Still not as bad as Red Hat, who closed use of their code after saying they wouldn't and who still take from/use open source code that trickles down the Linux pipeline.
@appleleptiker wine existance it's already a miracle in itself. Just imagine how fucking crazy must have been to build a translation layer to run all window system calls as linux system calls. And just realize, it's never going to be stable, unless microsoft buys linux and turns linux into windows (Damn, now i won't be able to sleep at night lol)
@@no_name4796microsoft cant just buy linux, linux is an open source os with 100s if not 1000s of distro's. If they really wanna buy linux then they better figure out how to time travel and buy the guy that made linux
@@marlon.8051 Yes, just not 100℅ of the time, and you shouldn't go to linux expecting to use windows software on linux, since Linux's major strong point is running native prograns, beleive me, it will save you a lot of pain What about videogames? For this case, you DO need Wine, along with Lutris
Their “control panel” is actually opening the default KDE system settings pages in separate windows. It’s a bunch of shortcuts in a Windows 11 themed box. That, and the other toy applications, seem like something from a very serious development shop.
@@exedo9882Not really, providing shortcuts to GPL programs is not a violation. Otherwise, Windows Explorer would be in violation on any system with any GPL applications.
@@raisofahri5797they launched in 2001 and changed the name to Linspire (I think they got threatened with a lawsuit after they sold the company). At least they have functional purchase buttons/presets
Oh not only that, but it's basically like what happened with The Day Before, where Fntastic started blaming the players for the failure of the game, stating that it was a hate wave. It wasn't, they made a game that was promised to be an open world MMO when in reality it's a Tarkov clone. That's what this person is likely doing, refusing to take accountability for what they have done and instead started trash talking someone by the way of messing with the web code
Normally I'd say this wouldn't even be a blip on either's radar like so many other program that have committed blatant UI theft, but it seems to be getting more attention as of late and the maintainer definitely proved themself foolish enough to try and defend their ripoff, so they may be made an example of.
Amazing video! I'm the user who made the original Reddit post discussed at 24:28, and I came to check out this video after someone commented about it just today! I'll be sure to update my post with a link to your video! Thanks a bunch for bringing this to more people's attention
Even the much too cheap Chinese SFF PCs found on the usual sites had more thought and care put into them than this distro. But now I guess they have a new way to save even more money.
As a 'caveat emptor' warning, I will point out that I did purchase a Pro key, using PayPal. My thought was perhaps it was something that I could use for family who refuse to update to newer HW and turn their nose up at "Linux". What shocked me was that I was immediately charged for three copies @ $35 a pop. I contacted PayPal. They said they couldn't help, contact the vendor. I emailed the vendor and did get a email reply. They would work with PayPal and refund my money. 3 months later, not a peep. Oh, and BTW, can't use the single license key because it gives me an error that 'too many licenses are attached to key". Wow, that was money wasted that I could have used elsewhere.
Wow, that's unacceptable on PayPal's part. Sorry to hear that happened. Did you ever try disputing the charges with your bank/whatever payment method is tied to your PayPal?
Yeah, the bank wasn't interested in helping because I couldn't prove I didn't ask for three. At that time, there was no way visible to purchase multiple copies, but by magic it showed up within days.
Thanks for sharing! I thought it's a bunch of kids on the spectrum, Linux is the favorite OS of autistics, ...but now I see Wubuntu/LinuxFx may be a very pre-meditated scam.
@@missowlessI can't say I don't use PayPal, but I CAN say once I realized they don't have to follow the same rules as a bank... I tied my PayPal to a bank that according to the terms kinda only puts me on the hook for $50 max for any sketch things PayPal might screw up. They wanna act like a bank but don't wanna be a bank. So I'll let a bank do my fight as the buffer between me and PayPal. Hey, it's easier to tell a bank I made a purchase with PayPal and now PayPal is failing to protect my purchase than to do it the straightforward way.
I should do that. Scammer be like "why is this not working for you" me - isn't this for microsoft's lindows 11 distro of linux, scammer do you mean windows 11 OS, me, oh, let me check, how do you do that, scammer go to the settings and scroll in that menu, now click about. ok, it says wubuntu, is that like a windows version or something, scammer hangs up
Why you should use Wubuntu, because it's actually the BEST Windows alternative you can use on Linux... nobody uses Linux because it's NOT like Windows...
I recall a Windows themed Linux variant called Lindows a few years ago that got in trouble with copyright infringement and was forced to rebrand. they sold licenses to that as well.
There's a decent number of Linux distros that offer paid versions, but usually they're just there so people can support the devs or for commercial-branded distros, and even then they usually don't have any "product key activation" like this one does.
This really feels like an OS that was made by a 12 year old who just learned how to use CUBIC to make custom Ubuntu ISOs, but worse because the kid clearly didn’t take the hint that what they are doing is wrong and they should shut it down.
And to be honest, the custom applications and website design aren’t half bad, assuming they aren’t stolen. Especially for someone who’s probably a kid. However, the database and activation systems are a problem that makes it so that I can’t excuse this OS. It seems like a desperate attempt to use genuine tech skills in order to scam people for money more than anything else
@@crusaderACRCopyright in its intended form is a good idea. The idea is to simply protect people's art and stuff from being copied by others and used to make money. The modern form of it is entirely stupid and broken, but the basic idea isn't a bad one, it's just the way it's implemented that's horrible.
That is an excellent explanation of most Linux desktop themes, which is why I want Linux to look like Linux, and if I want something to look like Windows or macOS, I'll use those.
You could just install KDE Plasma and watch a tutorial on how to theme Plasma as Windows 11, instead of downloading another entire OS! PS: My gut is telling me that this video will be taken down by the Wubuntu devs lol.
