{"id":265,"date":"2026-08-09T19:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T01:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lindows.org\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2026-08-09T20:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T02:02:52","slug":"about-lindows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lindows.org\/?page_id=265","title":{"rendered":"About Lindows"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"265\" class=\"elementor elementor-265\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c69afe2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c69afe2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b261270 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b261270\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a6d26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11a6d26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;\">Our Story<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30890275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30890275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Lindows<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c021a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c021a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Linux desktop that feels immediately familiar to Windows users \u2014 then and now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423e5fd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"423e5fd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf5272a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cf5272a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/lindows.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lindows_4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lindows.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lindows_4.png 800w, https:\/\/lindows.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lindows_4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/lindows.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lindows_4-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/lindows.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lindows_4-230x173.png 230w, https:\/\/lindows.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lindows_4-350x263.png 350w, https:\/\/lindows.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lindows_4-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5c1311 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f5c1311\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e168698 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e168698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;sticky&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a35cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43a35cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;\">The Origin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ca916d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14ca916d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where it all began.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41526262 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41526262\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bbb8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21bbb8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lindows began as one of the most ambitious desktop Linux projects of the early 2000s. Created by Michael Robertson and first released in 2001, its goal was simple: make Linux easy enough that anyone familiar with Microsoft Windows could use it without feeling intimidated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e918b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64e918b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Built on Debian Linux, Lindows focused on providing a familiar desktop experience while simplifying software installation through its innovative <strong>Click-N-Run (CNR)<\/strong> technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec9293 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ec9293\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d2c352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31d2c352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:italic;color:#1e3a6e;line-height:1.7;\">The name \u201cLindows\u201d quickly attracted worldwide attention &mdash; not only because of its unique approach to desktop Linux, but also because it became the center of a high-profile trademark dispute with Microsoft.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137fc8e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"137fc8e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After several years of legal battles, the two companies reached a settlement in 2004. As part of that agreement, Lindows was renamed <strong>Linspire<\/strong>, and development continued under the new name.<\/p><p>One of the final releases under the original branding was <strong>LindowsOS 4.5<\/strong>, after which the operating system continued its evolution as Linspire. Although Linspire would continue for several years, many longtime Linux users still remember the original Lindows name and its mission of making Linux approachable for everyday desktop users.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b311b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11b311b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a0078 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8a0078\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b78ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69b78ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2001<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53be1a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53be1a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Year Lindows was born<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cee74c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cee74c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2505d083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2505d083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.5<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775789ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"775789ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Last version under the Lindows name<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715f4ab0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"715f4ab0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f3d44e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27f3d44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20+<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1613d039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1613d039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Years later, the spirit lives on<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723e3408 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"723e3408\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30dd4954 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30dd4954\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a37d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68a37d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;\">Bringing Lindows Back<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1b9993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a1b9993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More than two decades later, the spirit of Lindows lives on.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d61cc5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d61cc5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lindows 5 is an independent community project inspired by the original vision: delivering a Linux desktop that feels immediately familiar to Windows users while embracing the stability, security, and flexibility of modern Linux.<\/p><p>Rather than simply recreating the past, Lindows 5 builds upon today&rsquo;s technology. It is based on <strong>Debian 13 (Trixie)<\/strong>, one of the world&rsquo;s most respected Linux distributions, providing a modern, secure, and reliable foundation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8de43b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8de43b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every aspect of the desktop has been carefully designed to reduce the learning curve for users making the transition from Windows. From the layout of the desktop to the menu structure, themes, and bundled applications, Lindows aims to feel comfortable from the very first boot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f709aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f709aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35bc23c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35bc23c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The objective is straightforward.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b780ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74b780ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a74fd2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23a74fd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64090fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64090fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-size:18px;\">&#10003;<\/span> &nbsp;<strong>Familiar for Windows users<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773702f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"773702f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32cc22fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32cc22fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-size:18px;\">&#10003;<\/span> &nbsp;<strong>Fast and lightweight<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4cf370 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f4cf370\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192872c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"192872c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-size:18px;\">&#10003;<\/span> &nbsp;<strong>Stable and dependable<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7159a374 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7159a374\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5587f07a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5587f07a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-size:18px;\">&#10003;<\/span> &nbsp;<strong>Easy to install and use<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423704c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"423704c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d341fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d341fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-size:18px;\">&#10003;<\/span> &nbsp;<strong>Compatible with modern hardware<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618379ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"618379ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7bca80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f7bca80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-size:18px;\">&#10003;<\/span> &nbsp;<strong>Powered by the strength of Debian<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c54bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52c54bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b63d94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b63d94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2fe70f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e2fe70f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877ddc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"877ddc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;\">Why Version 5?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd49772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fd49772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A new chapter inspired by the past.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d28f6f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d28f6f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The decision to begin at Version 5 is intentional. The original Lindows project concluded its journey under the Lindows name with version 4.5 before becoming Linspire.<\/p><p>Beginning this project as <strong>Lindows 5<\/strong> recognizes that history while symbolically continuing the original numbering. It represents a new chapter inspired by the past, rather than a continuation of the original commercial product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd7bb30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fd7bb30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1349b558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1349b558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-size:20px;\">4.5<\/strong><br><span style=\"color:#6b7280;font-size:13px;\">Lindows ends<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a1bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a1bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-size:24px;text-align:center;\">&#8594;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25664c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25664c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong style=\"color:#374151;font-size:20px;\">Linspire<\/strong><br><span style=\"color:#6b7280;font-size:13px;\">2004&ndash;2008<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eae24f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eae24f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-size:24px;text-align:center;\">&#8594;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e7f236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55e7f236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-size:20px;\">5<\/strong><br><span style=\"color:#6b7280;font-size:13px;\">Lindows today<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53309fba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53309fba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124dd40d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"124dd40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#1a6ef5;font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;\">Looking Forward<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a22416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12a22416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Linux doesn't have to be complicated.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40212d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40212d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Whether you&rsquo;re moving away from Windows, discovering Linux for the first time, or simply looking for a clean and reliable desktop operating system, Lindows provides a familiar experience without sacrificing the power and freedom of open-source software.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f2e167 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55f2e167\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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