Wubuntu - The Windows Themed Linux Distro You Shouldn't Use

Today we're checking out Wubuntu, a Linux distro with a Windows 11-like look and feel. But after going down a research rabbit hole, I discovered a few things that concerned me.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Not New
02:51 - The Website
05:42 - The Database Incident
08:21 - The Response
11:21 - Trademark Issues
13:15 - More of the Website
14:23 - Demo
24:28 - More Findings
26:41 - Outro
Corrections:
21:52 - To clarify: I am not saying that a shutdown dialog like this does not exist in Windows. I am saying that this shutdown app is not in KDE, and therefore was created specifically for Wubuntu/LinuxFX - and was made to mimic the real one seen in Windows NT-based systems.
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[@Vienna3080]

The real crime here is charging $35 for a Linux distro with no real difference from the free version

[@andrewgary]

except for notification spam after 30 days if you don't buy a key. i know from experience.

[@lockkeylive3809]

Well. Isn't this basically the same thing Microsoft does? Exept in Microsoft's case it's more expensive and more intrusive

[@WeGaming2]

its not for the linux its more of a donation

[@eDoc2020]

The $35 is also for paid support.

[@escapetherace1943]

Still not as bad as Red Hat, who closed use of their code after saying they wouldn't and who still take from/use open source code that trickles down the Linux pipeline.

[@rnelson]

"Copyright 2024 Windows Ubuntu" (and also mentioned in the intor paragraph as such) I'm sure this will end well.

[@glitch1039]

"Copyright© 2024 Windows Ubuntu Nintendo SEGA Walmart Incorporated, All Rights Reserved"

[@appleleptiker]

yeah... not very legal to claim that you have the copyright of 2 already copyrighted things that you didnt make

[@RicardoGutierrez-xh1kn]

xD @@glitch1039

[@guessthecountry265]

​Bro​ @@glitch1039 💀

[@Real_Maritosu]

​@@appleleptiker its not legal at all to put that reserved copyright thing if the original copyright material is protected by law it would be already shutted down. if so i can already see its made by a kid, by weird design im sure this kid, has just installed a bunch of theming software wine and some scripts and boom thats now he, made that terrible wubuntu distro that i dont even want to hop to

[@bryede]

Honestly, I think Linux Mint Cinnamon with Wine installed would be a better fit for someone wanting a familiar environment.

[@appleleptiker]

wine is just suffering

[@sweetypuss]

@@appleleptiker wine never works

[@aa15032261]

hmm it works for me

[@no_name4796]

@@appleleptiker wine existance it's already a miracle in itself. Just imagine how fucking crazy must have been to build a translation layer to run all window system calls as linux system calls. And just realize, it's never going to be stable, unless microsoft buys linux and turns linux into windows (Damn, now i won't be able to sleep at night lol)

[@cheeseburgerinvr]

​@@no_name4796microsoft cant just buy linux, linux is an open source os with 100s if not 1000s of distro's. If they really wanna buy linux then they better figure out how to time travel and buy the guy that made linux

[@hri7566]

this went from "review of bad OS" to "investigative journalism on trademark infringement" REAL quick

[@mpmp3963]

😂

[@RuriYoshinova]

actually reverse. the review is at the end.

[@molybd3num823]

reminds me of that hbomberguy vid about tommy tallarico

[@hri7566]

@@molybd3num823 "oof"

[@cloudycolacorp]

I don’t think I have ever really thought “man I wish I had something that looked and felt like windows 11” lol

[@koghs]

Real, the Windows 11 stole so much garbage from Mac OS It's completely unusable.

[@lordpurchase9189]

I'm happy with Windows 10

[@Mario583a]

@@koghsNope. Windows 11 stole from itself aka Windows 10X.

[@aky5396]

I love the look of Windows 11. Linux looks horrible no matter what distro you mention. My opinion and personal preferences

[@cloudycolacorp]

@@aky5396 there's no accounting for taste

[@TheTimmynatoRex]

This is Windows 12 Lite all over again, with the whole 'rebranding another Linux distro into a Windows OS' thing.

[@ehansytaxian]

inception at its finest.