This is exactly what I though of when I first heard of this distro. I don't see a point in using this if you can use any other distro, get KDE Plasma and make it look like Windows 11.
Not used KDE in ages, but in Cinnamon, you can download themes one of the themes is a Windows 10 like theme. I would assume KDE also has a theme download function where you can find a theme that looks like Win11 made by the community.
There are people that don't want to spend the time to customize everything just for some update to come along and probably break it, when they could be getting actual work done instead, and I think that's valid.
@@benjbk 3dfx hasn't functioned as a company in more than 20 years. I highly doubt nVidia has been able to keep the trademarks in good standing for that long without any sort of product behind them.
@@The88shrimp I have the same suspicion. MS sees that their shares go down and that more and more people are switching over to Linux and here they come with a way of monetizing Linux, too. Always the parasites in suits ruining everything, soon we will not even be allowed to breathe unless we're connected to their bank accounts 24/7
@@bayuchandrasukma820 I think you can only use the free version for 30 days and then it locks you out unless you pay. So this "company" is surprisingly worse with their free version than Microsoft.
Unless wubuntu is not offering the source code for the full version of the program, I don't see how it violates GPL. In fact, Canonical is selling Ubuntu Pro for commercial users.
I'd advice anyone against using a non-Windows system dressed up as Windows. Something looking familiar while still operating at least slightly different will frustrate you more than it helps boarding on
I'd instead advise people to think carefully about whether it would help or confuse them. Some folk will be confused, as you suggest; others will find the familiar user interface reassuring. Personally I'm with you on this: I would learn faster with a different interface to constantly remind me it's a different system; but people vary and after 21 years in adult ed I know that what helps some people confuses others. So never assume that what works for you is going to be best for someone else. One of the things that Windows did well at one time was to keep backwards compatibility in most of their user interface upgrades up to around Win 98 or NT. (All the old DOS era keyboard shortcuts still worked, and many still do even now, two decades on)
@@trueriver1950 I don't disagree with your general point, but in practice it is not a binary choice here. If you want the familiarity and know all the Windows shortcuts, probably using Windows is the right choice for you. Nothing wrong with that. If you want to try Linux there are plenty of options on that side too. There are some common ideas and symbolism but some things may also be different in the effort to be potentially better then the alternatives. But using Linux that uses parts of the Windows interface only makes second place in both categories. It may look familiar at first but two settings screens in the options are different nonetheless. It may support some but probably not all shortcuts you already know. It is a compromise in both directions, why I don't think many people will get happy with such a setup
And that's why I'm intending to avoid that for my own attempt to switch. Besides, I've seen some really cool stuff you could never do in Windows that I like, so.
Linux and windows are two very different operating systems. To someone new to Linux it can be good until there are problems. Most new users don't want to take a deep dive into the inner workings of the OS and they will give up. The mall music in the background was kind of depressing but good video over all :)
Thank you for covering the dark past behind this operating system. Linux Mint (or any other beginner friendly distro) is a way better option for any Windows users switching to Linux. The fact they sell 30$ keys for something you wouldn't need on other Linux distros is absolutely unacceptable.
This reminds me of a website I found that handled logins in a laughably insecure way. All the account logic was handled on the client side, even the password check. That is, it would literally fetch a .txt file from the server, not secured in any way, where the name is the username the user entered, and that file contains all the info from the account, including the password in cleartext.
Thank you for the insight of this broken distro, I have not tried it yet but something tells me that SteamOS would probably be a better bet for trying a lot of Windblows programs on Linux (I'm now going off to try this idea)
The good 'ol fashioned dollar store bandaid analogy. Those bandages that come off after 1 drop of sweat and your skin oils and cells touch the "sticky" part. Then you're walking around with a bandage that's moving around in your sock til you get home or have a good band aid and change it and find that junky bandage and throw it away. Now that's been said, yea, that's really bad OpSec. EDIT: We can make "winbuntu" at home (with expertise and parts [if building it, for the latter]) by making a dual boot machine with Windows 11 and Linux/Ubuntu.
That "company" sounds like a spoiled 12 year old selling this from their parents' basement and the parents being complicit, judging by how they responded. Also, that atrocious spelling.
That "Amount" field on the payment form is a huge red flag and would automatically make me think this was a scam. Regardless of whether it's laziness or incompetence, that's extremely unprofessional.
I know you commented 2 months ago, but just wanted to let you know that Powder Toy is on steam now. It's fun! And free! Not much has changed in the damn near 20 years it's been around.
Thanks for doing this. I was curious, but not particularly serious, about seeing thgis running. You saved me some time downloading, installing and then deleting the virtuals. 😀
Active Directory integration was something I resolved with every version of Linux by using Samba as an integration client, enabling the users from Active Directory to log into the desktop environment. Group Policy features did cause a bit of a headache, though I am confident that this could be resolved, or a better workaround could be designed using Samba.
They're not only not saying anything about affiliation with Windows or Ubuntu. But their copyright notice says "Windows Ubuntu", like how much more blatant can you get?
