Tuxedo OS 2 is one of the BEST KDE Plasma distributions (+ Tuxedo Stellaris 16 review)
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00:00 Intro
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01:22 What is Tuxedo OS?
02:24 Better hardware support and drivers
04:06 Semi-Rolling: the best of both worlds
05:03 Tuxedo Control Center
06:32 Other changes
07:49 Is it any good?
08:49 Stellaris 16: Linux gaming laptop
13:56 Tuxedo OS on a Tuxedo PC
Tuxedo OS is a semi-rolling release Linux distro that Tuxedo makes, and is freely available to download on any computer.
Tuxedo OS comes with KDE plasma, it gets rid of snaps, they have their own repos for additional drivers and apps, they have a hybrid rolling release model for the desktop and drivers, they have their own custom kernel with better hardware support, and a few very useful utilities.
The repos contain their custom kernel, which include patches that they tested and implemented before the mainline kernel, so newer hardware works better. The fixes they develop themselves are also mainlined of course.
The Tuxedo OS repos include more up to date drivers, they have firmware for their own devices, they have packages for web browsers that Ubuntu only provides as Snaps, and for a few up to date apps that aren't in the Ubuntu repos, or are outdated.
While the base system and base packages are from Ubuntu, they ship drivers, a linux kernel, and the KDE plasma desktop on a rolling release model, which means you're always getting the latest versions of your KDE apps and desktop, and a recent kernel version, and the associated drivers.
Tuxedo OS also embarks the Tuxedo Control center. It's an open source graphical app that lets you set your power profile, between a few presets, like extreme powersave, high performance, quiet, and more. You can also change the battery charging options to improve the battery's lifespan.
Tuxedo OS enables os-prober. In the boot options, you'll find a web based reinstall option as well.
The Stellaris 16 is the latest entry in the Stellaris line. It comes with a 16:10 2560 x 1600 panel, that has very vivid colors, 350 nits of brightness, and perfect viewing angles. It can also refresh at 240hz.
You also get a core i9 13900HX, which is a 16 core, 32 threads CPU, that can go up to 5.4Ghz.
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1651175
You can pair that with an RTX 4060 Mobile, or up to a 4090,.
RAM options go from 16 GB of 4800Mhz DDR5 to 64 gigs of 5600mhz DDR5, and for storage, you can get up to 2 4terabytes PCIE 4 SSDs.
In terms of ports, you get 2 USB A 3.2gen 2 ports, one USB A 3.2 gen 1, a full size SD card slot, a headphone jack,, the ports for the Aquaris cooling sytem, HDMI 2.1, 2.5 gigs ethernet, and Thunderbolt 4.
The keyboard is really excellent, with good key travel, and a quiet sound. You can also get it with a mechanical keyboard.
THe touchpad isn't glass, but it's very smooth, even though it's really small for this form factor.
Speakers are decent, with a good amount of bass, but they'll start saturating at max volume. They're bottom firing so if you place the laptop on a soft surface, you'll muffle them easily.
And the mic and webcam are potato quality as is unfortunately too often the case.
As per battery life, you get a 99Wh battery, on the powersave mode, using the integrated GPU, it lasted for 7 hours with youtube videos playing in a loop over wifi in Firefox, with the display at 240hz.
So, on a Tuxedo computer, you get a few cool things on top of the default Tuxedo experience.
You can control the color and brightness of the keyboard backlight, you can control the webcam, and its resolution, framerate, brightness, contrast, exposure, dynamic range, color balance.
TOMTE automatically recognizes the model you're using, and it checks for the drivers and packages that will give you the best experience.