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Ubuntu Kylin 19.04 Review : A Gorgeous Windows 10 Clone

It's been quite a while since the last post I wrote in this blog. My daily life prevents me to write another stuff about Linux Desktop, and now I'm curious to take a look to the Ubuntu Kylin 19.04.

Ubuntu is always be my favorite distro. It supports huge number of hardwares, it has probably the largest Linux software repository. It is also --the most important thing-- very easy to install, even for beginners. 

But for some couple of years, because of technical reason, I stopped to play around with the Ubuntu releases. I stood for KDE Neon and became my primary OS because of its simplicity and the look. Few days ago Ubuntu has released its newer version, Ubuntu 19.04 codenamed Disco Dingo.

I'm yes impressed by the progress Ubuntu developer has made, especially the way they arrange the GNOME desktop to match the Ubuntu theme. But the most interesting flavor of this release is Ubuntu Kylin. It's an official Ubuntu flavor, designed for Chinese People with its own Desktop Environment called UKUI Desktop --which is based on MATE.

Installation
Like I said before, Ubuntu is relatively very easy to install. As well Ubuntu Kylin uses Ubuntu's Ubiquity installer, it has no issue. Even if you are a beginner, you would be easy to understand the installer without any significant difficulties.
Login Screen
Ubuntu Kylin 19.04 uses LigthDM display manager with its own theme. It is superb and gergous.



Desktop and Theme
The first time you login, you will see a very familiar desktop. Yes! Ubuntu Kylin 19.04's UKUI Desktop is very similar to that Windows 10 desktop. I could simply call it as an 'identical clone' of Windows 10 Desktop.

The start menu, the icon theme, the window manager theme, the taskbar and icon placement, the only thing that differs Ubuntu Kylin from Windows 10 is the Start menu logo.. And the desktop wallpaper.



Resource Usage
Ubuntu Kylin 19.04 consumes a reasonable amount of resources. At the first login, it eats about 700 MB of RAM. 



File Manager
Ubuntu Kylin uses its own File Manager called Peony. It is based on MATE's Caja File Manager. This time, Peony has been reworked and I don't find any issue or bug. 



Control Panel
Ubuntu Kylin develops its own Control Panel which is --based on my point of view-- simple and good looking. I don't have any personal issue with the control panel.



Preinstalled Apps
The preinstalled apps in Ubuntu Kylin are standard. There are Chromium and Firefox for the browser, Libreoffice for the office suite, and SMPlayer for the multimedia player. It has some Chinese apps that could be easily removed from package manager.

Start Menu
I've been in love with KDE Plasma 5's start menu and with the XFCE's Whisker menu. Ubuntu Kylin 19.04 also has a very similar concept of Start Menu, which resembles the old Windows' Start Menu.

The one minor thing I don't like is the absence of categorized menu for the installed apps. There are only Favorites menu and All Apps menu. But this is okay and acceptable, because it has superb power menu that very identical to the Windows 10's power menu.

Conclusion
If you ever tried the Chinese Deepin Linux, you would feel the same feeling about this distro. It is very Chinese : Good looking, simple, effective and easy to use. The main difference thing is : Deepin is sophisticated, while Ubuntu Kylin is far more simple and for me, feel better. I give this distro 8 of 10 stars.
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Toesoe1901 said…
om, mau tanya untuk versi ini sudah full bahasa inggris atau bahasa china nya lebih dominan?
May 15, 2019 at 1:25 PM
Toesoe1901 said…
om, mau tanya kalo versi ini sudah full bahasa inggris atau bahasa china nya lebih dominan?
May 15, 2019 at 1:28 PM
Alwan Rosyidi said…
Defaultnya masih China om. Jadi harus diubah dulu ke English sewaktu instalasi.

Tapi worth to try menurut saya. Sudah lebih smooth racikan desktopnya... Dan sangat mirip sekali dengan Windows 10 hehehe

Cocok untuk dibenamkan dalam komputer-komputer instansi yang pegawainya belum familiar dengan Linux.
July 3, 2019 at 9:56 PM
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