Seriously, from what I understand, installing such distro with "unclear (authors!) vision" make me wonder if my data in risk too, and what type of (unwanted apps) they (may) planted in the distro ... Greate Video - Well done
This smells like the biggest scam/con I've ever seen. If anyone actually uses this and thinks this is legit. I pray for you. If your new to Linux please don't download or fall for this. I was so just disgusted watching this whole video because this operating system and whoever created it to me in my opinion looks like they want to steal user info or something. The presenter of this video thank you for updating us on this! Honestly if you want your operating system for Linux to look like Linux please just use a tutorial here on YT. There are plenty of creators that make videos all about customizing your OS. Also you really shouldn't be paying for access to Linux distros in my opinion I thought that was the point, they aren't about making money from their users. I mean there are some distros that do offer "premium options" and if you want that kind of access thats up to you. But you have to do your research and make sure its not fake or trying to scam you. Lastly I'll add this if you really truly desire a familiar desktop to Windows and don't want to go the customization route just use Linux Mint! Its free and already looks and feels somewhat similar user experience to Windows. But without as far as I'm aware breaking any laws or copyright. Oh its stable and has an active community. Maybe this Wubuntu creator(s) had good intentions but I wouldn't risk it. Just saying...
they hid the KDE system settings application (which is way better than their own UI), but you can still access it by running (from the terminal) systemsettings or systemsettings5. also, none of the themes used here are custom, they're all different community themes that are just bundled with this garbage
Great video. Wubuntu is bizarre... It reminds me of the whole "Windows 12" fiasco from a few years ago. At least "Windows 12" didn't store people's sensitive data in an insecure database though, lol
Only office Excel uses a C on the icon because the actual name of the program is Calc, same thing happens to PowerPoint which uses an I for Impress and Word uses a W just by luck since the original name is Writer
@@keit99 Many of these projects are either based on each other or are revival projects of Open Office, like Libre Office itself, so they share the origina OO names for the programs
mysequel 🥰 22 mins in, I'm not sure why go extra effort to have a skinned Linux distro like this even as a newbie. Better to just install MATE or Cinammon or maybe even xfce to have something similar and nice to use.
About the shutdown powertoys: on windows, this is the dialog that comes up if you press Alt+F4 while focused on the desktop. Maybe they've set that up to work there too.
Aren't product keys part of the reason why people to switch to Linux before Microsoft made Windows 10 to be more like Arch in terms of updates and log ins?
If you take a closer look, the OS feels strange anyway. They have the knowledge to make a UI for their stuff, but then fail to make a PHP/XML parser as a simple API?
Great Video! I think it might be wise to avoid this distro. Just noticed that the default user icon in settings looks similar to one of the user icons from XP.
they're a Brazilian "company" and their paid key page has a section for Brazilian payments. a product key costs R$200, which is QUITE A LOT for a scam OS xD
Since some of the features would supposedly only work for 30 days on the Free Edition, I wonder if you could set the date 31 days into the future to see if anything stops working.
The license unlocks the settings panel that they built, after 30 days it times out. and also gets rid of the nag pop-ups and a couple other things there used to be a list.
This "company's" history goes back even further than LinuxFX. If you dig deep enough, they actually contracted with Walmart to install an OS called Lindows on their house brand PCs, at least until they were forced to take it down.
You laugh until you do the math. 20,000 copies sold at $35/copy means he's made $700,000 off of this project. For a joke, that's some serious earnings.
20:18 weird, why didn't they just use a native solution built into the DE, I'm pretty sure kde lets you add online accounts the same way as gnome, so why not just use that feature instead ?
This reminds me of the early Android custom rom scene where people legitimately made iOS-looking versions of free custom roms and then locked them behind a paywall. Fun times lol
17:40 that's probably KDE Plasma bug because it looks the same on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS. Chrome also looks kind of weird on Kubuntu but if I remember correctly, it's at least legible. To fix that you need to change Edge from GTK style to dark mode and then it looks fine.
"Terrible practices to store user information" wow, they really went the extra mile to make it like Windows! :p (I know that's not what he meant, but I couldn't resist)
Charging for Linux is totally against the GPL2-3 and the Microsoft license (in this case). What is the point when you can download Windows directly from Microsoft and ALL windows apps will work? Why on Earth would you use a Linux OS that tries to be Windows? 😂🤣 Why?
(how wubuntu looks like windows) it uses KDE with a windows 11 theme cuz i noticed that the apps from wubuntu are from kde plasma but with different ui's similar to windows app uis
this has the same vibes as the people who upload entire episodes of family guy to youtube and then put "no copyright infringement intended" in the description and then are shocked when their channel is annihilated
Wine is also a thing on the MacOS side so I'm used to using it some for compatibility, and the way they frame that alone is very deceptive imo. It's a useful tool, but some programs flat out don't work with it, another compatibility method might be better, or it would be easier to work with a native alternative(Openrazer supremacy). On Macs, running Win11 virtually through Parallels is generally more reliable and I've heard that VMs are the only way to get Adobe kind of working on Linux, but only has support up to DX11 whereas Wine works with up to DX12, and I know that on Linux, it's best to get the Linux version of Steam and let Proton do the work rather than do the Windows version through Wine, which is more of a MacOS thing.
I wasn't saying it's not in Windows. I was just saying that the application was exclusive to Wubuntu. It's not something you find in other Linux distros.
This guy from Wubuntu is a genius! He got a perfect replica of the Windows experience right, down to the bad business practices, bugs, security vulnerabilities and data gathering. All he needs to do now is put on ads everywhere
Nothing new! That's the appropriate word. A long time ago, in the 2000's we have Lindows, which, I believe, (de)evolution to LinuxFX or something like that. Now we got this!
Linux mint does a great job being a easier windows migration OS. The only linux distro I would personally pay for would be Zorin OS, I really like there distro and think the pro was worth the $30.
Imagine going through the trouble of "making" an OS just to literally put all your customer's information on a public web server. He basically just made a website with people's information and brushed it off.
The real crime here is charging $35 for a Linux distro with no real difference from the free version
except for notification spam after 30 days if you don't buy a key. i know from experience.
Well. Isn't this basically the same thing Microsoft does? Exept in Microsoft's case it's more expensive and more intrusive
its not for the linux its more of a donation
The $35 is also for paid support.
