Wubuntu, the Dubious Linux Windows

Today we're installing Wubuntu on an early 2011 Macbook Pro. It seems like a modern day Lindows, allowing you to run Windows software on a Windows-like Linux, but can it live up to the developer's hype?

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#MacbookPro #Wubuntu #Lindows

[light-gray]

Please do not advertise or Condone Wubuntu. It's a Linux distro developed by a shady developer that has a history of negligent security practices and questionable marketing.
Not only that, Wubuntu is a rebrand of "LinuxFX" and "WindowsFX". Allegedly, this rebrand was meant to restore the distro's reputation and to cover up past actions.
This distro is also technically proprietary and the developer of it refuses to provide any source modifications that he's done. Proprietary distros are definitely not the way to go about installing Linux as a first timer.

[AshutoshJatkar]

Michael's video is pretty comprehensive. The fun part is Wubuntu developer's response to the security mess.

[tobinstech]

I laughed so hard at how easy it was to bypass LinuxFX's security in Michael's video

[NdxtremePro]

Oh, wow, they mimicked the experience down to taking your money and making you enter an activation key!
Talk about dedication.

[carltonleboss]

Was 'Winux' not available as a name then?

[michaeljacoby]

The $35 pro version really makes it the most realistic windows emulation ever🤣

[shmehfleh]

"Shows you a bunch of bullshit ads, then crashes." Modern Microsoft in a nutshell.

[InfernosReaper]

The "Professional" version might be what kills them in a lawsuit

[edenashi]

Hey so fun fact the reason disk copies of hl2 require an install of steam is because they actually have to use steam to not only verify you own the game but to complete the install as well, as some vital files are actually excluded from the disks purposefully.

I figured this out the hard way. You do need a modern copy of steam and an account that has hl2 in its library to launch the game even with a physical copy.

[georgeh]

They allegedly leaked their customer personal information database. They may be violating both Canonical's and Microsoft's trademarks and some IP. They are taking a very good, functional, safe OS and making it look like a competitor OS which has none of those qualities. What's not to like?

[iPhone-jjef]

Windows on Linux!? Windows Linux on a Mac!? What has the world come too!?!?

[karmatraining]

"This isn't gonna be cursed at all"

Bro that's at least 4 curses

[ralph]

I believe that this is correct for at least all Ubuntu distros, but if you want to play Windows games you want to use the native Steam client. They have their own Proton compatibility layer that is primarily focused on gaming instead of regular system calls like WINE.

[hopelessdecoy]

Zorin OS also has a great Wine and GUI setup for new users. better than default wine

[candidob]

Zorin OS 17 is another option which has Wine preinstalled but is built to be an out of the box experience.

[keyboard_g]

There are already Windows themes for KDE. The guy is just putting an iso together and charging for it.

[zh]

7:15 They didn't do a "great job" of making Ubuntu with KDE look like Windows 11. They did a great JORB.

[mattelder]

Dang, you beat me to it. I was going to do this with my older Mac mini. The irony of running Linux, replicating Windows, on a Mac, is just too funny not to try.

[lerdolk]

MacBook pro running linux running windows is cursed

[thomasb.]

Hahaha i love that shirt "The button says Sorry?!?! Am i confirming that i'm sorry? Or that they're sorry?!"