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Winux Tries to Mimic Windows While Staying Fully Linux (linuxiac.com)
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Over the years, I’ve often thought that, despite how fast-moving the desktop Linux ecosystem is, there’s not much left that could truly surprise me. Yet I keep being proven wrong, and that’s a good thing. Winux, one of the newest additions to the scene, is a clear example.

Whether I like it or not, this distribution brings back memories of about 20 years ago, when Lindows, later renamed Linspire under legal (and fully justified) pressure from Microsoft, first tried to take the path of a Linux distribution built entirely to be as close as possible to the Windows experience.

Today, several Linux distributions aim to position themselves as an easy starting point, and even a replacement for Windows users looking to switch without friction. Zorin OS is a well-known example. Even so, these projects keep their own Linux identity, with similarities to Windows being more indirect than literal.

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

KDE is the secret to winning over Windows users. Plasma 6 is everything most people want Windows to be. It’s also why I am very unpopular with Mint acolytes — I am always trying to steer new users away from Cinnamon, which means away from Mint.

[–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Newbie to Linux here; can you not just install KDE with Mint?

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

If you game at all and are familiar with the windows interface, bazzite-kde has been great for me.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 2 points 5 hours ago

You can. But since mint no longer comes with a KDE-default version it's not ideal for onboarding new linux disciples.

[–] cristian64@reddthat.com 4 points 13 hours ago

Linux Mint has been so great and stable that is really hard to get people to move to something else.