Still not as bad as Red Hat, who closed use of their code after saying they wouldn't and who still take from/use open source code that trickles down the Linux pipeline.
I don’t think I have ever really thought “man I wish I had something that looked and felt like windows 11” lol
Real, the Windows 11 stole so much garbage from Mac OS It's completely unusable.
@@koghsNope. Windows 11 stole from itself aka Windows 10X.
I love the look of Windows 11. Linux looks horrible no matter what distro you mention. My opinion and personal preferences
@@aky5396 there's no accounting for taste
@@aky5396 usually the design of a linux computer depends on what desktop you install, i have a linux server and the ui looks pretty clean
Honestly, I think Linux Mint Cinnamon with Wine installed would be a better fit for someone wanting a familiar environment.
@appleleptiker wine never works
@appleleptiker wine existance it's already a miracle in itself.
Just imagine how fucking crazy must have been to build a translation layer to run all window system calls as linux system calls. And just realize, it's never going to be stable, unless microsoft buys linux and turns linux into windows (Damn, now i won't be able to sleep at night lol)
@@no_name4796microsoft cant just buy linux, linux is an open source os with 100s if not 1000s of distro's. If they really wanna buy linux then they better figure out how to time travel and buy the guy that made linux
@@sweetypuss it works, you have no idea what you are talking about.
@@marlon.8051 Yes, just not 100℅ of the time, and you shouldn't go to linux expecting to use windows software on linux, since Linux's major strong point is running native prograns, beleive me, it will save you a lot of pain
What about videogames? For this case, you DO need Wine, along with Lutris
Their “control panel” is actually opening the default KDE system settings pages in separate windows. It’s a bunch of shortcuts in a Windows 11 themed box. That, and the other toy applications, seem like something from a very serious development shop.
They didn't even make the icons either. all of the theming is just stolen from the KDE Store...
Which means the control panel is likely a GPL violation lmao.
@@exedo9882Not really, providing shortcuts to GPL programs is not a violation. Otherwise, Windows Explorer would be in violation on any system with any GPL applications.
@@exedo9882Not really. If that was the case, Windows Explorer would be in violation of the GPL for having shortcuts to GPL applications.
@@exedo9882the entire thing is a gpl violation
"Copyright 2024 Windows Ubuntu" (and also mentioned in the intor paragraph as such)
I'm sure this will end well.
"Copyright© 2024 Windows Ubuntu Nintendo SEGA Walmart Incorporated, All Rights Reserved"
xD @@glitch31415
Bro @@glitch31415 💀
@@glitch31415 Why stop there? Copyright Google Sony Universal Best Buy Nike Target
@billkormas3460 that's one gell of a dumb take! 🤣🤣🤣
this went from "review of bad OS" to "investigative journalism on trademark infringement" REAL quick
😂
actually reverse. the review is at the end.
reminds me of that hbomberguy vid about tommy tallarico
@@molybd3num823 "oof"
This is Windows 12 Lite all over again, with the whole 'rebranding another Linux distro into a Windows OS' thing.
inception at its finest.
isn't lindows like that too. it's from early 2000
@@raisofahri5797they launched in 2001 and changed the name to Linspire (I think they got threatened with a lawsuit after they sold the company).
At least they have functional purchase buttons/presets
W12?😂
Oh not only that, but it's basically like what happened with The Day Before, where Fntastic started blaming the players for the failure of the game, stating that it was a hate wave. It wasn't, they made a game that was promised to be an open world MMO when in reality it's a Tarkov clone.
That's what this person is likely doing, refusing to take accountability for what they have done and instead started trash talking someone by the way of messing with the web code
Microsoft and Canonical are going to have a field day with lawsuits regarding copyright infringements
Normally I'd say this wouldn't even be a blip on either's radar like so many other program that have committed blatant UI theft, but it seems to be getting more attention as of late and the maintainer definitely proved themself foolish enough to try and defend their ripoff, so they may be made an example of.
Yeah this is one instance where I'm going to say "release the hounds" @@NorthStarBlue1
True
Who's canonical sorry I'm clueless
@@ms102111The company behind Ubuntu.
Amazing video! I'm the user who made the original Reddit post discussed at 24:28, and I came to check out this video after someone commented about it just today! I'll be sure to update my post with a link to your video! Thanks a bunch for bringing this to more people's attention
Hey thanks! Awesome to hear you found the video
This feels like a computer you would buy off from some random website
I wouldn't be surprised if it's found to have an info stealer.
Even the much too cheap Chinese SFF PCs found on the usual sites had more thought and care put into them than this distro. But now I guess they have a new way to save even more money.
This has strong 'We have Windows at home' vibes.
@@balsalmalberto8086 y'know, aside from the info stealer that was already discovered
As a 'caveat emptor' warning, I will point out that I did purchase a Pro key, using PayPal. My thought was perhaps it was something that I could use for family who refuse to update to newer HW and turn their nose up at "Linux". What shocked me was that I was immediately charged for three copies @ $35 a pop. I contacted PayPal. They said they couldn't help, contact the vendor. I emailed the vendor and did get a email reply. They would work with PayPal and refund my money. 3 months later, not a peep. Oh, and BTW, can't use the single license key because it gives me an error that 'too many licenses are attached to key". Wow, that was money wasted that I could have used elsewhere.
Wow, that's unacceptable on PayPal's part. Sorry to hear that happened. Did you ever try disputing the charges with your bank/whatever payment method is tied to your PayPal?
Yeah, the bank wasn't interested in helping because I couldn't prove I didn't ask for three. At that time, there was no way visible to purchase multiple copies, but by magic it showed up within days.
