xpde.com— This is a clone of Windows Xp desktop environment, close enough anyways. This makes it a lot easier for Windows Users to switch to Linux.
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@gu3stWhat does she use her computer for? I mean, "relearning" Gnome isn't any harder than Windows XP (straight from my current install of Fedora Core 4):Surf the Internet: Applications>Internet>FirefoxAIM: Applications>Internet>IMWord Processing: Applications>Office>OpenOffice.org WriterMusic player: install Amarok, and Applications>Sound and Video>AmarokMovie player: install mplayer or xine, and they're both under Applications>Sound and VideoI mean, it's all pretty spelled out - just as well (if not more so - by categorizing, you know before you launch an application what it does, if it's internet or sound/video related) than the Windows start menu.
@manfesto2- Surf the Internet: Applications>Internet>FirefoxSure, as long as you don't mind using Firefox 1.0.7 because 1.5 hasn't made it to the yum or apt repos yet- AIM: Applications>Internet>IMSure, as long as you don't mind GAIM with its *incredibly* ugly interface and random network disconnections.- Word Processing: Applications>Office>OpenOffice.org WriterSure, as long as you haven't got a ton of Word files to import, cos you'll then have to check to make sure OOo hasn't screwed them up- Music player: install Amarok, and Applications>Sound and Video>AmarokRiiight, as long as you don't have any music in anything other than ogg format, else you'll be trawling the wikis and help sites looking for how to get MP3 support. Plus, because it's Linux, the sound server will occasionally fail if the system tries to play 2 sound streams at once.- Movie player: install mplayer or xine, and they're both under Applications>Sound and VideoSure, as long as you don't want to play any commercial DVDs, and know where to download and install the divx, wmv, mpeg codecs... all separately for GStreamer, Xine etc.I'm sorry I'm just bitter. I spent the last 6 months trying various Linux distros and have just gone back to Windows, tail between my legs. I really like the idea of Linux, it's just soooo much hassle.
@manfesto & thecwinYou're both right. There are simple workarounds for all of the problems I mentioned. I guess I just got sick of hunting down all of the workarounds every time I came up against something. That easyubuntu looks like it could have saved me a hell of a lot of effort (the majority of my Linux experience has been in Kubuntu) but of course I never stumbled across it.I'm going to really miss Amarok, and virtual desktops, and how snazzy my KDE3.5 desktop looked with a transparent bar and Taskbar2 installed. I'll also miss just typing "sudo apt-get install" to install new software.But on the other hand, coding in VS2003 without having to run VMWare, tagging MP3s with album art and being able to play games without rebooting will make my life that much easier that it's not really worth persevering with Linux.Anyway this is all way off-topic. I do apologise.
Ok, for all of you ignorant fools out there; people are creating desktops like this to attract windows users to Linux. I can't believe that 1 sentence never crossed any of your idiotic minds! Or... your just downing Linux because you don't like it for whatever your agenda might be; who cares what it might be.
kellanFeb 21, 2006
Most linux desktop environments look like total ass. This one's nice.
tarzenFeb 21, 2006
yeah sure, copy the ugliest and worst desktop environment in the world. makes so much sense.
manfestoFeb 21, 2006
@gu3stWhat does she use her computer for? I mean, "relearning" Gnome isn't any harder than Windows XP (straight from my current install of Fedora Core 4):Surf the Internet: Applications>Internet>FirefoxAIM: Applications>Internet>IMWord Processing: Applications>Office>OpenOffice.org WriterMusic player: install Amarok, and Applications>Sound and Video>AmarokMovie player: install mplayer or xine, and they're both under Applications>Sound and VideoI mean, it's all pretty spelled out - just as well (if not more so - by categorizing, you know before you launch an application what it does, if it's internet or sound/video related) than the Windows start menu.
jcterveerFeb 21, 2006
really old.....
abortretryfailFeb 21, 2006
@manfesto2- Surf the Internet: Applications>Internet>FirefoxSure, as long as you don't mind using Firefox 1.0.7 because 1.5 hasn't made it to the yum or apt repos yet- AIM: Applications>Internet>IMSure, as long as you don't mind GAIM with its *incredibly* ugly interface and random network disconnections.- Word Processing: Applications>Office>OpenOffice.org WriterSure, as long as you haven't got a ton of Word files to import, cos you'll then have to check to make sure OOo hasn't screwed them up- Music player: install Amarok, and Applications>Sound and Video>AmarokRiiight, as long as you don't have any music in anything other than ogg format, else you'll be trawling the wikis and help sites looking for how to get MP3 support. Plus, because it's Linux, the sound server will occasionally fail if the system tries to play 2 sound streams at once.- Movie player: install mplayer or xine, and they're both under Applications>Sound and VideoSure, as long as you don't want to play any commercial DVDs, and know where to download and install the divx, wmv, mpeg codecs... all separately for GStreamer, Xine etc.I'm sorry I'm just bitter. I spent the last 6 months trying various Linux distros and have just gone back to Windows, tail between my legs. I really like the idea of Linux, it's just soooo much hassle.
abortretryfailFeb 21, 2006
@manfesto & thecwinYou're both right. There are simple workarounds for all of the problems I mentioned. I guess I just got sick of hunting down all of the workarounds every time I came up against something. That easyubuntu looks like it could have saved me a hell of a lot of effort (the majority of my Linux experience has been in Kubuntu) but of course I never stumbled across it.I'm going to really miss Amarok, and virtual desktops, and how snazzy my KDE3.5 desktop looked with a transparent bar and Taskbar2 installed. I'll also miss just typing "sudo apt-get install" to install new software.But on the other hand, coding in VS2003 without having to run VMWare, tagging MP3s with album art and being able to play games without rebooting will make my life that much easier that it's not really worth persevering with Linux.Anyway this is all way off-topic. I do apologise.
guy0510Feb 21, 2006
Please, please use our O/S. We will even make it look like yours. Please!
manfestoFeb 22, 2006
@trejkazOops, yes I am. My bad, sorry. <a class="user" href="http://www.bb4win.org/news.php">http://www.bb4win.org/news.php</a>I just wanted to make the point that there are *NIX DEs for Windows.
boysranchDec 20, 2006
I used XP clone in Linux for a week..but it was such a bad experience that I had to switch back to Xp. I can't work in Linux, like I do it in XP. Windows XP rocks! <a class="user" href="http://www.silveradoboysranch.com/">http://www.silveradoboysranch.com/</a>
jyoungxxxxAug 31, 2007
Ok, for all of you ignorant fools out there; people are creating desktops like this to attract windows users to Linux. I can't believe that 1 sentence never crossed any of your idiotic minds! Or... your just downing Linux because you don't like it for whatever your agenda might be; who cares what it might be.