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Twister OS: Make Raspberry Pi Look Like Windows or macOS
Author : yboris
Score : 89 points
Date : 2020-09-19 16:50 UTC (6 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (twisteros.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (twisteros.com)
| peacefulhat wrote:
| I thought this meant that Twister was so barebones it would make
| Raspberry Pi look like a heavyweight desktop OS.
| chadlavi wrote:
| neat
| jerrysievert wrote:
| a couple of things that jumped out at me:
|
| > _Is Twister OS a 64-bit OS?_
|
| > Twister OS is a 32-bit OS.
|
| > _Why is Steam not starting for me?_
|
| > Sadly Valve will be dropping 32-bit support and due to this
| poor discision on their part we've had no choice but to
| discontinue support for Steam on Twister OS.
|
| twister os might want to consider dropping 32bit support
| themselves, especially given that their minimum requirements are
| a pi4.
| csande17 wrote:
| The Steam thing looks like a separate issue from whether
| Twister OS is 32- or 64-bit. They're running the x86 version of
| Steam in an emulator, and that emulator probably only supports
| 32-but software.
| Hydraulix989 wrote:
| Do the games run in an emulator, too?
| ThatPlayer wrote:
| This is exactly it. They're using box86 [
| https://github.com/ptitSeb/box86 ] which allows you to run
| x86 but not x86_64 Linux programs on ARM Linux.
| GekkePrutser wrote:
| Really nice effort.
|
| The question is though: why? :)
|
| But cool nonetheless
| buzzert wrote:
| This looks great, but why is it a whole OS image and not just a
| set of themes?
| DataCrayon wrote:
| Looks great! Are you aware of anything that gives a macOS look-
| and-feel to Ubuntu Desktop?
| moonchild wrote:
| You may be interested in elementary os[1]. All their stuff is
| oss, though I don't know how easy it would be to use it on
| ubuntu.
|
| 1. https://elementary.io/
| easton wrote:
| It's just add a ppa (ppa:elementary-os/stable) and sudo apt-
| get install elementary-desktop.
| selftest wrote:
| Like a dock and menu bar? Tint2 for the dock. I believe Cairo
| dock is also an option. Polybar for the top bar.
|
| Keep in mind that achieving specific looks often requires tons
| of time in configuration and hunting down specific tools or
| fixes. For instance, rounded corners might be a feature of your
| WM, your compositor or a combination of both. Some stuff will
| only work correctly if you're using the right DE while others
| will only work if you use no DE at all.
| DataCrayon wrote:
| Thanks, not heard of Tint2 or Polybar before, will check them
| out.
| geek_at wrote:
| Just tried it and got a kernel panic on a Pi4 at first boot. Damn
| it really looked nice on the website
| rvz wrote:
| I mean. On the Windows side, you can actually try out the real
| Windows 10 on your Raspberry Pi and actually run full x86 Windows
| programs on it. [0]
|
| So looking at this, it is more like a re-heated version of
| Lindows.
|
| [0] https://www.windowslatest.com/2020/02/09/heres-how-
| windows-1...
| traceroute66 wrote:
| I don't get these sorts of "make X look like Y" products (Twister
| OS isn't the only one out there).
|
| You can't polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter.
|
| A Pi is always going to be a Pi. Its always going to be a Linux
| thing (Debian IIRC).
|
| If you want Windows, buy a PC.
|
| If you want macOS, but a Mac.
|
| But to me at least there's very little point indeed making the UI
| look sort of, maybe, like Windows or macOS if the UX is going to
| still be Linux.
| asutekku wrote:
| If I'm going to use something extremely low powered that has
| graphical abilities, then at least i'd like it to look nice.
| Fnoord wrote:
| If you're used to X, and can make Y look and function like X,
| this is useful. It can also be fun, which by itself is useful.
| Important project? Subjective.
