NEW Lindows OS 5 * * * * *

[wardmundy]

Move over Zorin. Since the cat is out of the bag, I wanted to give a tip of the hat to our very own @KNERD for his incredible new product, LindowsOS 5. In just a couple of weeks, it's already getting about 1,000 downloads a week on SourceForge based solely on word of mouth referrals. Based on Debian 13.5, you'll feel right at home especially if you're a Windows aficionado. Works great with Proxmox and VirtualBox, too.

 

[wardmundy]

And another couple screenshots from the Lindows Start menu:

 

[drmurdoch]

And another couple screenshots from the Lindows Start menu:

The clean look is amazing compared to Windows 11.


I had to upgrade a PC from windows 7 to Windows 11 this summer.
I was surprised to see ACTUAL advertising in the Start Menu.
It was as if I didn't pay for Windows and I was using a Trialware version of windows.
Well lo and behold, Microsoft has decided it can stick ads in my start menu - because they can !

 

[wardmundy]

Not that anyone would want to waste a bunch of time getting Audio to work with Lindows OS5 on the Proxmox platform, but I thought I'd leave the Gemini instructions here just in case you need a weekend project. This solution uses a Panda Bluetooth 4.0 USB Nano Adapter with an external BolaBuddy Bluetooth speaker. Works flawlessly for music apps and YouTube, but it's a little scratchy with most of the Linux SIP phone apps.

‎Gemini - direct access to Google AI

Created with Gemini

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[KNERD]

Beta 5 is now out which replaces the weak ext4 partition with OpenZFS. However since OpenZFS needs more RAM, I am working on the installer to offer a choice between ext4 or OpenZFS

 

[chris_c_]

What's your cutoff point to default to ext4, systems with 4gb ram or less?

 

[wardmundy]

What are advantages of OpenZFS over ext4 partitioning?

‎Gemini - direct access to Google AI

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[KNERD]

What's your cutoff point to default to ext4, systems with 4gb ram or less?

I am just going to put ext4 as the default partition. I guess I will have to put in notes in the installer when either or is selected to explain the pros and cons in a very compressed summary for those who do not know anything.

 

[KNERD]

Got this in an email:

Congratulations! Lindows OS has just been recognized with a Rising Star award by SourceForge. This honor is awarded only to select projects that have reached significant milestones in terms of downloads and user engagement from the SourceForge community.

This is a big achievement, as your project has qualified for this award out of over 500,000 open source projects on SourceForge. SourceForge sees over 20 million users per month looking for, and developing, open source software. This award badge will now appear on your project page, and the award assets can be found in your project admin section.

To recognize Lindows OS's achievement, we've awarded you with the Rising Star award,