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<\/a><\/p>\nSo I have been busy over the last couple of weeks looking at different distributions of Linux. Mainly because I am a geek, but also because I like to recommend them to people who have devices that are not capable of running Windows 11 – but not ready for the land fill just yet.<\/p>\n
One such distribution is WinLinux. https:\/\/winuxos.org\/<\/p>\n
This is based on Ubuntu Linux so there is plenty of support, but the selling piece for me is that it looks and feels like Windows 11.<\/p>\n
Its early days, not sure exactly how Microsoft would react to the way this OS looks and feels. It even has a windows logo on start-up – So may end up in the bin if the lawyers at Microsoft get involved.<\/p>\n
It was really easy to install, not too much dialogue. It supports Linux, Windows, and Android apps straight out of the box, so plenty for you to have a go at. It uses a free version of the power tools, but there is an upgraded version that offers more settings and tweaks and was cheap enough. <\/p>\n
On my test laptop – a Core i5 3rd Gen, with 8GB and an SSD, it installed quickly and ran surprisingly well. all the hardware was detected, including the WiFi. I did the normal install, then went to do an update and it was already UpToDate. Which was pretty good \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n
It came with an opensource Office already installed, but the links for Microsoft 365 versions of office are all there as well, just like a fresh install of Windows 11. It also has a OneDrive client with a GUI, comes with Microsoft Edge as the browser, so pretty much as per a Windows 11 device.<\/p>\n
The Desktop:
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