Kumander Linux – A Linux Distro with a Windows 7 Desktop 3 hours ago (kumander.org) 5 comments linuxkernal Reply Add to library Tiberium 2 hours ago I'm surprised that this distro's headline is "The Windows 7 experience on Linux" even though it's using a vague Windows-style XFCE theme.If someone's interested in a real Windows 7 lookalike, take a look at https://gitgud.io/aeroshell/atp/aerothemeplasma, it's extremely close.See for yourself:- Kumander: https://www.kumander.org/img/images/kumander.png- AeroShell: https://gitgud.io/aeroshell/atp/aerothemeplasma/-/raw/Plasma... OsrsNeedsf2P 34 minutes ago AeroShell seems to only have full support on X11. Didn't expect this argument to come up again chasil 1 hour ago As Microsoft has expressed, Aero is "cheesy."Despite nostalgia, it was stripped in pursuit of a mobile-friendly UI (at the time).'...calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, “cheesy” and “dated.”'https://www.computerworld.com/article/1437474/microsoft-dump...All Windows UIs will die, on Microsoft's time, not the user community. userbinator 1 hour ago Is Windows 7 "retro" now? I personally still prefer the Windows Classic theme.The logo looks like Firefox, Thunderbird, and a Charmander mixed together.
Tiberium 2 hours ago I'm surprised that this distro's headline is "The Windows 7 experience on Linux" even though it's using a vague Windows-style XFCE theme.If someone's interested in a real Windows 7 lookalike, take a look at https://gitgud.io/aeroshell/atp/aerothemeplasma, it's extremely close.See for yourself:- Kumander: https://www.kumander.org/img/images/kumander.png- AeroShell: https://gitgud.io/aeroshell/atp/aerothemeplasma/-/raw/Plasma... OsrsNeedsf2P 34 minutes ago AeroShell seems to only have full support on X11. Didn't expect this argument to come up again
OsrsNeedsf2P 34 minutes ago AeroShell seems to only have full support on X11. Didn't expect this argument to come up again
chasil 1 hour ago As Microsoft has expressed, Aero is "cheesy."Despite nostalgia, it was stripped in pursuit of a mobile-friendly UI (at the time).'...calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, “cheesy” and “dated.”'https://www.computerworld.com/article/1437474/microsoft-dump...All Windows UIs will die, on Microsoft's time, not the user community.
userbinator 1 hour ago Is Windows 7 "retro" now? I personally still prefer the Windows Classic theme.The logo looks like Firefox, Thunderbird, and a Charmander mixed together.
I'm surprised that this distro's headline is "The Windows 7 experience on Linux" even though it's using a vague Windows-style XFCE theme.
If someone's interested in a real Windows 7 lookalike, take a look at https://gitgud.io/aeroshell/atp/aerothemeplasma, it's extremely close.
See for yourself:
- Kumander: https://www.kumander.org/img/images/kumander.png
- AeroShell: https://gitgud.io/aeroshell/atp/aerothemeplasma/-/raw/Plasma...
AeroShell seems to only have full support on X11. Didn't expect this argument to come up again
As Microsoft has expressed, Aero is "cheesy."
Despite nostalgia, it was stripped in pursuit of a mobile-friendly UI (at the time).
'...calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, “cheesy” and “dated.”'
https://www.computerworld.com/article/1437474/microsoft-dump...
All Windows UIs will die, on Microsoft's time, not the user community.
Is Windows 7 "retro" now? I personally still prefer the Windows Classic theme.
The logo looks like Firefox, Thunderbird, and a Charmander mixed together.