interesting comparison with Chromebooks.