From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:11:39 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-01-28, rbowman  wrote:   
   >> On 27 Jan 2026 22:22:41 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> It's alright out of the box, but even then it might intimidate a few   
   >>> people. I know that if I presented it as is to my mother, especially   
   >>> since I'm sick of her pressing the wrong thing and requiring my help,   
   >>> she would probably just stop using the computer altogether because   
   >>> everything appears so complicated.   
   >>   
   >> And Linux Mint Cinnamon (insert any other DE here) isn't?   
   >   
   > Linux Mint Cinnamon (as well as Mate and Linux Mint's customization of   
   > Xfce)   
   > look and feel a lot like Windows 7 or XP.   
      
   The default KDE desktop looks a lot like Windows 7 too.  Start menu with   
   categories, taskbar or panel, whatever you want to call it. KDE doesn't   
   have all the crappy icons that resulted from the bloatware installed by   
   sellers but you can add them if you want.   
      
   MATE sort of looked like bargain basement Cinnamon. LM's take on Xfce   
   surprised me. It's more Windows like than the stock Debian.   
      
   It's a prety short list of what doesn't look like Windows 7 besides most   
   GNOME configurations. They look more like Windows 8.   
      
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