[@raisofahri5797]

isn't lindows like that too. it's from early 2000

[@RileyMeta]

​@@raisofahri5797they launched in 2001 and changed the name to Linspire (I think they got threatened with a lawsuit after they sold the company). At least they have functional purchase buttons/presets

[@bluenades8]

W12?😂

[@ChaseMC215]

Oh not only that, but it's basically like what happened with The Day Before, where Fntastic started blaming the players for the failure of the game, stating that it was a hate wave. It wasn't, they made a game that was promised to be an open world MMO when in reality it's a Tarkov clone. That's what this person is likely doing, refusing to take accountability for what they have done and instead started trash talking someone by the way of messing with the web code

[@Kwpolska]

Their “control panel” is actually opening the default KDE system settings pages in separate windows. It’s a bunch of shortcuts in a Windows 11 themed box. That, and the other toy applications, seem like something from a very serious development shop.

[@bloxyfenifawx6224]

They didn't even make the icons either. all of the theming is just stolen from the KDE Store...

[@exedo9882]

Which means the control panel is likely a GPL violation lmao.

[@Kwpolska]

​@@exedo9882Not really, providing shortcuts to GPL programs is not a violation. Otherwise, Windows Explorer would be in violation on any system with any GPL applications.

[@Kwpolska]

​@@exedo9882Not really. If that was the case, Windows Explorer would be in violation of the GPL for having shortcuts to GPL applications.

[@bruyh-ff6sg]

@@exedo9882the entire thing is a gpl violation

[@RetroGamerOG_]

This feels like a computer you would buy off from some random website

[@balsalmalberto8086]

I wouldn't be surprised if it's found to have an info stealer.

[@unspeakableoaf]

Even the much too cheap Chinese SFF PCs found on the usual sites had more thought and care put into them than this distro. But now I guess they have a new way to save even more money.

[@Lurch-Bot]

This has strong 'We have Windows at home' vibes.

[@ilonachan]

@@balsalmalberto8086 y'know, aside from the info stealer that was already discovered

[@kuroenekodemon]

Microsoft and Canonical are going to have a field day with lawsuits regarding copyright infringements

[@NorthStarBlue1]

Normally I'd say this wouldn't even be a blip on either's radar like so many other program that have committed blatant UI theft, but it seems to be getting more attention as of late and the maintainer definitely proved themself foolish enough to try and defend their ripoff, so they may be made an example of.

[@bland9876]

Yeah this is one instance where I'm going to say "release the hounds" ​@@NorthStarBlue1

[@cameroncole06]

True

[@ms102111]

Who's canonical sorry I'm clueless

[@IIGrayfoxII]

@@ms102111The company behind Ubuntu.

[@coff3]

fun fact: Its actually possible to run the full Windows XP Shell on linux using wine. File Explorer and all.

[@Soitisisit]

I imagine that's a security vulnerability waiting to happen, but I also really want to try it now.

[@tetsuo3k]

Sounds like that'd be fun to play with, sort of like running ReactOS but with extra steps. Definitely not on a production machine, of course!

[@Soitisisit]

@@tetsuo3kReactOS was such a disappointment for me.

[@thomasnelson7119]

@@Soitisisitwas? it still is.

[@iennefaLsh]

​@@thomasnelson7119 Had a great premise, except… They've been at it for decades and progress is still slow as hell. Kind of a shame, really.

[@bharm6974]

As a 'caveat emptor' warning, I will point out that I did purchase a Pro key, using PayPal. My thought was perhaps it was something that I could use for family who refuse to update to newer HW and turn their nose up at "Linux". What shocked me was that I was immediately charged for three copies @ $35 a pop. I contacted PayPal. They said they couldn't help, contact the vendor. I emailed the vendor and did get a email reply. They would work with PayPal and refund my money. 3 months later, not a peep. Oh, and BTW, can't use the single license key because it gives me an error that 'too many licenses are attached to key". Wow, that was money wasted that I could have used elsewhere.

[@MichaelMJD]

Wow, that's unacceptable on PayPal's part. Sorry to hear that happened. Did you ever try disputing the charges with your bank/whatever payment method is tied to your PayPal?

[@bharm6974]

Yeah, the bank wasn't interested in helping because I couldn't prove I didn't ask for three. At that time, there was no way visible to purchase multiple copies, but by magic it showed up within days.

