From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-29, rbowman  wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Yes. And Windows 8 looked more like a completely unpolished Mac OS.   
      
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