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@ajayiyer @nixCraft @linux @windowscentralbot
I'd actually recommend https://wubuntu.org/ instead, because
1 — the interface is, of course, tailored for Windows users
2 — the distro is made in such a way that you can install like you would on windows (double-clicking an EXE installs it through compatibility layers)
This looks to good to be true and after some searching it seems they’re rebranded from linuxfx to windowsfx to wubuntu to hide previous security issues and shady stuff?
Most of the MS software they bundle runs natively on linux nowadays.
For those who don't know about linuxfx: https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=6q8iy7yq6_E
Wow, that's just waiting to get copyright and trademarked out if existence. It is one thing to make something look and feel like Windows, it is another to make it an exact visual copy and call it Windows.
This is a terrible idea. Compatibility layers add new bugs that weren't present in the original software plus it's a resource hog. Not to mention that WINE is susceptible to viruses targeting Windows too. Newbies better off using Mint or Pop and sticking to native linux applications when possible.