[@sezwo5774]

Thanks for sharing! I thought it's a bunch of kids on the spectrum, Linux is the favorite OS of autistics, ...but now I see Wubuntu/LinuxFx may be a very pre-meditated scam.

[@fuzzspanden]

sounds very similar to my experiences with paypal. I genuinely dont know why its so popular when their support is THAT bad.

[@kloroformd]

@@fuzzspandenI can't say I don't use PayPal, but I CAN say once I realized they don't have to follow the same rules as a bank... I tied my PayPal to a bank that according to the terms kinda only puts me on the hook for $50 max for any sketch things PayPal might screw up. They wanna act like a bank but don't wanna be a bank. So I'll let a bank do my fight as the buffer between me and PayPal. Hey, it's easier to tell a bank I made a purchase with PayPal and now PayPal is failing to protect my purchase than to do it the straightforward way.

[@StompySan]

"We have Windows at home." Windows at home:

[@Matsilagi]

As a Brazilian, i can tell you there are a lot of scammers in the Linux community, gotta be smart. Good thing to bring awareness to those!

[@Matsilagi]

If you look where the business is from, its from Brazil, that's why im mentioning that.

[@fox_in_unix_socks]

Amazing video! I'm the user who made the original Reddit post discussed at 24:28, and I came to check out this video after someone commented about it just today! I'll be sure to update my post with a link to your video! Thanks a bunch for bringing this to more people's attention

[@MichaelMJD]

Hey thanks! Awesome to hear you found the video

[@DistrosProjects]

This really feels like an OS that was made by a 12 year old who just learned how to use CUBIC to make custom Ubuntu ISOs, but worse because the kid clearly didn’t take the hint that what they are doing is wrong and they should shut it down.

[@DistrosProjects]

And to be honest, the custom applications and website design aren’t half bad, assuming they aren’t stolen. Especially for someone who’s probably a kid. However, the database and activation systems are a problem that makes it so that I can’t excuse this OS. It seems like a desperate attempt to use genuine tech skills in order to scam people for money more than anything else

[@ronins6054]

@@DistrosProjectsyea man the system looks like it was fr made by some random kid

[@gmitchellfamily]

Inb4 he finds the video and adds "distrisprojects is stupid" 😄

[@sezwo5774]

Likely a bunch of kids on the spectrum, ...Linux is the favorite OS of autistics.

[@DistrosProjects]

@@gmitchellfamilywith your typo too lol

[@lamort223able]

This has the same vibes as the bootleg iOS you get when you buy a fake iPhone

[@Xyspade]

That is an excellent explanation of most Linux desktop themes, which is why I want Linux to look like Linux, and if I want something to look like Windows or macOS, I'll use those.

[@slaydog5102]

Linux has to copy windows to get people to use it 😂

[@pencilcase8068]

Hello bill gates didn't think I'd find you here​@@slaydog5102

[@Lurch-Bot]

This isn't half as sketchy.

[@lamort223able]

@@Lurch-Bot I would hope so 😂

[@soafen]

it was maddening to me that everyone seemingly forgot about the linuxfx fiasco when wubuntu gained traction!

[@SpriteFormKFC]

Re brands are more effective then you think

[@stevethepocket]

"We've changed our name to better serve you!" as Dave Barry once joked.

[@ethernet01]

its like comcast rebranding to xfinity all over again

[@thebaconfromhell]

>violate trademarks >You pay for convenience >Bad paying method >20,000 paying users >1,000,000 downloads >20,000+ all users >Bandaid security Count me in!

[@ChaseMC215]

Not to mention the fact that they are probably located in a place where Copyright is more of a suggestion than an actual rule.

[@Sypaka]

>Hack the SQL login and drop database. >Probably keyloggers or other malware bundled in to distro. Yeah I really like to use this, not.

[@grandstarstudiosYT]

@@ChaseMC215copyright is used for corporations to abuse, copyright is flawed.

[@TheAmethystAurora]

As a Linux user, I recognise almost all of these tools and they're all completely free

[@MyComputerStudios_]

Yep, this is basically Linuxfx but renamed, also violates GPL

[@Pgpxd]

People violate Copyright and this mf is violating GPL istg 😂

[@SLZeroArrow]

Two for one baby, wow.@@Pgpxd

[@dovahkiin2108]

GPL should sue.

