Oh. I can totally understand that. I just switched to linux and i'm still getting used to it myself
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| Author: | ThisGuy1996 [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Classic Start Menu for Linux |
Hello! I have been using classic shell for my windows 7 laptop to make it look like Windows XP. Now I have made the switch to Linux debian Jessie, I would like to use classic shell for Linux, but installing it through wine or playonlinux doesn't work. Is there going to be a version for linux computers? |
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| Author: | Ivo [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Classic Start Menu for Linux |
Classic Shell requires Windows 7. If Wine and such don't emulate Windows 7 (with all of its undocumented APIs and quirks) then you won't be able to make it work. |
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| Author: | ThisGuy1996 [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Classic Start Menu for Linux |
Will there be a classic shell for Linux? |
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| Author: | Ivo [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Classic Start Menu for Linux |
There are no plans to develop anything for Linux. |
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| Author: | ThisGuy1996 [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Classic Start Menu for Linux |
Why not? |
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| Author: | Ivo [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Classic Start Menu for Linux |
I don't know the first thing about developing on Linux. |
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| Author: | ThisGuy1996 [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Classic Start Menu for Linux |
Oh. I can totally understand that. I just switched to linux and i'm still getting used to it myself
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| Author: | A cat is fine too [ Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Classic Start Menu for Linux |
You don't need to run Classic Shell on Linux. Classic Shell Doesn't create for any other Desktop Environment than WDM. You already have "Whisker Menu" for XFCE desktrop Environment.  If you want Xubuntu Linux environment for Windows you can do so just like I did.   The other deep reasonable reasons why some Windows developers didn't ported it to Linux: 1. Some developer use .Net, Directx libraries which are Windows Only libraries: If they've developed from one these: Qt, Java, C, C++, Python, Perl, Ruby without .Net requirements. They'd already success ported to linux already long ago. 2. Diging down to .Net route there's no going back: Every .net softwares always failed on wine. Except Qt, Java, C, C++, Python, Perl, Ruby they're wine so easily. I never see any .net, DirectX programmer turn their feet on Linux other than Qt, Java, c, C++, Python, Perl, Ruby Developers. 3. They don't know which installer software they can use for Linux like NSIS, Innosetup: This is the main obstacle don't forget that installer & package manager works different. |
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| Author: | Gaurav [ Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:04 am ] | |||
| Post subject: | Re: Classic Start Menu for Linux | |||
I use Whisker Menu plugin with Xfce too on Linux Mint. It gives the most Windows-like desktop environment, taskbar and Start Menu. But Linux is miles behind Windows in terms of every day user-friendliness and ease of use/usability.
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