Thanks for sharing! I thought it's a bunch of kids on the spectrum, Linux is the favorite OS of autistics, ...but now I see Wubuntu/LinuxFx may be a very pre-meditated scam.
sounds very similar to my experiences with paypal. I genuinely dont know why its so popular when their support is THAT bad.
@@missowlessI can't say I don't use PayPal, but I CAN say once I realized they don't have to follow the same rules as a bank... I tied my PayPal to a bank that according to the terms kinda only puts me on the hook for $50 max for any sketch things PayPal might screw up.
They wanna act like a bank but don't wanna be a bank. So I'll let a bank do my fight as the buffer between me and PayPal. Hey, it's easier to tell a bank I made a purchase with PayPal and now PayPal is failing to protect my purchase than to do it the straightforward way.
Wubuntu is great for screensharing with scammers.
😂😂😂😂😂
i wanna see this
Yes yes I also want to see that
And you probably end up doing that from the moment you connect this OS to the internet 😂 wouldn't trust this OS with a roblox username
I should do that. Scammer be like "why is this not working for you" me - isn't this for microsoft's lindows 11 distro of linux, scammer do you mean windows 11 OS, me, oh, let me check, how do you do that, scammer go to the settings and scroll in that menu, now click about. ok, it says wubuntu, is that like a windows version or something, scammer hangs up
fun fact: Its actually possible to run the full Windows XP Shell on linux using wine. File Explorer and all.
I imagine that's a security vulnerability waiting to happen, but I also really want to try it now.
Sounds like that'd be fun to play with, sort of like running ReactOS but with extra steps. Definitely not on a production machine, of course!
@@tetsuo3kReactOS was such a disappointment for me.
@@Soitisisitwas? it still is.
@@thomasnelson7119 Had a great premise, except…
They've been at it for decades and progress is still slow as hell. Kind of a shame, really.
As a Brazilian, i can tell you there are a lot of scammers in the Linux community, gotta be smart.
Good thing to bring awareness to those!
If you look where the business is from, its from Brazil, that's why im mentioning that.
YEEEEEE
Sad, Linux community in my country is very wholesome and has almost no scammers compared to the Windows community.
rapa a gente não pode descansar um segundo mlk kkkkkkkk
Why you should use Wubuntu, because it's actually the BEST Windows alternative you can use on Linux... nobody uses Linux because it's NOT like Windows...
I wish I could tell the difference between jokes and serious
I recall a Windows themed Linux variant called Lindows a few years ago that got in trouble with copyright infringement and was forced to rebrand. they sold licenses to that as well.
That was like 15+ years ago so hello fellow old. Also shockingly it’s still around as Linspire.
There's a decent number of Linux distros that offer paid versions, but usually they're just there so people can support the devs or for commercial-branded distros, and even then they usually don't have any "product key activation" like this one does.
@@iClone101 Most of the paid distros I'm aware of are charging for official tech support, not for the distro itself.
@@ChrisDelChris I think it’s older than that. I remember talking about it around ‘02 to ‘03 while taking A+ Cert classes at HAL-PC.
This really feels like an OS that was made by a 12 year old who just learned how to use CUBIC to make custom Ubuntu ISOs, but worse because the kid clearly didn’t take the hint that what they are doing is wrong and they should shut it down.
And to be honest, the custom applications and website design aren’t half bad, assuming they aren’t stolen. Especially for someone who’s probably a kid. However, the database and activation systems are a problem that makes it so that I can’t excuse this OS. It seems like a desperate attempt to use genuine tech skills in order to scam people for money more than anything else
@@DistrosProjectsyea man the system looks like it was fr made by some random kid
Inb4 he finds the video and adds "distrisprojects is stupid" 😄
Likely a bunch of kids on the spectrum, ...Linux is the favorite OS of autistics.
@@gmitchell_tcwith your typo too lol
>violate trademarks
>You pay for convenience
>Bad paying method
>20,000 paying users
>1,000,000 downloads
>20,000+ all users
>Bandaid security
Count me in!
Not to mention the fact that they are probably located in a place where Copyright is more of a suggestion than an actual rule.
>Hack the SQL login and drop database.
>Probably keyloggers or other malware bundled in to distro.
Yeah I really like to use this, not.
@@ChaseMC215copyright is used for corporations to abuse, copyright is flawed.
@@ChaseMC215 As it should be. Fuck copyright
@@crusaderACRCopyright in its intended form is a good idea. The idea is to simply protect people's art and stuff from being copied by others and used to make money. The modern form of it is entirely stupid and broken, but the basic idea isn't a bad one, it's just the way it's implemented that's horrible.
As a Linux user, I recognise almost all of these tools and they're all completely free
"We have Windows at home."
Windows at home:
Yeah it's funny
This has the same vibes as the bootleg iOS you get when you buy a fake iPhone
That is an excellent explanation of most Linux desktop themes, which is why I want Linux to look like Linux, and if I want something to look like Windows or macOS, I'll use those.
Linux has to copy windows to get people to use it 😂
Hello bill gates didn't think I'd find you here@@slaydog5102
This isn't half as sketchy.
@@Lurch-Bot I would hope so 😂
You could just install KDE Plasma and watch a tutorial on how to theme Plasma as Windows 11, instead of downloading another entire OS!
PS: My gut is telling me that this video will be taken down by the Wubuntu devs lol.
This is exactly what I though of when I first heard of this distro. I don't see a point in using this if you can use any other distro, get KDE Plasma and make it look like Windows 11.
or just use windows 11
Not used KDE in ages, but in Cinnamon, you can download themes one of the themes is a Windows 10 like theme.
I would assume KDE also has a theme download function where you can find a theme that looks like Win11 made by the community.