[@xwtek3505]

Unless wubuntu is not offering the source code for the full version of the program, I don't see how it violates GPL. In fact, Canonical is selling Ubuntu Pro for commercial users.

[@ukeyaoitrash2618]

@@dovahkiin2108Timeline where MS, FSF, and canonical all sue these scammer-getting-hacked-fraud MOFO's together. Please.

[@user-yr3om5lx2y]

Microsoft should definitely sue them for all the "professional" keys they have sold.

[@The88shrimp]

It was probably Microsoft that set up Wububtu LMAO

[@blabla-rg7ky]

@@The88shrimp I have the same suspicion. MS sees that their shares go down and that more and more people are switching over to Linux and here they come with a way of monetizing Linux, too. Always the parasites in suits ruining everything, soon we will not even be allowed to breathe unless we're connected to their bank accounts 24/7

[@girlmaya6818]

Yeah! Go microsoft!!

[@bayuchandrasukma820]

What even the 'Professional Keys' are used for anyway? Like I dont get it. Is it for the Office, or just donation effort for the devs?

[@The88shrimp]

@@bayuchandrasukma820 I think you can only use the free version for 30 days and then it locks you out unless you pay. So this "company" is surprisingly worse with their free version than Microsoft.

[@jase_allen]

I recall a Windows themed Linux variant called Lindows a few years ago that got in trouble with copyright infringement and was forced to rebrand. they sold licenses to that as well.

[@ChrisHoopes1]

That was like 15+ years ago so hello fellow old. Also shockingly it’s still around as Linspire.

[@iClone101]

There's a decent number of Linux distros that offer paid versions, but usually they're just there so people can support the devs or for commercial-branded distros, and even then they usually don't have any "product key activation" like this one does.

[@SimonJ57]

The LinuxFX logo rips off the 3DFX logo, the guys behind the Voodoo range of cards and the GlideFX graphics API....

[@benjbk]

3dfx is owned by Nvidia now, so they're violating their trademarks, too, I guess.

[@SimonJ57]

@@benjbkIndeed, I think modern nVidia chips still support Glide, even if the only game I know that does in UT'99.

[@connardman]

​@@SimonJ57What? Glide was never supported by any Nvidia chip. You were surely using a Glide wrapper, and it works on any GPU.

[@ObscuraDeCapra]

@@benjbk 3dfx hasn't functioned as a company in more than 20 years. I highly doubt nVidia has been able to keep the trademarks in good standing for that long without any sort of product behind them.

[@benjaluth09]

You could just install KDE Plasma and watch a tutorial on how to theme Plasma as Windows 11, instead of downloading another entire OS! PS: My gut is telling me that this video will be taken down by the Wubuntu devs lol.

[@hayder0687]

yeah, never once have i thought to myself "hey you know what, im just gonna download a whole other linux distro just to get the windows 11 feel" considering that's easy to do anyways and im an nscde guy :P

[@AlmondCheese]

This is exactly what I though of when I first heard of this distro. I don't see a point in using this if you can use any other distro, get KDE Plasma and make it look like Windows 11.

[@hayder0687]

@@AlmondCheese yeah, other people are probably thinking the same thing :P

[@SuperM789]

or just use windows 11

[@IIGrayfoxII]

Not used KDE in ages, but in Cinnamon, you can download themes one of the themes is a Windows 10 like theme. I would assume KDE also has a theme download function where you can find a theme that looks like Win11 made by the community.

[@edbg1]

Dude. Awesome video. I was about ot install this to check it out. Your video saved me some valuable time!

[@metalfiregametime652]

Linux and windows are two very different operating systems. To someone new to Linux it can be good until there are problems. Most new users don't want to take a deep dive into the inner workings of the OS and they will give up. The mall music in the background was kind of depressing but good video over all :)

[@perfect-death4284]

At least you can fix them in Linux. When there is a problem with windows, it's reinstall time.

[@transgirl420]

very informative, thank you for sharing your experience!!