|
| I tend to make a lot of apps Solarized. E-mail (Mutt/Postbox),
| Sublime/Vim, iTerm, even HN, for example are all Solarized
| (dark to be precise). That's also different than the original
| UI.
|
| Also, for some machines there's no macOS (very high end, and
| embedded like this one). Hackintosh has its drawbacks, and
| doesn't exist for ARM.
|
| Regarding Windows, there have been UIs for *NIX which looked
| like a version of Windows since ever since I started using
| Linux (RedHat 5.2 somewhere end of 90s).
| saagarjha wrote:
| I use Solarized everywhere, largely because it is generally
| available for almost every developer tool and it is dead-
| simple to do light/dark mode setup. However, this is
| completely different than theming an OS to look like another
| you use: the amount of work to even get something basic is
| significantly more, and usually the end result sucks
| regardless.
| renewiltord wrote:
| I don't understand why people make comments like this. Not that
| I'm offended or anything. I don't care much for this theming
| myself. But...that's what personal preference is? There's
| nothing to get. It's like saying "I don't get why people like
| dark chocolate. I don't like dark chocolate. Just eat cocoa
| powder if you want to avoid milk and sugar".
|
| It's like the most information-sparse comment someone could
| make. I can't do anything with it. "Some rando on the Internet
| doesn't like this". Cool.
| giancarlostoro wrote:
| > A Pi is always going to be a Pi. Its always going to be a
| Linux thing (Debian IIRC).
|
| Or any compatible Linux Distro: openSUSE, Ubuntu, Windows for
| IoT, and so on....
| jrm4 wrote:
| Anything that gets to get to the truth of the matter -- which
| is that the vast majority of the effort spent by developers and
| programmers on Window Managers and Desktops and Desktop
| Managers is mostly a waste of time.
|
| Obviously, people can choose to spend their time how they want
| -- but I really wish more would consider the possibility that
| there's entirely too much energy spent on small changes related
| to just the tiny amount of time between "turning on the
| computer" and "starting your real work or fun in an
| application."
| jagged-chisel wrote:
| > You can't polish a turd.
|
| You can[1].
|
| I think projects like this are a good step to/from familiarity.
| "Oh, it looks like what I'm accustomed to, maybe I _can_ learn
| this... " or "I'd really like something small on which to
| emulate my desktop of choice, but it's not available on the
| small device, maybe I can start from here..."
|
| 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFI
| aequitas wrote:
| Problem is even though it looks familiar it feels anything
| but. I spent a considerable amount of time making my work
| Linux environment feel (I don't care mucht about the looks)
| like my Mac at home, Things like keyboard shortcuts, terminal
| application, spotlight, expose window movement, etc. Because
| I just don't want to keep adjusting my workflow between two
| different systems. But it's really hard to get it done
| completely or find a common middleground that works
| effectively on both systems.
| 0xCMP wrote:
| Wow, there are a lot more features in this thing than the website
| says.
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaSujCZFIgs
|
| I wish they'd explain more on the website on what this offers,
| how it's configured and etc.
| dheera wrote:
| What window manager is this, and are the themes available
| outside of TwisterOS?
|
| This might actually be a good WM for Ubuntu desktop!
|
| On my Pi I don't take a crap about how it looks, I usually
| disable the GUI anyway for efficiency in IOT and robotics
| projects.
| adamkochanowicz wrote:
| Ditto. Why did they use the least compelling screenshot on the
| homepage? The other macos theme is way more like the original.
| Spotlight search, notification center, dock, etc.
| Brett_S wrote:
| Possibly they did not want the attention of the legal
| departments at two very large companies given they developed
| GUIs that look very similar to their IP?
| GekkePrutser wrote:
| There's more screenshots, you can go through them.
| summitsummit wrote:
| cool! i didn't realize until i watched this video that looks
| were such a dominant factor making me amenable to making a
| switch to such an os
| MichaelZuo wrote:
| That is cool! Seems like it opens up the possibility for easy GUI
| customization too.
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