There are people that don't want to spend the time to customize everything just for some update to come along and probably break it, when they could be getting actual work done instead, and I think that's valid.
@@XyspadeMost of these themes are just configs.
The LinuxFX logo rips off the 3DFX logo,
the guys behind the Voodoo range of cards and the GlideFX graphics API....
3dfx is owned by Nvidia now, so they're violating their trademarks, too, I guess.
@@benjbkIndeed, I think modern nVidia chips still support Glide, even if the only game I know that does in UT'99.
@@SimonJ57What? Glide was never supported by any Nvidia chip. You were surely using a Glide wrapper, and it works on any GPU.
@@benjbk 3dfx hasn't functioned as a company in more than 20 years. I highly doubt nVidia has been able to keep the trademarks in good standing for that long without any sort of product behind them.
I like how there is a registered trademark showing next to "Not Good" in that screenshot
Microsoft should definitely sue them for all the "professional" keys they have sold.
It was probably Microsoft that set up Wububtu LMAO
@@The88shrimp I have the same suspicion. MS sees that their shares go down and that more and more people are switching over to Linux and here they come with a way of monetizing Linux, too. Always the parasites in suits ruining everything, soon we will not even be allowed to breathe unless we're connected to their bank accounts 24/7
Yeah! Go microsoft!!
What even the 'Professional Keys' are used for anyway? Like I dont get it. Is it for the Office, or just donation effort for the devs?
@@bayuchandrasukma820 I think you can only use the free version for 30 days and then it locks you out unless you pay. So this "company" is surprisingly worse with their free version than Microsoft.
Dude. Awesome video. I was about ot install this to check it out. Your video saved me some valuable time!
Yep, this is basically Linuxfx but renamed, also violates GPL
Two for one baby, wow.@@Pgpxd
GPL should sue.
Unless wubuntu is not offering the source code for the full version of the program, I don't see how it violates GPL. In fact, Canonical is selling Ubuntu Pro for commercial users.
@@dovahkiin2108Timeline where MS, FSF, and canonical all sue these scammer-getting-hacked-fraud MOFO's together. Please.
@@xwtek3505 Imagine using Ubuntu Pro as a base for your "own" Distro - and taking money for it. Canonical will go "lawyer orbital cannon" on it.
I'd advice anyone against using a non-Windows system dressed up as Windows. Something looking familiar while still operating at least slightly different will frustrate you more than it helps boarding on
I'd instead advise people to think carefully about whether it would help or confuse them.
Some folk will be confused, as you suggest; others will find the familiar user interface reassuring.
Personally I'm with you on this: I would learn faster with a different interface to constantly remind me it's a different system; but people vary and after 21 years in adult ed I know that what helps some people confuses others.
So never assume that what works for you is going to be best for someone else.
One of the things that Windows did well at one time was to keep backwards compatibility in most of their user interface upgrades up to around Win 98 or NT. (All the old DOS era keyboard shortcuts still worked, and many still do even now, two decades on)
@@trueriver1950 I don't disagree with your general point, but in practice it is not a binary choice here.
If you want the familiarity and know all the Windows shortcuts, probably using Windows is the right choice for you. Nothing wrong with that.
If you want to try Linux there are plenty of options on that side too. There are some common ideas and symbolism but some things may also be different in the effort to be potentially better then the alternatives.
But using Linux that uses parts of the Windows interface only makes second place in both categories. It may look familiar at first but two settings screens in the options are different nonetheless. It may support some but probably not all shortcuts you already know. It is a compromise in both directions, why I don't think many people will get happy with such a setup
And that's why I'm intending to avoid that for my own attempt to switch. Besides, I've seen some really cool stuff you could never do in Windows that I like, so.
Linux and windows are two very different operating systems. To someone new to Linux it can be good until there are problems. Most new users don't want to take a deep dive into the inner workings of the OS and they will give up.
The mall music in the background was kind of depressing but good video over all :)
At least you can fix them in Linux. When there is a problem with windows, it's reinstall time.
I didn't even notice there was any music
Thank you for covering the dark past behind this operating system. Linux Mint (or any other beginner friendly distro) is a way better option for any Windows users switching to Linux. The fact they sell 30$ keys for something you wouldn't need on other Linux distros is absolutely unacceptable.
This reminds me of a website I found that handled logins in a laughably insecure way. All the account logic was handled on the client side, even the password check. That is, it would literally fetch a .txt file from the server, not secured in any way, where the name is the username the user entered, and that file contains all the info from the account, including the password in cleartext.
jfc
Hopefully it wasn't anything important and didn't store any sensitive information? I swear if this was a bank...
Thank you for the insight of this broken distro, I have not tried it yet but something tells me that SteamOS would probably be a better bet for trying a lot of Windblows programs on Linux (I'm now going off to try this idea)
wouldnt be surprised to see if they put their own spyware in it. very windows themed!
The good 'ol fashioned dollar store bandaid analogy. Those bandages that come off after 1 drop of sweat and your skin oils and cells touch the "sticky" part. Then you're walking around with a bandage that's moving around in your sock til you get home or have a good band aid and change it and find that junky bandage and throw it away.
Now that's been said, yea, that's really bad OpSec.
EDIT: We can make "winbuntu" at home (with expertise and parts [if building it, for the latter]) by making a dual boot machine with Windows 11 and Linux/Ubuntu.
That "company" sounds like a spoiled 12 year old selling this from their parents' basement and the parents being complicit, judging by how they responded. Also, that atrocious spelling.
That "Amount" field on the payment form is a huge red flag and would automatically make me think this was a scam. Regardless of whether it's laziness or incompetence, that's extremely unprofessional.
I misheard "Power Toy" as "Powder Toy".