[@AlmondCheese]

Thank you for covering the dark past behind this operating system. Linux Mint (or any other beginner friendly distro) is a way better option for any Windows users switching to Linux. The fact they sell 30$ keys for something you wouldn't need on other Linux distros is absolutely unacceptable.

[@telotawa]

wouldnt be surprised to see if they put their own spyware in it. very windows themed!

[@heather383]

Sup mjd love your content! Keep working hard

[@EFXTVe]

Found it most informative. Thanks brother

[@CasuallyPlayingWith]

Thank you for the insight of this broken distro, I have not tried it yet but something tells me that SteamOS would probably be a better bet for trying a lot of Windblows programs on Linux (I'm now going off to try this idea)

[@joefell5311]

I like how there is a registered trademark showing next to "Not Good" in that screenshot

[@cptncutleg]

Wubuntu is great for screensharing with scammers.

[@nydwarf1]

Looks good, can't wait to try it out!

[@cezhar6818]

Thanks man, you open my eyes

[@Sparkette]

This reminds me of a website I found that handled logins in a laughably insecure way. All the account logic was handled on the client side, even the password check. That is, it would literally fetch a .txt file from the server, not secured in any way, where the name is the username the user entered, and that file contains all the info from the account, including the password in cleartext.

[@HwanyPlayz]

jfc

[@netonCyber]

Most important question: does it have bsod

[@RetroTechnologyShowcase]

Great Video! I think it might be wise to avoid this distro. Just noticed that the default user icon in settings looks similar to one of the user icons from XP.

[@user-oh8px1gj7d]

Seriously, from what I understand, installing such distro with "unclear (authors!) vision" make me wonder if my data in risk too, and what type of (unwanted apps) they (may) planted in the distro ... Greate Video - Well done

[@goaserer]

I'd advice anyone against using a non-Windows system dressed up as Windows. Something looking familiar while still operating at least slightly different will frustrate you more than it helps boarding on

[@trueriver1950]

I'd instead advise people to think carefully about whether it would help or confuse them. Some folk will be confused, as you suggest; others will find the familiar user interface reassuring. Personally I'm with you on this: I would learn faster with a different interface to constantly remind me it's a different system; but people vary and after 21 years in adult ed I know that what helps some people confuses others. So never assume that what works for you is going to be best for someone else. One of the things that Windows did well at one time was to keep backwards compatibility in most of their user interface upgrades up to around Win 98 or NT. (All the old DOS era keyboard shortcuts still worked, and many still do even now, two decades on)

[@goaserer]

@@trueriver1950 I don't disagree with your general point, but in practice it is not a binary choice here. If you want the familiarity and know all the Windows shortcuts, probably using Windows is the right choice for you. Nothing wrong with that. If you want to try Linux there are plenty of options on that side too. There are some common ideas and symbolism but some things may also be different in the effort to be potentially better then the alternatives. But using Linux that uses parts of the Windows interface only makes second place in both categories. It may look familiar at first but two settings screens in the options are different nonetheless. It may support some but probably not all shortcuts you already know. It is a compromise in both directions, why I don't think many people will get happy with such a setup

[@PlayerRBLX_]

been subscribed to your channel for a while and i must say…. it’s worth watching every second of every video!!

[@superspak]

Thanks for reminding me of After Dark Games. Sierra in the 90s was legendary. I loved 3-d ultra mini golf and pinball on my Win95 Compaq PC lol

[@siringc]

wonder what happened to the 'windowsfx' name

[@-throat-]

“It’s not just a Linux distro, it IS a Linux distro”

[@Ermageeerd]

lol I get the reference

[@OG_MrRubberDucky]

mysequel 🥰 22 mins in, I'm not sure why go extra effort to have a skinned Linux distro like this even as a newbie. Better to just install MATE or Cinammon or maybe even xfce to have something similar and nice to use.

[@veccio]

I'd like to see if the OS's HTTPs keys are compromised, or if they have self-signed keys that are siphoning off data, unbeknownst to the end users. I assume that their update runs apt-get update/upgrade? Also, as far as Active Directory, I would *never* join a device running this OS to a serious domain.

[@imark7777777]

The license unlocks the settings panel that they built, after 30 days it times out. and also gets rid of the nag pop-ups and a couple other things there used to be a list.

