Kumander Linux – A Linux Distro with a Windows 7 Desktop
linuxkernal
32 points
9 comments
August 29, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
Tiberium
I'm surprised that this distro's headline is "The Windows 7 experience on Linux" even though it's using a vague Windows-style XFCE theme. If someone's interested in a real Windows 7 lookalike, take a look at https://gitgud.io/aeroshell/atp/aerothemeplasma , it's extremely close. See for yourself: - Kumander: https://www.kumander.org/img/images/kumander.png - AeroShell: https://gitgud.io/aeroshell/atp/aerothemeplasma/-/raw/Plasma...
chasil
As Microsoft has expressed, Aero is "cheesy." Despite nostalgia, it was stripped in pursuit of a mobile-friendly UI (at the time). '...calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, “cheesy” and “dated.”' https://www.computerworld.com/article/1437474/microsoft-dump... All Windows UIs will die, on Microsoft's time, not the user community.
userbinator
Is Windows 7 "retro" now? I personally still prefer the Windows Classic theme. The logo looks like Firefox, Thunderbird, and a Charmander mixed together.
bdcravens
Looks more like a cross between XP and 7 to me.
OuterVale
It is Windows 7 reminiscent, but it lacks the glassy appearance of Aero which is the defining characteristic of the OS' visual identity.