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Windows XP stuff for XFCE

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This is my little chipping-away spot for a Windows XP Total Conversion for XFCE.

Essentially this repo is a ‘project’ to replicate the XP experience on XFCE / Linux in general. This includes everything from desktop themes, icons, cursors, all the way to programs and the shell itself.

Please be aware of the following:

• This project is NOT for installing on your parents/grandparents/whoever’s computer to ‘ease them into Linux’ or something, I share this project for the interest of Windows/Linux enthusiasts
• There is no attempt to pretend the system is not Linux — consider this as ‘Windows XP on the Linux kernel’ (ie. you cannot expect there to be a C: drive under My Computer)
• Everything is massively under construction, and I am one person, so please don’t whinge to me about how x/y/z doesn’t look 100% like Windows XP, or that I haven’t made program a/b/c

I used to use Luna theme ports on Windows 7, which has now lost support, and customisability is non-existent/blown away by WU on Windows 10 — switching to Linux seemed like the best choice.

There are themes that aim to replicate the Windows XP visual styles already, however as anyone who has tried this stuff knows, themes are either lacking or only go so far. This project differs in that I aim for as close to pixel-perfect as possible, and write programs to recreate the complete Windows XP environment (themes alone cannot reproduce the Start menu in the screenshots above).

For AUR (Arch User Repository) there is an xfce-winxp-tc-git package maintained by @SelfRef here.

Otherwise, please refer to /packaging/README.MD for build instructions. 😁

This is almost certainly true, especially seeing as theming GTK isn’t really a supported feature. If you’re using themes from this repository and programs look broken, you should file issues here rather than pestering the developers of said program.

I hope to cover theming for standard GTK widgets across the board, but there will always be potential bugs with subclassed widgets and the like — they’ll have to be handled on a case-by-case basis.

The theme is now based directly from Adwaita to hopefully maximise compatibility and make it easier to fix theme bugs. A refactored form of Adwaita from the upstream GTK 3 sources exists in this repo to make it easier to base themes from/fix problems.

The source code in this repository, essentially any text files, such as SASS, C, Bash script source code, are licensed under GPL 2.0.

This licence obviously does not cover the assets from Windows/Office (images, sounds, fonts etc.) — those are still Microsoft’s copyright (packaging will mark components using these as non-free ). They’re in this repo because I am lazy. 😛

I don’t have a fancy looking roadmap document for this repo — there’s too much to list really. Essentially, if something was in Windows XP, it’s on my mind.

As part of that, user-friendliness is always a target — besides themes and programs, I aim to one day have a nice setup application/process akin to XP’s. And perhaps an OOBE if I can figure that out (mostly for the nostalgic music).

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Windows XP stuff for XFCE

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Как сделать Linux похожим на Windows XP

У вас есть старый компьютер с операционной системой Windows XP, но вы не знаете, что с ним делать? Подумайте об этом, поскольку Microsoft больше не обновляет операционную систему, и на данный момент она очень небезопасна. Вместо этого установите Linux. Если вы испытываете ностальгию по поводу внешнего вида Windows XP, вы можете сделать Linux похожим на Windows XP, чтобы упростить переход.

Переключив этот старый ПК с Windows XP на Linux, вы получите обновления драйверов для старого оборудования, увеличенную скорость, более безопасный рабочий стол и новые функции!

ОСТОРОЖНО, СПОЙЛЕРЫ: Прокрутите вниз и посмотрите видеоурок в конце этой статьи.

Выбор среды рабочего стола

Первый шаг к тому, чтобы Linux выглядел как Windows XP, — это выбор среды рабочего стола. На платформе Linux есть много разных вариантов, и у каждого рабочего стола есть свои индивидуальные особенности. Тем не менее, Windows XP является / была очень легкой операционной системой, и поэтому в этом случае, вероятно, лучше всего игнорировать современные высокопроизводительные среды рабочего стола. Вместо этого сосредоточьтесь на таких, как Mate, XFCE4 и LXDE.

Любая из этих трех сред рабочего стола может легко воспроизвести внешний вид Windows XP с небольшой работой, поэтому каждая из них является отличной отправной точкой. Те, кто ищет максимально возможное сравнение с XP, должны использовать XFCE4. Для начала, в Windows XP есть возможность скрывать значки на панели задач в трее. Из всех легких настольных сред в Linux XFCE4 остается единственной, поддерживающей эту функцию.

Те, кто хочет воспроизвести точный объем памяти XP, должны выбрать LXDE в качестве отправной точки. Эта среда рабочего стола может работать всего на 128 МБ ОЗУ (так же, как XP).

Установка XP GTK Themes

Краеугольным камнем любого дистрибутива Linux является тема. Чтобы установить эти темы, вы должны сначала установить инструмент git на свой компьютер с Linux. Этот инструмент полезен тем, что значительно ускоряет загрузку кода непосредственно с Github. Пакет git встречается практически во всех дистрибутивах Linux. Откройте менеджер пакетов, найдите «git» и установите его.

Ubuntu (и производные)

Debian

sudo apt-get установить git

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This Windows XP Theme Will Help Switchers Adapt to Linux

While the vast majority of those will be upgrading to newer versions of Windows on shiny new PCs, or finding themselves lured in by $99 Chromebook offers, a number will be forgoing the expense and keeping their existing computer running — but powering it up with Linux.

As we wrote about recently, our top tip for people looking to switch to Linux is Lubuntu. Being both light enough to run on the sort of older hardware that Windows XP would’ve shipped on and using a desktop layout similar to that used on Windows, it makes an ideal compromise between the old and the new.

While Lubuntu is, thankfully, mercifully free of the atrocious crayola colour scheme Windows XP is famed for, many switchers may find themselves missing it. It’s a look they’re used to; it’s familiar and comforting.

The good news is that the flexibility of Linux allows for it to be replicated and used on desktops like Lubuntu’s. The theme we’re highlighting in this article is not the only such offering, nor is it a perfect pixel-for-pixel clone. But it is close enough to let new users use Lubuntu with a dose of familiarity.

It comes with all three of the standard XP colour themes:

Also included are Openbox themes for each, the famous Windows XP background and a tux-themed XP style start button.

I’d be surprised if most ‘average’ users had any issues using Lubuntu with this theme.

For details, screenshots, and the all important download, check out the link above. A quick Google will also throw up results for various Windows XP-esque icon packs should you wish to go further than simply theming.

Installing

Because installing themes on Lubuntu can be a bit of a hassle, I’d recommend anyone taking charge of helping a family member or friend upgrade to Lubuntu also take the time to install this theme pack for them.

To install, download the zip file in the link above and unpack it to the .themes folder (create if necessary) in the user’s home directory. Then, open up the appearance settings from the Lubuntu menu, apply the widget and Openbox themes and select the accompanying wallpaper.

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