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Debian Unstable (often called Sid) is a branch of the Debian operating system designed for active development of new versions of packages. It is considered the most recent, but also the most unstable of the three main branches of Debian. Other software comes with Oldversion and runs under Wine. Xfce Desktop Environments

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[-] [email protected] 52 points 5 days ago

Without context, the image isn't that impressive. If nothing XP-related actually works and it's just a display exercise, it's just a 20-something year old skin import.

If absolutely everything works in the manner XP worked, then it's incredibly impressive.

[-] [email protected] 43 points 5 days ago

So, a BSOD? Or a Zip Drive 'click of death'?

[-] [email protected] 28 points 5 days ago

I use a Windows XP computer (for distraction-free writing using old DOS word processors) and a bunch of Linux and Windows 11 PCs. Being in contact with XP regularly, I don't experience any desire to go back to doing things like that. It's really rough compared to modern Linux.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

...but still nicer than 11, right?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 26 minutes ago* (last edited 21 minutes ago)

You don't get the same feeling of suspicion about what the machine is up to. Windows 11 feels like the computer spends just enough time doing what you want that you don't walk away forever in frustration, but most of the resources are spent doing unspecified things in the background for people you don't know, who are very interested in what you're doing. My Windows XP machine's CPU scores 75 on Passmark, while my Windows 11 machine scores about 46,000. But the speed at which they do many ordinary things isn't so different, because Windows 11 does so much heavy stuff in the background. My Linux machines (scoring between 8,000 and 28,000) all feel tangibly faster than Win 11.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago

I do find recreating the whole theme of XP pretty impressive, it must have taken a lot more than just a "skin import".

[-] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

if absolutely everything works in the manner xp worked, why not just use xp?

[-] [email protected] 38 points 5 days ago

This is like cuckold porn for you people isn't it?

[-] [email protected] 40 points 5 days ago

Just don't let the 12 year old install LimeWire onto that thing

[-] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago

It's already there! Top left

[-] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

lol .... I never noticed .... just like the 12 year old who installed Limewire on the family computer

[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

That floppy begs to be copied.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Oh man that takes me back lmao

Breaking computers taught me a lot about them.

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That HyperCam 2 had better be unregistered.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago

What a horrible thing to do to Linux.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 5 days ago

that's an interesting way to say "absolutely goddamn incredible"

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I concur I CONCUR

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[-] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago
[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Where are the imperfections? How do we know it's not just really Windows

[-] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I see few of these, but there might be more:

  1. The icons on the desktop are too apart from each other.

  2. The icon for a floppy disk is much different to what's on Windows XP.

  3. I think program names in the taskbar are 1 or 2 pixels too high, but I might be wrong.

  4. The icons in the notification area are too close to each other.

  5. Last icon in the notification area is too close to the clock.

  6. There's too much padding to the left of notification area icons.

  7. There's too much padding to the right of the taskbar clock.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Also, what's up with the tasks in the taskbar?

[-] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago

Debian Unstable

So basically as stable as Windows can get

[-] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

The unstable part is just compared to other versions of Debian. Every now and then a package dependency breaks, but usually nothing serious and you can still use the system until it is fixed within hours. It is not like the system will constantly crash, it is still linux.

I have used sid for years without any major problems. Usually only on desktop though.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If you think about it windows up is super stable

[-] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago

dotfiles?

would be willing to actually set this up for myself on some device, this almost looks perfect besides the icons on the desktop being a bit too far apart than they are on XP for real

[-] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

also please implement arrange by penis for desktop icons

[-] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

not planned, sorry

also now that I think about it, doing this sort of theme is not really a thing I'd want to be involved in (was never into "ricing" type stuff tbh), though I might just make myself do it if I really wanted to see that sight come from my own Linux install instead of OP's

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Wow, I haven't seen that in like two decades!

[-] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago

Yikes... impressive but... yikes

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

BonziBuddy, lol

[-] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago

The Apple Software Updater is the cherry one top, impressive! I worry for you, but impressive nonetheless.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago

Welp, if everything works right, then thats EXACTLY what i wanted from linux.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Sure, but why?

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Definitely looks like it. Personally I'm using B00merang-Project/Windows-XP Luma theme, it's a simple enough theme but the XP title bars and buttons provide a very nice experience IMO.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I personally used to use the zune theme, but about a month ago I switched to aerothemeplasma because the lack of search was getting to me.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Maybe it's just nostalgia, but I've fond memories of WXP, back then when I still bothered dual booting.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

That's why I use an XP theme even these days, I'm using B00merang-Project/Windows-XP

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Is this xfce-winxp-tc? I ‘ve played with it before and it’s awesome.

However, I don’t use it because while the XP start menu replica is cool, I need a Win7-style search bar, and Whiskermenu sticks pit like a sore thumb here.

I think a 7 replica would be awesome, but I think some parts of Aero can only truly be replicated with a new WM and DE, such as the color changes in the taskbar for different applications. Many themes just fall short - proportions and effects are slightly off and such.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

I put one that mimics 95 on my laptop, it's pretty fun

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I found an Irix theme for Plasma but it didn't work. I'm running a CDE theme in the mean time. I'm especially impressed by all the little details.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

It is hard God damn work, making something this pretty look like a chump! -WhiteMenCantJump

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

That... must have taken some work 😮

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Are you trolling?

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

At first I thought I was watching the start of a Brutalmoose Barbie stream.

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