I realize this is impressionistic but for the sake of the conceit:

“Mac” flavored (PopOS, ZorinOS?)

“Windows” flavored (Mint?)

“Linux” flavored (Fedora?)

Edit: was not aware 1) Distro & 2) Desktop Environment are seperate/distinct. Good to learn

    • SolarPunker@slrpnk.net
      2·
      52 分钟前

      Commercial OS tend to unify everything in a single name, Windows is the OS and - for example - the DE may be considered “metrostyle”. The distribution is Linux + selected packages (also DEs)

    • Cryxtalix@programming.dev
      2·
      59 分钟前

      Like a super theme. Makes the entire interface entirely different, even comes with different default apps, like the default calculator is different too.

      If you’ve ever used Android phones, you might’ve seen launcher apps on the play store. Something like that.

      • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
        1·
        56 分钟前

        I feel like I never grasped or encountered the concept of a launcher, I know Apple things dont really have the same concept AFAIK

        What is the interplay between the ~Mac ~ Windows

        • Cryxtalix@programming.dev
          1·
          43 分钟前

          Well yeah. Just imagine linux being just the command line, then you gotta build a whole graphics layer on top of it. Windows and Mac built them as one combined unit. Linux being Linux, obviously different people have made their own versions for people to download for free.

          So everything visually above is mostly down to the choice of DE, while the technical command line stuff underneath like the drivers and stuff are the distro.

          People usually just refer to each DE by their main stylistic inspiration. E.g. KDE is more windows inspired with the start button at the bottom, while GNOME is more mac-ish looking. Neither are copies of course, and there are tons of DEs that are uniquely designed by random people with crazy ideas.