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Keith Barrow wrote: I think you mean:
Then you think wrongly. I refer you to the post of the honourable Windows user forced to endure Linux, below!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Which Windows-UI would you prefer?
I'd recommend installing Gnome on Ubuntu; if feels more like Win2000 than the KDE does.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Which Windows-UI would you prefer?
2000, XP, 7, 10, doesn't matter too much. Just not the 8 tablet weirdness stuff. 
Eddy Vluggen wrote: I'd recommend installing Gnome on Ubuntu;
Thanks, I'll check it out.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: Thanks, I'll check it out.
Yw. The main difference would be the GUI, and the applications available for it. Gnome is older and a bit faster, KDE is more modern.
Next you'd want to install Wine, as it is hard to run Notepad++ without it.
..and if you're going to develop software, do consider WinForms even if it is not native and Gdk looks like the way to go. It is mature, recognizable and palpatable 
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Many people are liking Mint with MATE or Cinnamon for it's familiarity with the standard GUI that most people are familiar with.
I would give that a look.
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None of them are like Windows, that's why they are called Linux.
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There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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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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Joe Woodbury wrote: They are like bad versions of Windows 3.1 written by people who've only read how UIs work.
Couldn't have put it better me sen!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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If I ever use Linux (very seldom) it is only via the console. I just can't handle the UI. Everything is in the wrong place and it is clunky.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Linux is like Acupuncture . . . I like that analogy
Windows is like the death of a thousand cuts . . .
Seriously - I'd go with Mint.
And anyone who criticizes the Linux UI - hasn't used Windows 8.
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None, but BeOS. May it R.I.P.!
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Have you seen Haiku? It's getting quite usable these days!
Er, I can't think of a funny signature right now.
How about a good fart to break the silence?
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Thanks! I might just install it over my Ubuntu netbook.
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Windows.
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I think you're gonna have to define what you mean by "most like".
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From a user standpoint.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Probably Android or ChromeBookOS.
I'm serious.
They're the only ones where you're unlikely to ever have to drop to a console to just make something work.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
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Dan Neely wrote: They're the only ones where you're unlikely to ever have to drop to a console to just make something work.
That is a good point.
When I setup Zorin, I had to do a lot of console stuff, which I had never done in Linux. Since then though, it's been fine, no issues.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
Er, I can't think of a funny signature right now.
How about a good fart to break the silence?
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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.
Er, I can't think of a funny signature right now.
How about a good fart to break the silence?
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