Which Linux is most like Windows?
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I know this topic comes up from time to time but haven't seen it in a while. I want to put Linux on a machine and wondered which version/flavor is currently most like Windows? I have Zorin which is similar to Ubuntu but I hear there are better options.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I know this topic comes up from time to time but haven't seen it in a while. I want to put Linux on a machine and wondered which version/flavor is currently most like Windows? I have Zorin which is similar to Ubuntu but I hear there are better options.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Windows.
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I know this topic comes up from time to time but haven't seen it in a while. I want to put Linux on a machine and wondered which version/flavor is currently most like Windows? I have Zorin which is similar to Ubuntu but I hear there are better options.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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From a user standpoint.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Probably Android or ChromeBookOS. I'm serious. They're the only ones where you're unlikely to ever have to drop to a console to just make something work.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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Probably Android or ChromeBookOS. I'm serious. They're the only ones where you're unlikely to ever have to drop to a console to just make something work.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
Dan Neely wrote:
They're the only ones where you're unlikely to ever have to drop to a console to just make something work.
That is a good point. When I setup Zorin, I had to do a lot of console stuff, which I had never done in Linux. Since then though, it's been fine, no issues.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I suspect he just compared Microsoft to the Rolex you get offered on the beach in Jamaica! :laugh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
I see Microsoft more as the guy selling the Rolex. Except he doesn't so much sell it to you as he simply rips your current watch off your arm, tosses it in the ocean, then staples a new one to your wrist. 'BUT IT IS NEW, WHY DO YOU NOT WANT IT?'
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I see Microsoft more as the guy selling the Rolex. Except he doesn't so much sell it to you as he simply rips your current watch off your arm, tosses it in the ocean, then staples a new one to your wrist. 'BUT IT IS NEW, WHY DO YOU NOT WANT IT?'
If Microsoft was the guy selling the watch, he'd throw away your real Rolex, and staple a Timex in it's place... :sigh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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From a user standpoint.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I know this topic comes up from time to time but haven't seen it in a while. I want to put Linux on a machine and wondered which version/flavor is currently most like Windows? I have Zorin which is similar to Ubuntu but I hear there are better options.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Take a look at Remix: What’s Remix OS for PC? Remix OS for PC is built on the Android-x86 - Jide Technology[^]
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I know this topic comes up from time to time but haven't seen it in a while. I want to put Linux on a machine and wondered which version/flavor is currently most like Windows? I have Zorin which is similar to Ubuntu but I hear there are better options.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I know this topic comes up from time to time but haven't seen it in a while. I want to put Linux on a machine and wondered which version/flavor is currently most like Windows? I have Zorin which is similar to Ubuntu but I hear there are better options.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I know this topic comes up from time to time but haven't seen it in a while. I want to put Linux on a machine and wondered which version/flavor is currently most like Windows? I have Zorin which is similar to Ubuntu but I hear there are better options.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
I would suggest Linux Mint.
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Joe Woodbury wrote:
They are like bad versions of Windows 3.1 written by people who've only read how UIs work.
Couldn't have put it better me sen!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
If I ever use Linux (very seldom) it is only via the console. I just can't handle the UI. Everything is in the wrong place and it is clunky.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Ubuntu wins for its ease of use... There is Haiku OS for the brave kind....
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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I would suggest Linux Mint.
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I know this topic comes up from time to time but haven't seen it in a while. I want to put Linux on a machine and wondered which version/flavor is currently most like Windows? I have Zorin which is similar to Ubuntu but I hear there are better options.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
As a Windows guy, I like Arch; mostly because it taught me Linux. If your concern is users, though, the Desktop Manager is more of a concern than the distro. I've played with KDE, LXDE, and Gnome and find Gnome to be the best by a huge margin. Gnome actually feels like it isn't completely cobbled together, although sometimes it does drop the ball (the Chromium PIN screen on Gnome is wonky as hell!) Whichever version you pick, though, bear in mind the maintenance side of it. Ubuntu and Debian both have LTS options, which are the best bet for not having your system randomly break from patching.
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As a Windows guy, I like Arch; mostly because it taught me Linux. If your concern is users, though, the Desktop Manager is more of a concern than the distro. I've played with KDE, LXDE, and Gnome and find Gnome to be the best by a huge margin. Gnome actually feels like it isn't completely cobbled together, although sometimes it does drop the ball (the Chromium PIN screen on Gnome is wonky as hell!) Whichever version you pick, though, bear in mind the maintenance side of it. Ubuntu and Debian both have LTS options, which are the best bet for not having your system randomly break from patching.
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I suspect he just compared Microsoft to the Rolex you get offered on the beach in Jamaica! :laugh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
Or on 7th Avenue in NY. At least, that's where I bought one for my wife. Everything was OK until she took it in to have a new battery fitted. At least, the next two weeks were the most peaceful of a long marriage. She never said a word to me during that time, unless it was to issue an order.
