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ThisGuy1996
PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:00 am 
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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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Ivo
PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:02 am 
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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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ThisGuy1996
PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:33 am 
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Will there be a classic shell for Linux?
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Ivo
PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:58 pm 
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There are no plans to develop anything for Linux.
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ThisGuy1996
PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:54 pm 
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Why not?
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Ivo
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I don't know the first thing about developing on Linux.
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ThisGuy1996
PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:58 pm 
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Oh. I can totally understand that. I just switched to linux and i'm still getting used to it myself :)
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A cat is fine too
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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. :mrgreen:




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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Gaurav
PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:04 am 
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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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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and helped a little with Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.
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