I frequently compare my XFCE setup to Windows 95. The job of an OS is to run programs.
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Now, now, are we talking windows 11 or XP?
So it like you used this service for long, then the one who responsible for the service sucks suddenly, the alternative of that service is somewhat close but not carbon copy of your service, apparently you can involve yourself in adjusting the alternative to your liking , it is optional but alass it is inevitable.
Welcome to the world of customization, customer.
Well I use,
- META+E: Files
- CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: System Monitor
- META+I: Settings
- ALT+TAB: Switch Windows
3,4 are the default in KDE/Wayland I think
Yeah I don't use Linux for the sake of it being different. Keyboard shortcuts are not what I dislike about Windows so why change muscle memory?
Why not just use meta+esc for system monitor? Less keys
They paid millions in user trails and data to get there and then did windows 8
I tweaked my KDE desktop to look like XFCE.
What does that make me?
KDFCE boy :)
That's my favorite comic strip
Ah when I got my android phone as a kid copied the newest iPhone with it to show you didn't need to pay all that for the same experience. Transitionary times are fun
But at least it's windows XP, right?
But many Linux DEs are made to be similar to Windows anyway. They are serving generally the same purpose of supporting the file/app world. It's about time we moved on to a more streamlined user friendly world. But people's lack of imagination holds us back.
I made my KDE desktop look like Windows 7 and I like it
What's wrong with wanting a UI you're used to?
Everyone wants other people to switch to Linux until they do literally anything a purist wouldn't do with their own personal setup π
My grandmother never realized she was using Linux because it just looked like all the other computers. (Linux was not the cause of her death)
Windows is a fine operating system. The NT kernel is pretty good, all things considered, and the design and UX of XP, Vista, and 7 were overall pretty peak. The main problem with Windows is and always has been Microsoft. Expose theme 4 lyfe.
Windows NT kernel is a disaster itself. Inferior on all parts when comparing to FreeBSD or Linux kernels.
Disaster is a bit unfair. It's a bloated dinosaur for sure, but it is an important piece of computing history and it's got some neat tricks.
I tweaked to look like windows xp, loved the retro feeling
I use Windows from Scratch. I built all the bloatware and telemtry myself, god damn it!
Always nice to come across fellow React developers!
I like making mine look like "XP if I got to make it do what I want and have things like dark mode."
I just miss the era :)
How does it look?
Aha ! I choose a distro that looked like Windows out of the box, so did not tweak anything, joke's on you i'm no psycho
Having grown up with a Mac before OS X came out, I liked that I could make XFCE look a bit more like OS 9, but I haven't been able to find a suitable equivalent for kde yet.
I might give a Windows 7 theme a try. As much as I hate Microsoft, I've been feeling unusually nostalgic for 7. That one was kind of peak for gaming.
I like kde a lot, but their theming is kinda shit. The win7 themes dont really achieve aero effects that well.
There's nothing wrong with tuning your UI to match one you're more comfortable with. Thats the beauty of Linux.
I used to do this, and it meant I'd hold onto old habits and never used my current OS how it was intended.
This wasnt just for Linux either, I'd try using Win95 like 3.1, I'd try using XP like 98, I'd try using win 8 like 7, I'd try using OS X like Windows and I'd try using Linux like OS X or like Windows.
When I decided to learn the OS I was using (which didn't take much effort, but was a bit of a conscious decision) I had a much better time, less frustrated and more comfortable.
That would always be my recommendation to anyone switching OS (Or DE) learn it the way it was intended and you'll have a much better time
I wish I could tweak Win 11 to look like Win 7. The only improvement since then was putting the Folder Up button back and adding tabs to Explorer, everything else is worse.
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Well, first I tweak my windows to mimic the appearance of the windows that I liked, windows 7. Then I tweak my Linux to mimic that.
Just because hurr durr windows bad, doesn't mean their huge team of UI and UX designers didn't ever come up with a good design. And like most things Microsoft, I take pleasure in pirating it when I can.
Goddamn it I still miss 7
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only for gaming compatibility
Well yes, but i always tweeked my windows to the point of breaking. Now i use mint and have reached the point where i love how it looks, everything works and i will likley sit with its current form for some years, maybe untill my kids are older and i have more time to waste again.
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