[@immaterial_vivi]

Spyware and security holes? They really went all out to recreate the authentic Windows experience :D

[@citrus.airways]

whats up members

[@A_average_Roblox_core_player]

Yes

[@thatcatlover]

I am a new member

[@eymenthug]

Lebron James

[@yourussianfriend5115]

I am not (can’t afford paying monthly for a single KZbinr let alone multiple)

[@KaikyAlexandreSouza]

​@@AUTOCARR0T🤨

[@KoczulMoczul]

17:40 that's probably KDE Plasma bug because it looks the same on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS. Chrome also looks kind of weird on Kubuntu but if I remember correctly, it's at least legible. To fix that you need to change Edge from GTK style to dark mode and then it looks fine.

[@CattleRustlerOCN]

Anyone notice the fx branding in the older version website is a rip of the 3DFX Voodoo logo 😅

[@tanmaskeddoesvideos]

Love your videos dude! Keep it up! :D

[@danielalvesldiniz]

they're a Brazilian "company" and their paid key page has a section for Brazilian payments. a product key costs R$200, which is QUITE A LOT for a scam OS xD

[@alvesrenanmusic]

I can't wait to see these installed in some Positivo-like machines. "An almost Windows OS" 👀

[@Deutriex]

This "company" is a shame for the Linux community not just in Brazil but around the world!

[@PinkAgaricus]

The good 'ol fashioned dollar store bandaid analogy. Those bandages that come off after 1 drop of sweat and your skin oils and cells touch the "sticky" part. Then you're walking around with a bandage that's moving around in your sock til you get home or have a good band aid and change it and find that junky bandage and throw it away. Now that's been said, yea, that's really bad OpSec. EDIT: We can make "winbuntu" at home (with expertise and parts [if building it, for the latter]) by making a dual boot machine with Windows 11 and Linux/Ubuntu.

[@PinkAgaricus]

That "company" sounds like a spoiled 12 year old selling this from their parents' basement and the parents being complicit, judging by how they responded. Also, that atrocious spelling.

[@forfashire]

idk what all this member stuff is cuz i’m broke but hi michael thanks for the banger

[@j.w.techchannel]

Great video. Wubuntu is bizarre... It reminds me of the whole "Windows 12" fiasco from a few years ago. At least "Windows 12" didn't store people's sensitive data in an insecure database though, lol

[@Litorom2]

21:42 This is actually in Windows 11, Alt-F4 on the desktop with nothing open will summon this menu to the screen on an official Windows Machine

[@wrux]

So they can take the time to add an endpoint to return the DB user/pass, but cant find the time to create an API endpoint for querying a licence key?

[@Sypaka]

Making an API is hard work, but the devs are hardly working.

[@aperson1181]

Which disro do you recommend for a beginner or an elderly family member who used Win PC before?

[@mr.smash96]

Linux Mint

[@gabethecool]

Theres this distro called winux 7 that trys to replicate the look of windows 7. looks pretty releastic

[@PhoebeTheFairy56]

That sounds a lot better. Imo windows 7 has a better look than 11

[@GameHerbert]

Now we need WuwUntu The Weeaboo Linux Distro that looks like Windows 11

[@koopatroopa6882]

I was about to go nerd on you and tell you that he already made a video on UwUntu but then I realized that's not what you're talking about

[@DeschutesCore]

Lindows is back baby!

[@Loggus66]

10:53 Mike, this is what you call a "startup spirit": direct customer relations with no bureaucracy.

[@pikgears]

the "company" behind this seems to just be a bunch of kids

[@eternitydev]

wubuntu is not safe.

[@altaccount648]

Just downloaded Wubuntu time to try it out

[@arsenalfanatic0971]

any sql people know how they were supposed to verify against a database? I'm new to sql, but couldn't they just not have included high enough privileges when accessing the db from their provided download?

[@user-xr3rb6pn9m]

They could have given only the read rights to only the table with the keys (and not to the table with the user details). It would still be possible to dump all the keys in this way, so, a proper way of doing this would be to create a REST API which would only accept the key as a parameter and nothing else.

[@MasicoreLord]

Wouldn't seriously consider such anyways, as it feels like a fly by night distro.

