All the versions of Linux that I have used or even looked at have been ugly! I understand fully that all the prettynesses are the things that slow your machine down and all that, so fair enough, but having an OS that looks as dated as windows 95 is not appealing to me.
This is a shame because I really like the idea of an open-source OS; however I also like style and good design - I am no programmer but Im sure that a 'pretty' could be made to run lightly. Surely that is the case?
Maybe I just havent seen the right Distribution yet (or chosen the right GUI to go with it) Does anyone know of a Linux that compares to XP in terms of looks (obviously this is not a problem in terms of performance but performance isnt always everything when you use your PC to present things to people)
I have to admit I dont really understand the GUI part of linux but I know you can change it - KDE, Gnome etc etc. If someone can tell me which of these looks nice I'll be more likely to get on the case of downloading a copy of Linux and saying "screw windows" for the rest of time.
Windows IS, after all, totally parp.
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All the versions of Linux that I have used or even looked at have been ugly! I understand fully that all the prettynesses are the things that slow your machine down and all that, so fair enough, but having an OS that looks as dated as windows 95 is not appealing to me. This is a shame because I really like the idea of an open-source OS; however I also like style and good design - I am no programmer but Im sure that a 'pretty' could be made to run lightly. Surely that is the case? Maybe I just havent seen the right Distribution yet (or chosen the right GUI to go with it) Does anyone know of a Linux that compares to XP in terms of looks (obviously this is not a problem in terms of performance but performance isnt always everything when you use your PC to present things to people) I have to admit I dont really understand the GUI part of linux but I know you can change it - KDE, Gnome etc etc. If someone can tell me which of these looks nice I'll be more likely to get on the case of downloading a copy of Linux and saying "screw windows" for the rest of time. Windows IS, after all, totally parp.