MoonOS is a Ubuntu-based distribution, running the Enlightenment manager. I just came across it one day, no biased feelings, no foreknowledge, nothing. It was a Linux I have not used before and decided to take for a spin.

In the past, I have reviewed several Linux distributions running Enlightenment, including gOS and OpenGEU, both which are based on Ubuntu, as well. The results were mostly encouraging. While the Enlightenment desktop is very different from stock choices, it looks rather well, offering good performance and style even on lower-end machines. On the other hand, it does have some inherent non-KDE, non-Gnome features that mainstream users might find somewhat troubling.

But then, MoonOS runs on Ubuntu. Which begs two questions: How good or bad it is compared to the original? And since there already is a range of friendly, useful distributions based on Ubuntu, what makes MoonOS special?

Well, read and find out.