[@zaadbaad541]

We got windows at home

[@nekominorinya2569]

We got windows home

[@eskaigarcia]

Only office Excel uses a C on the icon because the actual name of the program is Calc, same thing happens to PowerPoint which uses an I for Impress and Word uses a W just by luck since the original name is Writer

[@Lurch-Bot]

Had totally forgotten the original names of those apps.

[@keit99]

So it's just the same names as LO and AOO

[@eskaigarcia]

@@keit99 Many of these projects are either based on each other or are revival projects of Open Office, like Libre Office itself, so they share the origina OO names for the programs

[@HedgehogY2K]

Aren't product keys part of the reason why people to switch to Linux before Microsoft made Windows 10 to be more like Arch in terms of updates and log ins?

[@RealShadowreaper]

Any linux distro that makes it's DE theme it's main selling point should be avoided at all cost, never download a distro just because of it's DE/WM.

[@halfsourlizard9319]

100% ... and better still, never run a GUI at all. TTY is all that's needed.

[@endymallorn]

Brazil is still the Wild West of copyright and licensing. I love it.

[@graemechapman41]

Isn't that the 3dfx logo?

[@AlexTenThousand]

Ain't Zorin already a thing for people who want to use Linux while enjoying a familiar GUI?

[@LSSTmusic]

this has the same vibes as the people who upload entire episodes of family guy to youtube and then put "no copyright infringement intended" in the description and then are shocked when their channel is annihilated

[@Lampe2020]

Before I watch the video, I'll tell you: I've seen wubuntu a few months ago and it was crap. I've installed it in a VM and it was immediately slightly off. Not because it looked like Window$ (which I find to be an awfully bad OS), but because it looked slightly different. The icons in the task bar on the right didn't really fit into the theme, for example, and looked more tacked on. And opening any app immediately made it clear that the apps hadn't been modified past a crappily-made theme. And it wanted to be bought for over 100€, although it was mostly just Ubuntu with a custom theme and shell.

[@ronins6054]

(how wubuntu looks like windows) it uses KDE with a windows 11 theme cuz i noticed that the apps from wubuntu are from kde plasma but with different ui's similar to windows app uis

[@Lampe2020]

@@ronins6054 And that theme isn't even well-made.

[@ronins6054]

@@Lampe2020yea its just prob made by some kid to make it for the system os's creator XD (im jk but the theme looks like a kid that started learning abt linux themes made it)

[@teklife]

i find it odd that they have gparted in there, a gtk app in a qt environment, and not even renamed to something generic like many linux distros do

[@naesala]

Wine is also a thing on the MacOS side so I'm used to using it some for compatibility, and the way they frame that alone is very deceptive imo. It's a useful tool, but some programs flat out don't work with it, another compatibility method might be better, or it would be easier to work with a native alternative(Openrazer supremacy). On Macs, running Win11 virtually through Parallels is generally more reliable and I've heard that VMs are the only way to get Adobe kind of working on Linux, but only has support up to DX11 whereas Wine works with up to DX12, and I know that on Linux, it's best to get the Linux version of Steam and let Proton do the work rather than do the Windows version through Wine, which is more of a MacOS thing.

[@SergeantExtreme]

You laugh until you do the math. 20,000 copies sold at $35/copy means he's made $700,000 off of this project. For a joke, that's some serious earnings.

[@Sypaka]

Good to know. Canonical and Microsoft will add a few zeros to that in the lawsuit.

[@shichimenchoo]

​@Sypaka, yeah. Can't wait to see how this will end

[@ramennbowls]

Now all that’s missing is a video on uWuntu Edit: HE ALREADY MADE ONE LETS GOO

[@imark7777777]

Oh this is good now I completely thought from the 2 videos I've seen as of three days ago that this was an entirely different product. I guess I should be slightly concerned since I bought a license for testing With some intent to keep a version around for myself. Yeah they're not clear what the license get you other than removing the nag screen and the extended settings dialogue. Using the ubuntu branding yeah I don't think they needed to do that they had a pretty good brand on their own.

[@GoogleDoesEvil]

If you want an open-source drop-in replacement for Windows, contribute to ReactOS instead. Theming a completely different OS to look like another is a waste of time, it still doesn't work like the OS it's trying to copy.