Memories!
I know you commented 2 months ago, but just wanted to let you know that Powder Toy is on steam now. It's fun! And free! Not much has changed in the damn near 20 years it's been around.
@@octane613 I've already downloaded it again years ago, I have NOT played it in a while though...
@@AwesomeYenaI still play around with it sometimes, I like making computers in sandbox games
21:42 This is actually in Windows 11, Alt-F4 on the desktop with nothing open will summon this menu to the screen on an official Windows Machine
Thanks for doing this. I was curious, but not particularly serious, about seeing thgis running. You saved me some time downloading, installing and then deleting the virtuals. 😀
been subscribed to your channel for a while and i must say…. it’s worth watching every second of every video!!
Active Directory integration was something I resolved with every version of Linux by using Samba as an integration client, enabling the users from Active Directory to log into the desktop environment.
Group Policy features did cause a bit of a headache, though I am confident that this could be resolved, or a better workaround could be designed using Samba.
They're not only not saying anything about affiliation with Windows or Ubuntu.
But their copyright notice says "Windows Ubuntu", like how much more blatant can you get?
Thank you for the video! I hope people share it!
Should I get Wubuntu or UwUntu? I'm torn between the two right now.
I would go for Manjaro.
Seriously, from what I understand, installing such distro with "unclear (authors!) vision" make me wonder if my data in risk too, and what type of (unwanted apps) they (may) planted in the distro ... Greate Video - Well done
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Found it most informative. Thanks brother
This smells like the biggest scam/con I've ever seen. If anyone actually uses this and thinks this is legit. I pray for you. If your new to Linux please don't download or fall for this. I was so just disgusted watching this whole video because this operating system and whoever created it to me in my opinion looks like they want to steal user info or something. The presenter of this video thank you for updating us on this!
Honestly if you want your operating system for Linux to look like Linux please just use a tutorial here on YT. There are plenty of creators that make videos all about customizing your OS. Also you really shouldn't be paying for access to Linux distros in my opinion I thought that was the point, they aren't about making money from their users. I mean there are some distros that do offer "premium options" and if you want that kind of access thats up to you. But you have to do your research and make sure its not fake or trying to scam you.
Lastly I'll add this if you really truly desire a familiar desktop to Windows and don't want to go the customization route just use Linux Mint! Its free and already looks and feels somewhat similar user experience to Windows. But without as far as I'm aware breaking any laws or copyright. Oh its stable and has an active community. Maybe this Wubuntu creator(s) had good intentions but I wouldn't risk it. Just saying...
Started Linux a couple of months ago. I am very glad I did a lot of research first and used reputable reviewers.
they hid the KDE system settings application (which is way better than their own UI), but you can still access it by running (from the terminal) systemsettings or systemsettings5. also, none of the themes used here are custom, they're all different community themes that are just bundled with this garbage
Do you know which themes they are? I can't seem to find one that matches the KDE one
@@rileyn2983 it's using the willow theme, but I personally think fluent looks better (+ fluent actually works on plasma 6)
Most important question: does it have bsod
Great video. Wubuntu is bizarre... It reminds me of the whole "Windows 12" fiasco from a few years ago. At least "Windows 12" didn't store people's sensitive data in an insecure database though, lol
Only office Excel uses a C on the icon because the actual name of the program is Calc, same thing happens to PowerPoint which uses an I for Impress and Word uses a W just by luck since the original name is Writer
Had totally forgotten the original names of those apps.
So it's just the same names as LO and AOO
@@keit99 Many of these projects are either based on each other or are revival projects of Open Office, like Libre Office itself, so they share the origina OO names for the programs
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22 mins in, I'm not sure why go extra effort to have a skinned Linux distro like this even as a newbie. Better to just install MATE or Cinammon or maybe even xfce to have something similar and nice to use.
About the shutdown powertoys: on windows, this is the dialog that comes up if you press Alt+F4 while focused on the desktop. Maybe they've set that up to work there too.
Aren't product keys part of the reason why people to switch to Linux before Microsoft made Windows 10 to be more like Arch in terms of updates and log ins?
Thanks for reminding me of After Dark Games. Sierra in the 90s was legendary. I loved 3-d ultra mini golf and pinball on my Win95 Compaq PC lol
That’s crazy and incomprehensible.
When I was 14, I knew how to implement a proper license system. This company can’t do even that…
I just don't get why it had to be a publicly accessible SQL server. Even PHP with simple post requests would have been a better solution.
If you take a closer look, the OS feels strange anyway. They have the knowledge to make a UI for their stuff, but then fail to make a PHP/XML parser as a simple API?
the "company" behind this seems to just be a bunch of kids
they are skid........
Great Video! I think it might be wise to avoid this distro. Just noticed that the default user icon in settings looks similar to one of the user icons from XP.
they're a Brazilian "company" and their paid key page has a section for Brazilian payments. a product key costs R$200, which is QUITE A LOT for a scam OS xD
I can't wait to see these installed in some Positivo-like machines. "An almost Windows OS" 👀
This "company" is a shame for the Linux community not just in Brazil but around the world!
Eles tem CNPJ?
Tem. O Pix deles no site é um CNPJ. Se está em nome do "desenvolvedor" é um novo mistério.
“It’s not just a Linux distro, it IS a Linux distro”
lol I get the reference
It's not a Company, it's run by a brazilian dude called Rafael Rachid. Brazil number uno!!!1! 🥳🥳🥳
10:53 Mike, this is what you call a "startup spirit": direct customer relations with no bureaucracy.
Lindows is back baby!
Thanks man, you open my eyes
Since some of the features would supposedly only work for 30 days on the Free Edition, I wonder if you could set the date 31 days into the future to see if anything stops working.
