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.
Linux Mint (with cinnamon) start very windows-like UI configuration. This is how it looks[^]. However, be aware that linux provide you with a power (to customize), so you'll probably end up with something entirely different from Windows. Once you taste the freedom of your own design, you'll be unable to return to the slavery of using whatever were provided. :sigh:
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I think it's highly presumptuous to align Microsoft with Gucci or Rolex. I see them more to be like Target or Walmart.
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013I have loved Linux since I put my kids on it and realized that I didn't have to clean up after it every time they went out on the web and the machine caught a virus - it just didn't catch them. That lack of headaches made it a wonderful experience alone, and the kids ended up learning a lot more than if they had had a more commercial system.
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If you follow the Apple philosophy then anything that isn't available in the GUI isn't anything that you need to do. I've successfully used Fedora and Ubuntu without ever touching the console. I did need the console to run ping and view detailed network configuration. But honestly, doing those things is easier in a console even on Windows or Mac. A lot of the console stuff seems to be from 3rd party developers who don't put in the effort to do it correctly. curl URL | sudo sh seems to be all too common, when a downloaded RPM or DEB would install on a double-click just like a Windows MSI.
Zan Lynx wrote:
If you follow the Apple philosophy then anything that isn't available in the GUI isn't anything that you need to do.
Oh stop, my sides are hurting.
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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'd install Gentoo if I were you* * Joke.
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Have you seen Haiku? It's getting quite usable these days! :)
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Have you seen Haiku? It's getting quite usable these days! :)
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RyanDev wrote:
From a user standpoint.
So you mean, like getting patches every 3 days at the most? Oh, no, wait. You only get those once a month on Windows, except for the critical out-of-band ones. That's this Linux user's experience anyway.
See, that depends on your point of view. I like that all of the code on my machine is always up-to-date, I don't have to wait for a software vendor to release an update every couple of months to get all the latest features, things are just constantly evolving.
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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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Great option for familiarity. A windows-like UI but all the android apps you know and love. Probably more friendly to the average user than Linux.
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None. Seriously. None. After decades of working on Windows, I'm now porting Windows code to Linux. Linux is a joke and the UIs are even worse. They are like bad versions of Windows 3.1 written by people who've only read how UIs work. Despite my current architect's love for Debian, I'm using Fedora with LXDE, which is barely tolerable (in the sense that getting stabbed with really thin needles is more tolerable than getting stabbed with knives.)
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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.
Why not to try installing beautiful Linux Mint distributive and customize it so it looks like Windows OS. I did that with my laptop setting up Windows 7 interface and other stuff, including Chrome browser. Even managed to create hot key combinations for text editor and printing. Zorin is another my choice on your judgement, although the new Linux Mint Mate correlates with Windows on large scale. However, as far as I remember Ubuntu used to be very similar before adapting the Unity desktop.
