{"id":78347,"date":"2025-05-23T12:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/a-simpler-ubuntu-with-a-hint-of-windows-11-the-register\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:23:33","slug":"a-simpler-ubuntu-with-a-hint-of-windows-11-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/a-simpler-ubuntu-with-a-hint-of-windows-11-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"A simpler Ubuntu with a hint of Windows 11 \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AnduinOS, a one-man challenge from a Chinese language Microsoft engineer, is kind of a brand new Ubuntu remix that reshapes GNOME within the picture of Home windows 11.<\/p>\n

Thus far, AnduinOS<\/a> is barely on its fourth launch. The present launch, version 1.3<\/a>, relies on Ubuntu 25.04 and appeared initially of this month.<\/p>\n

Though it’s not technologically radical, there are a number of uncommon points to AnduinOS that make it attention-grabbing. In contrast to many remixes, it does not substitute Ubuntu’s default desktop. As a substitute, it modifies Canonical’s present model of GNOME to look strikingly like Home windows 11, utilizing a group of present extensions and themes. It has good localization, with separate regional variations and full Chinese language language help. It is because it is a one-man challenge by a Chinese language developer, Anduin Xue<\/a>, whose day job is at Microsoft.<\/p>\n

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We’re not wild concerning the Home windows 11-style begin button, however it works \u2013 click on to enlarge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The AnduinOS desktop strongly resembles Home windows 11, so it might present a tender touchdown for customers who’re conversant in the most recent model of desktop Home windows, however maybe need to attempt Linux on an older PC that may’t run the most recent launch. It does this utilizing a customized theme that appears very like this KDE 6 one<\/a>, proper right down to the wallpaper and a group of 18 totally different GNOME extensions. (This would possibly trigger issues with OS upgrades in future: GNOME extensions are recognized for being inclined to interrupt with new variations of the desktop, however the GNOME challenge is working on this<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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To realize its Win11-style appears to be like, AnduinOS bundles a whole lot of GNOME extensions \u2013 click on to enlarge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Zorin OS does similar<\/a>, however it does not use upstream variations of extensions \u2013 though the corporate does sponsor their development<\/a>. The paid model of Zorin OS additionally provides in a lot of further FOSS apps. AnduinOS does not. In truth, it has fewer parts than Ubuntu itself, making it barely lighter-weight. One other win on account of sticking with vanilla GNOME is that AnduinOS works effectively utilizing each X.org and Wayland, in contrast to Linux Mint’s Cinnamon, a GNOME fork whose Wayland support is still experimental<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AnduinOS has extra than simply beauty\u00a0modifications, although. It removes Canonical’s controversial Snap packaging format and its supporting instruments. It replaces it with Flatpak and the GNOME Software program app retailer configured to point out solely<\/em> Flatpak apps. AnduinOS makes use of native .deb<\/code> packages all through, together with for Mozilla Firefox; it comes with no Flatpaks put in in any respect. The plan is that every one further apps you add can be Flatpaks. This may take extra disk area, however it means you will get newer variations, and updating needs to be simpler.<\/p>\n

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