And it will work again, if you just reset the clock 30 days back OR just edit the file with the install date to 2060 lmao
The license unlocks the settings panel that they built, after 30 days it times out. and also gets rid of the nag pop-ups and a couple other things there used to be a list.
Gonna go with the Windows Alternative.
This "company's" history goes back even further than LinuxFX. If you dig deep enough, they actually contracted with Walmart to install an OS called Lindows on their house brand PCs, at least until they were forced to take it down.
Finally, an OS with none of the benefits of Linux or Windows
So they can take the time to add an endpoint to return the DB user/pass, but cant find the time to create an API endpoint for querying a licence key?
Making an API is hard work, but the devs are hardly working.
You laugh until you do the math. 20,000 copies sold at $35/copy means he's made $700,000 off of this project. For a joke, that's some serious earnings.
Good to know. Canonical and Microsoft will add a few zeros to that in the lawsuit.
wonder what happened to the 'windowsfx' name
20:18 weird, why didn't they just use a native solution built into the DE, I'm pretty sure kde lets you add online accounts the same way as gnome, so why not just use that feature instead ?
This reminds me of the early Android custom rom scene where people legitimately made iOS-looking versions of free custom roms and then locked them behind a paywall. Fun times lol
wasn't around back then but people still do something similar to this, selling ios looking launchers under the ios name
Solution:
Use Windows 11 for a Windows 11 themed OS
17:40 that's probably KDE Plasma bug because it looks the same on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS. Chrome also looks kind of weird on Kubuntu but if I remember correctly, it's at least legible. To fix that you need to change Edge from GTK style to dark mode and then it looks fine.
Nevermind Wubuntu, when is Uwubuntu coming out?
UwUbuntu xD Probably has lolcat and uwufetch plus some anime-website-stream links installed by default.
uwuntu
Anyone notice the fx branding in the older version website is a rip of the 3DFX Voodoo logo 😅
"Terrible practices to store user information" wow, they really went the extra mile to make it like Windows! :p
(I know that's not what he meant, but I couldn't resist)
Charging for Linux is totally against the GPL2-3 and the Microsoft license (in this case). What is the point when you can download Windows directly from Microsoft and ALL windows apps will work? Why on Earth would you use a Linux OS that tries to be Windows? 😂🤣 Why?
(how wubuntu looks like windows) it uses KDE with a windows 11 theme cuz i noticed that the apps from wubuntu are from kde plasma but with different ui's similar to windows app uis
Their "control center" is apparently just linking kde control modules as well
yep i using this theme xD on my laptop. Dolphin etc. is like install Arch Linux with KDE Deskop module.
Ain't Zorin already a thing for people who want to use Linux while enjoying a familiar GUI?
Why would i want linux to be looked like Windows !!!
I can just use Windows right ahead if i want to
this has the same vibes as the people who upload entire episodes of family guy to youtube and then put "no copyright infringement intended" in the description and then are shocked when their channel is annihilated
Wine is also a thing on the MacOS side so I'm used to using it some for compatibility, and the way they frame that alone is very deceptive imo. It's a useful tool, but some programs flat out don't work with it, another compatibility method might be better, or it would be easier to work with a native alternative(Openrazer supremacy). On Macs, running Win11 virtually through Parallels is generally more reliable and I've heard that VMs are the only way to get Adobe kind of working on Linux, but only has support up to DX11 whereas Wine works with up to DX12, and I know that on Linux, it's best to get the Linux version of Steam and let Proton do the work rather than do the Windows version through Wine, which is more of a MacOS thing.
Any linux distro that makes it's DE theme it's main selling point should be avoided at all cost, never download a distro just because of it's DE/WM.
100% ... and better still, never run a GUI at all. TTY is all that's needed.
21:35 actually, pressing alt+f4 on the desktop in regular windows triggers that window, so that isnt exclusive to wubuntu
I wasn't saying it's not in Windows. I was just saying that the application was exclusive to Wubuntu. It's not something you find in other Linux distros.
@@MichaelMJD oh mb lol
Which disro do you recommend for a beginner or an elderly family member who used Win PC before?
Linux Mint
Lubuntu if their device is a little old
Just downloaded Wubuntu time to try it out
This guy from Wubuntu is a genius! He got a perfect replica of the Windows experience right, down to the bad business practices, bugs, security vulnerabilities and data gathering. All he needs to do now is put on ads everywhere
Don't give them ideas.
Does Wubuntu have a system reset option where you can reset and wipe your system back to day 1?
Now we need WuwUntu
The Weeaboo Linux Distro that looks like Windows 11
I was about to go nerd on you and tell you that he already made a video on UwUntu but then I realized that's not what you're talking about
Nothing new! That's the appropriate word.
A long time ago, in the 2000's we have Lindows, which, I believe, (de)evolution to LinuxFX or something like that. Now we got this!
An OS based on Windows has a terrible practice involving the user's data?
That's insane! That'd be like Nintendo trying to sue emulators!
Linux mint does a great job being a easier windows migration OS. The only linux distro I would personally pay for would be Zorin OS, I really like there distro and think the pro was worth the $30.
Your problem is you got it set to "M" for Mint when you should have it set to "W" for Wubuntu!
Correct.
Imagine going through the trouble of "making" an OS just to literally put all your customer's information on a public web server.
He basically just made a website with people's information and brushed it off.
This reminds me of the Lindows distro for some reason.
Microsoft sued them and it was renamed to something else AFAIR. It was shit too, I gathered.
@@dukenukem5768 Linspire. xd
@@dukenukem5768 Microsoft settled out of court and paid them $20 million for the Lindows Trademark.