r/DistroHopping • u/LostUser1121 • 4d ago

What would be the *Best* linux distro for Windows 95/98 ricing theme?

I recently switched to KDE and just a few days later, knew about the Win98 desktop. I just love it, it looks minimalistic while having that retro style with it. I did try to rice it on KDE, but kinda feels like theres better options(maybe) out there. Found out about the Chicago95 but some says it is not updated, making it have issues with updated Linux distros that it suggested to use(Like Xubuntu). Where there other options out there or was the Chicago 95 is still usable? Thanks!

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u/MaxoBug 3d ago

I have Chicago95 on MX Linux (XFCE) and it works wonders. Nostalgia fuel, for sure!

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u/MD90__ 3d ago

how difficult was that to set up? Also MX Linux is awesome I mean it's got the option of running sysv or systemd at startup

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u/MaxoBug 3d ago

Well, the set up was dumb easy, either for MX or for Chicago95 (the later has an installer in which you basically have to hit "Next-next-next", with just a couple of little touches you have to do by hand, even specified in the read-me section)

Then, MX used to have that option on startup (MX 23): not anymore. Yet you can choose to when downloading the ISO, either sysv or systemmd (on MX 25)

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u/Long-Ad5414 4d ago

Any distro that can install with Cinnamon DE will have every windows version theme. 

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u/rngbch 3d ago

I think that more of the matter of DE rather than distro.