[@alessandrozara924]

Actually, there is another Linux distro that is called Linux FX. This distro's target are Windows users that want to use Linux, in fact the alternative name is Windows FX. The first version of Linux FX that I tried recreates the look of Windows 10.

[@Chris_Does_Tech]

Good detailed video! I have tried this too few months ago

[@theoriginalrecycler]

The professional key is the power toys app.

[@dougware]

I'm pretty sure that if you create a hard link to the sudo binary and then execute the hard link, it also doesn't show up in ps with the sudo, it's listed by the hard link name. I used to use this trick when I ran multiple audio streams from a scanner, and wanted to restart specific streams.

[@LiEnby]

just suid any binary ..

[@id01_01]

I used a Windows Aero variant of XFCE since Ubuntu 14.04 for Windows 7

[@wtfisgoingon535]

Thanks for talking about they're shadiness ;) They try to relaunch almost every 1/2y

[@aetheryex]

they hid the KDE system settings application (which is way better than their own UI), but you can still access it by running (from the terminal) systemsettings or systemsettings5. also, none of the themes used here are custom, they're all different community themes that are just bundled with this garbage

[@rileyn2983]

Do you know which themes they are? I can't seem to find one that matches the KDE one

[@aetheryex]

@@rileyn2983 it's using the willow theme, but I personally think fluent looks better (+ fluent actually works on plasma 6)

[@RitsuRitsu.]

so they made it like windows to the dot?

[@Titus_von_Amecke]

may I ask a few questions please: 1. Does MS Office 2021 with Outlook (installed version) is working with this linux version? 2. If Yes, can I import the Outlook PST File from a Windows 10 PC to Wubutu, 3. Can I rename in Wubutu the partition in C: , D: E: or give them a name like: C_Wubutu, D_Name1, E:_Name2 etc? Thank you. I like to change to Linux, but I depend on Outlook I am not able to import 5GB of emails into Thunderbird. I canot get used to the linux drive names. My Brain is fixed to the drive A to Z or by a name to identify the partition.

[@trueriver1950]

Nothing to stop you mounting each partition on directories named C D E and so on. Or indeed to use the C_name names you suggest. You'd do this once when seeing up Linux, and then it would be almost how you want it forever. You've then got to remember to use forward slashes instead of backslashes to navigate. And remember that all the names are case sensitive at the Linux level (even if the partition is NTFS) So you might have '/C/Program Files/my program.exe' as a file name. Notice that the system would sometimes list filenames with \ in places that look strange to a Widows user: the anchor file can also be listed as /C/Program\ Files/my\ program.exe where Linux uses the \ before spaces (and various other places where an otherwise illegal character follows). You'd set that up during manual partitioning, if you're installer offers that, or you can do so after install: or maybe you'd prefer to ask a friend who's more familiar with Linux to do that for you. After setting that up once the partitions would be found at your chosen /C /D locations every time you boot. It would take me under ten minutes to set that up on an existing Linux install, including time to test it didn't break anything.

[@ronins6054]

(how wubuntu looks like windows) it uses KDE with a windows 11 theme cuz i noticed that the apps from wubuntu are from kde plasma but with different ui's similar to windows app uis

[@keit99]

Their "control center" is apparently just linking kde control modules as well

[@karnesth]

yep i using this theme xD on my laptop. Dolphin etc. is like install Arch Linux with KDE Deskop module.

[@safebox36]

They're not only not saying anything about affiliation with Windows or Ubuntu. But their copyright notice says "Windows Ubuntu", like how much more blatant can you get?

[@TheComputerGuyDR]

Did we forget the "Lindows" distro from back in the day?

[@GuyJames]

you support them to make the tool which asks for your support (and pretty much nothing else). that's some pretty good circular reasoning there!

[@anthonywilliams7052]

Is there any Linux or addon that lets you keep using the Windows folder shortcuts and custom icons made? I have many in QuickLaunch and desktop that make sorting much easier. Windows 7 menu type is good enough for me.

[@DiamondSaberYT]

That’s crazy and incomprehensible. When I was 14, I knew how to implement a proper license system. This company can’t do even that…

[@ZayedKazi]

This is amazing